[She goes down by the path to the hotel.
[In a little while Professor Rubek comes down to Irene, but stops with the brook between them.
Irene.
[After a short pause.] She—the other one—said that you had been waiting for me.
Professor Rubek.
I have waited for you year after year—without myself knowing it.
Irene.
I could not come to you, Arnold. I was lying down there, sleeping the long, deep, dreamful sleep.
Professor Rubek.
But now you have awakened, Irene!