Ulfheim.
Impossible! The path is far too narrow. And there’s no other way down.
Maia.
[Nerving herself.] Well, well—let us face them here, then!
Ulfheim.
Spoken like a true bear-killer, comrade!
[Professor Rubek and Irene appear over the edge of the precipice at the back. He has his plaid over his shoulders; she has a fur cloak thrown loosely over her white dress, and a swansdown hood over her head.
Professor Rubek.
[Still only half visible above the edge.] What, Maia! So we two meet once again?
Maia.