Then there's only one person who can help us.
MAX.
Your father?
MARIE.
No. For Heaven's sake, don't let him hear of it. He might forbid you the house.
MAX.
What has he against me?
MARIE.
You know how he has been since our misfortune. He feels that there is a blot to be wiped out; and especially now, when the whole town echoes with music,--when everything recalls Magda.