Richard (with outstretched hands).
Beata, before we part----
Beata.
Don't thank me--don't kiss me. I--good-bye, Richard. (She goes out.)
Richard.
Beata!
Curtain.
ACT V
ACT V
The dining-room at Count Kellinghausen's. In the middle of the stage a table with six covers. On the right a sofa, table, and chairs. Sideboard on the left. In the centre at the back a wide door leading into the drawing-room. Door on the right into anteroom, door on the left into inner apartments. A window on the right, in the foreground. Grey light of a winter's day. Ellen is busy arranging the flowers on the table. Conrad in the background. Enter Beata from the left.