Nothing.
Richard.
Will you come this way, doctor?
The Doctor.
Thank you. (Richard and the doctor go out. Baron Ludwig continues to pace the floor.)
Enter Norbert by door on the right.
Norbert.
Uncle, what has happened? I've just met Brachtmann and Usingen. They said--uncle-- (Baron Ludwig points silently to the door on the left. Norbert hurries through it. Another pause. Baron Ludwig continues to pace up and down. The doctor, Richard and Michael come slowly into the room.)
The Doctor (after a silence).
Count, I am extremely sorry to have come too late. But it may be some comfort to you to know that I could have done nothing. Death was the result of heart disease--the end must have been instantaneous. May I ask who was the Countess's regular physician?