PRINCE
I beg your pardon.
(She waits silently.)
I am the doorkeeper, you know.
(A pause.)
The instructions are that all masks must be lifted at the door.
(Still silence On part of Freda. The situation is awkward for Prince, and he begins again.)
I don't know who you are, but the rules are imperative. I must see your face.
(Steps forward and lifts his hand to raise mask.)