ROBERT.
My poor Bertha! Sit down. Come.
[He leads her towards a chair near the table. She sits down. He stands beside her.]
ROBERT.
[After a short pause.] Has it passed?
BERTHA.
Yes. It was only for a moment. I was very silly. I was afraid that... I wanted to see you near me.
ROBERT.
That... that you made me promise not to think of?
BERTHA.
Yes.
ROBERT.
[Keenly.] Or something else?
BERTHA.
[Helplessly.] Robert, I feared something. I am not sure what.
ROBERT.
And now?
BERTHA.
Now you are here. I can see you. Now it has passed.