HENRIETTA
I don't know. It is burning and burning, and there is no end to the fire! It may be that they have all perished by this time. It may be that something terrible is going on there, and we are looking on and know nothing.
A fourth woman approaches them quietly.
FOURTH WOMAN
Good evening!
SILVINA
With restraint.
Oh!
HENRIETTA
Oh, you have frightened us! Good evening, neighbor!