Good morning, Maurice.
MAURICE
Good morning, papa. How do you feel? I am feeling well.
EMIL GRELIEU
I, too, am feeling well. Jeanne, you may draw the curtain aside. I can't sleep any longer.
JEANNE
Very well. What a nasty day! Still it will be easier for you to breathe when it is light.
She draws the curtain aside slowly, so as not to make it too light at once. Beyond the large window vague silhouettes of the trees are seen at the window frames and several withered, bent flowers. Maurice is trying to adjust the screen.
JEANNE
What are you doing, Maurice?