FRAU V. HALLDORF. I have been turning it right along, but the telescope won't move.
LIDDY. Let me try.
STRÜBEL. [Who has been throwing little wads of paper at Rosa during the preceding conversation.] What are they up to?
LIDDY. It seems to me that you've turned the screw too far, mother.
FRAU V. HALLDORF. Well, what shall we do about it?
STRÜBEL. [Rising.] Permit me to come to your aid, ladies. I've had some experience with these old screws.
FRAU V. HALLDORF. Very kind—indeed.
[Strübel busies himself with the instrument.
LIDDY. Listen, mother. If the carriage has almost reached the top the princess can't be far off. Wouldn't it be best, then, to watch for them on the road?
FRAU V. HALLDORF. Certainly, if you think that would be best, dear Liddy.