[She goes out quickly.]
SCENE VI
PRINCE (alone).
She loves me. Then one thing is sure! I will now take the straight road into the very jaws of the lion. What else remains? Betrayed by Hotham, there is naught but Wilhelmine's love—and my own courage.
[He goes toward the KING'S door.]
SCENE VII
EVERSMANN comes from the KING'S room.
EVERSMANN.
Whither, Your Highness?