Thank you! Thank you! That was the last thing that still troubled me! The deed itself would have betrayed me! Now people will say: She had an accident! She fell in!
CARL.
Be careful of yourself! The board has probably not been nailed down yet!
CLARA.
It is bright moonlight!—Oh, God, I am coming only because otherwise my father would come! Forgive me, as I—have mercy on me—mercy—[Exit.]
SCENE IX
CARL (sings).
I fain would be aboard her,
My kingdom's on the sea.
Yes, but first [He looks at the clock.]—What time is it?—Nine o'clock.
A lad that's young and growing
Must e'en be up and going,
No matter where, says he.