ADELAIDE (aside, smiling).
Aha!
SENDEN.
Oldendorf is member by a majority of two votes.
COLONEL.
Ugh!
SENDEN.
It is a shame! No one is to blame for this result but these journalists of the Union. Such a running about, an intriguing, a shaking of hands with all the voters, a praising of this Oldendorf, a shrugging of the shoulders at us—and at you, dear Sir!
COLONEL.
Indeed?