BOLZ.
I should just like to faint.
BELLMAUS.
That is a heavenly joke!
ADELAIDE (bowing).
How do you do, gentlemen! [To the staff.] Am I right in assuming that these gentlemen have hitherto been connected with editing the paper?
BELLMAUS (eagerly).
Yes, Miss Runeck! Mr. Kämpe for leading articles, Mr. Körner for the French and English correspondence, and I for theatre, music, fine arts, and miscellaneous.
ADELAIDE.
I shall be much pleased if your principles will let you continue devoting your talents to my newspaper. [The three members of the staff bow.]