Paul. And then we shall be ready?
Antoinette. The house lies secluded and empty and dead.
Paul. Only the spirits of your fathers are stirring.
Antoinette. But I know of one room where I played as a child, that has suffered no change.
Paul (overcome). To our horses! To our horses!
Antoinette. The night is clear. Many thousands of stars will light the way. We shall ride through the forest. Right across the lake. The ice is firm.
[She draws him out.]
Paul (with a gesture toward the outside). Farewell, Hella! Your reign is over!... We are returning to Mother Earth! (They depart through the door in the background.)