Gerardo. Yes, never mind. (Valet puts letter on tray.) Don't you dare admit anybody!
Valet (at the door). Very well. Sir.
Gerardo. Not even, if they should offer you an annuity for life.
Valet. Very well, Sir. [Exit.]
SCENE VI
Gerardo.
Gerardo (alone, tries to sing). "Isolde! Beloved! Art thou ..." I should think these women might get tired of me some time! But, then, the world holds so many of them! And I am only one. Well, everybody bears his yoke and has to bear it! (Walks to the piano and strikes two thirds.)
SIEGFRIED WAGNER