Ebeling.
Frau von Yburg, your daughter will return in a few minutes. Meanwhile,
the scene has changed not altogether insignificantly. Do you still
approve of that little private heart to heart talk--or not?
Frau v. Yburg.
Ah, my dear friend, I have such boundless confidence in you. You've
been her good angel for so long. I don't hesitate for a moment to leave
her in your hands. And you'll carefully observe all the conventions? Of
course you will.
Ebeling.
But what can I say to her?
Frau v. Yburg.
You're so skilled in reading the heart. You'll have found a way to
make her confess something before she's aware of it. Only let me beg of
you--if you find nothing in what she says that gives you reason to
hope, then please don't worry her. She has already suffered so much.
Ebeling.
Very well, then, I'll proceed upon the assumption that I have only to
comply with the request that brought you to me to-day.
Frau v. Yburg.