Major.
And at half after nine this evening, send a message to my wife and have
her told that I must stay all night at the brick kilns--eh, you
remember (_softly, looking around at_ Agnes) how we managed it the
other times when I was out at night.
Stephan.
All right, Major.
Major.
Where is that fellow stopping with my cap? (_Enter_ Wilhelm.) Where
were you hiding, man? (Wilhelm _hands him the cap_.) And he is
tottering on his old legs! What are you tottering so for?
Wilhelm.
Indeed I am not tottering, Major.
Major.
Well, come on, Stephan! (_Exeunt_ Major, Stephan, _through the garden
door_.)
_FOURTH SCENE_.
AGNES. WILHELM. _Afterward_ LIEUTENANT VON HALLERPFORT.
Wilhelm (_softly_).
Fräulein, just now as I went out, Lieutenant von Hallerpfort was
standing there and wished to speak with Fräulein, privately. Neither
the master nor the mistress is to know anything of it ... God, Fräulein
is deadly pale!
Agnes.
Ask the lieutenant to come in, and keep a lookout, if my aunt comes.
(Wilhelm _opens the door on the right, and disappears through the door
on the left hand_.)
Agnes.
(_Meeting the lieutenant as he enters_.) Herr von Hallerpfort, what has
happened to Fritz?
Hallerpfort.
Nothing, Fräulein, not the least thing.... I am surprised that he is
not yet here.
Agnes (_rising joyfully_).
Ah! (_With a sigh of relief_.) Ha!
Hallerpfort.