"But my prison is all dark. . . ."
[_Door opens quickly._]
THE BARON [_on the threshold; yells_] Hey--you--come--come here! Out
in the waste--in the yard . . . over there . . . The actor--he's
hanged himself. . . .
[_Silence. All stare at the Baron. Behind him appears Nastya, and
slowly, her eyes wide with horror, she walks to the table._]
SATINE [_in a matter-of-fact voice_] Damned fool--he ruined the song
. . . !