WUNDERLICH—[_Comes forward._] Your highness may be interested in ... the
new dairy I saw here yesterday. An absolutely modern innovation. They
milk the cows by vacuum.
ALBERT—By vacuum?
WUNDERLICH—Yes, your highness.
ALBERT—Like sucking up dust from a carpet?
WUNDERLICH—Exactly. It is most interesting.
ALBERT—But that sounds quite fantastic. One really must look at it. I
have never seen anything like that before. [_ALEXANDRA sits down._] And
did you have it installed yourself, Aunt Beatrice?
BEATRICE—I installed it as an experiment.
ALBERT—You are really a remarkable woman.
BEATRICE—If I may say so, Albert, the dairy is quite far from here.
ALBERT—All the better. We need a little exercise.
BEATRICE—As you please. We’ll go to the dairy then.
ALBERT—Oh, no.... I shouldn’t think of troubling _you_ to come with me.
I’ll go with Luetzen and the Colonel. We’ll make it a brisk walk.
HYACINTH—If you permit, I’ll join you.
ALBERT—No, I can’t have that. My sightseeing needn’t inconvenience any of
you.