worth seeing. Now if you are interested in beautiful roses, there is Alexandra's own little rose-garden [Alexandra rises.]
Albert—Oh, yes.
Beatrice—[Sweetly.] The roses are her pride and joy . . . and there are some rare specimens among them.
Albert—[Without enthusiasm.] Splendid! [His eyes seek out Wunderlich.]
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.
