THE MAKROPOULOS SECRET
act ii
Emilia
Ellian MacGregor. You have it on those letters.
Prus
I beg your pardon, there is only E. M. Nothing more.
Emilia
That, of course, means Ellian MacGregor.
Prus
Oh no. [Watching her closely] It might serve just as well for other names; for instance, Emilia Marty, Eugenie Montez or a thousand other names.
Emilia
But it is Ellian MacGregor, the Scotch singer.
Prus
[Slowly with emphasis on each word]
Or, more probably—Ellina Makropoulos, the Greek from Crete.
Emilia
Aha! Damnation!
Prus
Ah, hah! You knew about it, then?
Emilia
Please; leave me in peace. [She comes down the steps to him] In God’s name, how do you know all this?
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