THE MAKROPOULOS SECRET
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Kolonaty
Oh, is that so? [Sharply] And is there anything else I can do for you?
Emilia
[She rises to leave]
I don’t want to take up your time.
Kolonaty
[Also rising]
I beg your pardon. I hardly think you’d come here without some reason.
Emilia
No. [She sits down again] There is something I wanted to tell you.
Kolonaty
[Sitting down]
Concerning the Gregor case?
Emilia
Yes.
Kolonaty
But aren’t you a stranger?
Emilia
Yes, of course. I only learned this morning about your—about this gentleman’s case. Purely by chance.
Kolonaty
Really!
Emilia
Only from the newspapers. I was reading
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