THE MAKROPOULOS SECRET
act ii
Mechanic
I can’t get it into my head that such a woman can be bothered with men.
Scrubwoman
[With a knowing wag of the head]
Oh, yes, there’s no doubt about it, Kudrana.
Mechanic
You don’t say.
Scrubwoman
What what are you staring at?
Mechanic
I can’t get it into my head.
[He goes “up stage” pausing to hear her reply, then goes of]
Scrubwoman
Of course she has! But you’re too stupid to understand.
[She picks up her pail and mop and disappears among the “flats” and “properties” at the back of the stage]
Krisitina
[Entering from the left]
Janek, come here. Janek, there’s no one here.
Janek
[Timidly following her]
Won’t somebody throw me out?
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