THE MAKROPOULOS SECRET
act ii
Gregor
I must talk to you.
Emilia
Please, Berti, let me alone. Go, dear—now. You can come back later if you want to.
Gregor
I will come back.
[With a slight bow to Prus, he leaves]
Emilia
At last.
Prus
Excuse me, Madam. I didn’t know that name would touch you so.
Emilia
What do you know about the Makropoulos paper?
Prus
That’s what I’m asking you.
Emilia
What do you know about the Makropoulos paper?
Prus
Dear lady, won’t you please sit down. Perhaps it will be a rather long story. [They both sit down] First of all, may I ask a very intimate question—perhaps too intimate a question? [Emilia nods slightly] Have you any—particular personal interest in Mr. Gregor?
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