The Rosenhagens

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Rosenhagen.?Yes, put me to bed. I can scarcely keep my feet. I must have sleep. Karl Egon (leads him to the door).?So. Do calm yourself Slowly, slowly Now you will take a rest. Rosenhagen.?Now I want to rest. Haven't I earned it? (Remains standing once more, raises his hand.) But if you break your word,...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Rosenhagen.?Yes, put me to bed. I can scarcely keep my feet. I must have sleep. Karl Egon (leads him to the door).?So. Do calm yourself Slowly, slowly Now you will take a rest. Rosenhagen.?Now I want to rest. Haven't I earned it? (Remains standing once more, raises his hand.) But if you break your word, Karl, I will raise my hand from the grave and fetch you after me Karl Egon.?Never fear, father. On this ground I shall stand and fall (He slowly leads him out at the right.) Curtain. SECOND ACT Hall in the manor house as in the first act. The table in the center is cleared. On it stands a bouquet in a vase, beside which there are plates and glasses. Before the sofa at the left near the front a table and several easy chairs. The rest is not changed. It is a sunny autumn day early in September. The folding doors leading into the garden are open as before. As in the first act one looks beyond flower beds and garden paths, beyond the brook and meadow into the blue distance. Minnie is occupied setting the table at the right near the front. Martha is directing the work. She is dressed in mourning. Overseer Rathke is leaning his back against the large table in the center. Minnie (busily at work).?And so the Miss is really not going to eat with the rest? Martha.?No, four places. I have already had my breakfast. I don't care for anything more. Minnie (counting on her fingers).?Our old lady's one, our young man's two, the visitin' Miss is three, and the pretty young man's four. Martha (smiling).?The pretty young man? How clever you are Minnie (lively).?That's a pretty young man, the visitin' lady's brother. Don't ye think we have eyes too? Rathke (who up to the present has looked on in silence).?Well, I will Such a wretch Minnie (over her...