SCENE: _HELENA’S drawing room. Ten years later. The skeleton framework of Act I is still used. Tall windows put in back instead of Act I windows. Steel shutters for these windows. Where the green cabinet of Act I at Left has stood is a door, L.2, leading to the outside. Where the cabinet stood at Right, a fireplace is placed. The tall open hallway R.C. of Act I is blocked up with a flat piece. The doors at Right and Left 1 have been changed to those of a drawing room. Door at Right leads to HELENA’S bedroom. Door at Left 1 leads to library._ _The furniture consists of a reading table at Left Center covered with magazines. A chair to the Left of table. In front of table is an armchair covered in chintz. A couch Right Center and back of it is a small table with books and book-ends. On this table a small reading lamp. At Right between doorway and fireplace is a small table. There is a work-basket upon it, with pincushion, needles, etc. Down stage at Right and facing the couch is another armchair used by ALQUIST. To the Left of fireplace is a straight-backed chair. Upstage at Left near the L.2 door to the outside is a writing desk. There is a lamp upon it, writing paper, etc., a telephone and binoculars._ _The walls of the room have been covered with silk to the height of seven feet. This is done in small flats to fit the different spaces and are in place against the permanent set. The two French windows open into the room. At the rise they are open. There is a balcony beyond looking over the harbor. The same telegraph wires and poles from Act I are again visible through the window. The windows are trimmed with gray lace curtains. Binoculars on desk up stage by television._ _It is about nine in the morning and SUNLIGHT streams into the room through the open windows. DOMIN opens the door L.2; tiptoes in. He carries a potted plant. He beckons the OTHERS to follow him, and HALLEMEIER and FABRY enter, both carrying a potted plant. DOMIN places flowers on the library table and goes to Right and looks toward HELENA’S bedroom R._ HALLEMEIER. (_Putting down his flowers on L.C. table and indicates the door R._) Still asleep? DOMIN. Yes. HALLEMEIER. Well, as long as she’s asleep she can’t worry about it. (_He remains at L.C. table._) DOMIN. She knows nothing about it. (_At C._) FABRY. (_Putting plant on writing desk_) I certainly hope nothing happens today. HALLEMEIER. For goodness sake drop it all. Look, this is a fine cyclamen, isn’t it? A new sort, my latest--Cyclamen Helena. DOMIN. (_Picks up binoculars and goes out into balcony_) No signs of the ship. Things must be pretty bad. HALLEMEIER. Be quiet. Suppose she heard you. DOMIN. (_Coming into room, puts glasses on desk_) Well, anyway the _Ultimus_ arrived just in time. FABRY. You really think that today--? DOMIN. I don’t know. (_He crosses to L.C. table_) Aren’t the flowers fine?