NANA. Well, what is it? (_MEN’S laughter off L.2._) HELENA. Go quickly. It’s the gentlemen calling. NANA. Good gracious, what a place! (_Exits L.1._) DOMIN. (_Opens door L.2_) Come along and offer your congratulations. (_Enter HALLEMEIER and DR. GALL._) HALLEMEIER. (_Crosses to R.C._) Madame Helena, I congratulate you on this festive day. HELENA. Thank you. (_Coming to C._) Where are Fabry and Busman? DOMIN. They’ve gone down the harbor. (_Closes the door and comes to C._) HALLEMEIER. Friends, we must _drink_ to this happy occasion. HELENA. (_Crosses L._) Brandy? With soda water? (_Exits L.1._) HALLEMEIER. Let’s be temperate. No soda. DOMIN. What’s been burning here? Well, shall I tell her about it? DR. GALL. (_L.C._) Of course. It’s all over now. HALLEMEIER. (_Crosses to DOMIN. Embracing DOMIN_) It’s all over now. It’s all over now. (_They dance around DR. GALL in a circle._) It’s all over now. DOMIN. (_In unison_) It’s all over now. (_They keep repeating. Keep it after HELENA is on._) HELENA. (_Entering L.1 with decanter and glasses_) What’s all over now? What’s the matter with you all? (_She puts tray on L.C. table. DR. GALL helps her to pour the drinks._) HALLEMEIER. (_Crosses to back of table_) A piece of good luck. Madame Domin! (_ALL ad lib._) Just ten years ago today you arrived on this island. (_HALLEMEIER crosses to table for drink._) DR. GALL. And now, ten years later to the minute-- (_Crosses to L. of HALLEMEIER._) HALLEMEIER. The same ship’s returning to us. So here’s to luck. (_Drinks. DOMIN with great exuberance has gone out in the balcony and looks over the harbor._) DR. GALL. Madame, your health. (_ALL drink._) HALLEMEIER. That’s fine and strong. HELENA. Which ship did you mean? DOMIN. (_Crosses down to C. HELENA gives him his drink and she crosses to front of couch_) Any ship will do, as long as it arrives in time. To the ship. (_Empties his glass._) HELENA. You’ve been waiting for the ship? (_Sits on couch._) HALLEMEIER. Rather. Like Robinson Crusoe. Madame Helena, best wishes. Come along, Domin, out with the news. (_GALL has sat L. of L.C. table, drinking. HALLEMEIER back of table R.C._) HELENA. Do tell me what’s happened? DOMIN. First, it’s all up. (_He puts brandy glass on L.C. table. HALLEMEIER sits on table, upper end._) HELENA. What’s up? DOMIN. The revolt. HELENA. What revolt? DOMIN. Give me that paper, Hallemeier. (_HALLEMEIER hands paper. DOMIN reads_) “The first National Robot organization has been founded at Havre, and has issued an appeal to the Robots throughout the world.” HELENA. I read that. DOMIN. That means a revolution. A revolution of all the Robots in the world. HALLEMEIER. By Jove, I’d like to know-- DOMIN. (_C._) Who started it? So would I. There was nobody in the world who could affect the Robots, no agitator, no one, and suddenly this happens, if you please. HELENA. What did they do?