(_Is about to take it, but lets his hand fall._) With the far-away princess there--(_pointing down_) it would have been in harmony, but with the-- (_Shakes his head, then softly and with emotion._) No, thanks--I'd rather not. (_He bows and goes out._) The Princess. (_Smiling pensively, throws away the artificial flower._) I'm going to ask my fiance to let me send him a rose. Frau v. Brook. Your Highness, I am _very_ much--surprised! The Princess. Well, I told you that I wasn't sleepy. Curtain. End of Project Gutenberg's Roses: Four One-Act Plays, by Hermann Sudermann