'Tis of her, of her exackly that I'm speakin'. She can't find no rest in the grave. She comes an' she goes an' she finds no rest.--I curry the horses; there she stands. I take a sieve from the feed-bin, an' I see her sittin' behind the door. I mean to go to bed in the little room; 'tis she that's lyin' in the bed an' lookin' at me.--She's hung a watch aroun' my neck; she knocks at the wall; she scratches on the panes.--She puts her finger on my breast an' I'm that smothered, I has to gasp for air. No, no, I know best. You got to go through a thing like that before you know what it is. You can't tell about It. I've gone through a deal--you c'n believe me. SIEBENHAAR Henschel, this is my last word to you: Gather all the strength you have in you; plant yourself firmly on both legs. Go and consult a physician. Tell yourself that you are ill, very ill, but drive these phantoms away. They are mere cobwebs of the brain, mere fancies. HENSCHEL That's what you said that there time, too. Just so or somethin' like it you said. SIEBENHAAR Very likely, and I'm willing to stand by it now. What you did in the matter of your marriage, it was your entire right to do. There was no question of any sin or guilt. _WERMELSKIRCH steps forward._ WERMELSKIRCH Henschel, come over to me. We'll light the gas and play cards. We'll drink beer or whatever you want to and smoke a pipe with it; then the ghosts can come if they want to. In two hours it will be bright daylight. Then we can drink some coffee and take a walk. The devil is in this if you can't be made to be your old self again. HENSCHEL Maybe so; we c'n try it all right. WERMELSKIRCH Well then, come along. HENSCHEL I won't go to your place no more. WERMELSKIRCH On account of that little nonsense the other day? That was only a misunderstanding. And all that has been cleared up. I simply won't let Hauffe come in any more. The fellow is always drunk; that's a fact. Things are often said in heat that simply enter at one ear and pass out at the other. And that's the way to treat such incidents, I always do. HENSCHEL An' that'd be best too. You're quite right. But no--I won't be comin' into the barroom no more. I'm goin' to travel about a good bit, I think. Maybe they won't follow me all roun'. An' now sleep well. I'm feelin' sleepy too. SIEBENHAAR How would it be, Henschel, if you came up with me? There's light upstairs and my office is heated. There we can all three play a little game. I wouldn't lie down to-night anyhow. HENSCHEL Yes, yes; we could be doin' that together. 'Tis long since I've touched a card. MRS. HENSCHEL That's right. Go on up. You wouldn't be able to sleep nohow. HENSCHEL I'm not goin'! Y' understand me now? MRS. HENSCHEL Well, if you're goin' to stay, then I won't. God knows what you'll be up to this night. You'll begin to be playin' aroun' with knives again. Yes, that's what he did yesterday. A body's not sure o' her life no more. HENSCHEL