SCHWARZ--She has never yet opened her mouth. SCHÖN--Is it possible? SCHWARZ--Allow me to show you the costume. [_Goes out left._] SCHÖN--[_Before the Pierrot._] A devilish beauty. [_Before the other picture._] There’s more depth here. [_Coming down-stage._] He is still rather young for his age. [SCHWARZ _comes back with a white satin costume_.] SCHWARZ--What sort of material is that? SCHÖN--[_Feeling it._] Satin. SCHWARZ--And all in one piece. SCHÖN--How does one get into it then? SCHWARZ--That I can’t tell you. SCHÖN--[_Taking the costume by the legs._] What enormous trouser-legs! SCHWARZ--The left one she pulls up. SCHÖN--[_Looking at the picture._] Above the knee! SCHWARZ--She does that entrancingly! SCHÖN--And transparent stockings? SCHWARZ--Those have got to be painted, specially. SCHÖN--Oh, you can do that. SCHWARZ--And with it all a coquetry! SCHÖN--What brought you to that horrible suspicion? SCHWARZ--There are things never dreamt of in our school-philosophy. [_He takes the costume back into his bedroom._] SCHÖN--[_Alone._] When one is asleep.... SCHWARZ--[_Comes back; looks at his watch._] If you’d like to make her acquaintance, moreover,---- SCHÖN--No. SCHWARZ--They must be here in a moment. SCHÖN--How much longer will the lady have to sit? SCHWARZ--I shall probably have to bear the pains of Tantalus three months longer. SCHÖN--I mean the other one. SCHWARZ--I beg your pardon. Three times more at most. [_Going to the door with him._] If the lady will just leave me the upper part of the dress then.... SCHÖN--With pleasure. Let us see you at my house again soon. [_He collides in the doorway with_ DR. GOLL _and_ LULU.] For Heaven’s sake! SCHWARZ--May I introduce.... DR. GOLL--[_To_ SCHÖN.] What are you doing here? SCHÖN--[_Kissing_ LULU’S _hand_.] Mrs. Goll.... LULU--You’re not going already? DR. GOLL--But what wind blows you here? SCHÖN--I’ve been looking at the picture of my intended---- LULU--[_Coming forward._] Your--intended--is here? DR. GOLL--So you’re having work done here, too? LULU--[_Before the upper picture._] Look at it! Enchanting! Entrancing! DR. GOLL--[_Looking round him._] Have you got her hidden somewhere round here? LULU--So that is the sweet young prodigy who’s made a new person out of you.... SCHÖN--She sits in the afternoon mostly. DR. GOLL--And you don’t tell anyone about it? LULU--[_Turning round._] Is she really so solemn? SCHÖN--Probably the after-effects of the seminary still, dear lady. DR. GOLL--[_Before the picture._] One can see that you have been transformed profoundly. LULU--But now you mustn’t let her wait any longer. SCHÖN--In a fortnight I think our engagement will come out. DR. GOLL--[_To_ LULU.] Let’s lose no time. Hop! LULU--[_To_ SCHÖN.] Just think, we came at a trot over the new bridge. I was driving, myself. DR. GOLL--[_As_ SCHÖN _prepares to leave_.] No, no. We two have more to talk about. Get along, Nellie. Hop!