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Helena
You should not have come when I called you. [She goes to Alquist's writing desk.] Look, Primus. What are all these figures?
Primus
[Examining an anatomical book]: This is the book the old man is always reading.
Helena
I do not understand those things. [She goes to window.] Primus, look!
Primus
What?
Helena
The sun is rising.
Primus
[Still reading the book]: I believe this is the most important thing in the world. This is the secret of life.
Helena
Do come here.
Primus
In a moment, in a moment.