Ellida.
[Puts her hands before her eyes.] Do not look at me like that!
The Stranger.
Don't be afraid, don't be afraid.
Doctor Wangel comes through the garden from the left.
Wangel.
[Before he has quite emerged from among the trees.] Well, I've kept you waiting a nice time.
Ellida.
[Rushes to him, clings fast to his arm and cries.] Oh Wangel,—save me! Save me—if you can!
Wangel.
Ellida,—what in heaven's name!
Ellida.
Save me, Wangel! Don't you see him? There he stands!
Wangel.
[Looks at the Stranger.] That man there? [Goes towards him.] Who are you, may I ask? And why have you come into this garden?
The Stranger.
[Indicates Ellida by a nod.] I want to speak to her.
Wangel.
Indeed. Then I suppose it was you? [To Ellida.] I hear a stranger called at the house and asked for you.
