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Lolo: Oh, he may many yet. I tell you, Countess,
there are many who would jump at the chance- believe
me, Countess, It wasn't easy for me.
Countess: Do you know what I thought sometimes?
Thether he hadn't the idea of marreying you?
Lolo: Oh, he wanted to all right.
Countess: congressly?
Lolo: Do you know, when he asked me the last time?
Not four weeks ago.
Countess: And you refused?
Lolo: I refused. It wouldn’t do. I, a Countess,
can you imagine it? I, as your step-mother, Countess,
We wouldn t have had such a pleasant chat then.
Countess: If you only knew how much I like you.
Lolo: Well, I don’t want to brag about it. Who knows,
whether I wouldn't have accepted, Countess, -if -
The thing is, I fell so madly in love with Wasner.
You won’t think bad of me? All these eighteen years
I was true to your father. But that one cools down
in time- Well, that isn’t astronishing. And to do it
secretly- No, no, Countess,- I owe too much gratitude
to your father for that. Good Lord-
Countess: What's the matter?
Lolo: There he is at the gate.
Countess: (looks)
(Wasner at the door, living his hat)
Lolo: Isn’t it silly, Countess? But when I see him
suddenly, my heart jamps. Yes, an old foot’s the worst
fool.
Countess: Old? You call yourself old? There can’t be
much difference between us.
Lolo: Why, yes. (Looking at her)
Countess: I am thirty-seven. But you needent be sorry
for me. You've no reason. Absolutely none.
(Reassured) I've heard some stores, Countess-
but of course I didn’t believe them. Tank God, they
Lolo:
were true (Shaking hands)