SCHWARZ. Do you know her?

SCHWARZ.

SCHÖN. No. (Schwarz sets the picture on the easel. It is of a lady dressed as Pierrot with a long shepherd's crook in her hand.)

SCHÖN.

SCHWARZ. A costume-picture.

SCHWARZ.

SCHÖN. But, really, you've succeeded with her.

SCHÖN.

SCHWARZ. You know her?

SCHWARZ.

SCHÖN. No. And in that costume—?

SCHÖN.

SCHWARZ. It isn't nearly finished yet. (Schön nods.) What would you have? While she is posing for me I have the pleasure of entertaining her husband.

SCHWARZ.

SCHÖN. What?

SCHÖN.

SCHWARZ. We talk about art, of course,—to complete my good fortune!

SCHWARZ.

[Page 13] SCHÖN. But how did you make such a charming acquaintance?

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