RODRIGO. ALVA. But how should they be back already! Who can be coming there? I expect no one. ALVA. RODRIGO. Oh the devil, unlock it! RODRIGO. ALVA. Hide yourself! ALVA. RODRIGO. I'll get behind the portières. I've stood there once before, a year ago. (Disappears, right. Alva opens the rear door, whereupon Alfred Hugenberg enters, hat in hand.) RODRIGO. ALVA. With whom have I—.... You? Aren't you—? ALVA. HUGENBERG. Alfred Hugenberg. HUGENBERG. ALVA. What can I do for you? ALVA. HUGENBERG. I've come from Münsterburg. I ran away this morning. HUGENBERG. ALVA. My eyes are bad. I am forced to keep the blinds closed. ALVA. HUGENBERG. I need your help. You will not refuse me. I've got a plan ready. Can anyone hear us?