merciless now!

LULU. (Up-stage.) Leave me in peace now. I'm getting dizzy. O Gott! O
Gott!... (Comes forward and sinks down on the ottoman. Schwarz locks
the door; then seats himself next her, grasps her hand, and covers it
with kisses--then pauses, struggling with himself. Lulu opens her eyes
wide.)

LULU. He may come back.

SCHWARZ. How d' you feel?

LULU. As if I had fallen into the water....

SCHWARZ. I love you.

LULU. One time, I loved a student.

SCHWARZ. Nellie--

LULU. With four-and-twenty scars--

SCHWARZ. I love you, Nellie.

LULU. My name isn't Nellie. (Schwarz kisses her.) It's Lulu.

SCHWARZ. I would call you Eve.

LULU. Do you know what time it is?

SCHWARZ. (Looking at his watch.) Half past ten. (Lulu takes the watch
and opens the case.) You don't love me.

LULU. Yes I do.... It's five minutes after half past ten.

SCHWARZ. Give me a kiss, Eve!

LULU. (Takes him by the chin and kisses him. Throws the watch in the
air and catches it.) You smell of tobacco.

SCHWARZ. Why so distant?

LULU. It would be uncomfortable to--

SCHWARZ. You're just making believe!

LULU. You're making believe yourself, it seems to me. _I_ make believe?
What makes you think that? =I never needed to do that.=

SCHWARZ. (Rises, disconcerted, passing his hand over his
forehead.) God in Heaven! The world is strange to me--!

LULU. (Screams.) Only don't kill me!

SCHWARZ. (Instantly whirling round.) =Thou hast never yet loved!=

LULU. (Half raising herself.) =You have never yet loved ...!=

DR. GOLL. (Outside.) Open the door!

LULU. (Already sprung to her feet.) Hide me! O God, hide me!

DR. GOLL. (Pounding on the door.) Open the door!

LULU. (Holding back Schwarz as he goes toward the door.) He will strike
me dead!

DR. GOLL. (Hammering.) Open the door!

LULU. (Sunk down before Schwarz, gripping his knees.) He'll beat me to
death! He'll beat me to death!

SCHWARZ. Stand up.... (The door falls crashing into the studio.
Dr. Goll with blood-shot eyes rushes upon Schwarz and Lulu, brandishing
his stick.)

DR. GOLL. You dogs! You ...! (Pants, struggles for breath a few
seconds, and falls headlong to the ground. Schwarz's knees tremble.
Lulu has fled to the door. Pause.)

SCHWARZ. Mister--Doctor--Doc--Doctor Goll--

LULU. (In the door.) Please, though, first put the studio in order.

SCHWARZ. Dr. Goll! (Leans over.) Doc-- (Steps back.) He's cut his
forehead. Help me to lay him on the ottoman.