_] Good mornin',
Doctor!
_LOTH walks diagonally across the yard up to KAHL. In the meantime
GUSTE as well as another maid-servant named LIESE have each made
ready a wheel-barrow on which lie rakes and pitch-forks. They trundle
their wheel-barrows past BEIPST out into the fields. The latter,
sending menacing glances toward KAHL and making furtive gestures of
rage, shoulders his scythe and limps after them. BEIPST and the maids
disappear._
LOTH
[_To KAHL._] Good morning.
KAHL
D'you want for to see somethin' fine?
[_He stretches his closed hand across the fence._
LOTH
[_Going nearer._] What have you there?
KAHL
Guess!
[_He opens his hand at once._
LOTH
What? Is it really true--you shoot the larks. You good for nothing! Do
you know that you deserve to be beaten for such mischief?
KAHL
[_Stares at LOTH for some seconds in stupid amazement. Then, clenching
his fist furtively he says:_] You son of a...!
[_And swinging around, disappears toward the right._
[_For some moments the yard remains empty._]
_HELEN steps from the house door. She wears a light-coloured summer
dress and a large garden hat.
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