MRS. STARCK. Ah, you're always seeing the enemy, you dear Carl.
CARL. No, I don't see them, but I feel them.
MRS. STARCK. Well, come to your friend, then, and she will defend you.
CARL. Oh, you're always so good to me.
MRS. STARCK. Why shouldn't I be, when you are so good to me?
[The door at back is opened and the maid and two men come in carrying a picture.]
AXEL. What's this?
MAID. The porter said that it must be carried into the studio, as he didn't have any room for it.
AXEL. What foolishness is this? Take it out.
MAID. The mistress sent for the picture herself.