The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann
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Chapter 126 : Aw, I guess theyre fine things you got to do.
GLASENAPP
Thats no way to talk. That ain
Aw, I guess they're fine things you got to do.
GLASENAPP
That's no way to talk. That ain't proper here!
MRS. WOLFF
Aw, act a little more grand, will you? Krueger hisself sent my girl here!
GLASENAPP
The same old story about the coat, I suppose.
MRS. WOLFF
An' why not!
GLASENAPP
Now the old fellow's got somethin' for sure. Now he can go stirrin'
things up--the knock-kneed old nuisance.
MRS. WOLFF
You c'n use your tongue. You better see about findin' out somethin'.
MITTELDORF
[_Appears in the doorway._] You're to come right over, Glasenapp. His honour wants to ax you somethin'.
GLASENAPP
Has I got to interrupt myself again?
[_He throws down his pen and goes out._
MRS. WOLFF
Good mornin', Mitteldorf.
MITTELDORF
Good mornin'.
MRS. WOLFF
What's keepin' the justice all this while?
MITTELDORF
He's writin' pages an' pages! An' them must be important things, I c'n tell you that. [_Confidentially._] An' lemme tell you: there's somethin'
in the air.--I ain't sayin' I know exactly what. But there's somethin'--I know that as sure 's ... You just look out, that's all, and you'll live to see it. It's goin' to come down--somethin'--and when it do--look out.
That's all I say. No, I don't pretend to understand them things. It's all new doin's to me. That's what they calls modern. An' I don't know nothin'
about that. But somethin's got to happen. Things can't go on this way.
The whole place is got to be cleaned out. I can't say 's I gets the hang of it. I'm too old. But talk about the justice what died. Why, he wan't nothin' but a dam' fool to this one. I could go an' tell you all kinds o'
things, but I ain't got no time. The baron'll be missin' me. [_He goes but, having arrived at the door, he turns back._] The lightenin' is goin'
to strike, Mrs. Wolff. Take my word for that!
MRS. WOLFF
I guess a screw's come loose somewhere with him.
[_Pause._
ADELAIDE
What's that I gotta say? I forgot.
MRS. WOLFF
What did you say to Mr. Krueger?
ADELAIDE
Why, I said that I found this here package.
MRS. WOLFF
Well, you don't need to say nothin' but that here neither. Only say it right out strong an' sure. You ain't such a mouse other times.
WULKOW
[_Comes in._] I wish you a good morning.
MRS. WOLFF
[_Stares at WULKOW. She is speechless for a moment. Then:_] No, Wulkow, I guess you lost _your_ mind! What are you doin' here?
WULKOW
Well, my wife, she has a baby ...
MRS. WOLFF
What's that she's got?
WULKOW
