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Ah yes, here he is. (To Rademacher, warmly)
Rademacher, is it possible? Rademacher...
WEIH.
So we meet again: my good old friend!
My best thanks to you for having come.
RADE.
(Has beckoned to the Nur se, who brings Weikgast
HALM.
And now, allow me Mr. Weihgast... to request you
a chair
as Doctor not to prolong the conversation beyond
shall take the liberty
a quarter of an hour.
at the end of this time to come back here myself
and go down with you to the door.
Thank you, Doctor, that is very obliging of you.
WEIH.
I am the only one Ipho owes thanks.
T duly, it needed no little sacrifice
Oh, no!
HALM.
Not at all, not at all.
WEIH.
Well, Mr. Rademacher, au revoir than.
(Warns him in a professional but friendly way
HALM.
Then exchange a
against giving way to excitement.
few words with the Nur se and exit with her)
(The nur se has taken away his overcoat, he has sat
down; very cordially, almost with Sincerity,
WEIH.
Now, my dear Rademacher, do explain to me how you
thought of such a thing as to come into this place,
a General Hospital! Infirmary!
public.
Oh, I'm content enough. One is very well looked after
RADE.
here.
Why, no doubt, you have the best attention.
Doctor Halmschlöger is a very able young doctor and
WEIH.
Indeed, one can
what is more an excellent man.
never separate the human from the professional side
But all the same,- excuse me,- but why
in a man.
did you not come to me
look.
How could I have.
RADE.
Even though for a good manyhear's you have
ceased to trouble about your old friend, yet you
WEIH.
can imagine that in such circumstances I should
have been altogather prepared. quite ready
never mind that, never mind that.
RADE.
it really isn’t meant to offend
Oh yes, I beg you;
Anyway, it is not too late even now.
WEIH.
Doctor Halmschlöger tell me that it is only
you.
question of time and of good nursing
In two or three weeks you will be leaving the
Hospital and then as to convalesence in the
country.
There is no longer any question of all these
RADE.
thing s.
WEIH. I.-Doctor Halmschlöger has told me also about this
Anges
melancholia of yours, ch-yes. (He meet s with
diffically the look which Rademacheriturns upon
him, but does not avert his eyes)