"Mozart:" "Entführung aus dem Serail (finale 2nd act)" "I pardon your repenting Well, it's over now" "Long live love Love is all we care about" "Let nothing ignite the fire of jealousy" "The first two acts were superb, I'm curious about the third act." " Theo." " Yes?" "He just greeted me in such a strange manner." "Do you think he..., he...?" "Come on." "One always imagines such things." " Isn't she coming tonight ?" " No." "When the lights go down I'm going..." "To her ?" "I beg you, please be careful." "Yes I know." " The Emperor." " Yes." "Pass me the opera glasses, Christine." "But that's scandalous." "I'll break the guy's bones." "Such an embarrassment." "Such things always happen to me." "Drive slowly coachman." "Home." "The last act?" "I'll inquire, Madame baroness." "It's playing for... 15 minutes." "It'll last..." "one moment, I'll ask the assistant." "But Spitz, not now." "I'm in the middle of the performance" "What?" "10.37." "Thank you." "If you please, Madame baroness, I've just asked the assistant, he says: 8.08 - 10.37 and if the assistant says 10.37, 10.37 it is." "10.37?" "Thank you." "So you see, another half hour." "All the same, I..." "I beg you, let me go now." "I can't stand it any longer." "Really, I can't." "I can't stand it any more." "You see, your husband, I..." "I see him every day, and..." "I talk to him, have to look him in the eyes, and now I'm here." "I just can't tear myself away from you." "But we never have a peaceful moment together." "Everything is so.... so secret." "Like under an evil spell." "Then I'll come to you." "You give me your keys, yes?" " Did anything happen?" " Nothing." "Thank you." "I don't need you any longer today." "Good evening." "Good evening." "Still having a headache?" "Thank you, I'm better." "Is the opera already over?" "I didn't stay till the end." "I didn't want to leave you alone so long." "A pity you didn't come." "Today I had the biggest misfortune." "I insist, I want you to investigate who is throwing such machinery." "It might have hit a spectator." "The First lieutenant is perfectly right." "This is most improper." "I'll give the guy something for it, you can be sure." "I agree with the First lieutenant." "You know, things are falling sometimes from the galleries." "But I've never seen anything like that." "I've been in the house for 20 years, but this has never happened before." "During the renovation one thought about raising the upper parapet's awnings." "But the Imperial building inspector, for aesthetic reasons... and the costs going with it, did refrain from it." " If he had..." " If you please." "What is it?" "don't you see I'm talking with the First lieutenant?" "It's just, I want to ask something." " Alright" " We were up on the gallery, my friend and I, and up there unfortunately something happened to us." "It's just, my friend wants to pass me the opera glasses, and... and suddenly..." "This is a nice coincidence." "I'm the lucky finder." "May I have the honor to hand you the charming little glasses personally?" " I hope it didn't hurt you?" " Not a bit." "And from such a height!" "you must have a very hard skull." "Just the contrary." "I was a pleasure." "And I must thank you for it." "I watched the opera through them wonderfully." " Really?" " Really." "Just wonderfully." "Allow me:" "First lieutenant Kaiser." " Good night Sir." " Good night." "Servus, thank you." "I congratulate you, such a big success." "I have the honor..." "Good night, Good night." "Good night Mr. Weyring, good night Mr. Finka." "Mr. Weyring, one moment, your daughter was here, she tells you she went out with Miss Schlager." " It seems she has been invited." " Then I'll take you home." "Didn't she say where she went?" "No she didn't. she went with a lieutenant of the Dragoons." "A lieutenant?" "It seems he was an acquaintance of the other lady." "Is that so?" "Well thank you Herr Schewes, good night." "I think your daughter shouldn't frequent this Mitzi Schlager." "Why, Herr Sacht?" "Well I don't know..." "You see, I... for some time I look upon your daughter with pleasurable feelings." "Pleasurable feelings?" "Really?" "And, you see..." "I'm..." "I'm definitely now entitled to a pension." "Well Herr Bender, I can understand you." "But Christl, my daughter, has a head of her own." "I don't think she'll marry a man just because he is "definitely"." "Well, all this doesn't make you happy." "All this sitting about in coffee houses, that's not for me." "You know, my friend and I have a charming apartment." "One of your own?" "Almost." "The landlady is very old and not at home." "Two charming rooms." "You know, if you were asking me, I'd say... just have a look at the rooms." "But surely, my friend will soon be here, and then we'll have a pleasant evening." "Thank you kindly, but unfortunately my father is waiting for me." "But Christine, since your father knows I'm with you..." "Well, I don't want to influence you, but it's just for a quarter of an hour." "A quarter of an hour!" "Then I have a Tokayer of '92." "That's too old for me." "With the '92 you forget everything, you even forget your father." "But I don't want to forget him." "Why, it's just a joke." "What about you, Miss Mitzi, you like Tokayer?" "I like only Tokayer." "So what." "Then we'll have another glass." "With pleasure, First Lieutenant." " Don't say "First Lieutenant"" " Why "Lieutenant"?" "My name's Theo." "Theo?" "Theodor!" "I see, "Dori"." "I have a cousin whose name is Dori too." "He always spoke in verses" " Do we have another glass?" " Yes." "But just one." "We'll see." "Lieutenant, we've arrived." "We've arrived." "good evening." "The First Lieutenant is sitting over there with two ladies;" " With two ladies?" " Yes sir." " Please tell him I want to talk to him." " Very well." "Louis, go fetch the First Lieutenant." " Servus Lobheimer." " Servus Lenski." "Let's play a game of billiard." " I can't, I'm with..." " For two hours I'm playing by myself." "One shouldn't always play billiard alone." " If you please, Lieutenant." " Thank you." "What's the matter?" "Why don't you come to our table?" "You know, I didn't want to..." "because..." "Because the girls are there." "What's the matter?" "You're looking terrible." "His friend is good-looking too, isn't he?" "That's a Second Lieutenant." "How can you tell?" "Because he has one pip." "The way you know about these ranks..." "With the time you learn about them." "I always told you to keep off." "If it were up to me, you would have broken with the baroness long ago." "It's no laugh anymore, the way you're looking now." "There are enough nice girls around." "Come on, come with me." "You don't want to spoil all the fun." "At least, you can accompany us home and give me the keys." "The keys?" " I don't have the keys any more." " Why not ?" "I see..." "The baroness took them?" "Then I'll just have to manage to get the girls into the house." "Look, one pip:" "lieutenant." "Two pips: first lieutenant." "Three pips: captain." " And four?" "general." " There's no such thing as four pips." "Then come the gold braided collars, but that's not for us." "Well ladies, my friend has arrived." "Let me introduce" "Lieutenant Lobheimer." " This is...." " Mitzi Schlager." "And this... this is Miss Mitzi Schlager's friend." "Well let's go." "I just spoke to my friend." "He's pleased to take you home." "But Lieutenant, I can go home alone." "No, I'll take you." "Lobheimer has such luck with women." "Ok, but I'll just have a look at the apartment." "Where can Miss Christine be?" "Aren't you worried?" "No." "Why?" "She's a grown up girl." "That's true, but..." "She must be somewhere." "At this time not many restaurants are open." "Papagei, Maxim, Moulin Rouge, nowadays everywhere is dancing." "For a young lady, not engaged yet..." "Do you know where I became engaged, Mr. Binder?" "In the Wurstl-Prater." "And I was very happy about it but you see, my deceased sister, she was home every night at eight o'clock." "I watched over her, protected her and felt very clever about it." "But later, you know when she started growing, her first gray hairs and wrinkles..." "When the young girl slowly became..." "One doesn't notice these things," "became an old maid, you see..." "I began to realize what I had really done." "I protected her from all dangers," "but from all happiness too." "Good evening, First Lieutenant." " Well if you've been on duty all day..." " That's tough." "Tired, very tired." "Well...." "and then...." "The political situation," "The political situation?" "Has the Lieutenant heard something?" "I know exactly what's going on." "I frequent the ministry of Foreign Affairs daily." "Has something new happened?" "Top secret." "But First lieutenant, my word of honor." "You must tell nobody." "Whom should I tell anyway?" "Listen, at the moment in all European countries... things are happening... things.... atrocious." "Well my good Pickelberger" "Just a very threatening situation." "Just imagine, how frightening, not knowing what really happens behind one's back." "Well Pichelberger, that's diplomacy." "Please take it." "It helps." "It helps your headache." "Thanks you, it'll go away by itself." "One moment, stay." "This is only eau de cologne, it surely helps." "I always take it too." "Take off your cap, get some fresh air, and everything will be alright." "Here you are." "You must take it so, and press hard." "This is very kind of you." "And now I'm home." "That wasn't that far." "I thank you." "Good night." "Good evening Christl." " Good night, father." " good evening, Miss Christine you know father, I've been with Mitzi in the coffee house." "I hope you amused yourself with Mitzi." "Lieutenant," "I was young, too." "But in such a case" "I always took a carriage." "Christine, what I wanted to tell you," "I spoke today with our chorus director, he told me to take you to him." "He wants to meet you." "You shall sing for him." "That's very nice," "But that means working and studying so you don't make a fool of yourself." "Yes, yes." "Don't take too long, Christine." "It's late." "Good night." "Esquadron, halt!" "Sir, one officer, 54 dragooners cross-country riding." " Thank you, Lieutenant." " Good morning, First Lieutenant." "Morning, Lieutenant." "Esquadron, big tour around me!" "Say, were are you nowadays?" "I've been looking for you since dawn." "I'm on duty since 5 o'clock." "Step." "When I came home yesterday you were already snoring." " Who is she?" " Christine, so what?" "I'm just lucky always finding a Mitzi." "With her, no complications." "Did you take her home directly, or did you go some place?" " No." " What do you mean, "no" ?" "I explained to Mitzi "trot", that's we're more comfortable at home and she understood." "Why don't you tell me where you went." "Does she have a boyfriend?" " Very much so." " Alright then." "Now I insist that the Lieutenant give me a detailed report, otherwise I'll be very rude." "But Theo, you know me, I'm not like you." "I'm not that fast." "Esquadron, halt!" "Colonel, sir, Lieutenant Kaiser and the 4th esquadron riding." "Thank you." "I ask the gentlemen to a conference before the menage." "Thank you gentlemen." "If that doesn't mean barrack arrest, then I know nothing about horses." "but guess who made a date with Mitzi and her friend today for lunch in the Reichenberger Preisl?" "Smart First Lieutenant Kaiser himself!" "And you, Lieutenant, you'll accompany me!" " Dismissed!" " Servus, First Lieutenant." "Of course you're coming with us." "Especially since Theo asked for you." "But I have a singing lesson." "Just as you please." "But I'm telling you you can still sing when you're 50." "And if Theo asks especially for you he'll have a reason, won't he?" "Theo is not somebody just downing his Tokayer." "He has a character, I'm telling you and he really likes Fritz." "By the way, how is he, Fritz?" "I don't know." "You don't know?" "You let yourself be taken home by a gentleman and then you don't know how he is?" "when I drive with a gentleman from the theater to Prenzing," "I know at once how he is." "We didn't speak." "Silent waters run deep." "He had a headache." "Headache?" "I know all about that." ""Dearest, I have a headache, can't we go up to my place ?"" " that's what it means!" " But Mitzi!" "You shouldn't think the worst just because he's a lieutenant." "Surely he's always like that, silent and shy." "That would be a pity, I'm telling you as your friend." "Madam, I'm terribly sorry, but we don't stock this article." "I'm distressed myself, if Madam could pass in the afternoon." "A good day, I kiss your hand." "What did the lady want?" "Baby gloves... made out of glacé." "We must order them at once." "Maybe she will drop by in the afternoon." " I'm coming." " We are most pleased." "Any news?" "Sir, this parcel has been delivered." ""Lieutenant Lobheimer." ""I permitted myself to mend the lining" ""It was marvelous." "Yours sincerely." "The Baroness Eggersdorff"" "What do you think, gentlemen ?" "What were you thinking, gentlemen?" "Where will this lead to, gentlemen?" "I don't want to mention the incident in the opera." "But in the street, gentlemen!" "At night, one of my gentlemen without his cap!" "Do you imagine that because of you we'll have issued an army order?" "that the honorable dragoon officers will have to fasten their caps with a ribbon after dark, so it won't fly away?" "I strongly insist, gentlemen to take this to heart." "Thank you!" "I think he meant us." "This soup is quite cold." "It seems the gentlemen who got us into this are having lunch elsewhere." "The major is perfectly right." "I'd like to know how an officer can leave his cap behind." "Impossible!" "I can only think of one occasion." "But on that occasion, I take my cap off!" "He's still a youngster, he doesn't have your problems." "Sometimes one has to leave so quickly, one leaves other thinks beside one's cap." "Our good friend Lobheimer is really quite careless." "The guy has too much luck with women." "What's the matter with him?" "I'm not saying anything, but on the last regimental ball... the way he danced." "That was a bit too obvious." "A good day." "What was that?" " He ought to know." " Why me?" "You know with whom he danced." "With whom?" "With the baroness Eggersdorf." "So what?" "Well he's her brother-in-law." "I see." "That's beautiful, isn't it?" "This polka is very beautiful." "I depends whether one danced in an open or closed way." "Closed, of course." "I only dance a closed one." "A wonderful dance, a bit obscene but very chique." "A bit wild." " You like to dance?" " Yes." " Let's dance." " Yes, please." "Maybe a waltz." "Let me see if they have a waltz." " Waiter, do you have a waltz?" " No. 4." "You know, I can't tell you how happy I am that Fritzi met her through you." "Go on!" "Yes, I'm very happy about that too." "And otherwise?" "Otherwise, I'm of course very happy too." " Really?" "Very happy?" " Very..." "You know, Fritz is not like me, he's another kind of man." "He is...." "I'm just thirsty." "What's that ?" " But you're thirsty." " I want a Tokayer." "Now stop it." "And afterwards you won't have any left at home." " A fresh one." " Really?" "How nice !" "Waiter, the check." " No?" " Yes." "Of course I don't dance well." "But you do." "Very well." "You must very spoiled... by the ladies... you are dancing with on the great balls." "They are no match for you." "It's beautiful here, isn't it?" "We'll come here more often." " We have very little time." " So what?" "Time?" "I'll just take it." "We'll come here every day." "Yes?" "Every day?" "Only Saturday, I can't." "I have to go to a dinner party." "I can't excuse myself from that." " Well if it's not possible..." " But, but that's not important, isn't it?" "We'll see each other so often from now on." "Well now we've become friends a little, haven't we?" "And then tomorrow..." "Tuesday." "Why didn't you call the whole week?" "Please don't ask." "You mustn't lie to me, you can tell me everything." "Don't get excited." " You must say a few words to him." " Why?" "He's looking all the time." "He watches us." "If you don't want to, I can't force you." "The baroness seems to amuse herself." "Please Robert, I have to talk to you." "It's important." "It's a family matter." "Please, not today, come tomorrow, will you?" "Now he talks to the baron." "My father wrote me to give my regards." "Thank you." "We see less of you in the last time, Lieutenant." "Your father will be displeased." " Well you know, the duty." " In the evening too?" "I mean, you could come in the evening." "What about tomorrow evening?" " Tomorrow?" "yes... no..." " You'll manage to come." "Well, that'll be a most interesting divorce case." "I swear, that I love you..." "That I'll love you eternally." "Eternally" "What's that anyway: eternally?" "Eternally?" "You know, eternally, that's even longer than you live." "Don't be angry, I'll be a bit late tonight." "Where are you going?" "I have to make a visit, but I'll leave a soon as possible." "It's strange really" "I know nothing about you." "You must tell me some time about your life." "That's sweet of you, you asking that." "But you see, since I met you a whole new time started for me." "Alright, then I'll come a bit later too." "I'll fetch father from the theater because of...." "well I'll tell you later." "Why fetch your father?" "I'll have to wait for you for an eternity." "For an eternity?" "What does it mean?" "Eternity?" "Eternally I'll love you." "I realize of course, lieutenant, if your duty is so tiring, I won't keep you any longer." "I Kiss your hand, Madame." "Sir." "One moment." "Well Leo, won't you come in?" "No thank you, I want to talk with you alone." "Please let's go upstairs." "It's a family matter." "So nothing can change it?" "But that was my brother-in-law." "Why doesn't he come in?" "Strange..." "Well, I want to leave now." "Is that so?" "Do you remember?" "It was here in this room." "Please!" "Everything must be finished between us." "When we talked the first time and you shouldn't come to me." "I want to have back the keys, too." "What?" "What's the matter?" "Why?" "Are you afraid?" "I assure you, I only told you because of the family." "Yes yes, I thank you." "So I'll drop by tomorrow and have a look at the horses." "Good evening." "I had to have a few word with Rudolph." "I must leave at once." " I kiss your hand." " good evening." "I must take leave, too." "Baroness." "Lieutenant." "Baron." "Good night." "Rudolph!" "Listen Mitzi, you're such a sweet guy," "But if you make such a disorder, this is getting on my nerves." "You just haven't any talent for a party decorator." "You don't realize how beautiful that is." "You don't have to turn the whole apartment upside down." "Let me show you:" "I folded this three times, then I cut it once from the left, once from the right, making fringes, and then look at the whole ensemble." "But you have no sense for poetry." "I like poetry all right." "But if you have to clean everything the next morning, then I don't like it." "Go away!" "Christine and I will come tomorrow and clean up everything." "Why not stay overnight, that's more practical." "The way you talk, after one glass of wine..." "Just you wait what I'll say after the second glass." "That's just what I thought." "Listen, we'll put the bureau over there where the piano is." "We'll take off the paintings." "All of them." "We'll empty out the bookcase and put candles inside so that it'll look like a party." "And on the tables we can throw some flowers, casually." " Servus." " Servus Fritz." "Christine hasn't arrived yet." "Take off you coat, so that we can celebrate." "We'll have mocca-cream tart, wine, nuts, apples and lots of other things." "I've made the decorations too, look, beautiful, isn't it?" "Beautiful." "You see, Dori doesn't appreciate it." "He spends the whole day on the divan complaining." "Dori is so lazy, if it weren't for... it's such a beautiful porte-epée." "The ulans have much nicer sabres than the dragoons." "I've had a cousin with the Ulans who... drop you military reminiscences, won't you?" "But I haven't any!" " So what?" " It's over." "I told her." "You know, we were alone for a moment, and then..." "It's strange, I'm really relieved." "So you're relieved?" "Well, who always told you?" "Who told you that there were other girls?" "Who introduced you to Christine?" "To whom should you be grateful?" "Silly dog, but I am grateful!" "So don't call me "silly dog"!" "Grateful to you, that's what I am!" "Grateful!" "Bravo." "Women are just lazy too." "Look who's intruding when men are talking!" "I tell you, she's fresh in a way..." "I'm ticklish." "Christine." "Don't open." "I'll disguise myself." "Play the double-eagle." "I wonder if she recognized me" "Pardon, Baron, one moment... off with you." " What's the matter?" " He's here." " who?" "the Baron?" " Yes." "I thought we play hide and seek." "Be careful." "Don't become involved." "It might be a trap." "I really seem to intrude an intimate party" " A few friends." " Girl-friends?" " Won't you..." " No thank you." "I just want a few words." "May I ask what about" "Yes, it's very simple, and very disagreeable." "It regards rumors concerning you, you and my wife." "Of course I find it very embarrassing coming to you because of simple rumors, but..." "I know your father and his family." "You realize that?" "I just need your word of honor, lieutenant." "Dori, are you or aren't you telling me who is the gentleman?" "bills, old bills" "You're disgusting." "I thank you, lieutenant." "I won't keep you any longer till tomorrow." " You permit?" " One moment." "I am at your disposal?" " What's the matter?" " Now today..." "Please Mitzi, leave us alone for a moment." "I want to hear it, too." "Be reasonable, go outside for a moment," "We have an important official matter to discuss." "Now when I think I had left the whole affair behind me." "Come, let's go to the balcony." "I'm not at all interested in your stupid secret." "I don't have to know, I can celebrate by myself." "As you please, I'll take my wine and celebrate for myself." " you'll be my second, won't you?" " Of course." "And please talk to Lenski tonight." "I want him to be my other second." "As to the conditions" "I must accept everything he demands." "Don't be so nervous, maybe it can all be settled." "One doesn't always have to shoot." "Such things pass well in 99 out of 100 cases." "I have the feeling that that the baron will make sure it won't pass well this time." "And if I'm right." "Look after Christine, won't you?" "Don't talk such rubbish." "I have the sincerest conviction that this whole affair..." " Fritz." " Christl." "Put on your coat." "You'll catch cold." "we'll go in soon." "we were waiting for you." "I'll open the door." " What shall we tell the girls?" " That doesn't matter now." "Most of all, Christine must know nothing, but nothing!" "I'll just tell her, I have to take leave for two days, and..." " we'll move into the barracks and..." " Don't worry." "I'll manage." "We'll just tell him, we pay on the first and he'll be satisfied." "Isn't it mean of Dori to celebrate all alone?" "You two make up, I'll open the door for Christl." "Fritz, something has happened." "I was introduced to the chorus director, and tomorrow I have an audition." "If it works out well I'll be a famous singer." "Then I'll have my own carriage." "Fritz, are you happy?" "Of course I am happy." "And then I'll be famous and all the people will know me, and how father will be pleased." "Then I'll go with you to the balls I can't go to just now, the great balls, you know." "Look whom I bring you, Christine Weyring" "The greatest singer of the Imperial Opera of the future... and Mitzi Schlager, the hungriest girl of the present." "So you change trains in Prague." "Rudolph wants you to go to your parents' country place." "Counselor Exner will take care of the rest." "Tell him I'm sorry, Leopold." "Very sorry..." "I'll tell him." "Have a good trip." "Dori, listen, let me tell you something." "You are stupid and Fritz is boring." "A party cannot be like this." "I've seen a lot of parties but this is the most boring one." "Then let's go down to Stadelmayer and fetch another Tokayer." "We have enough Tokayer at home." "Be quiet. we'll go down and leave those two alone." "You'll accompany me, I find it too cold to be out on the street alone." "See you, maybe not." " Halt!" " What's the matter?" "It's not possible." "Why not?" "What if the caretaker sees me?" "I have a key of my own now." "Dori, you're a genius." "What's the matter, Fritz?" "Nothing." "You're so quiet, tonight." " Christl?" " Yes?" "Listen, tomorrow, I'll probably have to..." "I think I'll have to take a leave." "You're going away?" "But only for two days then I'll be back..." "I hope." "Two days?" "I'm always glad when I can see you." "Fritz, you are surely going away for longer than two days." "But yes." "Fritz, stay here, you surely will go away longer." "I don't think so." "And it's really unimportant for how long I'm going away." "You see, I..." "I like you a lot, don't I?" "yes, you're right, Fritz." "Even if you stay away a whole year, you're free, you've promised nothing and I have asked nothing of you." "And what becomes of me, that's of no importance." "I'm so happy that I..." "You can't ask more of life." "I just want you to know it and to believe me." "I haven't loved anyone before you came, and that I certainly won't love anybody when you don't love me anymore." "I'm so happy." "Court hearing regarding a matter of honor between" ""Baron Rudolph von Eggersdorff, Legation Counsellor, Reserve Lieutenant" ""of the 12 Hussar Regiment, as offended party."" ""As as offender Lobheimer, Fritz, lieutenant in the 3rd Dragoon Regiment."" "Seconds are his brother, major Baron Leopold von Eggersdorff," "District Commissioner Count Czarsky and First Lieutenants Lenski and Kaiser." "the conditions are:" "the conditions:" "for a civilian, very charming, for Lobheimer, very honorable." "This is not a duel." "somebody once talked back at me," "I told him:" ""I don't duel with civilians."" "Diplomacy is not a matter of arms." "Three years imprisonment, if it comes out." "If they are clever, they'll both shoot air." "every attempt at reconciliation is useless." "So?" "Herr Lobheimer's seconds have agreed to all conditions" "Distance?" "30 steps." "Bullet exchange?" "Three times with drawn pistol." "You have the first shot." "The baron has the first shot." "30 steps distance." "Nothing you can do about it." "There's only one thing:" "stand like this, and don't be weak in the knees." "Well, it's not that terrible." "On that distance, no civilian will hit the mark." "Dress jacket, salon pants, cap, no lacquer boots." "There was a certain Jetzki of the 2nd Dragoons, he came to the duel with lacquer boots." "Down he went." " Cigarette?" " No thank you." "Just as well." "Only makes you nervous." "Colonel sir, I humbly ask to speak to you in a personal matter." "Please." "Lieutenant Lobheimer is my only friend." "His relations to Baroness Eggersdorff..." "You're not going to tell me a story now which the whole garrisson knows already?" "But the relations are finished." "But that depends on the outcome of the duel." " The duel must not take place, colonel." " What do you mean?" "Was the honorary court's session correct then?" "This duel is madness." "Fritz has met a girl now... whom he loves... and she loves him." "And now all of a sudden this affair turns up." "A scandal from the past." "From another life..." "From a completely different life." "Does Lobheimer want to quit the duel?" "The lieutenant does not know about my being here, colonel." "So what do you want then?" "I cannot act as second to this duel." "You want to abandon your friend?" "No!" "I only abandon him if I participate." "I protest against this duel!" "I protest against these conditions!" "We must prevent this madness!" "First lieutenant, it is a matter of an affair of honor." "No!" "Two people standing opposite and shooting at each other!" "Senseless." "Senseless!" "First lieutenant!" "Your nerves must be worn out." "Stand to." "Do you realize the consequences of your attitude?" "Yes." "How do you think you can go on living without a uniform?" "Maybe... on a coffee plantation, in Brazil." "Your father was my best friend." "A wonderful comrade." "Your great-father is our regiment's proudest remembrance." "The victor of Ampezzo, a hero." "Your family's name... is inextricably entwined with our glorious army's history." "And every shot which isn't fired in self-defense is murder!" "First Lieutenant," "I expect you to draw the consequences of your behavior." "I have nothing more to say to you." "My name is Lobheimer." "Pleased to meet you, I am Weyring." "Could I speak to Miss Christine?" "My daughter is not at home." "She has an audition in the theater today." "What a pity." " Could I all the same?" " But of course." "Won't you sit down?" "No thank you." "I just want to... talk to Miss Christine... your daughter, because I..." "I'm going away." "But I'm... back tomorrow." "My daughter will be sorry that she..." "but I'll tell her, Lieutenant." "You shouldn't look around, we are very simple people." "Oh no, not at all." "I think it very beautiful." "Really." "Very beautiful." "Just like I imagined." "For how long have you been living up here with Christl?" "I beg your pardon?" "I mean, for how long has Christine's mother been dead?" "I see, it's been... seven years." "Christine was twelve then." "I thank you." "I take my leave." "My daughter has told me a lot about you." "I imagined you just like that, Lieutenant." "And... give my regards to Miss Christine." "Thank you." "Do you have anything else?" "[sings Brahms, No. 15 from Deutsche Volkslieder, book III]" "Little sister, little sister, When will we go home?" "Tomorrow when the cock crows We'll go home" "Little brother, little brother, Then we'll go home" "Little sister, little sister, Why are you so pale?" "This is the morning light On my little cheeks little brother, littler brother, Like wet from the dew" "little sister, little sister, You are stumbling so feebly" "I'm looking for the chamber's door, I'm looking for my little bed little brother, it will be fine Below the ground" " The two are here, where is the third?" " Yes." "I hope..." " It'll turn out well, won't it?" " Yes." "Gentlemen, you've heard the duel's conditions, as agreed by your seconds." "I notify, that you are bound by honor not to shoot before my command." "I ask you to measure the distance by steps." "Another half minute." "Where's the..." "Second shot?" "Where's the second shot?" "Dori, where's the second shot?" "Mr. Weyring, please try to be back in an hour." "Quick, you must help us, please." "Christine, something has happened, quick!" "Quick, quick, Fritz!" "There's nobody here, the lieutenant is still away" "I know, but he'll be back today." "I want to wait for him." "Such a disorder." "There is such a disorder." "She's not home." "The neighbor told me she's at the modist's." "Fritz?" "Good morning." "What's the matter?" "Where's Fritz?" "Why don't you say something?" "Tell me, where is Fritz?" "He's not in Vienna." "I know that, he told me himself he's away." "But he's stayed in Vienna because he has fought a duel." "A duel?" "And?" "well... he has... he has..." "He's dead." "Yes..." "Why?" "Why did he fight a duel?" "Tell me the truth, why did he fight a duel?" "Because of a thing from the past." "Because of a woman." "Because of a woman." "Because of that woman." "Yes, yes." "And her husband has killed him." "Because of another woman." "And now, now he's dead." "And I can never see him again." "But he always told me that he loves me, and..." "So he has...." "Because of another woman, but that's impossible." "No no, I don't believe it." "This is not true." "What had I been to him then?" "This cannot be true." "But he told me himself that..." "that he loves me." "You used to be such a reasonable girl." "Christl!" "I swear..." "I swear... that I shall love you... that I shall love you eternally." "subs created by serdar202, corrected by unclemeat"