You can give
me your assurance, I suppose, that the repairs have been
satisfactorily carried out?
Aune: You gave me very short grace, Mr. Bernick.
Bernick: But I understand you to warrant the repairs?
Aune: The weather is fine, and it is summer.
(Another pause.)
Bernick: Have you anything else to say to me?
Aune: I think not, sir.
Bernick: Then--the "Indian Girl" will sail...
Aune: Tomorrow?
Bernick: Yes.
Aune: Very good. (Bows and goes out. BERNICK stands for a moment
irresolute; then walks quickly towards the door, as if to call
AUNE back; but stops, hesitatingly, with his hand on the door-
handle. At that moment the door is opened from without, and KRAP
comes in.)
Krap (in a low voice): Aha, he has been here. Has he confessed?
Bernick: Hm--; have you discovered anything?
Krap: What need of that, sir? Could you not see the evil
conscience looking out of the man's eyes?
Bernick: Nonsense--such things don't show. Have you discovered
anything, I want to know?
Krap: I could not manage it; I was too late. They had already
begun hauling the ship out of the dock. But their very haste in
doing that plainly shows that--
Bernick: It shows nothing.
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