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THE MAKROPOULOS SECRET

Apparently, Madam collects only those initials. A special hobby, isn’t it? Hello, what is this? “Dein Pepi.” [He steps over to Prus] That is apparently your great-grand-uncle, Prus. Shall I read it to you? “Meine liebste, liebste Ellian.”

Emilia, isn’t it?

Oh, no. Ellian, and on the envelope, “Ellian MacGregor, Royal Opera House, Vienna.” Wait, Gregor. We will still win on Ellian. “Meine liebste, liebste Ellian.”

Stop. Don’t read any more. Those are my papers.

But they are very interesting to us.

Don’t read them. [Stepping forward] I shall tell everything myself. Everything you ask me.

Really?

I swear.