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THE MAKROPOULOS SECRET

You must! A full glass, quick! [He puts it to her lips]

[In terror]

What are you doing to me? Berti! [She drinks] Ah—this is—turning my—head.

What is your name?

I don’t feel well.

[She sinks to her knees]

[Catching her and bending back her head]

What is your name?

Elina—Makro

Do not lie! Do you know who I am? I am a priest. Confess to me!

Pater—hemon—hos—eis—en uranois

What is your name?

Elina— poulos.