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THE MAKROPOULOS SECRET

Yes, but my mother is dead.

Bah! [She turns away in disgust] Everyone is just dying.

[There is a pause]

What was Ellian MacGregor like?

At last, it has occurred to you to ask about her.

Do you know something about her? Who was she?

A great singer.

Was she beautiful?

She was.

Did she love my great-grandfather?

Yes, in her way.

Where did she die?