LULU. (_Barefoot, in chemise and petticoat, holding the door shut behind her._) Help!
GESCHWITZ. (_Rushes to the door, draws her revolver, and pushing Lulu aside, aims it at the door. As Lulu again cries "Help!"_) Let go! (_Jack, bent double, tears open the door from inside, and runs a knife into Geschwitz's body. She fires one shot, at the roof, and falls with suppressed crying, crumpling up. Jack tears her revolver from her and throws himself against the exit-door._)
JACK. God damn! I never saw a prettier mouth! (_Sweat drips from his hairy face. His hands are bloody. He pants, gasping violently, and stares at the floor with eyes popping out of his head. Lulu, trembling in every limb, looks wildly round. Suddenly she seizes the bottle, smashes it on the table, and with the broken neck in her hand rushes upon Jack. He swings up his right foot and throws her onto her back. Then he lifts her up._)
LULU. No, no!--Mercy!--Murder!--Police! Police!
JACK. Be still. You'll never get away from me again. (_Carries her in._)
LULU. (_Within, right._) No!--No!--No!-- --Ah!--Ah!...
(_After a pause, Jack re-enters. He puts the bowl on the table._)
JACK. That *was* a piece of work! (_Washing his hands._) I *am* a damned lucky chap! (_Looks round for a towel._) Not even a towel, these folks here! Hell of a wretched hole! (_He dries his hands on Geschwitz's petticoat._) This invert is safe enough from me! (_To her._) It'll soon be all up with you, too. (_Exit._)
GESCHWITZ. (_Alone._) Lulu!--My angel!--Let me see thee once more! I am near thee--stay near thee--forever! (_Her elbows give way._) O cursed--!! (_Dies._)
The following printer's errors have been corrected:
"Fäulein" corrected to "Fräulein" (page 15) "CASTI-PIANA" corrected to "CASTI-PIANI" (page 38) "HEILMAN" corrected to "HEILMANN" (page 56) "SCHIGLOCH" corrected to "SCHIGOLCH" (page 70)
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