[CLARA]
Giorgio
I too have cried
Inside

[CLARA & GIORGIO]
You must not be ashamed of your tears

[CLARA]
I love you for your tears

[CLARA & GIORGIO]
Your absence only makes my love grow stronger
And when I cannot bear it any longer

(A distant scream is heard.)

[COLONEL, spoken]
Don't be alarmed, it's my cousin. I'm so accustomed to her outbursts that I forget how unsettling they are to a newcomer