Music: Gian Carlo Menotti
Baba, what has happened?
Give me something to drink.
Monica.
Yes...
We must never do this again.
But what has happened?
Monica.
Yes.
We must give them their money back.
But why?
Why? Didn't you see?
While I was still pretending to be in a trance,
All of a sudden in the dark
I felt on my throat a hand
A cold, cold hand.
It wasn't the hand of a man.
Monica, I'm afraid!
Baba, Baba, you're imagining things'
You've been drinking again.
What else could it be?
No, no... no, it was there.
I felt on my skin... ev'ry finger... see. like this!
Monica, Monica, I'm afraid!
Yes, I'm afraid!