Index: wp-includes/post-template.php
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--- wp-includes/post-template.php	(revision 41155)
+++ wp-includes/post-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -380,9 +380,10 @@
 	if ( empty( $post ) ) {
 		return '';
 	}
-
+        
 	if ( post_password_required( $post ) ) {
-		return __( 'There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.' );
+                echo '<span class="post-password-state">' . __( 'There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.' ) . '</span>';
+                return;
 	}
 
 	/**