ALICE. You are right—but there is no help for this.
CAPTAIN. I cannot guess it, although I know your ingenuity when it comes to villanies——
ALICE. Oh, if I could only get out of this, I should care for you—I should love you, Edgar!
CAPTAIN. Listen to me! Where do I stand?
ALICE. Don't you think anybody can help us—well, no man can!
CAPTAIN. Who could then help?
ALICE. [Looking the CAPTAIN straight in the eye] I don't know—Think of it, what is to become of the children with their name dishonoured——
CAPTAIN. Have you dishonoured that name?
ALICE. Not I! Not I! And then they must leave school! And as they go out into the world, they will be lonely as we, and cruel as we—Then you didn't meet Judith either, I understand now?
CAPTAIN. No, but wipe it out!