MARCUS. Read what it says.
AGDA. [Studying the ring] Yes, I can spell a little "For ever," it says. What does it mean?
MARCUS. I fear it means—farewell for ever.
AGDA. [With a cry] No, no, it means that he is dead!
MARCUS does not answer.
AGDA. Who killed him?
MARCUS. The law and his own crime. He rebelled against his father and his country.
AGDA. To save mine!—Oh, what is to become of me?
MARCUS. [Shrugging his shoulders] That's the way of the world. Nothing but deceit and uncertainty.
AGDA. Alas, he was like all the rest!