MR. Y. And that was the reason, you think, why the police had such an attraction for him, and why he was so afraid of offending people?
MR. X. Exactly!
MR. Y. And did you become acquainted with him afterward?
MR. X. No, I didn't want to. [Pause.]
MR. Y. Would you have been willing to make his acquaintance if he had been—punished?
MR. X. Perfectly!
(MR. Y. rises and walks back and forth several times.)
MR. X. Sit still! Why can't you sit still?
MR. Y. How did you get your liberal view of human conditions? Are you a Christian?
MR. X. Oh, can't you see that I am not?