CHRISTINE. Look at them! [Pause.]
ELIS. Have you noticed the change in Benjamin? His fierce defiance has given way to quiet submissiveness.
CHRISTINE. It's her doing. Her whole being seems to give out sweetness.
ELIS. She has brought with her the spirit of peace, that goes about unseen and exhales tranquillity. Even mother seems to be affected by her. When she saw her a calmness seemed to come over her that could never have been expected.
CHRISTINE. Do you think that she is really recovered now?
ELIS. Yes. If it weren't for this over-sensitiveness. Now she is reading the story of the crucifixion and some of the time she is weeping.
CHRISTINE. We used to read it at school, I remember, on Wednesdays, when we fasted.
ELIS. Don't talk so loud—she will hear you.
CHRISTINE. Not now—she is so far away.
ELIS. Have you noticed the quiet dignity that has come into Benjamin's face?