CAPTAIN. Is it true that the foals continue to be striped if the breed is continued with a stallion?
DOCTOR. Yes, that is true, too.
CAPTAIN. That is to say, under certain conditions a stallion can be sire to striped foals or the opposite?
DOCTOR. Yes, so it seems.
CAPTAIN. Therefore an offspring's likeness to the father proves nothing?
DOCTOR. Well— — —
CAPTAIN. That is to say, paternity cannot be proven.
DOCTOR. H'm— —well— —
CAPTAIN. You are a widower, aren't you, and have had children?
DOCTOR. Ye-es.