Oswald—You speak as one whose joy is in the chase.
Father Benedict— (Glaring at him.)
You mean by that that I—
Oswald— I mean, Father,
You speak as those that chase the deer with hounds—
Father Benedict—You mean to intimate that I lead the dogs?
Oswald—As hunters do. (The Priest searches the monk's face.) You spoke of a stag and a trail.
Father Benedict—To show you that the dream is not fulfilled.
Oswald—Have you not heard it, then? The train is lost.
Father Benedict—The—
Oswald— Thrown from the cliffs.
A Man— The witches did it.