(A pause.)
And that thing;
What other hand could have carved out that brow
And laid that sorrow there? Look at those knees.
Rudolph—This is why he has shunned us.
Fritz— Say no word
To Canzler about this or to the girl.
Never will she be happy any more.
He will leave now.
Rudolph— (Contemplating the knee-prints.)
Under Val-father's trees!
Fritz—Canzler has been a father to the boy.
(Rudolph comes toward the road, then turns and looks back at the Christ.)
So Balder looked lying on Valhal floor.
If the men hear this, they will vote to die.
Rudolph—He must go quietly and no word be said.
(They walk together along the road.)