Louis— Father has forbidden it.

Father Benedict— Um-hm!
I think I see—I think—I think I see.

Abbot—What?

Father Benedict—So he told you it was the dwarf, eh?

Louis—

(All the while shoving Oswald toward the rear door.)

Just his imagination Father. I—
I was the one who found him at the gate.
He knew no more about it than a stone.
'Twas night; the stars were shooting in the—

Father Benedict— When?

Louis—When he was brought up. Why he—

Abbot—(Quickly.) Louis!
(Searching the Priest's face.) You asked
If he told us—?