Helene. I can not deny it if I would.
Frau Holthoff. And yet tomorrow you and Lassalle part!
Helene. Only for a time.
Lassalle. For how long, no man can say; that is why I have urged that we should be married here and now. A notary can be gotten from the village in an hour—you, dear comrades, shall be the witnesses.
Helene. It is only my love that makes me hesitate. The future of Ferdinand Lassalle, and the future of Socialism must not be jeopardized!
Doctor Haenle. Jeopardized?
Lassalle. Jeopardized by love?
Helene. The world would regard a marriage here as an elopement. My father would be furious. Who are we that we should run away to wed, as if I were a schoolgirl and Lassalle a grocer's clerk! Lassalle is the king of men. He convinces them by his logic, by his presence, by his enthusiasm——
Herr Holthoff. He has convinced you in any event.
Helene. And he can and will convince the world!