Don’t blame me, mother. I’m sure this is just what I expected—keeping at those horrid microscopes day and night. It was for his own good I advised him to accept.
THE DEVIL
Don’t lie, Fanny.
[Agnus, agonized, makes gestures for The Devil to stop.
FANNY (scandalized)
Addington! If I thought you were responsible for what you’re saying—
THE DEVIL
Now see here—all of you. Here am I—Addington Agnus—the biggest scientist in the world today. And here is Fanny Felix—a mere girl. And because I suddenly realize my own importance and her lack of it, even you (reproachfully to Mrs. Felix) think I am mad. Think, woman, think!
MRS. FELIX (gasping)
But, Addington—people don’t change their entire personalities in half an hour—not naturally—