I know now everything ever written about you is true. To hit a woman! To hit a woman!
THE DEVIL
An empty bureau-drawer is best. It makes a lot of noise, scares them to death, and doesn’t really hurt them at all.
AGNUS
You devil!
THE DEVIL
Dr. Agnus, please. A very neat little book could be written on the psychology of beating children and women—for their own good, of course! Never hurt them: that’s very coarse! A blow should be simply a little more effective than the strongest word—and should never be used until the last threat is exhausted. Of course, if your vocabulary is limited—(Shrugs his shoulders) That’s why there’s so much wife-beating among the lower classes. The really well-educated man doesn’t need to beat his wife—when he can swear at her in seven different languages—
[The light darts viciously at him.
AGNUS
You devil!