B. She would have been happier if she had obeyed the master’s will instead of rejecting him.
A. Probably she did not like him.
B. But he seemed to care a great deal for her.
A. It may not be right to say so, but his decision seems to have been taken because of his jealousy.
B. Yes, that is true. I wonder why he has commanded us to prepare only one cross.
A. Perhaps it is his plan to save one of them.
B. I don’t think that could be done very well.
A. But someone said the master told the girl that he would save her life if she would only desert the young man for him.
B. That may be so. Perhaps he intends to crucify the young man first in the presence of the girl so as to break her obstinate spirit and thus gain her love.
A. That may be so.