[Clenching his fist, threateningly.] You prey on man and woman.
JAEGER
[Reads.]
The suppliant knows he asks in vain,
Vain every word that's spoken.
"If not content, then go and starve—
Our rules cannot be broken."
OLD BAUMERT
What is it? "The suppliant knows he asks in vain"? Every word of it's true … every word … as true as the Bible. He knows he asks in vain.
ANSORGE
Yes, yes! It's all no good.
JAEGER
[Reads.]