SUPERINTENDENT
Mr. Kittelhaus, I must ask you…. [He comes between the Pastor and
JAEGER.] Kutsche! tie his hands!
[Wild yelling outside: "Jaeger. Jaeger! come out!"
DREISSIGER
[Like the others, slightly startled, goes instinctively to the window.] What's the meaning of this next?
SUPERINTENDENT
Oh, I understand well enough. It means that they want to have the blackguard out among them again. But we're not going to oblige them. Kutsche, you have your orders. He goes to the lock-up.
KUTSCHE
[With the rope in his hand, hesitating.] By your leave, sir, but it'll not be an easy job. There's a confounded big crowd out there—a pack of raging devils. They've got Becker with them, and the smith….