Koreb? How did he know?
Carlyon.
There must have been a rumour among his people, but somehow he knew more.
Vera.
Didn't Koreb speak when he was taken prisoner?
Carlyon.
[Looking at her.] Don't you remember what happened to him? He didn't know how to write.
Vera.
Oh, they cut his tongue out—his own people! I remember. [She shudders.
Carlyon.