GUY (not looking up). I am busy, Ruth.
RUTH. Guy, they have got my father. The soldiers, Guy. They've got my father.
GUY (still bending). Yes, I can hear.
RUTH. My father!
GUY (leaning back in chair). Why not? Your father joined the rest.
RUTH. What will they do to him?
GUY. The law has a strong arm, Ruth.
RUTH. You mean——
GUY. Fools pay for their folly.
RUTH (coming to him). Guy, Guy, you will not let my father—— Oh——