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——