Professor Rubek.

Well? What then?

Irene.

I should have killed that child.

Professor Rubek.

Killed it, you say?

Irene.

[Whispering.] Killed it—before I went away from you. Crushed it—crushed it to dust.

Professor Rubek.

[Shakes his head reproachfully.] You would never have been able to, Irene. You had not the heart to do it.