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.