Irene.
No, in those days I had not that sort of heart.
Professor Rubek.
But since then? Afterwards?
Irene.
Since then I have killed it innumerable times. By daylight and in the dark. Killed it in hatred—and in revenge—and in anguish.
Professor Rubek.
[Goes close up to the table and asks softly.] Irene—tell me now at last—after all these years—why did you go away from me? You disappeared so utterly—left not a trace behind——
Irene.
[Shaking her head slowly.] Oh Arnold—why should I tell you that now—from the world beyond the grave.