[Evasively.] Not quite in the middle. I had unfortunately to move that figure a little back. For the sake of the general effect, you understand. Otherwise it would have dominated the whole too much.
Irene.
But the joy in the light still transfigures my face?
Professor Rubek.
Yes, it does, Irene—in a way. A little subdued perhaps—as my altered idea required.
Irene.
[Rising noiselessly.] That design expresses the life you now see, Arnold.
Professor Rubek.
Yes, I suppose it does.
Irene.