When marriage is a mockery, he said, the state may intervene and dissolve it. That was all. Never in my life have I heard such a scathing denunciation of infidelity!

Holtzmann.

Ah? Indeed?

Norbert.

There was such terrible menace in his words that I--oh, well, I can't explain it--but I began to feel afraid--of I don't know what----

Holtzmann (half to himself).

This will explain----

Norbert.

Explain what? What do you mean?

George enters.