Chief Engineer. A vast intellect. The greatest of Scientists.
2nd Engineer. Nothing serves the State so much as Science.
Chief Engineer. Great is Science, and it will prevail—there will be war.
Tramp. Why war?
Chief Engineer. Because we shall have a new war machine.
2nd Engineer. Because we still need a bit of the world.
Chief Engineer. A bit of the world from the Birch tree to the Pine tree.
2nd Engineer. The road between the two blades of grass—
Chief Engineer. The only open road to the South—
2nd Engineer. A question of prestige.