It is I, father! It is I! It is—I!
SARAH.
Wildly.
Where were you, Rosa?
ROSA.
I wasn't—I've just been born, mamma!
SARAH.
See, David, see—a human being has just been born! Oh, look at her, every one of you! Oh, open the doors of your vision, throw open the gates of your eyes—look at her, every one of you!
Suddenly David realizes the meaning of what has happened. He throws his cap from his head, tears his clothing, which seems to suffocate him, and pushing everybody aside, rushes to Anathema.
DAVID.