Except that he’s a German; and that’s quite enough.... And how does his wife take it all?

The Secretary

She’s very much upset, of course; and that’s bad, because, as I hear, she is at this moment—you understand. However, it’s not certain yet.... She is very restless, very depressed, but she doesn’t say anything: she was never one to talk much.

Jean Gilson

But he must surely have told her, have prepared her?... She must have known what was going on?

The Secretary

I know nothing about that. I’m not in her confidence.

Jean Gilson

And what does the master say?

The Secretary