Kore. You let her be taken?
Adr. I had no choice.
Kore. There is always a choice. You could have killed her. [Breaks down]
Manl. [Touching him] Come.
Kore. Yes! Go on! I'll come!
Manl. At Breshloff's. [Exit]
Kore. [Savagely, starting up] You would save his life knowing that!
Adr. What has Vera's misfortune—yours—mine—to do with an eternal principle?
Kore. Damn your principle! It will put us all into hell!