—Oh, horrors! This woman is altogether destitute of motherly feelings.
—What do you expect of them? You astonish me.
—How charming she is. There’s something tragical about her.
—Then marry her.
—Crimes of infanticide were not regarded as such in ancient times, and were looked upon as a natural right of parents. Only with the introduction of humanism into our customs——
—Oh, please, just a second, professor.
—But science, my child——
King Hunger:—Tell us, Starveling, how it happened.
(With drooping hands and motionless, the woman speaks up dully and dispassionately.)