Tell him that we—

WILHELMINE.

That I—[Her courage begins to fail.] That although we will learn the chapters—

SONNSFELD.

And although we will eat the beans—

WILHELMINE.

It will not be our fault if [with renewed courage] if in the despair of our hearts—

SONNSFELD (tragically).

We let fall the stitches in the orphan's stockings—

WILHELMINE.