Hella. What is that?
Paul. Imagine!
Hella. I know what you are thinking of! I am not a friend of strong words, but if you insist upon hearing it, I have loved you too!
Paul. You ... me!
Hella. Yes, I have loved you, Paul, for what you were, the unselfish idealist ...
Paul (bitterly). Oh, indeed!
Hella. Yes, Paul! Do not forget about one thing! I am not one of these petty little women, to whom men are the alpha and omega! If you assumed that, of course you have been mistaken.
Paul. To be sure! And the mistake has cost me my life!
Hella. You knew it beforehand, Paul!
Paul. Because I was blinded!