Arthur.
I'm afraid I'm not here to interpret the law according to my feelings but according to its own spirit.
Violet.
It's easy to talk like that when you haven't got any feeling one way or the other. Don't you realise the misery of that man condemned to die for what he honestly thought was a mere act of justice? I wish you'd seen the agony of those poor women. And now they're more or less happy because I promised to help them. The Princess told them I had influence with you. If she only knew!
Arthur.
You should never have been put in such a position. It was grossly unfair. I'll take care that nothing of the sort occurs again.
Violet.
D'you mean to say you'll do nothing? Won't you even go into the matter again—with a little sympathy?
Arthur.
I can't!