IRENE.

I killed them.


PROFESSOR RUBEK.

[Severely.] Now you are telling me lies again!


IRENE.

I have killed them, I tell you--murdered them pitilessly. As soon as
ever they came into the world. Oh, long, long before. One after the
other.


PROFESSOR RUBEK.

[Sadly and earnestly.] There is something hidden behind everything
you say.


IRENE.

How can I help that? Every word I say is whispered into my ear.


PROFESSOR RUBEK.