Professor Rubek.
Thanks and praise be to you, I achieved my great task. I wanted to embody the pure woman as I saw her awakening on the Resurrection Day. Not marvelling at anything new and unknown and undivined; but filled with a sacred joy at finding herself unchanged—she, the woman of earth—in the higher, freer, happier region—after the long, dreamless sleep of death. [More softly.] Thus did I fashion her.—I fashioned her in your image, Irene.
Irene.
[Laying her hands flat upon the table and leaning against the back of her chair.] And then you were done with me
Professor Rubek.
[Reproachfully.] Irene!
Irene.
You had no longer any use for me
Professor Rubek.
How can you say that!
Irene.
—and began to look about you for other ideals
Professor Rubek.
I found none, none after you.
Irene.
And no other models, Arnold?
