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 Rebecca.

Yes, Rector Kroll, Rosmer and I say "dear" to each other. That is one result of our "position."

Kroll.

Was that what you wanted me to hear?

Rebecca. That—and a little more.

Rosmer.

[Comes forward.] What is the object of this visit?

Kroll.

I wanted to try once more to stop you and win you back to us.

Rosmer.

[Points to the newspaper.] After what appears in that paper?

Kroll. I did not write it.

Rosmer.

Did you make the slightest effort to prevent its appearance?

Kroll.

That would have been to betray the cause I serve. And, besides, it was not in my power.

Rebecca.

[Tears the paper into shreds, crushes up the pieces and throws them behind the stove.] There! Now it is out of sight. And let it be out of mind too. For there will be nothing more of that sort, Rosmer.