Dr. Vergerus, Minister of Health:
I'll tell you a secret. I've struggled all evening with an inexplicable sympathy for you and your husband.

Manda Vogler:
That doesn't sound likely.

Dr. Vergerus, Minister of Health:
I took an immediate liking to you. Your faces, your silence, your natural dignity. I only admit the deplorable fact because I'm tipsy.

Manda Vogler:
Then leave us alone.

Dr. Vergerus, Minister of Health:
I can't.

Manda Vogler:
Why not?

Dr. Vergerus, Minister of Health:
Because you represent what I despise most of all. The inexplicable.