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JUDGE: Did he understand the extent of his activity?
SONG: He didn't ask. He knew that I needed those documents, and that was enough.
JUDGE: But he must've known he was passing classified information.
SONG: I can’t say.
[... … …]
End: JUDGE: Your armchair political theory is tenuous, Monsieur Song.
SONG: You think so? That's why you'll lose in all your dealings with the East.
JUDGE: Just answer my question: did he know you were a man?
Pause.
SONG: You know, Your Honor I never asked
For the full scene, see the script edition cited here: David Henry Hwang, M. Butterfly, Penguin Books, 1988, pp. 81-83.
Howlround Theatre Commons: M. Butterfly from 1988 to 2017
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