[The Once-ler takes a moment to respond to her, staring at one of the boarded up windows]

Yeah. This is what I come home to. And I do have to go through it. [He gestures towards the door] All that? Out there? I did that. This used to be a beautiful place, and I destroyed it, because it made me rich and powerful. I betrayed my friends, starved them out, took away the only home they ever knew.

[He lets his arm drop, looking to the floor] So yes. I'm going to accept it. It's the price I have to pay, and it'll be like this for a long time.