Ella Rentheim.
Do you know her at all intimately, Gunhild?
Mrs. Borkman.
Oh yes, pretty well. She lives close by here; and she looks in every now and then.
Ella Rentheim.
And do you like her?
Mrs. Borkman.
She is unusually intelligent; remarkably clear in her judgments.
Ella Rentheim.
In her judgments of people, do you mean?
Mrs. Borkman.
Yes, principally of people. She has made quite a study of Erhart; looked deep into his character—into his soul. And the result is she idolises him, as she could not help doing.
Ella Rentheim.
[With a touch of finesse.] Then perhaps she knows Erhart still better than she knows you?
Mrs. Borkman.
Yes, Erhart saw a good deal of her in town, before she came out here.
Ella Rentheim.
[Without thinking.] And in spite of that she moved out of town?
