when I heard there was to be a game of forfeits, I thought there was no danger
The Chamberlain.
[Stamping on the floor.] To be made a laughingstock by such a windbag! What must my guests have thought of me? That I was mean enough to want to buy this creature, this—thisas Lundestad calls him!
Fieldbo.
Yes, but
Thora.
[Unnoticed by her father.] Don't speak!
The Chamberlain.
[After a short pause, turns to Fieldbo.] Tell me frankly, Doctor:—Am I really denser than the general run of people?
Fieldbo.
How can you ask such a question. Chamberlain?
The Chamberlain.
Then how did it happen that I was probably the only person there who didn't understand that that confounded speech was meant for me?
Fieldbo.
Shall I tell you why?
The Chamberlain.
Certainly.
Fieldbo.
It is because you yourself regard your position in the district differently from other people.
