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Mrs. Linden.
I could not see you at my rooms. They have no separate entrance. Come in; we are quite alone. The servants are asleep, and the Helmers are at the ball upstairs.
Krogstad.
[Coming into the room.] Ah! So the Helmers are dancing this evening? Really?
Mrs. Linden.
Yes. Why not?
Krogstad.
Quite right. Why not?
Mrs. Linden.
And now let us talk a little.
Krogstad.
Have we two anything to say to each other?
Mrs. Linden.
A great deal.
Krogstad.
I should not have thought so.
Mrs. Linden.
Because you have never really understood me.
Krogstad.
What was there to understand? The most natural thing in the world—a heartless woman throws a man over when a better match offers.
