Lars. Well, how do you like living here?
Olof. It's so close!
Lars. Somewhat!
Olof. And no room overhead.
Lars. That's why they find it so hard to keep their backs straight.
Olof. In ten minutes I have become so much of a courtier that I know how to be silent when an ass is talking.
Lars. There is no harm in that.
Olof. What does the King think?
Lars. He doesn't tell.
(A number of people have begun to gather in the hall.)