ADOLPH. Well, have I?—And did you ever love him?
TEKLA. Of course, I did!
ADOLPH. And then—
TEKLA. I grew tired of him!
ADOLPH. And if you should tire of me also?
TEKLA. But I won't!
ADOLPH. If somebody else should turn up—one who had all the qualities you are looking for in a man now—suppose only—then you would leave me?
TEKLA. No.
ADOLPH. If he captivated you? So that you couldn't live without him? Then you would leave me, of course?
TEKLA. No, that doesn't follow.