AXEL. Hm!
CECILIA. Why do you say "hm"?
AXEL. Because your remark made an unpleasant impression on me.
CECILIA. One gets so many unpleasant impressions these days——
AXEL. For instance?
CECILIA. By reading the papers.
AXEL. So you have been reading those scandalous stories about me! And you believe them?
CECILIA. One doesn't know what to believe.
AXEL. So you really suspect me of being the unscrupulous fellow pictured in those stories? And as you are nevertheless willing to marry me, I must assume that you are moved by purely practical considerations and not by any personal attraction.
CECILIA. You speak so harshly, as if you didn't care for me at all!