ELIS. A faithless—

LINDKVIST. Faithless—yes, but a friend, as I said. This faithless friend has unwittingly done you a great service.

ELIS [Sneeringly]. Even that.

LINDKVIST. [Moving nearer to Elis]. As ye sow, so shall ye reap!

ELIS. It's not true of evil.

LINDKVIST. It's true of everything in life. Do you believe me?

ELIS. I must, or else you will torture the life out of me.

LINDKVIST. Not your life—but pride and malice I will squeeze out of you.

ELIS. But to continue—

LINDKVIST. Peter has done you a service, I said.