BERTHA. How can I be of service to you?
MRS. HALL. You know Doctor Östermark, don't you?
BERTHA. Yes, he's an old friend of mine.
MRS. HALL. An old friend. Well, you see, dear Mrs. Alberg, I was married to him once, but we separated. I am his divorced wife.
BERTHA. Oh! He has never told me about that.
MRS. HALL. Oh, people don't tell such things.
BERTHA. He told me he was a widower.
MRS. HALL. Well, you were a young girl then, and I suppose he isn't so anxious to have it known anyway.
BERTHA. And I who have always believed that Doctor Östermark was an honorable man!
MRS. HALL [Sarcastic]. Yes, he's a good one! He is a real gentleman, I must say.