THORFINN. Lie then.
ORM. Was the truth so bitter?
THORFINN. What do you say?
ORM. Never mind. You shall hear more from me later.
THORFINN. Orm, you are my friend!
ORM. H'm—of course!
THORFINN. I lack peace.
ORM. There are two ways to gain peace: one is never to do anything one regrets—the other never to regret anything one does!
THORFINN. But if one has already done what one regrets?
ORM. Thorfinn! That is to say, you regret your harshness toward your child?