"Do you know that I had an aversion for you, when I came here?"
"Yes indeed, I knew it."
"And why didn't you try to convert me from it?"
Eric was silent, and Manna asked him once more:—
"Is it then a matter of so much indifference to you what people think of you?"
"No, but I am a servant of your house, and have no right to seek for any special consideration in your sight."
"You are very proud."
"I do not deny it."
"Don't you know that pride is a fault?"
"To be sure, when one makes pretensions and detracts from the worth of others. But I keep my pride for myself alone, or rather, I say with St. Simon:—'If I consider myself I feel dejected, if I consider my fellow-men I feel proud.'"