The King. Yes.
Clara. He was so disappointed. (A pause.)
The King. I sometimes wonder every one isn't a republican! It must come to that in the end; I can see that. If only royalties nowadays thought seriously enough about it to realise it!
Clara. It is made so difficult for them by those who surround them.
The King. Yes, you see, that is another reason why any such reform must begin at home. Do you think that a king, who went every day to his work from a home that was in every respect like that of one of his people, could fail in the long run?
Clara. There are so many different kinds of homes.
The King. I mean a home that holds love instead of subservience—comfort instead of ceremony-truth instead of flattery; a home where—ah, well, I need not teach a woman what a home means.
Clara. We make them what they are.
The King. Surely; but they are especially what women make them. (A pause.)
Clara. The sun is quite strong now.