But it must be a thousand times more exciting to be loved by a man than by a girl!
Thea.
But you don't want to assert that Forest Inspector Pfälle loves Melitta more than she does him.
Wendla.
That I do, Thea. Pfälle is proud. Pfälle is proud because he is a forest inspector—for Pfälle has nothing.——Melitta is happy because she gets ten thousand times more than she is.
Martha.
Aren't you proud of yourself, Wendla?
Wendla.
That would be silly.
Martha.