KROGSTAD.
And do you know what they think of me here?
MRS LINDE.
You seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man.
KROGSTAD.
I am certain of it.
MRS LINDE.
Is it too late now?
KROGSTAD.
Christine, are you saying this deliberately? Yes, I am sure you are. I see it in your face. Have you really the courage, then—?
MRS LINDE.
I want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. We two need each other. Nils, I have faith in your real character—I can dare anything together with you.
KROGSTAD.
[grasps her hands]. Thanks, thanks, Christine! Now I shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. Ah, but I forgot—
MRS LINDE.
[listening]. Hush! The Tarantella! Go, go!
KROGSTAD.
Why? What is it?
MRS LINDE.
Do you hear them up there? When that is over, we may expect them back.