RANK.
Indeed you may.
NORA.
Was it favourable, then?
RANK.
The best possible, for both doctor and patient—certainty.
NORA.
[quickly and searchingly]. Certainty?
RANK.
Absolute certainty. So wasn’t I entitled to make a merry evening of it after that?
NORA.
Yes, you certainly were, Doctor Rank.
HELMER.
I think so too, so long as you don’t have to pay for it in the morning.
RANK.
Oh well, one can’t have anything in this life without paying for it.
NORA.
Doctor Rank—are you fond of fancy-dress balls?
RANK.
Yes, if there is a fine lot of pretty costumes.