NORA.
What is that?
HELMER.
You do not love me anymore.
NORA.
No, that is just it.
HELMER.
Nora!—and you can say that?
NORA.
It gives me great pain, Torvald, for you have always been so kind to me, but I cannot help it. I do not love you any more.
HELMER.
[regaining his composure]. Is that a clear and certain conviction too?
NORA.
Yes, absolutely clear and certain. That is the reason why I will not stay here any longer.
HELMER.
And can you tell me what I have done to forfeit your love?
NORA.
Yes, indeed I can. It was tonight, when the wonderful thing did not happen; then I saw you were not the man I had thought you were.
HELMER.
Explain yourself better. I don’t understand you.