NORA.
Well, Torvald dear, have you got rid of him?
HELMER.
Yes, he has just gone.
NORA.
Let me introduce you—this is Christine, who has come to town.
HELMER.
Christine—? Excuse me, but I don’t know—
NORA.
Mrs Linde, dear; Christine Linde.
HELMER.
Of course. A school friend of my wife’s, I presume?
MRS LINDE.
Yes, we have known each other since then.
NORA.
And just think, she has taken a long journey in order to see you.
HELMER.
What do you mean?
MRS LINDE.
No, really, I—