KROGSTAD.
[changing his tone]. Mrs Helmer, you will be so good as to use your influence on my behalf.
NORA.
What? What do you mean?
KROGSTAD.
You will be so kind as to see that I am allowed to keep my subordinate position in the Bank.
NORA.
What do you mean by that? Who proposes to take your post away from you?
KROGSTAD.
Oh, there is no necessity to keep up the pretence of ignorance. I can quite understand that your friend is not very anxious to expose herself to the chance of rubbing shoulders with me; and I quite understand, too, whom I have to thank for being turned off.
NORA.
But I assure you—
KROGSTAD.
Very likely; but, to come to the point, the time has come when I should advise you to use your influence to prevent that.
NORA.
But, Mr. Krogstad, I have no influence.
KROGSTAD.
Haven’t you? I thought you said yourself just now—
NORA.
Naturally I did not mean you to put that construction on it. I! What should make you think I have any influence of that kind with my husband?