Heire.
Indeed? I like that! How should I misunderstand my own ears?
The Chamberlain.
Anything new, Heire?
Heire.
Only that Anders Lundestad is going over to the Stonelee party.
The Chamberlain.
Oh, you’re joking!
Heire.
I beg your pardon, my dear sir; I have it from his own lips. Mr. Lundestad intends, on account of failing health, to retire from political life; you can draw your own conclusions from that.