Yes, but——
Thora.
[Unnoticed by her father.] Don’t speak!
The Chamberlain.
[After a short pause, turns to Fieldbo.] Tell me frankly, Doctor:—Am I really denser than the general run of people?
Fieldbo.
How can you ask such a question. Chamberlain?
The Chamberlain.
Then how did it happen that I was probably the only person there who didn’t understand that that confounded speech was meant for me?
Fieldbo.