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.