Heire.
Yes, freedom of speech is the only civic right I really value.
Stensgård.
What a pity the law should restrict it.
Heire.
Hee-hee! Our legal friend’s mouth is watering for a nice action for slander, eh? Make your mind easy, my dear sir! I’m an old hand, let me tell you!
Stensgård.
Especially at slander?
Heire.
Your pardon, young man! That outburst of indignation does honour to your heart. I beg you to forget an old man’s untimely frankness about your absent friends.