Lona.
Because she has known nothing.
Bernick.
And you will not ask me to;—out of consideration for her, you will not.
Lona.
Oh, no; I daresay I shall manage to bear all the ridicule; I have a broad back.
Bernick.
And Johan will not ask me either—he has promised me that.
Lona.
But you yourself, Karsten? Is there not something within you that longs to get clear of the lie?