This is a great risk, Karsten.
Bernick.
I have staked all I possess upon the throw.
Lona.
I was not thinking of the money; but when it comes out that——
Bernick.
Yes, that is the great point. With the unblemished reputation I have hitherto borne, I can take the whole affair upon my shoulders and carry it through, saying to my fellow citizens, “See, this I have ventured for the good of the community!”
Lona.
Of the community?
Bernick.