It is coming! The dreadful thing is coming, after all. No, no, no, it can never be; it shall not!

[She goes to Helmer’s door and slips the bolt. Ellen opens the hall door for Krogstad, and shuts it after him. He wears a travelling-coat, high boots, and a fur cap.

Nora.

[Goes towards him.] Speak softly; my husband is at home.

Krogstad.

All right. That’s nothing to me.

Nora.

What do you want?

Krogstad.

A little information.