Nora.
Oh, I’m not talking about the money I owe you. Tell me how much you demand from my husband—I will get it.
Krogstad.
I demand no money from your husband.
Nora.
What do you demand then?
Krogstad.
I will tell you. I want to regain my footing in the world. I want to rise; and your husband shall help me to do it. For the last eighteen months my record has been spotless; I have been in bitter need all the time; but I was content to fight my way up, step by step. Now, I’ve been thrust down again, and I will not be satisfied with merely being reinstated as a matter of grace. I want to rise, I tell you. I must get into the Bank again, in a higher position than before. Your husband shall create a place on purpose for me——
Nora.
He will never do that!