[Sadly.] I see it, I see it; an abyss has opened between us.—But, Nora, can it never be filled up?

Nora.

As I now am, I am no wife for you.

Helmer.

I have strength to become another man.

Nora.

Perhaps—when your doll is taken away from you.

Helmer.

To part—to part from you! No, Nora, no; I can’t grasp the thought.

Nora.