Regina.
[After a short silence.] What do you want with me in town?
Engstrand.
Can you ask what a father wants with his only child? A’n’t I a lonely, forlorn widower?
Regina.
Oh, don’t try on any nonsense like that with me! Why do you want me?
Engstrand.
Well, let me tell you, I’ve been thinking of setting up in a new line of business.
Regina.
[Contemptuously.] You’ve tried that often enough, and much good you’ve done with it.