Mrs. Alving.
Call it rather your most pitiful defeat.
Manders.
It was my greatest victory, Helen—the victory over myself.
Mrs. Alving.
It was a crime against us both.
Manders.
When you went astray, and came to me crying, “Here I am; take me!” I commanded you, saying, “Woman, go home to your lawful husband.” Was that a crime?
Mrs. Alving.
Yes, I think so.