Engstrand
No; she only swore; but she did it that solemn-like.
Manders.
And you have hidden the truth from me all these years? Hidden it from me, who have trusted you without reserve, in everything.
Engstrand.
Well, I can’t deny it.
Manders.
Have I deserved this of you, Engstrand? Have I not always been ready to help you in word and deed, so far as it lay in my power? Answer me. Have I not?
Engstrand.
It would have been a poor look-out for me many a time but for the Reverend Mr. Manders.