Oh, but it will pass over, my dear, blessëd boy. It’s nothing but over-work. Trust me, I am right.
Oswald.
[Sadly.] I thought so too, at first; but it isn’t so.
Mrs. Alving.
Tell me everything, from beginning to end.
Oswald.
Yes, I will.
Mrs. Alving.
When did you first notice it?
Oswald.