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.