Mrs. Alving.
You may rely on that, my dear and only boy! I have nothing in the world to live for but you alone.
Oswald.
Very well, then; now you shall hear——Mother, you have a strong, steadfast mind, I know. Now you’re to sit quite still when you hear it.
Mrs. Alving.
What dreadful thing can it be——?
Oswald.
You’re not to scream out. Do you hear? Do you promise me that? We will sit and talk about it quietly. Do you promise me, mother?
Mrs. Alving.
Yes, yes; I promise. Only speak!