Burgomaster.
Not a single society in the town would let you their hall for such a purpose.
Aslaksen.
Not one, I'm quite certain.
Billing.
No, strike me dead if they would!
Mrs. Stockmann.
That would be too disgraceful! Why do they turn against you like this, every one of them?
Dr. Stockmann.
[Irritated.] I'll tell you why. It’s[It’s] because in this town all the men are old women—like you. They all think of nothing but their families, not of the general good.