And then a good income, Peter! That’s a thing one learns to appreciate when one has lived on starvation wages——
Burgomaster.
Good heavens——!
Dr. Stockmann.
Oh yes, I can tell you we often had hard times of it up there. And now we can live like princes! To-day, for example, we had roast beef for dinner; and we’ve had some of it for supper too. Won’t you have some? Come along—just look at it, at any rate——
Burgomaster.
No, no; certainly not——
Dr. Stockmann.
Well then, look here—do you see we’ve bought a table-cover?
Burgomaster.