Hialmar.

And I do labour, I can tell you.

Relling.

And then you have your excellent wife, shuffling quietly in and out in her felt slippers, with that see-saw walk of hers, and making everything cosy and comfortable about you.

Hialmar.

Yes, Gina—[Nods to her]—you are a good helpmate on the path of life.

Gina.

Oh, don’t sit there cricketizing me.[me.]

Relling.

And your Hedvig too, Ekdal!