But tell me, Ekdal—what would have become of you if you hadn’t had a wife like me?
Hialmar.
Like you——!
Gina.
Yes; for you know I've always been a bit more practical and wide-awake than you. Of course I'm a year or two older.
Hialmar.
What would have become of me!
Gina.
You’d got into all sorts of bad ways when first you met me; that you can’t deny.
Hialmar.