A man’s whole moral basis may give away beneath his feet; that is the terrible part of it.
Relling.
Well, I can’t say I've ever been exactly married, so I don’t pretend to speak with authority. But this I know, that the child enters into the marriage problem. And you must leave the child in peace.
Hialmar.
Oh—Hedvig! my poor Hedvig!
Relling.
Yes, you must be good enough to keep Hedvig outside of all this. You two are grown-up people; you are free, in God’s name, to make what mess and muddle you please of your life. But you must deal cautiously with Hedvig, I tell you; else you may do her a great injury.
Hialmar.
An injury!
Relling.