Why did you want to go—then?

Rebecca.

I did not want to go; I wanted to stay here, where I was. But I told her that it would be best for us all—that I should go away in time. I gave her to understand that if I stayed here any longer, I could not—I could not tell—what might happen.

Rosmer.

Then this is what you said and did!

Rebecca.

Yes, Rosmer.

Rosmer.

This is what you call “going to work.”

Rebecca.