Tesman.

A capital idea, Hedda! Just the thing! Now that the weight has been taken off my mind——

Hedda.

Will you not join them, Mr. Lövborg?

Lövborg.

[With a gesture of refusal.] No, thank you. Nothing for me.

Brack.

Why bless me—cold punch is surely not poison.

Lövborg.

Perhaps not for every one.