Oh why, why could it not have happened so!
Solness.
You may well say that, Hilda.
Hilda.
Well, but now listen, Mr. Solness. Are you perfectly certain that the fire was caused by that little crack in the chimney!
Solness.
No, on the contrary—I am perfectly certain that the crack in the chimney had nothing whatever to do with the fire.
Hilda.
What!
Solness.