Never thought of them in sympathy.
Allmers.
We, who had "the gold, and the green forests"——
Rita.
Our hands were closed to them. And our hearts too.
Allmers.
[Nods.] Then it was perhaps natural enough, after all, that they should not risk their lives to save little Eyolf.
Rita.
[Softly.] Think, Alfred! Are you so certain that—that we would have risked ours?
Allmers.