Mrs. Borkman.

Oh yes, pretty well. She lives close by here; and she looks in every now and then.

Ella Rentheim.

And do you like her?

Mrs. Borkman.

She is unusually intelligent; remarkably clear in her judgments.

Ella Rentheim.

In her judgments of people, do you mean?

Mrs. Borkman.

Yes, principally of people. She has made quite a study of Erhart; looked deep into his character—into his soul. And the result is she idolises him, as she could not help doing.