[With resignation.] If it were only the lack of understanding—with a little patience, one could manage to wait for that awhile yet. [His voice choked with tears.] But there is something still bitterer.

Borkman.

[Vehemently.] There is nothing bitterer than that.

Foldal.

Yes, there is, John Gabriel. I have gone through a domestic scene to-night—just before I started.

Borkman.

Indeed? What about?

Foldal.

[With an outburst.] My people at home—they despise me.

Borkman.