[Indignantly.] Despise——!
Foldal.
[Wiping his eyes.] I have long known it; but to-day it came out unmistakably.
Borkman.
[After a short silence.] You made an unwise choice, I fear, when you married.
Foldal.
I had practically no choice in the matter. And, you see, one feels a need for companionship as one begins to get on in years. And so crushed as I then was—so utterly broken down——
Borkman.
[Jumping up in anger.] Is this meant for me? A reproach——!
Foldal.