Foldal.
[Softly, taking his portfolio.] No, no, no; I daresay not.
Borkman.
Here you have been lying to me all the time.
Foldal.
[Shaking his head.] Never lying, John Gabriel.
Borkman.
Have you not sat here feeding me with hope, and trust, and confidence—that was all a lie?
Foldal.
It wasn’t a lie so long as you believed in my vocation. So long as you believed in me, I believed in you.