Ella Rentheim.
[Coldly and quietly.] That is quite true, Borkman.
Borkman.
Yes it is. And that was why, when they came and took me, they found all your securities untouched in the strong-room of the bank.
Ella Rentheim.
[Looking at him.] I have often and often wondered what was your real reason for sparing all my property? That, and that alone?
Borkman.
My reason?
Ella Rentheim.
Yes, your reason. Tell me.