Nora. And am I to congratulate you on the result?
Rank. By all means you must.
Nora. Then the result was a good one?
Rank. The best possible, alike for the physician and patient—namely, certainty.
Nora (quickly and searchingly). Certainty?
Rank. Complete certainty. Ought not I, upon the strength of it, to be very merry this evening?
Nora. Yes, you were quite right to be, Dr. Rank.... I am sure you are very fond of masquerade balls.
Rank. When there are plenty of interesting masks present, I certainly am....
Helmer. ...But what character will you take [at our next masquerade]?
Rank. I am perfectly clear as to that, my dear friend.