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 Dr. Herdal.

[With some irritation.] Drawn you out? Again I have not the faintest notion what you mean, Mr. Solness.

Solness.

Oh come, out with it; I have seen it quite clearly, you know.

Dr. Herdal.

What have you seen?

Solness.

[In a low voice, slowly.] That you have been quietly keeping an eye upon me.

Dr. Herdal.

That I have! And why in all the world should I do that?

Solness.

Because you think that I[Passionately.] Well, devil take it—you think the same of me as Aline does.

Dr. Herdal.

And what does she think about you?

Solness.

[Having recovered his self-control.] She has begun to think that I am—that I am—ill.

Dr. Herdal.

Ill! You! She has never hinted such a thing to me. Why, what can she think is the matter with you?