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 time about your husband's illness, and so eager to have the wherewithal for your journey, that you probably did not give much thought to the details. Allow me to remind you of them. I promised to find you the amount in exchange for a note of hand, which I drew up.

Nora.

Yes, and I signed it.

Krogstad.

Quite right. But then I added a few lines, making your father security for the debt. Your father was to sign this.

Nora.

Was to? He did sign it!

Krogstad.

I had left the date blank. That is to say, your father was himself to date his signature. Do you recollect that?

Nora.

Yes, I believe

Krogstad.

Then I gave you the paper to send to your father, by post. Is not that so?

Nora.

Yes.

Krogstad.

And of course you did so at once; for within five or six days you brought me back the