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 toddy's always on the table when any one looks in.

A Third Gentleman.

No, I should rather say he went off his head at times.

First Gentleman. I wonder if there's madness in the family?

Billing. I shouldn't be surprised.

A Fourth Gentleman.

No, it's pure malice. He wants to be revenged for something or other.

Billing.

He was certainly talking about a rise in his salary the other day; but he didn't get it.

All the Gentlemen. [Together.] Aha! That explains everything.

The Drunken Man.

[In the crowd.] I want a blue one, I do! And I'll have a white one too.

Several People. There's the tipsy man again! Turn him out.

Morten Kiil.

[Approaching the Doctor.] Well, Stockmann, you see now what such monkey-tricks lead to?

Dr. Stockmann. I have done my duty.