Pillars of Society by Henrik Ibsen
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page 98 of 166 (59%)
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Bernick: Impossible! Hilmar: Is it? Why do you suppose these mercenary-minded creatures were so willing to go into the undertaking with you? Don't you suppose they have scented profit for themselves-- Bernick: It is impossible, I am sure; there is so much public spirit in our little community-- Hilmar: In our community? Of course you are a confirmed optimist, and so you judge others by yourself. But I, who am a tolerably experienced observer--! There isn't a single soul in the place-- excepting ourselves, of course--not a single soul in the place who holds up the banner of the Ideal. (Goes towards the verandah.) Ugh, I can see them there-- Bernick: See whom? Hilmar: Our two friends from America. (Looks out to the right.) And who is that they are walking with? As I am alive, if it is not the captain of the "Indian Girl." Ugh! Bernick: What can they want with him? Hilmar. Oh, he is just the right company for them. He looks as if he had been a slave-dealer or a pirate; and who knows what the other two may have been doing all these years. Bernick: Let me tell you that it is grossly unjust to think such |
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