MANDERS. It only shows how excessively careful one ought to be in
judging one's fellow creatures. But what a heartfelt joy it is to
ascertain that one has been mistaken! Don't you think so?

MRS. ALVING. I think you are, and will always be, a great baby,
Manders.

MANDERS. I?

MRS. ALVING. [Laying her two hands upon his shoulders.] And I say
that I have half a mind to put my arms round your neck, and kiss
you.

MANDERS. [Stepping hastily back.] No, no! God bless me! What an
idea!

MRS. ALVING. [With a smile.] Oh, you needn't be afraid of me.

MANDERS. [By the table.] You have sometimes such an exaggerated way
of expressing yourself. Now, let me just collect all the documents,
and put them in my bag. [He does so.] There, that's all right. And
now, good-bye for the present. Keep your eyes open when Oswald
comes back. I shall look in again later. [He takes his hat and goes
out through the hall door.]

MRS. ALVING. [Sighs, looks for a moment out of the window, sets the
room in order a little, and is about to go into the dining-room,
but stops at the door with a half-suppressed cry.] Oswald, are you
still at table?