1. taking one thing with another, there is an excellent spirit of toleration in the town--an admirable municipal spirit. and it all springs from the fact of our having a great common interest to unite us--an interest that is in an equally high degree the concern of every right-minded citizen.'
2. at all events i assure you i don't waste money unprofitably. but i can't find it in my heart to deny myself the pleasure of entertaining my friends. i need that sort of thing, you know. i have lived for so long shut out of it all, that it is a necessity of life to me to mix with young, eager, ambitious men, men of liberal and active minds; '
3. 'a politician should never be too certain of anything, mr. hovstad. and as for you, mr. billing, i should think it is time for you to be taking in a reef or two in your sails, seeing that you are applying for the post of secretary to the bench.'
4. 'if only i had the means, i would start a school of my own; and it would be conducted on very different lines.'
a. aslaksen
b. peter stockmann
c. petra
d. dr. tom stockmann