Read this excerpt from A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen. Mrs Linde. I arrived by steamer this morning. Nora. To have some fun at Christmas-time, of course. How delightful! We will have such fun together! But take off your things. You are not cold, I hope. [Helps her.] Now we will sit down by the stove, and be cosy. No, take this armchair; I will sit here in the rocking-chair. [Takes her hands.] Now you look like your old self again; it was only the first moment--You are a little paler, Christine, and perhaps a little thinner. What is the effect of the dialogue in this excerpt? It describes Nora and Mrs. Linde’s relationship. It indicates Nora’s volume and tone of voice. It establishes a sympathetic mood. It explains how the characters first met.