THE STRANGER. Busy?
THE MAID. Yes—she is conducting her class in Modern Adolescence.
THE STRANGER. How like Hedda! Always experimenting with something or other! What is she teaching them?
THE MAID. She's teaching them what she calls "sex-unconsciousness."
THE STRANGER. Dear me! What is sex-unconsciousness?
THE MAID. I'm sure I don't know, sir.
THE STRANGER. Dear, delightful Hedda! Ever in pursuit of the new sensation!
THE MAID. You are an old friend of hers, I suppose?
THE STRANGER. Well, no, not exactly. The fact is—
THE MAID. You're not a reporter, are you? Hedda doesn't talk to reporters—any more.