[Seating herself by the table on the right.] Well? Tell me then—
TESMAN.
[Sitting on a footstool near the stove.] Oh, Hedda, you can't conceive what a book that is going to be! I believe it is one of the most remarkable things that have ever been written. Fancy that!
HEDDA.
Yes yes; I don't care about that—
TESMAN.
I must make a confession to you, Hedda. When he had finished reading—a horrid feeling came over me.
HEDDA.
A horrid feeling?
TESMAN.