No, of course not. For that matter, he was away from home himself— he was travelling. Oh, I could bear it no longer, Hedda! I couldn't indeed—so utterly alone as I should have been in future.
HEDDA.
Well? And then?
MRS. ELVSTED.
So I put together some of my things—what I needed most—as quietly as possible. And then I left the house.
HEDDA.
Without a word?
MRS. ELVSTED.
Yes—and took the train to town.
HEDDA.