A Waiter.
[In the doorway of the other room.] Pettersen, here’s an old fellow wanting——
Pettersen.
[Mutters.] The devil—who’s this now?
Old Ekdal appears from the right, in the inner room. He is dressed in a threadbare overcoat with a high collar; he wears woollen mittens, and carries in his hand a stick and a fur cap. Under his arm, a brown paper parcel. Dirty red-brown wig and small grey moustache.
Pettersen.
[Goes towards him.] Good Lord—what do you want here?
Ekdal.
[In the doorway.] Must get into the office, Pettersen.
Pettersen.