Hedvig.

And there’s a——

Ekdal.

Sh—sh! don’t say anything about it yet.

Gregers.

And you have pigeons too, I see.

Ekdal.

Oh yes, haven’t we just got pigeons! They have their nest-boxes up there under the roof-tree; for pigeons like to roost high, you see.[see.]

Hialmar.

They aren’t all common pigeons.