Oh nonsense; you will only hurt your eyes.
Hedvig.
Not a bit. Give me the brush.
Hialmar.
[Rising.] Well, it won’t take more than a minute or two.
Hedvig.
Pooh, what harm can it do then? [Takes the brush.] There! [Seats herself.] I can begin upon this one.
Hialmar.
But mind you don’t hurt your eyes! Do you hear? I won’t be answerable; you do it on your own responsibility—understand that.
Hedvig.