Was he not?

Hedvig.

No. But at last he was drowned at sea; and so he left all those things behind him.

Gregers.

Tell me now—when you are sitting in there looking at the pictures, don’t you wish you could travel and see the real world for yourself?

Hedvig.

Oh no! I mean always to stay at home and help father and mother.

Gregers.

To retouch photographs?

Hedvig.