Well, here I am again, little girls!
[He comes in through the gate.
Boletta.
[Goes down to meet him in the garden.] Oh, I’m so glad you have come.
Hilda.
[Also going down to him.] Have you finished for the day now, father?
Wangel.
Oh no, I must go down to the surgery for a little while by-and-by.—Tell me,—do you know whether Arnholm has arrived?
Boletta.
Yes, he came last night. We sent to the hotel to inquire.