Hilda.

Do you think it’s very serious?

Boletta.

Yes, I am sure it is.

Hilda.

He consulted father this afternoon. I wonder what father thinks of him.

Boletta.

Father told me that he has a hardening of the lungs—or something of that sort. He won’t last very long, father says.

Hilda.

Did he really say so? Well now, that’s exactly what I’ve been thinking.