[Rising.] I came in through the garden.
Hedda.
What books have you got there?
Tesman.
[Stands looking them through.] Some new books on my special subjects—quite indispensable to me.
Hedda.
Your special subjects?
Brack.
Yes, books on his special subjects, Mrs. Tesman.
[Brack and Hedda exchange a confidential smile.