[Clenching his hands.] Oh, why did you not carry out your threat? Why did you not shoot me down?
Hedda.
Because I have such a dread of scandal.
Lövborg.
Yes, Hedda, you are a coward at heart.
Hedda.
A terrible coward. [Changing her tone.] But it was a lucky thing for you. And now you have found ample consolation at the Elvsteds’.
Lövborg.
I know what Thea has confided to you.
Hedda.