Hedda.

Mr. Lövborg remains with us.

Mrs. Elvsted.

[Takes a chair and is about to seat herself at his side.] Oh, how nice it is here!

Hedda.

No, thank you, my little Thea! Not there! You’ll be good enough to come over here to me. I will sit between you.

Mrs. Elvsted.

Yes, just as you please.

[She goes round the table and seats herself on the sofa on Hedda’s right. Lövborg re-seats himself on his chair.

Lövborg.