I heard them talking of him at my boarding-house—just as I came in. Oh, the most incredible rumours are afloat about him to-day.
Tesman.
Yes, fancy, so I heard too! And I can bear witness that he went straight home to bed last night. Fancy that!
Hedda.
Well, what did they say at the boarding-house?
Mrs. Elvsted.
Oh, I couldn’t make out anything clearly. Either they knew nothing definite, or else——. They stopped talking when they saw me; and I did not dare to ask.
Tesman.
[Moving about uneasily.] We must hope—we must hope that you misunderstood them, Mrs. Elvsted.
Mrs. Elvsted.