[Excitedly.] What happened? Do tell me! Was any one burnt?
Solness.
No, not that. Every one got safe and sound out of the house——
Hilda.
Well, and what then——?
Solness.
The fright had shaken Aline terribly. The alarm—the escape—the break-neck hurry—and then the ice-cold night air—for they had to be carried out just as they lay—both she and the little ones.
Hilda.
Was it too much for them?
Solness.