Solness.
No, not to begin with.
[He moves a chair nearer to Hilda and sits down.
Hilda.
[Impatiently, taps on her knee.] Well, now for the crack in the chimney!
Solness.
I had noticed the split in the flue long, long before the fire. Every time I went up into the attic, I looked to see if it was still there.
Hilda.
And it was?
Solness.