Mrs. Elvsted.

Yes, I am. And I don’t know another living creature here that I can turn to.

Hedda.

[Laying the bouquet on the table.] Come—let us sit here on the sofa——

Mrs. Elvsted.

Oh, I am too restless to sit down.

Hedda.

Oh no, you’re not. Come here.

[She draws Mrs. Elvsted down upon the sofa and sits at her side.

Tesman.