Hilda.
Yes, do! At once!
[She sits on a stool by the railing, and looks expectantly at him.
Solness.
[Throws his hat on the table.] You know that I began by building churches.
Hilda.
[Nods.] I know that well.
Solness.
For, you see, I came as a boy from a pious home in the country; and so it seemed to me that this church-building was the noblest task I could set myself.
Hilda.