[Anxiously.] What have you to do down there, Halvard?
Solness.
[Curtly.] I must be down below with the men.
Mrs. Solness.
Yes, down below—only down below.
Solness.
That is where I always stand—on everyday occasions.
[He goes down the flight of steps and away through the garden.
Mrs. Solness.
[Calls after him over the railing.] But do beg the man to be careful when he goes up! Promise me that, Halvard!