Mrs. Elvsted.
[Looks at her doubtfully.] Eilert Lövborg? Yes—he has.
Hedda.
Had you known him before, in town here?
Mrs. Elvsted.
Scarcely at all. I mean—I knew him by name of course.
Hedda.
But you saw a good deal of him in the country?
Mrs. Elvsted.
Yes, he came to us every day. You see, he gave the children lessons; for in the long run I couldn’t manage it all myself.