Hedda.
[Rising and going towards her.] Then you have left your home—for good and all?
Mrs. Elvsted.
Yes. There was nothing else to be done.
Hedda.
But then—to take flight so openly[openly]
Mrs. Elvsted.
Oh, it’s impossible to keep things of that sort secret.
Hedda.
But what do you think people will say of you, Thea?