Good! Then build it for me! This moment!
[Laughing.] Must you have that on the instant, too?
Yes, to be sure! For the ten years are up now, and I am not going to wait any longer. So—out with the castle, Mr. Solness!
It's no light matter to owe you anything, Hilda.
You should have thought of that before. It is too late now. So—[tapping the table]—the castle on the table! It is my castle! I will have it at once!
[More seriously, leans over towards her, with his arms on the table.] What sort of castle have you imagined, Hilda?
[Her expression becomes more and more veiled. She seems gazing
inwards at herself.
[Slowly.] My castle shall stand on a height—on a very great height—with a clear outlook on all sides, so that I can see far—far around.
And no doubt it is to have a high tower!
A tremendously high tower. And at the very top of the tower there shall be a balcony. And I will stand out upon it—