Gina. Yes, just fancy—she does that already! She’s begun carrying on with the fire out in the kitchen. She calls it playing at house on fire. I’m often frightened she’ll set fire to the house.
Relling. There you see, I knew it well enough.
Gregers (to Relling). But how do you account for this?
Relling (sulkily). She is passing through a constitutional change, man.
Hjalmar. As long as the child has me!—So long as my head is above ground——
There is a knock at the door.
Gina. Hush, Ekdal! There is some one in the passage. (Calls out.) Come in!
Mrs. Sorby, in walking costume, comes in.
Mrs. Sorby. Good evening!
Gina (going up to her). What, is it you, Bertha!