Hedvig. Of course, only it sounds so odd to hear people talk of the depths of the ocean.
Gregers. Why? Tell me why.
Hedvig. No, I won’t, for it’s so silly——
Gregers. I’m sure it’s not. Now, tell me why you smiled?
Hedvig. Well, it’s because when I happen to remember what’s in there—all of a sudden—it always seems to me that the whole room and everything in it should be called the “depths of the ocean”—but that’s so silly.
Gregers. You must not say that.
Hedvig. Yes, for it’s only a loft.
Gregers (looking steadily at her). Are you so sure of that?
Hedvig (astonished). That it’s a loft!
Gregers. Yes. Are you quite certain it is?