Hilda.
I think it must be so perfectly thrilling to go down all by one’s self to a steamer to see a strange man who is not one’s husband.
Mrs. Wangel.
[Recalling with difficulty her old phrase.] Oh, yes—yes. It allures me wonderfully.
Hilda.
I should go at once, if I were you, before Papa comes out.
Mrs. Wangel.
Don’t you think I ought to tell Wangel? I have always been accustomed to consult him before eloping with anyone else.
Hilda.