Hilda: Don't tell me my master builder daren't, cannot climb as high as he builds. You promised me a kingdom, and then you went and—well! Don't tell me you can ever be dizzy!

Solness: This evening, then, we'll hang up the wreath, Princess Hilda.

Hilda (bitterly): Over your new home—yes.

Solness: Over the new house, which will never be a home for me.

Hilda (looks straight in front of her with a far-away expression, and whispers to herself. The only words audible are): Frightfully thrilling——

Act III

Scene.—A large, broad verandah attached to Solness's dwelling-house. A flight of steps leads down to the garden below. Far to the right, among the trees, is a glimpse of the new villa, with scaffolding round the tower. Evening sky, with sun-lit clouds.

Mrs. Solness: Have you been round the garden, Miss Wangel?

Hilda: Yes, and I've found heaps of flowers.