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 Solness.

Are they pleased with the drawings? The people who will have to live in the house?

Brovik.

Yes. If you would only look through them and approve of them

Solness.

Then they would let Ragnar build their home for them?

Brovik.

They were immensely pleased with his idea. They thought it exceedingly original, they said.

Solness.

Oho! Original! Not the old-fashioned stuff that I am in the habit of turning out!

Brovik.

It seemed to them different.

Solness.

[With suppressed irritation.] So it was to see Ragnar that they came here—whilst I was out!

Brovik.

They came to call upon you—and at the same time to ask whether you would mind retiring

Solness.

[Angrily.] Retire? I?

Brovik.

In case you thought that Ragnar's drawings