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 Hedda.

What is it?

Tesman.

If you could only prevail on yourself to say du[1] to her. For my sake, Hedda? Eh?

Hedda.

No no, Tesman—you really mustn't ask that of me. I have told you so already. I shall try to call her "Aunt"; and you must be satisfied with that.

Tesman.

Well well. Only I think now that you belong to the family, you

Hedda.

H'm—I can't in the least see why

[She goes up towards the middle doorway.

Tesman.

[After a pause.] Is there anything the matter with you, Hedda? Eh?

Hedda.

I'm only looking at my old piano. It doesn't go at all well with all the other things.

Tesman.

The first time I draw my salary, we'll see about exchanging it.

Hedda.

No, no—no exchanging. I don't want to part with it. Suppose we put it there in the inner

1 Du=thou; Tesman means, "If you could persuade yourself to tutoyer her."