[Looks at here with his head bowed.] How have you become what you
are, Hilda?
HILDA.
How have you made me what I am?
SOLNESS.
[Shortly and firmly.] The princess shall have her castle.
HILDA.
[Jubilant, clapping her hands.] Oh, Mr. Solness---! My lovely,
lovely castle. Our castle in the air!
SOLNESS.
On a firm foundation.
[In the street a crowd of people has assembled, vaguely seen
through the trees. Music of wind-instruments is heard far
away behind the new house.
MRS. SOLNESS, with a fur collar round her neck, DOCTOR HERDAL
with her white shawl on his arm, and some ladies, come out
on the verandah. RAGNAR BROVIK comes at the same time up
from the garden.
MRS. SOLNESS.
[To RAGNAR.] Are we to have music, too?
RAGNAR.
Yes. It's the band of the Mason's Union. [To SOLNESS.] The foreman
asked me to tell you that he is ready now to go up with the wreath.
SOLNESS.
[Takes his hat.] Good. I will go down to him myself.
MRS. SOLNESS.
[Anxiously.] What have you to do down there, Halvard?
SOLNESS.
[Curtly.] I must be down below with the men.
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