Yes, down below--only down below.


SOLNESS.

That is where I always stand--on everyday occasions.
[He goes down the flight of steps and away through the garden.


MRS. SOLNESS.

[Calls after him over the railing.] But do beg the man to be careful
when he goes up! Promise me that, Halvard!


DR. HERDAL.

[To MRS. SOLNESS.] Don't you see that I was right? He has given up
all thought of that folly.


MRS. SOLNESS.

Oh, what a relief! Twice workmen have fallen, and each time they
were killed on the spot. [Turns to HILDA.] Thank you, Miss Wangel,
for having kept such a firm hold upon him. I should never have been
able to manage him.


DR. HERDAL.