The Lady from the Sea by Henrik Ibsen
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Wangel. But you spoke just now of letters. So you have heard from
him since? Ellida. Yes, I have heard from him. First I had a few short lines from Archangel. He only wrote he was going to America. And then he told me where to send an answer. Wangel. And did you? Ellida. At once. I wrote him, of course, that all must be at an end between us; and that he must no longer think of me, just as I should no longer think of him. Wangel. But did he write again? Ellida. Yes, he wrote again. Wangel. And what was his answer to your communication? Ellida. He took no notice of it. It was exactly as if I had never broken with him. He wrote quite composedly and calmly that I must wait for him. When he could have me he would let me know, and then I was to go to him at once. Wangel. So he would not release you? Ellida. No. Then I wrote again, almost word for word as I had before; or perhaps more firmly. Wangel. And he gave in? |
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