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Lyngstrand.
and Miss Hilda answered: "Oh, because it's mother's birthday."
Ellida. Mother's! Oh indeed.
Arnholm. Aha!
[He and Ellida exchange glances of comprehension.
Arnholm. Well, since the young man has found it out, Mrs. Wangel
Ellida.
[To Lyngstrand.] Yes, since you have found it out
Lyngstrand.
[Offers the bouquet again.] May I be permitted to offer my congratulations?
Ellida.
[Taking the flowers.] Many thanks.—Won't you sit down a moment, Mr. Lyngstrand?
[Ellida, Arnholm, and Lyngstrand seat themselves in the arbour.
Ellida.
All this about—about my birthday—was to have been a secret, Mr. Arnholm.
Arnholm.
So I see. It was not to have been mentioned to us outsiders.
