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Hedda has dismissed on an errand so that she can talk to Mrs. Elvsted on her own. She wants to know more about Mrs. Elvsted's relationship with Eilert Loevborg, a local writer and academic. Mrs. Elvsted reveals that she has left her husband to follow Loevborg to town as the pair have become very close. However, she is aware that the shadow of a woman from Loevborg's past stands between them. This is something Hedda appears to be very pleased about...knowing that she is that shadow.
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HEDDA. [Goes up to MRS. ELVSTED, smiles, and says in a low voice.] There! We have killed two birds with one stone.
MRS. ELVSTED. What do you mean?
HEDDA. Could you not see that I wanted him to go?
MRS. ELVSTED. Yes, to write the letter—
HEDDA. And that I might speak to you alone.
MRS. ELVSTED. [Confused.] About the same thing?
HEDDA. Precisely.
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