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A Stranger arrives at the Lovberg household, in search of Hedda
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THE STRANGER. Is—ah—Miss Gabler in?
THE MAID. You mean—Mrs. Lovberg?
THE STRANGER. Yes—but . . . I'm not mistaken, am I? Mrs. Lovberg is— or was—Hedda Gabler. Isn't that true?
THE MAID. Oh, yes, it's Hedda. But she prefers to be called by her husband's name. Did you wish to see her? She is busy just now.
THE STRANGER. Busy?
THE MAID. Yes—she is conducting her class in Modern Adolescence.
THE STRANGER. How like Hedda! Always experimenting with something or other! What is she teaching them?
THE MAID. She's teaching them what she calls "sex-unconsciousness."
THE STRANGER. Dear me! What is sex-unconsciousness?
THE MAID. I'm sure I don't know, sir.
THE STRANGER. Dear, delightful Hedda! Ever in pursuit of the new sensation!
THE MAID. You are an old friend of hers, I suppose?
THE
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