Hjalmar Monologue from The Wild Duck

From The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen

male · anguished · 1:08 min

Ah! what proof can she give me! I dare not believe in any protestations from that quarter. (GREGERS: Hedvig certainly does not know what deceit is.) Ah! Gregers, that’s just what is not so certain. Who knows what Gina and that Mrs. Sorby may have sat many a time here whispering and tattling about? And Hedvig keeps her ears open, I can tell you. Perhaps, the deed of gift wasn’t so unexpected after all. I fancy I noticed something of the sort. (GREGERS: What has taken possession of you?) My eyes have been opened. Watch, and you’ll see that the deed of gift is but a beginning. Mrs. Sorby has always done a great deal for Hedvig; and now it’s in her power to do what she likes for the child. They can take her from me at any time and hour they choose.

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