Helseth. Well, I am sure, miss--I do not think you are so
greatly to be blamed. It is not always so easy for a lone woman
to resist, I dare say. We are all human after all, Miss West.
Rebecca. That is very true, Mrs. Helseth. We are all human, after
all.--What are you listening to?
Mrs. Helseth (in a low voice). Good Lord!--I believe that is him
coming now.
Rebecca (with a start). In spite of everything, then--! (Speaks
with determination.) Very well. So be it. (ROSMER comes in from
the hall. He sees the luggage, and turns to REBECCA.)
Rosmer. What does this mean?
Rebecca. I am going away.
Rosmer. At once?
Rebecca. Yes. (To MRS. HELSETH.) Eleven o'clock, then.
Mrs. Helseth. Very well, miss. (Goes out to the right.)
Rosmer (after a short pause). Where are you going, Rebecca?
Rebecca. I am taking the boat for the north.
Rosmer. North? What are you going there for?
Rebecca. It is where I came from.
Rosmer. But you have no more ties there now.
Rebecca. I have none here, either.
Rosmer. What do you propose to do?
Rebecca. I do not know. I only want to make an end of it.
Rosmer. Make an end of what?
Rebecca. Rosmersholm has broken me.
Rosmer (more attentively). What is that?
Rebecca. Broken me utterly. I had a will of my own, and some
courage, when I came here. Now I am crushed under the law of
strangers. I do not think I shall have the courage to begin
anything else in the world after this.
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