I shouldn’t think of troubling you. Good-bye, dear Nora, and thank you for all your kindness. NORA. Good-bye for the present. Of course you’ll come back this evening. And you, too, Doctor Rank. What! If you’re well enough? Of course you’ll be well enough. Only wrap up warmly. [_They go out, talking, into the hall. Outside on the stairs are heard children’s voices._] There they are! There they are! [_She runs to the outer door and opens it. The nurse ANNA, enters the hall with the children._] Come in! Come in! [_Stoops down and kisses the children._] Oh, my sweet darlings! Do you see them, Christina? Aren’t they lovely? RANK. Don’t let us stand here chattering in the draught. HELMER. Come, Mrs. Linden; only mothers can stand such a temperature. [DR. RANK, HELMER, _and_ MRS. LINDEN _go down the stairs;_ ANNA _enters the room with the children;_ NORA _also, shutting the door._ NORA. How fresh and bright you look! And what red cheeks you’ve got! Like apples and roses. [_The children chatter to her during what follows._] Have you had great fun? That’s splendid! Oh, really! You’ve been giving Emmy and Bob a ride on your sledge!—both at once, only think! Why, you’re quite a man, Ivar. Oh, give her to me a little, Anna. My sweet little dolly! [_Takes the smallest from the nurse and dances with her._] Yes, yes; mother will dance with Bob too. What! Did you have a game of snowballs? Oh, I wish I’d been there. No; leave them, Anna; I’ll take their things off. Oh, yes, let me do it; it’s such fun. Go to the nursery; you look frozen. You’ll find some hot coffee on the stove. [_The_ NURSE _goes into the room on the left._ NORA _takes off the children’s things and throws them down anywhere, while the children talk all together._ Really! A big dog ran after you? But he didn’t bite you? No; dogs don’t bite dear little dolly children. Don’t peep into those parcels, Ivar. What is it? Wouldn’t you like to know? Take care—it’ll bite! What? Shall we have a game? What shall we play at? Hide-and-seek? Yes, let’s play hide-and-seek. Bob shall hide first. Am I to? Yes, let me hide first. [_She and the children play, with laughter and shouting, in the room and the adjacent one to the right. At last_ NORA _hides under the table; the children come rushing in, look for her, but cannot find her, hear her half-choked laughter, rush to the table, lift up the cover and see her. Loud shouts. She creeps out, as though to frighten them. Fresh shouts. Meanwhile there has been a knock at the door leading into the hall. No one has heard it. Now the door is half opened and_ KROGSTAD _appears. He waits a little; the game is renewed._