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Peer.

Is your psalm-book in your kerchief?
Where's the gold-mane on your shoulders?
Do you glance adown your apron?
Do you hold your mother's skirt-fold?
Speak!

Ingrid.

       No, but——

Peer.

                   Went you to the Pastor^[1]
This last spring-tide?

Ingrid.

                       No, but Peer——

Peer.

Is there shyness in your glances?
When I beg, can you deny?

Ingrid.

Heaven! I think his wits are going.

Peer.

Does your presence sanctify?^[2]
Speak!

Ingrid.

       No, but——

Peer.

                   What's all the rest then?

[Going.

1. See note on page 35.
2. "Blir der Helg når en dig ser?" literally, "Does it become
   a holy-day (or holy-tide) when one sees you?"