[Goes towards the back, but stops in the middle of the hall, and says broodingly:
A king's mother!
[Goes slowly out at the back, to the left.
[After a short pause, Nils Lykke and Elina Gyldenlöve enter noiselessly by the first door on the left. Nils Lykke has a small lantern in his hand.
Nils Lykke.
[Throws the light from his lantern around, so as to search the room.] All is still. I must begone.
Elina.
Oh, let me look but once more into your eyes, before you leave me.
Nils Lykke.
[Embraces her.] Elina!
Elina.
[After a short pause.] Will you come never-more to Östråt?
Nils Lykke.
How can you doubt that I will come? Are you not henceforth my betrothed?—But will you be true to me, Elina? Will you not forget me ere we meet again?
Elina.
Do you ask if I will be true? Have I any will left then? Have I power to be untrue to
