ACT II.]
LADY INGER OF ÖSTRAT.
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Olaf Skaktavl.
Assuredly I know it. I know all. 'Twas to meet him that Peter Kanzler sent me hither.
Lady Inger.
To meet him? Impossible, Olaf Skaktavl,—impossible!
Olaf Skaktavl.
'Tis as I tell you. If he be not already come, he will soon
Lady Inger.
Doubtless, doubtless; but
Olaf Skaktavl.
Then you knew of his coming?
Lady Inger.
Ay, surely. He sent me a message. 'Twas therefore they opened to you as soon as you knocked.
Olaf Skaktavl.
[Listens.] Hush!—some one is riding along the road. [Goes to the window.] They are opening the gate.
Lady Inger.
[Looks out.] It is a knight and his attendant. They are dismounting in the courtyard.
Olaf Skaktavl.
'Tis he then. His name?
