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Borgheim.
Then I am glad I happened to come up.
Asta.
Have you been searching for me?
Borgheim.
Yes, I have. I wanted to say good-bye to you—for the present. Not for good and all, I hope.
Asta.
[With a faint smile.] You are persevering.
Borgheim.
A road-maker has got to be.
Asta.
Have you seen anything of Alfred? Or of Rita?
Borgheim.
Yes, I saw them both.
Asta.
Together?
Borgheim.
No—apart.
Asta.
What are you going to do with that flag?
Borgheim.
Mrs. Allmers asked me to come up and hoist it.
