Dina.
Then that would be the place for me.
Johan.
Yes, I am sure it would; so you must come with us.
Dina.
No, I wouldn't go with you; I should have to go alone. Oh, I should get on; I should soon be fit for something
Bernick.
[At the foot of the verandah steps with the two ladies.] Stay here, stay here; I'll fetch it, my dear Betty. You might easily catch cold.
[Comes into the room and looks for his wife's shawl.
Mrs. Bernick.
[From the garden.] You must come too, Johan; we are going down to the grotto.
Bernick.
No, Johan must stay here just now. Here, Dina; take my wife's shawl and go with them. Johan will stay here with me, my dear Betty. I want him to tell me a little about things in America.
Mrs. Bernick.
Very well; then come after us; you know where to find us.
[Mrs. Bernick, Lona, and Dina go down through the garden to the left.
Bernick.
[Looks out after them for a moment, goes and shuts the second door on the left, then goes up to Johan,
