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The Stranger.
Good-bye for the present, Ellida. To-morrow night then.
Ellida.
[In a tone of entreaty.] Oh, no, no,—do not come to-morrow night! Never come again!
The Stranger.
And if by that time you should be of a mind to come with me over the sea
Ellida.
Oh, do not look at me like that
The Stranger.
I only mean that in that case you must be ready to start.
Wangel.
Go into the house, Ellida.
Ellida.
I cannot. Oh, help me! Save me, Wangel!
The Stranger.
For you must remember this, that if you do not come with me to-morrow, it will all be over.
Ellida.
[Looks at him, trembling.] Will it all be over? For ever?
The Stranger.
[With a nod.] Beyond recall, Ellida! I shall never return to this country; you will never see
