Jacob Worse was as pleased as a child at this unexpected turn of events, and hurried off to Randulf, to tell him he had got leave to come.
Sarah and Fennefos remained together, and there was a little pause.
"Is your husband unwell?"
"Yes. I fancy he has some internal malady."
"You allude to his body. I am thinking of his soul. Is he still in his sins?"
"Yes, Hans Nilsen, I fear he is. The Word has no power over him."
"Have you tried to help him, Sarah?"
"Yes, indeed, but without much success."
"Perhaps you have not tried in the right way. He has been a strong man, and strong measures may be required to subdue him."
She would have discussed this farther with him, but at this point they were interrupted by Madame Torvestad, who came to fetch Fennefos. They had an engagement to visit an orphanage for girls, which had been established by the Haugians.