MATS'S GRANDFATHER. "Then said they unto him: What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us?"
KERSTI'S MOTHER. "Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you."
MATS'S GRANDMOTHER. Is it settled?
ALL. It is settled!
KERSTI'S MOTHER. "Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"
MEWLINGS. Where is Kersti?
MILL-FOLK. Where is Kersti?
The PASTOR enters, followed by the VERGER.
PASTOR. [To the Soldier] "And the Lord said: Lay not thine hand upon the child, for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thine only child from me."
ALL. [To the Minister] Save us!