MATS. Be careful about baby—be careful now!
[He goes out.
KERSTI. Of course, of course!
MOTHER. [Entering from the left] Was it Anna that was here?
KERSTI. It was.
MOTHER. [Looking hard at KERSTI] And she left when I came?—What a voice she has!
KERSTI. Yes, has she not?
MOTHER. And she cut the wedding poles, too, and spread the spruce?
KERSTI. What is strange about that?
MOTHER. [Pulling KERSTI by the hair] Storyteller, hussy, strumpet....