MONS. What is the meaning of it?
OLAVUS. [Seating himself] I don't know. [Pause.
ANDERS. Has the Danish war come to an end, sir?
OLAVUS. I don't know.
ANDERS. Do you know with whom you are talking?
OLAVUS. No, I don't.
ANDERS. I am Anders Persson of Rankhyttan. Have you ever heard that name before?
OLAVUS. Yes—it's a good name.
HERMAN ISRAEL has in the meantime been studying the wall paintings and the silver on the mantelpiece. He wears a pair of large, horn-rimmed eye-glasses. At last he seats himself in the armchair at the end of the table.
MONS. [Indicating ISRAEL to OLAVUS] Is that chap from Luebeck a royal person, too?