KING. I want a piece of advice, although I may not take it. What would you, in my place, do with Anders Persson and Mons Nilsson?
OLAVUS. Have them executed before the sun has set.
KING. You are a stem man, Olof!
OLAVUS. Yes, why not?
KING. Do you think you could sleep nights—having shown that kind of—sternness?
OLAVUS. Only then should I be able to sleep in peace....
KING. Very well!—Have you anything to ask me about?
OLAVUS. I have—but it's a delicate question.
KING. Let's see!
OLAVUS. It concerns the mother of the Queen....