KERSTI. What do you bring?
MIDWIFE. [Taking a bridal crown from her bag] This!
KERSTI. What do you take?
MIDWIFE. [Pointing toward the cradle] "You see it, I see it, the whole world sees it, and yet it is not there."[1]
KERSTI. Take it, then!
MIDWIFE. [Goes to the cradle] I have it. [She takes stealthily something from the cradle and drops it into her bag, which she then hides under her cloak again] Can I come to the wedding now?
KERSTI. Yes, come.
MIDWIFE. You must say that I'll be welcome.
KERSTI. That would be a lie.
MIDWIFE. You must practise....