Mrs. Evje (starting). Here is Gertrud.
Evje. Poor child!
Mrs. Evje. What on earth are we to say to her?
Evje. Be careful, my dear! be careful! (GERTRUD comes in quietly and comes forward to them.)
Gertrud. Did I see Harald go away?
Mrs. Evje. Yes, my child, he—he went away.
Gertrud. Without saying good-bye to me?
Evje. That's true, he didn't say good-bye to you.
Mrs. Evje. Were you expecting him to come into grandfather's room to say good-bye to you?
Gertrud. Yes. Tell me how things went here?