Oh, yes. Most of the young men around here go to work in the mines. Another son of the same man was also a trammer and also met with an accident.
LOTH
And were they both killed?
HELEN
Yes, both … Once the lift broke; the other time it was fire damp.—Old Beipst has yet a third son and he has gone down to the mine too since last Easter.
LOTH
Is it possible? And doesn't the father object?
HELEN
No, not at all. Only he is even more morose than he used to be. Haven't you seen him yet?