Nils Lykke.

Oh, then—— [Begins to descend.

Elina.

Go forward along the passage till you reach the coffin with the death’s-head and the black cross; it is Lucia’s——

Nils Lykke.

[Climbs back hastily and shuts the trapdoor.] Lucia’s! Pah——!

Elina.

What said you?

Nils Lykke.

Nay, nothing. ’Twas the air of the graves that made me dizzy.