To give them three or four days’ treat, poor dears—

Soon he’ll be buried over head and ears

In Swedish muddles and official messings—

I see!

Mrs. Halm [to Falk].

Now there’s a man for you, in truth!

Guldstad.

They say he was a rogue, though, in his youth.

Miss Jay [offended].

There, Mr. Guldstad, I must break a lance!