Guldstad.

There stands your mistress; tell us, if you can,

The right demeanor for a plighted man.

Lind [perturbed].

That’s a third person’s business to declare.

Guldstad [joking].

Ill-tempered! This to Anna’s ears I’ll bear.

[Goes to the ladies.

Lind [looking after him].

Can such a man be tolerated?