Sigurd.
[With forced coldness.] If that be so—then know—I have loved thee; it has passed now;—I have forgot those days.
Hiördis.
Sigurd, in that thou liest! So much at least am I worth, that if thou hast loved me once, thou canst never forget it.
Sigurd.
[Vehemently.] I must; and now I will.
Hiördis.
So be it; but thou canst not. Thou wilt seek to hinder me, but in vain; ere evening falls, Gunnar and Dagny shall know all.
Sigurd.
Ha, that wilt thou never do!