Peer.
Be patient, my girl;
Be my way long or short—you must wait.
Solveig.
[Nodding to him as he goes.]
Yes, I’ll wait!
[Peer Gynt goes down the wood-path. Solveig remains standing in the open half-door.
SCENE FOURTH.
Åse’s room. Evening. The room is lighted by a wood fire on the open hearth. A cat is lying on a chair at the foot of the bed.
Åse lies in the bed, fumbling about restlessly with her hands on the coverlet.