Aslaksen.
Elected by 117 votes, and Lundestad by 53. The rest all nowhere.
Heire.
Your first step on the path of glory, Mr. Stensgård.
Aslaksen.
And it shall cost you a bowl of punch——
Heire.
Well, it’s the first step that costs, they say.
Aslaksen.
[Goes off to the left, shouting.] Punch, Madam Rundholmen! A bowl of punch! The chosen of the people stands treat!