[With an open letter in her hand, at the door on the left.] Where is Mr. Stensgård?
Heire.
He kissed your chambermaid and went, Madam Rundholmen!
[18]. The dollar = four crowns = four-and-sixpence, was the unit of coinage at the time this play was written. It has since been replaced by the crown.
[19]. “Amtmanden og provsten.” The “Amtmand” is the chief magistrate of an “Amt” or county; the “Provst” is an ecclesiastical functionary, perhaps equivalent to a rural dean.
[20]. Bastian now says “thou” (du) to Stensgård—il le tutoie.
ACT FIFTH.
Large reception-room at the Chamberlain’s. Entrance door at the back. Doors right and left.
Ringdal stands at a table looking through some papers. A knock.