Yes; that comes of the local situation, Mr. Lundestad.
THE END.
PILLARS OF SOCIETY
(1877)
CHARACTERS.
- Consul Bernick.
- Mrs. Bernick, his wife.
- Olaf, their son, a boy of thirteen.
- Miss Bernick [Martha], the Consul’s sister.
- Johan Tönnesen, Mrs. Bernick’s younger brother.
- Miss Hessel [Lona], her elder step-sister.
- Hilmar Tönnesen, Mrs. Bernick’s cousin.
- Doctor Rörlund, a schoolmaster.
- Rummel,
Vigeland,
Sandstad } Merchants. - Dina Dorf, a young girl living in the Consul’s house.
- Krap, the Consul’s chief clerk.
- Aune, a foreman shipbuilder.
- Mrs. Rummel.
- Mrs. Postmaster Holt.
- Mrs. Doctor Lynge.
- Miss Rummel.
- Miss Holt.
Townspeople and others, foreign sailors, steamboat passengers, etc.
The action takes place in Consul Bernick’s house, in a small Norwegian seaport.
Pronunciation of Names: Rörlund = Rörloond; Dina = Deena; Rummel = Roomel; Vigeland = Veeghëland; Aune = Ownë; Lynge = Lynghë. The modified “ö” is pronounced much as in German.
PILLARS OF SOCIETY.