Mrs. Bernick.
[From the garden.] You must come too, Johan; we are going down to the grotto.
Bernick.
No, Johan must stay here just now. Here, Dina; take my wife’s shawl and go with them. Johan will stay here with me, my dear Betty. I want him to tell me a little about things in America.
Mrs. Bernick.
Very well; then come after us; you know where to find us.
[Mrs. Bernick, Lona, and Dina go down through the garden to the left.
Bernick.
[Looks out after them for a moment, goes and shuts the second door on the left, then goes up to Johan, seizes both his hands, shakes them, and presses them warmly.] Johan, now we are alone; now you must give me leave to thank you.
Johan.