Manders.

[Walks to and fro.] Alas! alas!

Regina.

What’s the matter?

Engstrand.

Why, it all came of this here prayer-meeting, you see. [Softly.] The bird’s limed, my girl. [Aloud.] And to think it should be my doing that such a thing should be his Reverence’s doing!

Manders.

But I assure you, Engstrand——

Engstrand.

There wasn’t another soul except your Reverence as ever laid a finger on the candles down there.