[He and ERIK go off to the left at the back.
SIGNE.
[Softly to GUDMUND.] Oh, tell me, what does all this mean?
GUDMUND.
[Whispering.] We must both leave Solhoug this very night.
SIGNE.
God shield me—you would—!
GUDMUND.
Say nought of it! No word to any one, not even to your sister.