Sølvi. How good it seems to meet people! You have moved out, of course?
Einar. You are walking late.
Sølvi. You will have to take the earthquake as my excuse. This has been a bad day. What has happened here at your place?
Einar. One of the outbuildings came down and a part of the yard-fence.
Sølvi. At Hol one wall of the house fell. The folks barely got out. (Lays down his gun.)
Einar. Was anybody hurt?
Sølvi. No. I could not stay there any longer. I saw your house standing, and that was a relief. (Looking at Ljot.) Yet I had to come.
Einar. What do you think? Do you believe the earthquake is over?
(Sølvi fails to answer; looks at Ljot.)
Ljot. My father and mother are sleeping in the house.