Arngrim. That is just like you. (Holds the flask up to the light.) There are juniper berries in it. (Takes a pull.) It is like drinking sunshine.
Halla (has moved toward the background and stands gazing). What a change in the sheep since spring. Then they were yellow and dirty, but now they are white as ptarmigans in winter. It always makes me happy to see a flock of sheep coming down the mountain side.
Gudfinna. Kari's shoes must be a sight. He doesn't save his legs, that man.
Halla. No, you are right in that. (Goes to Gudfinna.) But he runs swifter than any one else.
Arngrim. No one can run away from his fate, were he fleeter than the wind.
Halla (turns to Arngrim). Are you sure of that? May not a strong will turn the tide of fate?
Arngrim. My fate no one can alter. (Looks up.) An old song comes to my mind when I look at you. I cannot remember how it runs, but it is about some one who had the thoughts of her soul written on her forehead.
Halla (smiling). I feel only the sun shining on my brow. Exit.
Arngrim. She deserves to be happy. (Brings out the roll of paper.) Should you like to see what I am doing to make the days slip by?
Gudfinna (goes to him). Yes, let me look at it.