"Well, but you said he only had one eye; then he must have been a troll."
Johannes thought a moment.
"He had two eyes, but he was blind of one. He said so himself."
"What else did he say? No, don't tell me!"
"He asked if I would serve him."
"Oh, but you wouldn't, would you? How awful!"
"Well I didn't say no. Not right out."
"Are you mad? Do you want to be shut up inside the mountain?"
"Well, I don't know. Things are pretty bad on earth too."
Pause.