[Exeunt.
The Father. "Oh, that I could get into my grave! That's my only hope."
Rector. "Not so, dear friends, not so! You have no reason for sorrow at this moment, but gladness and joy. The Spirit of God has been working in your daughter and has gained the victory. Do not look upon this matter as the world does, but from a higher standpoint. Until to-day Anna Liisa has erred. Now she has found the right way. Let us thank and praise the Lord of Heaven!"
Mistress of Ristola. "Yes, it is truly so. It is a chastisement for the flesh, but not to the spirit."
The Father. "We are shortsighted, we human beings. We do not always comprehend the purposes of the Almighty."
The Mother. "And the earthly mind always seeks to govern."
Rector. "Let us strive the more to progress in the life of the Spirit, and by God's help we can win like Anna Liisa (grasping Anna Liisa's hand). Yes, go in peace, my child. Go where your conscience compels you to go, and the Heavenly Father strengthen you that you may hold out to the end. We did congratulate you on a less important change in external life, but a thousand times more warmly do we congratulate you on the change in your inner life."
Doctor. "I agree with the Rector. Good-bye!"
Anna Liisa (embracing first her father and then her mother). "Good-bye, father! good-bye, mother! good-bye! Good-bye all!"
Chorus. "Good-bye, we wish you happiness."