THE CHAMBERLAIN. Ladies! Gentlemen! [_Softly._] Thora! THORA. Father! THE CHAMBERLAIN. Oh, Doctor, Doctor, what have you done? STENSGÅRD. [_With his glass in his hand, radiant with self-satisfaction._] Now to our places again! Hullo, Fieldbo! Come, join in—join in the League of Youth! The game’s going merrily! HEIRE. [_In front, on the left._] Yes, on my soul, the game’s going merrily! [LUNDESTAD _slips out by the door in the back._ ----- Footnote 14: An allusion to Holberg’s comedy, _Jeppe på Bierget_, which deals with the theme of Abou Hassan, treated by Shakespeare in the Induction to _The Taming of the Shrew_, and by Hauptmann in _Schluck und Jau_. Footnote 15: Pronounce “Shöblom”—the modified “ö” much as in German. Footnote 16: As before stated, “Heire” means a heron. Footnote 17: “Et brat fjeld”—an allusion to the name Bratsberg. ACT THIRD. _An elegant morning-room, with entrance-door in the back. On the left, the door of the_ CHAMBERLAIN’S _study; further back, a door leading to the drawing-room. On the right, a door leading to_ RINGDAL’S _offices; further forward, a window._ THORA _is seated on the sofa, left, weeping. The_ CHAMBERLAIN _paces angrily up and down._ THE CHAMBERLAIN. Yes, now we have the epilogue—tears and lamentations—— THORA. Oh, that we had never seen that man! THE CHAMBERLAIN. What man? THORA. That wretched Mr. Stensgård, of course. THE CHAMBERLAIN. You should rather say: Oh, that we had never seen that wretched Doctor. THORA. Doctor Fieldbo? THE CHAMBERLAIN. Yes, Fieldbo, Fieldbo! Wasn’t it he that palmed off a parcel of lies upon me——? THORA. No, my dear father, it was I. THE CHAMBERLAIN. You? Well, then, both of you! You were his accomplice—behind my back. A nice state of affairs! THORA. Oh, father, if you only knew—— THE CHAMBERLAIN. Oh, I know enough; more than enough; much more! DR. FIELDBO _enters from the back._ FIELDBO. Good morning, Chamberlain! Good morning, Miss Bratsberg! THE CHAMBERLAIN. [_Still pacing the room._] So you are there, are you—bird of evil omen! FIELDBO. Yes, it was a very unpleasant affair. THE CHAMBERLAIN. [_Looking out at the window._] Oh, you think so? FIELDBO.