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'' has suddenly become subdued. He glances shyly and furtively at the group. All look at him, but no one speaks. He approaches other groups. Wherever he goes there is silence when he moves away they look after him and smile.''

[To himself.]  Mocking looks; needle-keen whispers and smiles. They grate like a sawblade under the file! [''He slinks along close to the fence. , leading little by the hand, comes into the yard, along with her .''

[To another, close to .]

Look, here are the new folk.

The ones from the west?

Ay, the people from Hedal.

Ah yes, so they are.

[''Places himself in the path of the new-comers, points to, and asks the '':]

May I dance with your daughter?

[Quietly.]

You may so; but first We must go to the farm-house and greet the good people. [They go in.