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SCENE FIRST
[A wooded hillside near ASE's farm. A river rushes down the slope. On the further side of it an old mill shed. It is a hot day in summer.] [PEER GYNT, a strongly-built youth of twenty, comes down the pathway. His mother, ASE, a small, slightly built woman, follows him, scolding angrily.]

ASE
 * Peer, you're lying!

PEER [without stopping].
 * No, I am not!

ASE
 * Well then, swear that it is true!

PEER
 * Swear? Why should I?

ASE
 * See, you dare not!
 * It's a lie from first to last.

PEER [stopping]