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 Bastian.

She's all right; young Helle is with her.

Stensgård.

Helle?

Monsen.

Yes, Helle. But [Nudging Stensgård familiarly] you have me here, you see, and the rest of us. Come on! Here we shall be out of the crowd, and can discuss more fully what [Has meanwhile taken a seat beside the table on the left.

Ringdal.

[Approaching.] Excuse me, Mr. Monsen—that table is reserved Stensgård. Reserved?. For whom? Ringdal. For the Chamberlain's party. Stensgård. Oh, confound the Chamberlain's party! There's none of them here. Ringdal. No, but we expect them every minute. Stensgård. Then let them sit somewhere else. [Takes a chair.