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The First.
Hist! Listen!—They must be down at the Geite-bridge!
The Second.
Off to the Geite-bridge then!
[They all rush out to the right; a townsman comes running in from the same side.
The First Townsman.
Hey, neighbour, whence come you?
The Second Townsman.
From down at the Lo-river; there's ugly work there.
The Woman.
St. Olaf and St. Hallvard! Is it the Birchlegs, or who is it?
The Second Townsman.
Who else but the Birchlegs! King Håkon is with them; the whole fleet is laying in to the wharves; but he himself landed with his best men out at Ekeberg.
The First Townsman.
Then will he take revenge for the slaughter at Låka!
The Second Townsman.
Ay, be sure of that.
The First Townsman.
See, see! The Vårbælgs are flying already!
