ACT IV.]
LADY INGER OF ÖSTRAT.
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Nils Lykke.
that you do your best to advance young Count Sture's ancestral claim to the throne of Sweden.
Lady Inger.
His? You demand that I
Olaf Skaktavl.
[Softly.] It is the wish of many Swedes, and 'twould serve our turn too.
Nils Lykke.
You hesitate, lady? You tremble for your son's safety. What better can you wish than to see his half-brother on the throne?
Lady Inger.
[In thought.] True—true
Nils Lykke.
[Looks at her sharply.] Unless there be other plans afoot
Lady Inger.
What mean you?
Nils Lykke.
Inger Gyldenlöve might have a mind to be—a king's mother.
Lady Inger.
No, no! Give me back my child, and let who will have the crowns.
