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  • randah and in the summer-house, partly in the garden. Falk sits on the verandah. During the following scene they drink tea.

Mrs. Halm [smiling].

And so our little storm is overblown.
Such summer showers do good when they are gone;
The sunshine greets us with a double boon,
And promises a cloudless afternoon.

Miss Jay.

Ah yes, Love's blossom without rainy skies
Would never thrive according to our wishes.

Falk.

In dry land set it, and it forthwith dies;
For in so far the flowers are like the fishes—

Svanhild.

Nay, for Love lives, you know, upon the air—

Miss Jay.

Which is the death of fishes—

Falk.

                                So I say.

Miss Jay.

Aha, we've put a bridle on you there!

Mrs. Strawman.

The tea is good, one knows by the bouquet.