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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.