STEINDOR. She'll be lucky if they are ever found.
INGOLF. It seems strange that she dropped them. When I saw that
she herself was coming here, it flashed across my mind, that she
hadn't dropped the pearls in the gorge after all.
STEINDOR. I don't understand--what are you driving at? Do you
think it is something she invented? Why should she?
INGOLF. I am afraid to let her go down.
HADDA PADDA [enters with a large stone in her arms which she
places on the edge. She has the coil of rope thrown over her
shoulder. Laughs]. So you haven't gone yet! [Takes the spade and
starts to dig.] Don't you think I can do without you now? I will
dig a deep, deep hole. Then I'll tie one end of the rope around
the stone, and place it into the hole.--Then I'll go and get more
stones up in the mountain and pile them up. You will see how well
it will hold.
INGOLF [examining the stone]. So you think it will hold? Well--
[Takes the stone and flings it into the ravine.]
HADDA PADDA [smiling, she looks at Ingolf]. I shall take better
care next time. [Running away, Ingolf and Steindor look after
her.]
STEINDOR.
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