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And moaning and saying: "Heaven help me!" "My wife's not very well just now," says the Captain to me. "We can't make out what it is." "There's sickness in the neighbourhood," I suggested, for something to say. "Sort of autumn fever. I heard about it up at the post office." "Is there, though? Why, there you are, Lovise," he calls out. "There's some sort of fever about, it seems. That's all it is."
'You've seen what I did with the books, and that handkerchief with the initials on I burnt that before, and the books, you know.... 'Yes, and here's another handkerchief with the same initials on says the Captain. 'Oh, heavens! yes, you're ever so considerate, Lovise. Fruen was all upset at that. 'I'm sorry you should have seen it, she said.
"Is that you, Lovise? You'd never guess who I'm with now? Won't you come along? Oh, good! We're at the Grand. No, I can't tell you now. Yes, of course it's a man only he's a gentleman now I won't say who it is. Are you coming? Why, you said just now you would! Some people? Oh, well, do as you like, of course, but I do think.... Yes, he's standing here. You are in a hurry...."
And then she went on to explain to Fruen that I was a curious person who wandered about in graveyards by night and held meetings with the dead. And it was there I invented my machines and things. By way of saying something, I asked about young Erik. He had been thrown by a runaway horse and badly hurt.... "He's better now," said Frokenen shortly. Are you ready to go on again, Lovise?"
I can't ... I'm rather afraid of stooping just now.... But, never mind, we'll leave them for now, she said, and stroked his hand. 'Oh, my dear, my dear! she says. But he drew his hand away. 'Oh, so you're angry with me! she said. 'But then, why did you write and ask me to come back? 'My dear Lovise, we're not alone here, he says.
Oh, I know it says in that book there.... Oh, those hateful books! Ragnhild take them away and burn them, she says. 'No, wait, I'll tear them to bits now myself and put them in the stove here. And then she started pulling them to pieces, taking ever so many pages at a time and throwing them in the stove. 'Don't be so excited, Lovise, said the Captain.
Strangely enough, I felt no excitement at the thought of what was to come; nothing of unrest, no; calmly and comfortably I took my way by farmstead, wood, and meadow. I thought to myself how I had once, years ago, spent some adventurous weeks at that same Ovrebo, even to being in love with Fruen herself, with Fru Lovise. Ay, that I was.
But could he keep from speaking of it when she forgot herself and said: "You know I'm not well just now; you know I can't walk far like I used to!" "S sh, Lovise!" he would say, with a frown. And then the mischief was there as bad as ever. "Oh, of course you must bring that up again!" "No, indeed! It's you that brought it up yourself.
"Scowling, eh?" says the Captain, joining in, with a forced laugh. Fruen takes him up on the instant. "Ah! you managed to hear that time!" "Really, Lovise...." Fruen's eyes dimmed suddenly; she stood a moment then ran, stooping forward, round behind the frames, and sobbed. The Captain went over to her. "What is it, Lovise, tell me?" "Oh, nothing, nothing! Go away." She was sick; we could hear it.
'I haven't a daughter that I could teach and bring up to be better than I am, 'I've thought of that, said the Captain, 'perhaps you're right. Then he turned straight towards her and said: 'It's a nasty crash that's come over us, Lovise like a landslide.
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