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Updated: June 4, 2025
Lisbeth and Jacob were invited to sit up in Kjersti Hoel's broad wagon and drive with her. Then they came to the white church; and as they carried mother in through the big gateway the church bells up in the tower rang, oh, so beautifully!
Thus had it come about that Lisbeth Longfrock, holding Crookhorn by a rope, stood outside the gate at Peerout Castle with Kjersti Hoel and Bearhunter; and then it was that she looked behind her and began to cry.
There were only two people in the kitchen, one a young servant maid in the middle of the room spinning, and the other the mistress herself, Kjersti Hoel, over by the white wall of the big open fireplace, grinding coffee. Both looked up when they heard the door open.
At this Lisbeth became so shy that she could not raise her eyes to look at Kjersti; but it must be acknowledged that when the head milkmaid and the other girls came downstairs a certain small nose was tilted a little higher than usual. Soon there was life and motion over the whole farm.
In a moment Lisbeth heard a thump! thump! as the girls hopped out of bed, and then a clattering noise as they put on their shoes. Soon Kjersti came out of the house. She was going over to the building where the men slept to waken them. Catching sight of Lisbeth, she exclaimed: "No! this cannot be Lisbeth already up. What a wide-awake little girl! I think I shall have to make you head milkmaid."
Lisbeth dropped her pail plump on the floor. She had seen and heard many curious things on this eventful day, things she had never seen or thought of before; but that Kjersti, besides everything else, had a pail that would never get empty! She stood and stared, open-mouthed. "Yes, you must come and see it," said Kjersti. "It stands just outside the door."
"Kjersti Hoel sent you her greetings, and bade me ask if you would not try to put up with the lunch she has sent to-day." "Yes, thank you; but I have some with me, too." "You must be hungry after your long walk." "Yes, I can't say that I'm not." "Then we will set the table here on the stone."
So, finally, Lisbeth had to show Kjersti her letter and point out the place where it said, "You are requested to come to the meeting in good season." Then, of course, Kjersti understood that there was no time to spare.
It is drawing toward evening and you will have to start for home soon." So they went into the house again, and Lisbeth had another feast of good things. While she was eating she noticed that Kjersti brought from the cellar some butter and cheese and other things and packed them in the dark cloth in which the wool had been tied.
Every member of it knew that Kjersti Hoel stood over there in the window watching the long line as it curved down the open slope. All moved forward more quickly. The horses hurried ahead; the cows began to trot, the bell cow sending out an eager Moo-oo! across the valley; the bells jingled merrily; and Lisbeth Longfrock trilled a vigorous call through her little goat horn.
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