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"It's such a nice family," she said; "we have always been on friendly terms with them; and I know they were hungry a long time. He has a young wife, father; it's not easy to stand out." "It hurts me myself," replied Stolpe. "But one is compelled to do it, otherwise one would be guilty of partisanship. And no one shall come to me and say that I'm a respecter of persons."
"It would please my father and mother too, if they could make your acquaintance," said Otto Stolpe. "Would you care to come home with us?" "I can't very well this evening; I have some one with me," replied Pelle. "You go with them," said Madam Johnsen. "I see some folks from Kristianshavn back there, I can go home with them."
"I suppose it's masters who'll get it?" asked Stolpe. "No, we thought of letting the unemployed have the work if they could undertake it, and have a man to put at the head," said Brun. "Perhaps you could undertake it?" "Why, of course I can!" answered Stolpe, with a feeling of his own importance. "I'm the man to build houses for workmen! I was member of the party when it numbered only one man."
"You are quite wet, child." "No, I must go out again at once," Ellen replied. "I only wanted to peep in." "But it's really very late," grumbled Stolpe. "Are you only off duty now?" "Yes, it's not my going-out day." "Not to-day again? Yes, it's sheer slavery, till eleven at night!" "That's the way things are, and it doesn't make it any better for you to scold me," said Ellen courageously.
Pelle rose in consternation; he had quite forgotten the time. "Take the lass with you," said Stolpe. "You go the same way, don't you, Ellen? Then you'll have company. There's no danger going with her, for she's a saint." It sounded as though he wanted to make up for his scolding. "Come again soon; you will always be welcome here." They did not speak much on the way home.
"What a man perhaps he'd like to lie in child-bed, too!" they jeered. "I don't doubt it," growled Stolpe. "But he's near becoming an idiot, and that's much more serious. And it pains me to say it, but that's the girl's fault. And yet all her life she has only heard what is good and proper. But women are like cats there's no depending on them." Pelle only laughed at their gibes.
"Yes, then we'll take a walk in the fresh air. I don't want to have anything to do with your fools' tricks." He staggered out through the kitchen door. "What's he going to do there?" cried Madam Stolpe, in alarm. "Oh, he'll just go down into the yard and turn himself inside out," said Otto. "He's a brilliant fellow, but he can't carry much."
Thank God she's not a man she would have brought dissolution into the ranks!" Breakfast consisted of a portion of coffee and bread-and-butter and porridge. Madam Stolpe could not find her fine new silver coffee- service, which her children had given her on her silver-wedding day. "I must have put it away," she said. "Well, well, that'll soon be found again, mother!" said Stolpe.
Madam Stolpe came several times and pulled her husband by the coat: they ought to be going home. "Well, it's not worth while to quarrel with your own wife," said Stolpe at last; "but I shall come again. I hear you're building out here, and I should like to see what our own houses'll be like." "We've not begun yet," answered Pelle. "But come out on Sunday, and Brun and I will show it all to you."
I could see what she was feeling, but when I put the matter before her she said, 'Hold out, Stolpe, you shan't give in! 'You're forgetting our daily bread, mother, I say. 'Oh, our daily bread. I can just go out washing! That was in those days they sing another tune to us now! Now the master politely raises his hat to old Stolpe!
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