'Have you?' said Fruen, getting up. 'Let me
see.' And she took the box and dropped them again all over the floor. Oh,
they went rolling all over the place, under the table, under the bed and
the stove! 'There, now, did you ever see such a mess?' said Fruen. But
then she went off again at once talking about herself, and said again:
'But I can't understand you didn't you see I was--didn't see what was the
matter with me.' Can't those buttons wait till tomorrow?' said the
Captain. 'Why, yes, perhaps they can,' said Fruen. 'But then I'll be
treading on them everywhere. 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. 'But surely you must know what made you write?' 'I suppose it was
because I hoped things would come right again.
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