"He is no good, and you will come to a bad end by running with
him! I do not see why a daughter of mine should act so. I do not
see why the Lord should visit such a punishment upon me as to give
me such a daughter. There are plenty of good men you can marry."

Lena tossed her head and answered curtly, "I don't happen to
want to marry any man right away, and so long as Dick dresses nice
and has plenty of money to spend, there is no harm in my going with
him."

"Money to spend? Yes, and that is all he does with it I'll be
bound. You think it very fine now, but you will change your tune
when you have been married five years and see your children running
naked and your cupboard empty. Did Anne Hermanson come to any good
end by marrying a town man?"

"I don't know anything about Anne Hermanson, but I know any of
the laundry girls would have Dick quick enough if they could get
him."

"Yes, and a nice lot of store clothes huzzies you are too. Now
there is Canuteson who has an 'eighty' proved up and fifty head
of cattle and--"

"And hair that ain't been cut since he was a baby, and a big
dirty beard, and he wears overalls on Sundays, and drinks like a
pig. Besides he will keep. I can have all the fun I want, and
when I am old and ugly like you he can have me and take care of me.