often lived so exquisite an hour. Then I became quite foolhardy.
When I came up again, I asked you to go down and let me hold the
rope for you.

INGOLF. I hardly believed you were as strong as you are.

HADDA PADDA. If you had not had courage to go down by my hands, I
am not quite sure that I could be so fond of you. I shall never
forget that moment. I saw you come up again with an angelica crown
on your head. I saw you rise up like a green-crowned sea-god from
the deep.--

INGOLF. I can't bear the thought that I shall leave you in a few
days.

HADDA PADDA [smiles].

INGOLF. You smile?

HADDA PADDA. I am thinking of something. Shall I tell you?

LITTLE SKULI [comes rushing in from the right]. Hadda Padda! Have
you seen--? Ah, Ingolf, are you here? [Runs straight up to Ingolf,
catching hold of both his hands]. Why did you leave home so soon,
Ingolf?

INGOLF. Because I wanted to go to Copenhagen.

HADDA PADDA. Skuli dear, will you be a good boy and make me a
ship?