PEER GYNT (Illustrated Edition). Henrik Ibsen

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      Åse

      Spare your pains.

       They are to be wed to-morrow —

      Peer

      Pooh; this evening I’ll be there!

      Åse

      Fie now! Would you crown our miseries

       with a load of all men’s scorn?

      Peer

      Never fear; ’twill all go well.

      [Shouting and laughing at the same time.]

      Mother, jump! We’ll spare the waggon;

       ’twould take time to fetch the mare up —

      [Lifts her up in his arms.]

      Åse

      Put me down!

      Peer

      No, in my arms

       I will bear you to the wedding!

      [Wades out into the stream.]

      Åse

      Help! The Lord have mercy on us!

       Peer! We’re drowning —

      Peer

      I was born

       for a braver death —

      Åse

      Ay, true;

       sure enough you’ll hang at last!

      [Tugging at his hair.]

      Oh, you brute!

      Peer

      Keep quiet now;

       here the bottom’s slippery-slimy.

      Åse

      Ass!

      Peer

      That’s right, don’t spare your tongue;

       that does no one any harm.

       Now it’s shelving up again —

      Åse

      Don’t you drop me!

      Peer

      Heisan! Hop!

       Now we’ll play at Peer and reindeer;—

      [Curvetting.]

      I’m the reindeer, you are Peer!

      Åse

      Oh, I’m going clean distraught!

      Peer

      There see; now we’ve reached the shallows;—

      [Wades ashore.]

      come, a kiss now, for the reindeer;

       just to thank him for the ride —

      Åse [boxing his ears]

      This is how I thank him!

      Peer

      Ow!

       That’s a miserable fare!

      Åse

      Put me down!

      Peer

      First to the wedding.

       Be my spokesman. You’re so clever;

       talk to him, the old curmudgeon;

       say Mads Moen’s good for nothing —

      Åse

      Put me down!

      Peer

      And tell him then

       what a rare lad is Peer Gynt.

      Åse

      Truly, you may swear to that!

       Fine’s the character I’ll give you.

       Through and through I’ll show you up;

       all about your devil’s pranks

       I will tell them straight and plain —

      Peer

      Will you?

      Åse [kicking with rage]

      I won’t stay my tongue

       till the old man sets his dog

       at you, as you were a tramp!

      Peer

      Hm; then I must go alone.

      Åse

      Ay, but I’ll come after you!

      Peer

      Mother dear, you haven’t strength —

      Åse

      Strength? When I’m in such a rage,

       I could crush the rocks to powder!

       Hu! I’d make a meal of flints!

       Put me down!

      Peer

      You’ll promise then —

      Åse

      Nothing! I’ll to Hegstad with you!

       They shall know you, what you are!

      Peer

      Then you’ll even have to stay here.

      Åse

      Never! To the feast I’m coming!

      Peer

      That you shan’t.

      Åse

      What will you do?

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