Plays by August Strindberg, Second series by August Strindberg
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and washes her face and hands] Give me a towel--Oh!--That's the sun
rising! JEAN. And then the ogre bursts. JULIA. Yes, ogres and trolls were abroad last night!But listen, Jean. Come with me, for now I have the money. JEAN. [Doubtfully] Enough? JULIA. Enough to start with. Come with me, for I cannot travel alone to-day. Think of it--Midsummer Day, on a stuffy train, jammed with people who stare at you--and standing still at stations when you want to fly. No, I cannot! I cannot! And then the memories will come: childhood memories of Midsummer Days, when the inside of the church was turned into a green forest--birches and lilacs; the dinner at the festive table with relatives and friends; the afternoon in the park, with dancing and music, flowers and games! Oh, you may run and run, but your memories are in the baggage-car, and with them remorse and repentance! JEAN. I'll go with you-but at once, before it's too late. This very moment! JULIA. Well, get dressed then. [Picks up the cage.] JEAN. But no baggage! That would only give us away. JULIA. No, nothing at all! Only what we can take with us in the car. |
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