Oyvind walked through the forest until he reached the parish road; but Marit met her grandfather up by the fence.

This was the dog's fault.
"Where do you come from ?" "From the wood." "What were you doing there ?" "Plucking berries." "That is not true." "No; neither is it." "What were you doing, then ?" "I was talking with some one." "Was it with the Pladsen boy ?" "Yes." "Hear me now, Marit; to-morrow you leave home." "No." "Listen to me, Marit; I have but one single thing to say, only one: you _shall_ go." "You cannot lift me into the carriage." "Indeed?
Can I not ?" "No; because you will not." "Will I not?
Listen now, Marit, just for sport, you see, just for sport.

I am going to tell you that I will crush the backbone of that worthless fellow of yours." "No; you would not dare do so." "I would not dare?
Do you say I would not dare?
Who should interfere?
Who ?" "The school-master." "School--school--school-master.

Does he trouble his head about that fellow, do you think ?" "Yes; it is he who has kept him at the agricultural school." "The school-master ?" "The school-master." "Hearken now, Marit; I will have no more of this nonsense; you shall leave the parish.

You only cause me sorrow and trouble; that was the way with your mother, too, only sorrow and trouble.