But I can't understand how you could get away from her at home." "No, it was a near chance, too, I can tell you!" She looked round, and said in a cautious whisper: "Mother doesn't know but that I lay and turned over in my bed at home all Midsummer night.

She went to eat St.
John's porridge with aunt out at Asker, and I was to stay at home, and iron; but at nine o'clock, I said good-bye and went my way.

Oh Nikolai!"-- she clapped her hands, laughing--"you should have heard how she scolded yesterday morning when she came back, because I was still in bed! Did you hear that we were treated to punch, too ?" "Who gave it you ?" "Ah, wouldn't you like to know! But, Nikolai, you won't tell.

It was a certain person who treated us." "Indeed!" "He came up to see that they did not light the bonfire too near the wood.

Yes, you must know, Nikolai, that it was no less a person than young Veyergang! There was a Midsummer party at his father's, and they were to see the fire from the stairs at exactly half-past eleven.
"And then he treated them to punch?
You too ?" "It was just me! 'Her with the black eyes,' he said." "Perhaps he has spoken to you before, too ?" "Yes, indeed; he knows perfectly well that my name is Silla.