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cultural resources in henrik ibsen's early environment - Ibsen.net

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But she believes completely <strong>in</strong> the old legends,<br />

She believes I have converse with the elves.<br />

Therefore I have deceived her!...<br />

And if it were true, if these be<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

Truly exist, will they not<br />

Be angry at the brazen girl who plays<br />

Frivolously with their secret power?<br />

EBBESEN.<br />

Be calm, my Ag<strong>net</strong>e! For a lov<strong>in</strong>g heart<br />

Nature is magic, and magic is nature.<br />

Ag<strong>net</strong>e! You are the elf-girl herself:<br />

Your spirit animates the silent thicket there,<br />

The quiet hilltop; and when I see the white mists<br />

Glide vaguely over the meadow,<br />

Then I believe it is your handmaidens, girl,<br />

Who want to shape themselves <strong>in</strong>to your noble image,<br />

But s<strong>in</strong>k powerlessly back aga<strong>in</strong>.<br />

AGNETE.<br />

I do not understand you; but I feel<br />

Calm, s<strong>in</strong>ce you have comforted me.<br />

(They hear music <strong>in</strong> the distance.)<br />

What is that?<br />

EBBESEN.<br />

AGNETE.<br />

Our guests are com<strong>in</strong>g now.<br />

Then I must leave.<br />

EBBESEN.<br />

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