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AGNETE.<br />

No, sire, I am only a mortal,<br />

Not the elf-girl, I would not be that<br />

For all the gold and diamonds <strong>in</strong> the world!<br />

Oh God! I myself walk here with a frightened heart,<br />

For fear of the elf-girl, who perhaps<br />

Lies <strong>in</strong> wait for me unseen.<br />

KING.<br />

Is there<br />

Another elf-girl here, then?<br />

So they say.<br />

AGNETE.<br />

KING.<br />

What? Then I have not yet found the right one?<br />

AGNETE.<br />

No, it is not I! Not I.<br />

KING.<br />

My child,<br />

Who are you then, if not the one I am look<strong>in</strong>g for?<br />

AGNETE.<br />

I am a poor peasant girl, sire!<br />

My mother's name is Karen, her cottage<br />

Stands by the river <strong>in</strong> Tryggevæld township.<br />

I am not ly<strong>in</strong>g, sire! If you <strong>in</strong>quire,<br />

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