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

THE COUNT.
What do you want? How dare you enter unannounced?
SERVANT.
Only a letter for the countess . . .
A fisherman just now brought it here,
Instructed that it be opened immediately.
A letter for me?
(She runs towards the servant.)
CLARA.
THE COUNT (grabs the letter).
Give it here! Then go.
Nobody must disturb us here,
Nobody, if you value your life.
CLARA (to the servant, as he goes).
Call for some help here! For God's sake, do it!
THE COUNT.
(after having locked the door behind the servant).
Silence, Clara! That is useless,
The castle's people are my slaves.
Let us just see now, from whom
You can still get letters, Clara!
(Opens the letter.)
What's this? Hell and damnation!
What is this? Don Fernando?
Yes, here it says . . . he writes himself . . .
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