STENSGÅRD. Tag Deres glasse, mine damer og herrer! Nu holder jeg en tale, der begynder i et eventyr; thi jeg føler eventyrets strøm af livsmod lufte igennem mig i denne kreds.
STENSGARD. Fill your glasses, ladies and gentlemen! I am going to make a speech which shall begin with a fable; for here I seem to breathe the finer air of fable-land.