STENSGÅRD. Men jeg skal bringe offeret. Ja, jeg skal vise Dem, jeg har kraft til det. Derude står et folk i ængsel; de begærer mig ligesom i en ordløs klage. O, hvor skulde jeg her turde vægre mig!
STENSGARD. But I will make the sacrifice. Yes, I will show you that I have the strength for it. Think of the longing multitude out there: they claim me with a sort of voiceless pathos. I cannot, I dare not, fail them!
