PERSONERNE: KAMMERHERRE BRATSBERG, jernværksejer. ERIK BRATSBERG, hans søn, juridisk kandidat og grosserer. THORA, hans datter. SELMA, grossererens frue. DOKTOR FJELDBO, værkslæge. SAGFØRER STENSGÅRD. PROPRIETÆR MONSEN på Storli. BASTIAN MONSEN, hans søn. RAGNA, hans datter. KANDIDAT HELLE, huslærer på Storli. VÆRKSFORVALTER RINGDAL. GÅRDBRUGER ANDERS LUNDESTAD. DANIEL HEJRE. MADAM RUNDHOLMEN, landhandlerenke. BOGTRYKKER ASLAKSEN. EN TJENESTEPIGE hos kammerherrens. EN OPVARTER. EN PIGE hos madam RUNDHOLMEN. FOLK AF ALMUEN, KAMMERHERRENS GÆSTER, o. s. v. o. s. v.
CHARACTERS. CHAMBERLAIN BRATSBERG,1
owner of the iron-works. ERIK BRATSBERG, his son, a merchant. THORA, his daughter. SELMA, Erik’s wife. DOCTOR FIELDBO, physician at the Chamberlain’s works. STENSGÅRD,2
a lawyer. MONS MONSEN, of Stonelee.3 BASTIAN MONSEN, his son. RAGNA, his daughter. HELLE,4
student of theology, tutor at Stonelee. RINGDAL, manager of the iron-works. ANDERS LUNDESTAD, landowner. DANIEL HEIRE.5 MADAM6
RUNDHOLMEN, widow of a storekeeper and publican. ASLAKSEN, a printer A MAID-SERVANT AT THE CHAMBERLAIN’S. A WAITER. A WAITRESS AT MADAM RUNDHOLMEN’S. Townspeople, Guests at the Chamberlain’s, etc. etc.