“That’stheonlywayweeverwillgo。Youcan’tsitonthebankandthinkaboutit。Youhavetoplunge。That’sthewayI’vealwaysdone，andit’stherightwayforpeoplelikeyouandme。There’snothingsodangerousassittingstill。You’veonlygotonelife，oneyouth，andyoucanletitslipthroughyourfingersifyouwantto；nothingeasier。Mostpeopledothat。
You’dbebetterofftrampingtheroadswithmethanyouarehere。“Nilsheldbackherheadandlookedintohereyes。“ButI’mnotthatkindofatramp，Clara。Youwon’thavetotakeinsewing。I’mwithaNorwegianshippingline；cameoveronbusinesswiththeNewYorkoffices，butnowI’mgoingstraightbacktoBergen。IexpectI’vegotasmuchmoneyastheEricsons。
Fathersentmealittletogetstarted。Theyneverknewaboutthat。There，Ihadn’tmeanttotellyou；Iwantedyoutocomeonyourownnerve。“
Claralookedoffacrossthefields。“Itisn’tthat，Nils，butsomethingseemstoholdme。I’mafraidtopullagainstit。
Itcomesoutoftheground，Ithink。“