The weighty sense that she was mixed up in a tragical secret with an unknown and handsome stranger prevented her joining very readily in chat with the postman for some time.
Off goes Isak, goes off more than willingly, after the chest; the men on board showed him which it was. The sewing-machine was another matter; Inger had to go down and find that herself.
Both Gripe and Graspall eventually lost their wealth and ended up having to live off charity of none other than Margery who happily assisted them even though they had caused her family's demise when she was a little girl.