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plaid   more   closely   about   him�察  �and   strained   his   eyes   to   catch   one   more 



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glimpse   of   the   beloved   Edith。    Ah�察  �yes�察  �there   she   was   again�察  �she   came 

nearer and nearer�察�and she touched his cheek�察�gently�察�warily smiling all the 

while with a strange wistful smile which was surely not Edith's。                    There�察�

she   bent   over   him��touched   him   again��how   cold   her   hands   were�察  �the 

touch chilled him to the heart。          The snow had now begun to fall in large 

scattered flakes�察�whirling fitfully through the air�察�following every chance 

gust of wind�察�but still falling�察�falling�察�and covering the earth with its white�察�

death´like shroud。 

     But surelythere was Edith again��how wonderful��in a long snow´ 

white   robe�察  �grave   and   gracious�察  �still   with   the   wistful   smile   on   her   lips。 

See�察   �she   beckons    to   him   with   her   hand�察  �and   he  rises   to  follow�察  �but 

something heavy clings to his feet and he cannot stir from the spot。                    He 

tries to cry for help�察�but he cannot�察�can only stretch out his hands to her�察�

and feel very unhappy that he cannot follow her。                But now she pauses in 

her flight�察�turns about�察�and he sees that she wears a myrtle garland in her 

hair   like   a   bride。 She   comes   toward   him�察  �her   countenance   all   radiant 

with love and happiness�察�and she stoops down over him and speaks�此�

     ;Come�察�they are waiting for us。          I will follow thee in life and in death�察�

wherever      thou    goest。    Come�察─     �repeats   Edith�察    �they   have    long   been 

waiting。     They are all here。; 

     And   he   imagines   he   knows   who   they  all   are�察  �although   he   has   never 

heard of them�察�nor can he recall their names。 

     ;Butbut�察─�he stammers�察 �IIam a foreigner ; 

     It   appeared   then   that   for   some   reason   this   was   an   insurmountable 

objection。     And Edith's happiness dies out of her beautiful face�察�and she 

turns away weeping。 

     ;Edith�察�beloved� ─�

     Then she is once more at his side。 

     ;Thou art no more a foreigner to me�察�beloved。                Whatever thou art�察�I 

am。; 

     And she presses her lips to hisit was the sweetest kiss of his lifethe 

kiss of death。 

     The next morning�察�as Edith�察�after having put the last touch to her toilet�察�

threw the shutters open�察�a great glare of sun´smitten snow burst upon her 



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and   for   a   moment   blinded   her   eyes。   On   the   sidewalk   opposite�察  �half   a 

dozen   men   with   snow´shovels in their hands  and   a   couple of   policeman 

had   congregated�察  �and�察  �judging   by   their   manner�察  �were   discussing   some 

object of interest。      Presently they were joined by her father�察�who had just 

finished his breakfast and was on his way to the office。               Now he stooped 

down and gazed at something half concealed in the snow�察�then suddenly 

started back�察�and as she caught a glimpse of his face�察�she saw that it was 

ghastly   white。     A   terrible   foreboding     seized   her。  She    threw    a  shawl 

about her shoulders and rushed down´stairs。               In the hall she was met by 

her    father�察 �who     was   just   entering�察  �followed     by   four   men�察   �carrying 

something between them。            She well knew what it was。           She would fain 

have    turned    away�察   �but  she   could   not�此  �grasping    her   father's  arm   and 

pressing it hard�察�she gazed with blank�察�frightened eyes at the white face�察�

the lines of which Death had so strangely emphasized。                  The snow´flakes 

which   hung   in   his   hair   had   touched   him   with   their   sudden   age�察  �as   if   to 

bridge the gulf between youth and death。             And still he was beautifulthe 

clear brow�察  �the peaceful�察  �happy  indolence�察�the   frozen smile   which   death 

had perpetuated。       Smiling�察�he had departed from the earth which had no 

place   for   him�察  �and   smiling   entered   the   realm   where�察  �among   the   many 

mansions�察     �there    is�察 �perhaps�察   �also   one   for   a   gentle�察  �simple´hearted 

enthusiast。 



        THE STORY OF AN OUTCAST。 



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     THERE       was    an   ancient    feud   between     the   families�察  �and    Bjarne 

Blakstad was not the man to make it up�察�neither was Hedin Ullern。                       So 

they looked askance at each other whenever they met on the highway�察�and 

the one took care not to cross the other's path。           But on Sundays�察�when the 

church´   bells   called   the   parishioners   together�察  �they   could   not   very   well 

avoid seeing each other on the church´yard�察�and then�察�one day�察�many years 

ago�察   �when    the  sermon     had   happened     to  touch   Bjarne's    heart�察 �he   had 



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nodded      to  Hedin     and   said�此    �Fine    weather     to´day�察─   �and   Hedin    had 

returned the nod and answered�此             �True is that。;      ;Now I have done my 

duty before God and men�察─�thought Bjarne�察 �and it is his turn to take the 

next step。;     ;The fellow is proud�察─�said Hedin to himself�察 �and he wants 

to show off his generosity。          But I know the wolf by his skin�察�even if he 

has learned to bleat like a ewe´lamb。; 

     What the feud really was about�察�they had both nearly forgotten。                     All 

they knew was that some thirty years ago there had been a quarrel between 

the pastor and the parish about the right of carrying arms to the church。 

And   then   Bjarne's   father   had   been   the   spokesman   of   the   parish�察  �while 

Hedin's grandsire had been a staunch defender of the pastor。                  There was a 

rumor�察�too�察�that they had had a fierce encounter somewhere in the woods�察�

and that the one had stabbed the other with a knife�察�but whether that was 

really true�察�no one could tell。 

     Bjarne   was   tall   and   grave�察  �like   the   weather´   beaten   fir´trees   in   his 

mast´forest。      He   had   a   large   clean´shaven   face�察  �narrow   lips�察  �and   small 

fierce eyes。     He seldom laughed�察�and when he did�察�his laugh seemed even 

fiercer   than   his   frown。   He   wore his   hair long�察 �as   his   fathers had   done�察�

and dressed in the styles of two centuries ago�察�his breeches were clasped 

with   large   silver   buckles   at   the   knees�察  �and   his   red   jerkin   was   gathered 

about his waist with a leathern girdle。           He loved everything that was old�察�

in dress as well as in manners�察�took no newspapers�察�and regarded railroads 

and steamboats as inventions of the devil。             Bjarne had married late in life�察�

and his marriage had brought him two daughters�察�Brita and Grimhild。 

     Hedin   Ullern   was   looked   upon   as   an   upstart。    He   could   only   count 

three generations back�察�and he hardly knew himself how his grandfather 

had earned the money that had enabled him to buy a farm and settle down 

in   the   valley。  He   had   read   a   great   deal�察  �and   was   well   informed   on   the 

politics of the day�察�his name had even been mentioned for storthingsmand�察�

or member of parliament from the district�察�and it was the common opinion�察�

that if Bjarne Blakstad had not so vigorously opposed him�察�he would have 

been   elected�察  �being   the   only   ;cultivated;   peasant   in   the   valley。   Hedin 

was no unwelcome guest in the houses of gentlefolks�察�and he was often 

seen at the judge's and the pastor's omber parties。     

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