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misery in trying to settle up her affairs�察�and finally in a moment of extreme
dejection sold his entire inheritance in a lump to a pawnbroker ��reserving
for himself a few rings and trinkets�� for the modest sum of 250 dollars
specie。 He then took formal leave of the Students' Union in a brilliant
speech�察�in which he traced the parallelisms between the lives of Pericles
and Washington�察�in his opinion the two greatest men the world had ever
seen��expounded his theory of democratic government�察�and explained the
causes of the rapid rise of the American Republic。 The next morning he
exchanged half of his worldly possessions for a ticket to New York�察�and
within a few days set sail for the land of promise�察�in the far West。
II。
From Castle Garden�察 �Halfdan made his way up through Greenwich
street�察�pursued by a clamorous troop of confidence men and hotel runners。
;Kommen Sie mit mir。 Ich bin auch Deutsch�察─ �cried one。 ;Voila�察�
voila�察�je parle Francais�察─�shouted another�察�seizing hold of his valise。 ;Jeg
er Dansk。 Tale Dansk�察┌�1�А�roared a third�察�with an accent which seriously
impeached his truthfulness。 In order to escape from these importunate
rascals�察�who were every moment getting bolder�察�he threw himself into the
first street´car which happened to pass�察 �he sat down�察 �gazed out of the
windows and soon became so thoroughly absorbed in the animated scenes
which moved as in a panorama before his eyes�察�that he quite forgot where
he was going。 The conductor called for fares�察 �and received an English
shilling�察 �which�察 �after some ineffectual expostulation�察 �he pocketed�察 �but
gave no change。 At last after about an hour's journey�察�the car stopped�察�the
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conductor called out ;Central Park�察─ �and Halfdan woke up with a start。
He dismounted with a timid�察�deliberate step�察�stared in dim bewilderment at
the long rows of palatial residences�察�and a chill sense of loneliness crept
over him。 The hopeless strangeness of everything he saw�察 �instead of
filling him with rapture as he had once anticipated�察�Sent a cold shiver to
his heart。 It is a very large affair�察�this world of oursa good deal larger
than it appeared to him gazing out upon it from his snug little corner up
under the Pole�察�and it was as unsympathetic as it was large�察�he suddenly
felt what he had never been aware of before that he was a very small part
of it and of very little account after all。 He staggered over to a bench at
the entrance to the park�察�and sat long watching the fine carriages as they
dashed past him�察 �he saw the handsome women in brilliant costumes
laughing and chatting gayly�察�the apathetic policemen promenading in stoic
dignity up and down upon the smooth pavements�察 �the jauntily attired
nurses�察�whom in his Norse innocence he took for mothers or aunts of the
chil´ dren�察�wheeling baby´carriages which to Norse eyes seemed miracles
of dainty ingenuity�察�under the shady crowns of the elm´trees。 He did not
know how long he had been sitting there�察 �when a little bright´eyed girl
with light kid gloves�察 �a small blue parasol and a blue polonaise�察 �quite a
lady of fashion en miniature�察�stopped in front of him and stared at him in
shy wonder。 He had always been fond of children�察�and often rejoiced in
their affectionate ways and confidential prattle�察 �and now it suddenly
touched him with a warm sense of human fellowship to have this little
daintily befrilled and crisply starched beauty single him out for notice
among the hundreds who reclined in the arbors�察 �or sauntered to and fro
under the great trees。
��1�А �I am a Dane。 I speak Danish。;
;What is your name�察 �my little girl�拭─ �he asked�察 �in a tone of friendly
interest。
;Clara�察─�answered the child�察�hesitatingly�察�then�察�having by another look
assured herself of his harmlessness�察 �she added�此 �How very funny you
speak� ─�
;Yes�察─�he said�察�stooping down to take he tiny begloved hand。 ;I do
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not speak as well as you do�察�yet�察�but I shall soon learn。;
Clara looked puzzled。
;How old are you�拭─�she asked�察�raising her parasol�察�and throwing back
her head with an air of superiority。
;I am twenty´four years old。;
She began to count half aloud on her fingers�此 �One�察�two�察�three�察�four�察─�
but�察�before she reached twenty�察�she lost her patience。
;Twenty´four�察─�she exclaimed�察 �that is a great deal。 I am only seven�察�
and papa gave me a pony on my birthday。 Have you got a pony�拭─�
;No�察�I have nothing but what is in this valise�察�and you know I could
not very well get a pony into it。;
Clara glanced curiously at the valise and laughed�察�then suddenly she
grew serious again�察 �put her hand into her pocket and seemed to be
searching eagerly for something。 Presently she hauled out a small
porcelain doll's head�察�then a red´painted block with letters on it�察�and at last
a penny。
;Do you want them�拭─ �she said�察 �reaching him her treasures in both
hands。 ;You may have them all。;
Before he had time to answer�察�a shrill�察�penetrating voice cried out�此�
;Why�察�gracious� �child�察�what are you doing �拭 ─�
And the nurse�察 �who had been deeply absorbed in ;The New York
Ledger�察─ �came rushing up�察 �snatched the child away�察 �and retreated as
hastily as she had come。
Halfdan rose and wandered for hours aimlessly along the intertwining
roads and footpaths。 He visited the menageries�察�admired the statues�察�took
a very light dinner�察 �consisting of coffee�察 �sandwiches�察 �and ice�察 �at the
Chinese Pavilion�察�and�察�toward evening�察�discovered an inviting leafy arbor�察�
where he could withdraw into the privacy of his own thoughts�察�and ponder
upon the still unsolved problem of his destiny。 The little incident with
the child had taken the edge off his unhappiness and turned him into a
more conciliatory mood toward himself and the great pitiless world�察�which
seemed to take so little notice of him。 And he�察�who had come here with
so warm a heart and so ardent a will to join in the great work of human
advancementto find himself thus harshly ignored and buffeted about�察�as
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if he were a hostile intruder� �Before him lay the huge unknown city
where human life pulsated with large�察�full heart´throbs�察�where a breathless�察�
weird intensity�察 �a cold�察 �fierce passion seemed to be hurrying everything
onward in a maddening whirl�察�where a gentle�察�warm´ blooded enthusiast
like himself had no place and could expect naught but a speedy destruction。
A strange�察�unconquerable dread took possession of him�察�as if he had been
caught in a swift�察 �strong whirlpool�察 �from which he vainly struggled to
escape。 He crouched down among the foliage and shuddered。 He could
not return to the city。 No�察�no�此�he never would