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     But the Rev。 Mr。 Oddson�察�the parson of whom I have to speak�察�had this 

day yielded to the gentle urgings of his daughters ��as�察�indeed�察�he always 

did���察  �and    had   with   them   boarded     the  steamer     to  receive   his  nephew�察�

Arnfinn Vording�察�who   was returning   from the university  for his   summer 

vacation。      And   now   they   had   him   between   them   in   their   pretty   white´ 



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painted      par´   sonage     boat�察  �with    the   blue    line   along    the   gunwale�察�

beleaguering him with eager questions   about friends and relatives in   the 

capital�察�chums�察�university sports�察�and a medley of other things interesting 

to   young     ladies   who    have   a  collegian     for  a  cousin。    His    uncle    was 

charitable enough to check his own curiosity about the nephew's progress 

in the arts and sciences�察�and the result of his recent examinations�察�till he 

should   have   become   fairly   settled   under   his   roof�察  �and Arnfinn�察  �who�察  �in 

spite of his natural brightness and ready humor�察�was anything but a ;dig�察─�

was grateful for the respite。 

     The    parsonage      lay  snugly    nestled    at  the   end   of  the   bay�察  �shining 

contentedly   through        the   green   foliage   from   a  multitude   of    small   sun´ 

smitten   windows。        Its   pinkish   whitewash�察  �which   was   peeling   off   from 

long exposure to the weather�察�was in cheerful contrast to the broad black 

surface of the roof�察�with its glazed tiles�察�and the starlings' nests under the 

chimney´tops。        The thick´leaved maples and walnut´trees which grew in 

random clusters about the walls seemed loftily conscious of standing there 

for   purposes     of  protection�察    �for�察 �wherever     their  long´fingered      branches 

happened to graze the roof�察�it was always with a touch�察�light�察�graceful�察�and 

airily caressing。      The irregularly paved yard was inclosed on two sides by 

the  main   building�察 �and  on   the third   by  a  species   of log   cabin�察 �which�察 �in 

Norway�察  �is   called   a   brew´house�察  �but   toward   the   west   the   view   was   but 

slightly    obscured     by   an   elevated    pigeon    cot  and   a  clump     of  birches�察�

through     whose     sparse   leaves    the  fjord   beneath    sent   its  rapid  jets  and 

gleams      of  light�察  �and   its  strange    suggestions      of  distance�察   �peace    and 

unaccountable gladness。 

     Arnfinn     Vording's     career   had   presented     that  subtle   combination      of 

farce and tragedy which most human lives are apt to be�察�and if the tragic 

element   had   during   his   early   years   been   preponderating�察  �he   was   hardly 

himself aware of it�察�for he had been too young at the death of his parents 

to feel that keenness of grief which the same privation would have given 

him at a later period of his life。        It might have been humiliating to confess 

it�察  �but   it   was   nevertheless   true   that   the   terror   he   had   once   sustained   on 

being pursued by a furious bull was much more vivid in his memory than 

the vague wonder and depression which had filled his mind at seeing his 



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mother so suddenly stricken with age�察�as she lay motionless in her white 

robes in the front parlor。         Since then his uncle�察�who was his guardian and 

nearest relative�察�had taken him into his family�察�had instructed him with his 

own   daughters�察  �and   finally   sent   him   to   the   University�察  �leaving   the   little 

fortune which he had inherited to accumulate for future use。                    Arnfinn had 

a painfully distinct recollection of his early hardships in trying to acquire 

that   soft   pronunciation   of   the   r   which   is   peculiar   to   the   western   fjord 

districts of Norway�察�and which he admired so much in his cousins�察�for the 

merry´eyed Inga�察�who was less scrupulous by a good deal than her older 

sister�察  �Augusta�察    �had    from   the   beginning     persisted    in   interpreting    their 

relation   of   cousinship   as   an   unbounded   privilege   on   her   part   to   ridicule 

him  for   his   personal   peculiarities�察  �and   especially  for   his   harsh   r   and   his 

broad eastern accent。          Her ridicule was always very good´natured�察�to be 

sure�察�but therefore no less annoying。 

     Butsuch is the perverseness of human nature in spite of a series of 

apparent rebuffs�察�interrupted now and then by fits of violent attachment�察�

Arnfinn had early selected this dimpled and yellow´haired young girl�察�with 

her   piquant   little   nose�察  �for   his   favorite   cousin。   It   was   the   prospect   of 

seeing   her   which�察  �above   all   else�察  �had   lent�察  �in   anticipation�察  �an   altogether 

new radiance to the day when he should present him´ self in his home with 

the long´tasseled student cap on his head�察�the unnecessary ;pinchers; on 

his   nose�察  �and   with   the   other   traditional   paraphernalia   of   the   Norwegian 

student。     That great day had now come�察�Arnfinn sat at Inga's side playing 

with   her   white   fingers�察  �which   lay   resting   on   his   knee�察  �and   covering   the 

depth of his feeling with harmless banter about her ;amusingly unclassical 

little nose。;     He had   once detected her�察 �when a child�察�standing before   a 

mirror�察  �and   pinching   this   unhappy   feature   in   the   middle�察  �in   the   hope   of 

making it ;like Augusta's�察─�and since then he had no longer felt so utterly 

defenseless whenever his own foibles were attacked。 

     ;But what of your friend�察�Arnfinn�拭─�exclaimed Inga�察�as she ran up the 

stairs of the pier。      ;He of whom you have written so much。                   I have been 

busy all the morning making the blue guest´chamber ready for him。; 

     ;Please�察  �cousin�察─  �answered   the   student�察  �in   a   tone   of   mock   entreaty�察�

;only an hour's respite�          �If we are to talk about Strand we must make a 



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day of it�察�you know。        And just now it seems so grand to be at home�察�and 

with you�察�that I would rather not admit even so genial a subject as Strand 

to share my selfish happiness。; 

     ;Ah�察�yes�察�you are right。       Happiness is too often selfish。         But tell me 

only why he didn't come and I'll release you。; 

     ;He IS coming。; 

     ;Ah�    �And when�拭─�

     ;That I don't know。       He preferred to take the journey on foot�察�and he 

may   be   here   at   almost   any   time。  But�察  �as   I   have   told   you�察  �he   is   very 

uncertain。     If   he   should    happen    to  make    the   acquaintance     of  some 

interesting snipe�察�or crane�察�or plover�察�he may prefer its company to ours�察�

and then there is no counting on him any longer。              He may be as likely to 

turn up at the North Pole as at the Gran Parsonage。; 

     ;How very singular。        You don't know how curious I am to see him。; 

     And   Inga   walked   on   in   silence   under   the   sunny  birches   which   grew 

along the road�察�trying vainly to picture to herself this strange phenomenon 

of a man。 

     ;I brought his book�察─�remarked Arnfinn�察�making a gigantic effort to be 

generous�察�for he felt dim stirrings of jealousy within him。             ;If you care to 

read it�察�I think it will explain him to you better than anything I could say。; 



                                             II。 



       The Oddsons were certainly a happy family though not by any means 

a harmonious one。        The excellent pastor�察�who was himself neutrally good�察�

orthodox�察�and kind´hearted�察�h

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