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that because she avoids; 

     Here Inga abruptly clapped her hand over her mouth�察�and�察�with sudden 

change of voice and expression�察�said�此�

     ;I am as silent as the grave。; 

     ;Yes�察�you are wonderfully discreet�察─�cried Arnfinn�察�laughing�察�while the 

girl bit her under lip with an air of penitence and mortification which�察�in 

any other bosom than a cousin's would have aroused compassion。 

     ;Aha�     �So steht's� ─�he broke forth�察�with another burst of   merriment�察�

then�察�softened by the sight of a tear that was slowly gathering beneath her 

eyelashes�察  �he   checked   his   laughter�察  �crept   up   to   her   side�察  �and   in   a   half 

childishly coaxing�察�half caressing tone�察�he whispered�此�

     ;Dear little cousin�察�indeed I didn't mean to hurt your feelings。                  You 

are not angry with me�察�are you�拭           �And if you will only promise me not to 

tell�察�I have something here which I should like to show you。; 

     He well knew that there was nothing which would sooner soothe Inga's 

wrath than confiding a secret to her�察�and while he was a boy�察�he had�察�in 

cases of sore need�察�invented secrets lest his life should be made miserable 

by the sense that she was displeased with him。               In this instance her anger 

was   not   strong    enough   to   resist   the   anticipation   of   a   secret�察  �probably 

relating   to   that   little   drama   which   had�察  �during   the   last   weeks�察  �been   in 

progress   under   her   very   eyes。    With   a   resolute   movement�察  �she   brushed 

her   tears   away�察  �bent   eagerly  forward�察  �and�察  �in the   next   moment�察  �her   face 

was all expectancy and animation。 

     Arnfinn pulled a thick black note´book from his breast pocket�察�opened 



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it in his lap�察�and read�此�

     ;August   3�察  �5 A。   M。My   little   invalid   is   doing   finely�察  �he   seemed   to 

relish much a few dozen flies which I brought him in my hand。                     His pulse 

is   to´day�察  �for   the   first  time�察  �normal。   He   is   beginning     to  step  on   the 

injured leg without apparent pain。 

     ;10   A。   M。Miss   Augusta's   eyes   have   a   strange�察  �lustrous   brilliancy 

whenever she speaks of subjects which seem to agitate the depths of her 

being。     How   and   why   is   it   that   an   excessive   amount   of   feeling   always 

finds its first expression in the eye�拭         �One kind of emotion seems to widen 

the   pupil�察  �another   kind   to   contract   it。   TO   be   noticed   in   future�察  �how 

particular emotions affect the eye。 

     ;6 P。 M。I met a plover on the beach this afternoon。                By imitating his 

cry�察�I induced him to come within a few feet of me。                    The plover�察�as his 

cry indicates�察�is a very melancholy bird。             In fact I believe the melancholy 

temperament to be prevailing among the wading birds�察�as the phlegmatic 

among birds of prey。         The singing birds are choleric or sanguine。               Tease 

a   thrush�察  �or   even   a   lark�察  �and   you   will   soon   be   convinced。 A  snipe�察  �or 

plover�察  �as   far   as   my   experience   goes�察  �seldom   shows   anger�察  �you   cannot 

tease    them。    To    be   considered�察    �how    far  the  voice    of  a  bird   may    be 

indicative of its temperament。 

     ;August 5�察�9 P。 M。Since the unfortunate meeting yesterday morning�察�

when my intense pre´occupation with my linnet�察�which had torn its wound 

open   again�察  �probably   made   me   commit   some   breach   of   etiquette�察  �Miss 

Augusta avoids me。 

     ;August 7I am in a most singular state。             My pulse beats 85�察�which is 

a   most   unheard´of   thing   for   me�察  �as   my   pulse   is   naturally   full   and   slow。 

And�察�strangely enough�察�I do not feel at all unwell。                 On the contrary�察�my 

physical   well´   being   is  rather   heightened   than   otherwise。       The   life   of   a 

whole week is crowded into a day�察�and that of a day into an hour。; 

     Inga�察�who�察�at several points of this narrative�察�had been struggling hard 

to preserve her gravity�察�here burst into a ringing laugh。 

     ;That is what I call scientific love´making�察─�said Arnfinn�察�looking up 

from the book with an expression of subdued amusement。 

     ;But Arnfinn�察─�cried the girl�察�while the laughter quickly died out of her 



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face�察 �does Mr。 Strand know that you are reading this�拭─�

     ;To   be   sure   he   does。  And   that   is   just   what   to   my   mind   makes   the 

situation so   excessively  comical。         He   has   himself   no   suspicion   that   this 

book   contains   anything   but   scientific   notes。      He   appears   to   prefer   the 

empiric   method   in   love   as   in    philosophy。     I   verily   believe   that   he   is 

innocently experimenting with himself�察�with a view to making some great 

physiological discovery。; 

     ;And so he will�察�perhaps�察─�rejoined the girl�察�the mixture of gayety and 

grave     solicitude   making     her   face�察  �as  her   cousin    thought�察   �particularly 

charming。 

     ;Only      not   a   physiological�察    �but    possibly    a   psychological      one�察─�

remarked Arnfinn。         ;But listen to this。     Here is something rich�此�

     ;August 9Miss Augusta once said something about the possibility of 

animals   being   immortal。       Her   eyes   shone   with   a   beautiful   animation   as 

she spoke。      I am longing to continue the subject with her。               It haunts me 

the   whole   day  long。     There   may  be   more   in   the   idea   than   appears   to   a 

superficial observer。; 

     ;Oh�察�how  charmingly  he understands how  to deceive  himself�察─  �cried 

Inga。 

     ;Merely a quid pro quo�察─�said Arnfinn。 

     ;I know what I shall do� ─�

     ;And so do I。; 

     ;Won't you tell me�察�please�拭─�

     ;No。; 

     ;Then I sha'n't tell you either。; 

     And   they   flew   apart   like   two   thoughtless   little   birds   �─�sanguine�察─  �as 

Strand would have called them���察�each to ponder on some formidable plot 

for the reconciliation of the estranged lovers。 



                                               V。 



       During     the   week     that  ensued�察    �the   multifarious     sub´currents     of 

Strand's     passion   seemed     slowly    to  gather    themselves     into  one    clearly 

defined   stream�察  �and�察  �after   much   scientific   speculation�察  �he   came   to   the 



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conclusion       that    he    loved    Augusta。        In    a    moment      of    extreme 

discouragement�察�he made a clean breast of it to Arnfinn�察�at the same time 

informing   him   that   he   had   packed   his   knapsack�察  �and   would   start   on   his 

wanderings   again   the   next   morning。        All   his   friend's   entreaties   were   in 

vain�察�he would and must go。             Strand was an exasperatingly head´ strong 

fellow�察  �and   persuasions   never   prevailed   with   him。         He   had   confirmed 

himself   in   the   belief   that   he   was   very   unattractive   to   women�察  �and   that 

Augusta�察�of all women�察�for some reason which was not quite clear to him�察�

hated    and    abhorred    him。    Inexperienced        as  he   was�察  �he  could    see   no 

reason   why   she   should   avoid   him�察  �if   she   did   not   hate   him。    They   sat 

talking    until   mid´    night�察  �each   entangling     himself    in  those    passionate 

paradoxes and contradictions peculiar to passionate and impulsive youth。 

Strand   paced   the   floor   with 

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