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uneasily�察�and at length seated himself at Augusta's side。               The blood was 

beating with feverish vehemence in her temples�察�and for the first time in 

her life she felt something akin to pity for this large�察�strong man�察�whose 

strength and cheerful self´reliance had hitherto seemed to raise him above 

the need of a woman's aid and sympathy。              Now the very shabbiness of his 

appearance�察�and the look of appealing misery in his features�察�opened in her 

bosom   the   gate   through   which   compassion   could   enter�察  �and�察  �with   that 

generous self´forgetfulness which was the chief factor of her character�察�she 

leaned over toward him�察�and said�此�

     ;You must have been very sick�察�Mr。 Strand。               Why did you not come 

to us and allow us to take care of you�察�instead of roaming about here in 

this stony wilderness�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�I have been sick�察─�cried Strand�察�with sudden vehemence�察�seizing 

her hand�察 �but it is a sickness of which I shall never�察�never be healed。; 

     And with that world´old eloquence which is yet ever new�察�he poured 

forth his passionate confession in her ear�察�and she listened�察�hungrily at first�察�

then with serene�察�wide´eyed happiness。              He told her how�察�driven by his 

inward   restlessness�察  �he   had   wandered   about   in   the   mountains�察  �until   one 

evening at a saeter�察�he had heard a peasant lad singing a song�察�in which 

this stanza occurred�此�

            ;A woman's frown�察�a woman's smile�察                            �Nor hate nor 

fondness      prove�察                 �For    maidens      smile   on   him    they    hate�察�

And fly from him they love。; 

       Then   it  had   occurred    to   him   for  the  first  time   in  his  life  that  a 

woman's behavior need not be the logical indicator of her deepest feelings�察�



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and�察�enriched with this joyful discovery�察�inspired with new hope�察�he had 

returned�察�but had not dared at once to seek the Parsonage�察�until he could 

invent some plausible reason for his return�察�but his imagination was very 

poor�察�and   he  had   found   none�察 �except that   he loved   the pastor's beautiful 

daughter。 

     The evening wore on。          The broad mountain´ guarded valley�察�flooded 

now to the brim with a soft misty light�察�spread out about them�察�and filled 

them with a delicious   sense of security。            The   fjord lifted its grave gaze 

toward   the sky�察 �and   deepened   responsively  with a   bright�察  �ever´   receding 

immensity。       The young girl felt this blessed peace gently stealing over her�察�

doubt     and   struggle   were    all  past�察 �and   the  sun   shone   ever   serene    and 

unobscured upon the widening expanses of the future。                  And in his breast�察�

too�察�that mood reigned in which life looks boundless and radiant�察�human 

woes   small   or   impossible�察  �and   one's   own   self   large   and   all´conquering。 

In   that   hour   they   remodeled   this   old   and   obstinate   world   of   ours�察  �never 

doubting that�察 �if each   united his   faith and   strength with   the other's�察 �they 

could together lift its burden。 

     That night was the happiest and most memorable night in the history 

of   the   Gran   Parsonage。     The   pastor   walked   up   and   down   on   the   floor�察�

rubbing his hands in quiet contentment。               Inga�察�to whom an engagement 

was essentially a sol´ emn affair�察�sat in a corner and gazed at her sister and 

Strand with tearful radiance。          Arnfinn gave vent to his joy by bestowing 

embraces promiscuously upon whomsoever chanced to come in his way。 

     This story�察 �however�察 �has   a brief  but   not unimportant   sequel。          It   was 

not many weeks after this happy evening that Arnfinn and the maiden with 

the   ;amusingly      unclassical    nose;    presented    themselves     in  the   pastor's 

study and asked for his paternal and unofficial blessing。               But the pastor�察�I 

am told�察�grew very wroth�察�and demanded that his nephew should first take 

his    second    and   third   degrees�察   �attaching�察   �besides�察   �some    very    odious 

stipulations regarding average in study and college standing�察�before there 

could     be  any   talk   about   engagement       or  matrimony。       So�察  �at  present�察�

Arnfinn is still studying�察�and the fair´haired Inga is still waiting。 



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              TRULS�察�THE NAMELESS。 



    HE was born in the houseman's lodge�察�she in the great mansion。                  He 

did not know who his father was�察�she was the daughter of Grim of Skogli�察�

and she was the only daughter he had。            They were carried to baptism on 

the   same   day�察  �and   he   was   called   Truls�察  �because   they   had   to   call   him 

something�察�she received the name of Borghild�察�because that had been the 

name   of   every   eldest   born   daughter   in   the   family   for   thirty   generations。 

They   both   cried   when   the   pastor   poured   the   water   on   their   heads�察  �his 

mother     hushed    him�察 �blushed�察   �and   looked   timidly   around    her�察 �but  the 

woman      who    carried   Borghild   lifted  her   high  up   in  her  arms   so  that 

everybody      could    see   her�察 �and   the   pastor   smiled   benignly�察   �and   the 

parishioners said that they had never seen so beautiful a child。             That was 

the way in which they began lifehe as a child of sin�察�she as the daughter 

of a mighty race。 

     They grew up together。         She had round cheeks and merry eyes�察�and 

her lips were redder than the red rose。        He was of slender growth�察�his face 

was thin and pale�察�and his eyes had a strange�察�benumbed gaze�察�as if they 

were puzzling themselves with some sad�察�life´long riddle which they never 

hoped to solve。      On the strand where they played the billows came and 

went�察  �and   they   murmured   faintly   with   a   sound   of   infinite   remoteness。 

Borghild laughed aloud�察�clapped her hands and threw stones out into the 

water�察�while he sat pale and silent�察�and saw the great white´winged sea´ 

birds sailing through the blue ocean of the sky。 

     ;How would you like to live down there in the deep green water�拭─�she 

asked him one day�察�as they sat watching the eider´ducks which swam and 

dived�察�and stood on their heads among the sea´weeds。 

     ;I should like it very well�察─�he answered�察 �if you would follow me。; 

     ;No�察�I won't follow you�察─�she cried。          ;It is cold and wet down in the 

water。    And I should spoil the ribbons on my new bodice。                But when I 

grow up and get big and can braid my hair�察�then I shall row with the young 

lads to the   church yonder on   the headland�察 �and there the   old pastor   will 

marry me�察�and I shall wear the big silver crown which my mother wore 

when she was married。; 



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     ;And may I go with you�拭─�asked he�察�timidly。 

     ;Yes�察�you may steer my boat and be my helmsman�察�oryou may be my 

bridegroom�察�if you would like that better。; 

     ;Yes�察�I think I should rather be your bridegroom�察─�and he gave her a 

long�察�strange look which almost frightened her。 

     The years slipped by�察�and before Borghild knew it�察�she had grown into 

womanhood。         The down on Truls's cheeks became rougher�察�and he�察�too�察�

began to suspect that he was no longer a boy。             When the sun was late and 

the breeze murmured in the great�察�dark´crowned pines�察�they often met by 

chance�察�at the well�察�on the strand�察�or on the saeter´green。             And the oftener 

they met the more they found to talk about�察�to be sure�察�i

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