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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