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childhood she had slept�察�and as she sat there on the brink of the precipice�察�

the late summer sun threw its red lustre upon her and upon the fogs that 

came drifting up from the deep。              With her eyes she followed the drifting 

masses of fog�察�and wondered�察�as they rose higher and higher�察�when they 

would   reach   her�察  �in   her   fancy   she   saw   herself   dancing   over   the   wide 

expanse of heaven�察�clad in the sun´gilded evening fogs�察�and Saint Olaf�察�the 

great and holy king�察�came riding to meet her�察�mounted on a flaming steed 

made of the glory of a thousand sunsets�察�then Saint Olaf took her hand and 

lifted   her   up�察  �and   she   sat   with   him   on   the   flaming   steed�此  �but   the   fog 

lingered   in   the   deep   below�察  �and   as   it   rose   it   spread   like   a   thin�察  �half´ 

invisible gauze over the forests and the fields�察�and at last vanished into the 

infinite space。      But hark� �a huge stone rolls down over the mountain´side�察�

then another�察�and another�察�the noise grows�察�the birches down there in the 

gorge tremble and shake。            Aasa leaned out over the brink of the ravine�察�

and�察  �as   far   as   she   could   distinguish   anything   from   her   dizzying   height�察�

thought   she   saw   something   gray   creeping   slowly   up   the   neck´breaking 

mountain path�察�she watched it for a while�察�but as it seemed to advance no 

farther she again took refuge in her reveries。              An hour might have passed�察�

or perhaps more�察�when suddenly she heard a noise only a few feet distant�察�

and�察�again stooping out over the brink�察�saw the figure of a man strug´ gling 

desperately to climb the last great ledge of the rock。                With both his hands 

he clung to a little birch´tree which stretched its slender arms down over 

the black wall�察�but with every  moment that passed seemed less likely to 



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accomplish       the  feat。   The    girl  for  a  while    stood   watching     him   with 

unfeigned curiosity�察�then�察�suddenly reminding herself that the situation to 

him   must   be   a   dangerous   one�察  �seized   hold   of   a   tree   that   grew   near   the 

brink�察   �and   leaned   out   over   the  rock   to  give   him   her   assistance。    He 

eagerly grasped her extended hand�察�and with a vigorous pull she flung him 

up   on   the   grassy   level�察  �where   he   remained   lying   for   a   minute   or   two�察�

apparently   utterly   unable   to   account   for   his   sudden   ascent�察  �and   gazing 

around him with a half´frightened�察�half´bewildered look。                 Aasa�察�to whom 

his appearance was no less strange than his demeanor�察�unluckily hit upon 

the idea that perhaps her rather violent treatment had momentarily stunned 

him�察�and when�察�as answer to her sympathizing question if he was hurt�察�the 

stranger     abruptly    rose   to  his  feet  and   towered     up   before   her   to  the 

formidable height of six feet four or five�察�she could no longer master her 

mirth�察�but burst out into a most vehement fit of laughter。                He stood calm 

and silent�察�and looked at her with a timid but strangely bitter smile。                  He 

was so   very  different   from any  man   she   had ever seen   before�察�therefore 

she laughed�察�not necessarily because he amused her�察�but because his whole 

person was a surprise to her�察�and there he stood�察�tall and gaunt and timid�察�

and    said   not  a  word�察   �only   gazed    and   gazed。    His   dress   was    not  the 

national costume of the valley�察�neither was it like anything that Aasa had 

ever known。        On his head he wore a cap that hung all on one side�察�and 

was decorated with a long�察�heavy silk tassel。               A threadbare coat�察�which 

seemed to be made expressly not to fit him�察�hung loosely on his sloping 

shoulders�察�and a pair of gray pantaloons�察�which were narrow where they 

ought to have been wide�察�and wide where it was their duty to be narrow�察�

extended their service to a little more than the upper half of the limb�察�and�察�

by a kind of compromise with the tops of the boots�察�managed to protect 

also   the   lower   half。  His   features   were   delicate�察  �and   would   have   been 

called handsome had they belonged to a proportionately delicate body�察�in 

his eyes hovered a dreamy vagueness which seemed to come and vanish�察�

and to flit from one feature to another�察�suggesting the idea of remoteness�察�

and a feeling of hopeless strangeness to the world and all its concerns。 

     ;Do I inconvenience you�察�madam�拭─�were the first words he uttered�察�as 

Aasa in her usual abrupt manner stayed her laughter�察�turned her back on 



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him�察�and hastily started for the house。 

     ;Inconvenience�拭─�said she�察�surprised�察�and again slowly turned on her 

heel�察 �no�察�not that I know。; 

     ;Then tell me if there are people living here in the neighborhood�察�or if 

the light deceived me�察�which I saw from the other side of the river。; 

     ;Follow   me�察─  �answered   Aasa�察  �and   she   navely   reached   him   her 

hand�察 �my father's name is Lage Ulfson Kvaerk�察�he lives in the large house 

you see straight before you�察�there on the hill�察�and my mother lives there 

too。; 

     And hand in hand they walked together�察�where a path had been made 

between two adjoining rye´fields�察�his serious smile seemed to grow milder 

and happier�察�the longer he lingered at her side�察�and her eye caught a ray of 

more human intelligence�察�as it rested on him。 

     ;What do you do up here in the long winter�拭─�asked he�察�after a pause。 

     ;We   sing�察─  �answered   she�察  �as   it   were   at   ran´   dom�察  �because   the   word 

came into her mind�察 �and what do you do�察�where you come from�拭─�

     ;I gather song。; 

     ;Have you ever heard the forest sing�拭─�asked she�察�curiously。 

     ;That is why I came here。; 

     And again they walked on in silence。 

     It   was   near  midnight   when   they   entered   the   large     hall   at  Kvaerk。 

Aasa     went   before�察   �still  leading  the   young    man    by  the   hand。    In   the 

twilight which filled the house�察�the space between the black�察�smoky rafters 

opened a vague vista into the region of the fabulous�察�and every object in 

the    room    loomed     forth   from    the   dusk    with    exaggerated     form    and 

dimensions。       The room appeared at first to be but the haunt of the spirits 

of   the   past�察  �no   human   voice�察  �no   human   footstep�察  �was   heard�察  �and     the 

stranger instinctively pressed the hand he held more tightly�察�for he was not 

sure but that he was standing on the boundary of   dream´land�察�and   some 

elfin   maiden   had   reached   him   her   hand   to   lure   him   into   her   mountain�察�

where   he   should   live   with   her   forever。    But   the   illusion   was   of   brief 

duration�察�for Aasa's thoughts had taken a widely different course�察�it was 

but seldom she had found herself under the necessity of making a decision�察�

and now it evidently devolved upon her to find the stranger a place of rest 



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for the night�察�so instead of an elf´maid's kiss and a silver palace�察�he soon 

found himself huddled into a dark little alcove in the wall�察�where he was 

told to go to sleep�察�while Aasa wandered over to the empty cow´stables�察�

and threw herself down in the hay by the side of two sleeping milkmaids。 



                                              III。 



       There   was   not   a   little   astonishment   manifested   among   the   servant´ 

maids at Kvaerk the next morning�察�when the huge�察�gaunt figure of a man 

was seen to

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