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It seemed but too probable that all the bearers would give way to the same temptation; so Tom Robson went over to the group, and, putting a five-kroner note into the hand of the eldest, said, "There! you can drink that, but on condition that only two go in at a time." The stipulation was agreed to without a murmur, and they took their turns in the most orderly way.
At length the people began to stream out of the church; those who were with Marianne had to wait till the main procession arrived at the cemetery. The seamen then, after moistening their palms in the usual way, went on with their burden with renewed vigour. There was no change from the five-kroner note.
They were all alike a mean and crafty lot; I felt myself stifling, and picking out the first note that came to hand I flung it at the woman. Was that enough? H'm! A tidy bit, for sure, but still.... And some might say 'twas enough, but.... How much was it I had given her? A five-Kroner note. Well, perhaps it was barely enough; I felt in my pocket for some more.
A great many pints of beer go to a five-kroner note. Martin and Tom Robson resolutely turned their backs on the temptation. Woodlouse resisted it for a long time, but in the end he was obliged to give way. Torpander was sitting on a stone at the corner of the cottage, gazing at the coffin.
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