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Immediately afterward, her emaciated hands began to twitch and flutter upon the rug covering her. That lasted only for a moment. No doubt was left now that she had expired. Horrified and in despair, Zbyszko began to beg her, as though his entreaties could avail: "Danuska! Oh, merciful Jesus!... Only wait till we come to Spychow! Wait! Wait, I beseech you! Oh, Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!"
The retinue stretched in a long column, turned to the right from the mansion, and then began slowly to enter the forest. Then the princess turned to Zbyszko and said: "Why don't you talk? Speak to her." Zbyszko, although thus encouraged, was still silent for a moment; but, after quite a long silence, he said: "Danuska!" "What, Zbyszku?" "I love you!"
The princess ordered dishes for them near the common table." But Zbyszko, although he was somewhat anxious about Jurand, was nevertheless glad in his heart, and said to himself: "Though I do not know what to do, yet one thing is certain, my wife is coming, my woman, my most beloved Danuska." When he repeated those words to himself, he could hardly believe his own happiness.
Then he addressed her in a broken voice: "Thank God! Danuska! You recognize me." His voice awoke her completely. Then she sat up in the bed and with open eyes she repeated: "Zbyszko!" Then she began to blink and look around her in amazement. "You are no more in captivity," said Zbyszko. "I have rescued you from their hands and I am taking you to Spychow."
I shall tell him so as soon as he comes to his senses and is able to speak." "It is necessary for him first to recover consciousness, because we do not yet know why he has not brought Danuska with him. Perhaps she is sick?" "Do not say that something has happened I I feel so much troubled that she is not here. If she were sick he would not have left her." "True!" said Zbyszko.
Then Zbyszko extended his well arm to Danusia, and she put her little arms round his neck; for a while one could hear them repeat to each other: "Danuska, you are mine!" "Zbyszku, you are mine!" But soon Zbyszko became weak, because there were too many emotions for his strength, and having slipped on the pillow, he began to breathe heavily.
"It was at her own request," replied Macko, impatiently, because he knew in his heart that he was wrong and he hated to talk about it. "Yes! But what now?" "Ha! Well? I shall carry her back to her home; then let God's will be done!" But after a moment he added: "Yes! God's will be done, that at least Danuska be restored to health, one might then know what to do. But as it is now, the deuce knows!
Nevertheless he did not persist in his opposition, and relented entirely when Jagienka had taken him aside and, with tears in her eyes, said: "You know!... God sees my heart, that every morning and evening I pray for that young lady, Danuska, and for Zbyszko's welfare. God in heaven knows it best.
At this thought Zbyszko could not help feeling a certain sense of relief, and even gladness, when he comprehended that by reason of Jurand's death all hindrances had vanished. "Jurand was unwilling, but the Lord Jesus wants it," said the young knight to himself, "and God's will is always the strongest." Now, he had only to go to Spychow and fetch Danuska as his own and then complete the nuptials.
The Turks, whom Zawisza had presented to them, led the horses and the litter, filled with mosses and fur, and they were headed by Zbyszko's man, Wit. Zbyszko left the hut in a moment, carrying Danusia in his arms. There was something touching in that, so that even the brothers von Baden, whose curiosity had drawn them to the hut, looked curiously into the childlike face of Danuska.
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