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You may trust in me, as I am a gentleman and a soldier." At that moment Elsalill heard the march of armed men in the square outside. "If I go with him now," she thought, "he may yet escape. If I refuse, I drive him to destruction. It is for my sake he tarries here so long that the watch will lay hands on him. But how can I go with the man who has murdered all my dear ones?"
While Elsalill was speaking of murder and blood the three men stood still before her. They did not exchange a glance with each other, but their ears grew long with listening, and their eyes sparkled, and sometimes their lips parted so that the teeth glistened. Elsalill's eyes were full of tears; not once did she look up whilst she was speaking.
When Sir Archie saw Elsalill come and sit by him, he rose and moved with her to a table that stood far down the room, hidden by a pillar. She could see that he was displeased at her coming to meet him in a place where it was not the custom for young maids to show themselves.
A heavy gale was blowing that evening, howling through the streets, and Elsalill noticed that when a violent gust would have flung her against the wall, the dead girl placed herself between her and the wind and screened her as well as she could with her slender body. When at last they came to the town hall the dead girl went down the cellar steps and beckoned Elsalill to follow her.
Sir Philip and Sir Reginald had to take long strides to keep up with her. But as Elsalill was making such haste to reach the inn, something began to roll before her feet. It seemed to have been thrown down in front of her, and she nearly stumbled over it. "What can it be that rolls on and on before my feet?" thought Elsalill.
There shall be lamps and candles burning night and day, and the sound of music and song shall make it seem a perpetual festival." The gale blew violently in their faces as they walked over the ice. It tore Elsalill's cloak loose and made it flutter like a banner. "Will you help me to carry Elsalill a moment," said Sir Archie, "while I wind her cloak about her?"
Tell me now, Elsalill, will you come with me, so that I may make good to you the evil I have done to another?" Sir Archie continued to whisper to Elsalill of the glorious life that awaited her, and Elsalill began to think to herself: "Alas, if only I did not know what evil he had done! Then I would go with him and live happily."
But when the tender little maid gave proof of such great wrath, the three Scottish campaigners burst out laughing. So full of merriment were they that they went off, lest Elsalill might take offence. They walked across the harbour and up a narrow alley which led to the market-place. But long after they were out of sight Elsalill heard their roars of loud and scornful laughter.
When Elsalill awoke in the morning she thought: "It is surely better that a wicked man repent and live according to God's commandments than that he be punished with death." That day Sir Archie sent a messenger to Elsalill, and he brought her a heavy armlet of gold. And Elsalill was glad that Sir Archie had thought of giving her pleasure, and she thanked the messenger and accepted the gift.
For you must know that I would gladly do all I may to dry your tears." She listened for an answer, but none came. All she heard was the sobbing of the dead girl beside her. Elsalill tried to hearken to what the preacher was saying in the pulpit, but she could follow little of it. And she grew impatient and whispered: "I know one who has more cause to weep than any, and that is myself.
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