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'Ah, that freak! said Slimak, scrutinizing him with his head on one side; 'he'll bring me bad luck about the field. 'He has a splendid gun, cried Jendrek; 'but what is he shooting? There's nothing but sparrows here. 'Perhaps he is shooting at us? suggested Stasiek timidly. 'Why should he be shooting at us? his father reassured him; 'shooting at people isn't allowed.
Slimakowa was just pouring out the peeled-barley soup when the stout administrator of the law entered. 'The Lord be praised, he said. 'What news? 'In Eternity. We are all right. The sergeant looked round. 'Is your husband at home? 'Where else should he be? Fetch your father, Jendrek. 'Beautiful barley; is it your own? 'Of course it is. 'You might give me a sackful.
Just look, how he is running along with the line, as if he had never done anything else in his life. He has never seen a book except in the Jew's shop window, and yet he can run better than any of them. I wish I had told him to put on his boots; they will never take him for the son of a gospodarz. She watched Jendrek with great pride until the party disappeared behind the line of the hill.
You've been so busy. Aren't you tired?" "No." As he smiled at her he showed his strong teeth, which looked whiter and more shining than ever under his black moustache. "Jendrek has never done so much," she remarked knowingly, "and the other labourers haven't either." "But I'm not a labourer." "Oh, I didn't mean that" she turned crimson "oh, no." She held out her hand artlessly.
He must have been drunk. The poor wretch died through his own stupidity. Jendrek was ready to start, and embraced his parents' knees. Slimak gave him the rouble, tears came into his eyes; his mother, however, showed no sign of interest. 'Jagna, Slimak said with concern, 'Jendrek is going to his trial. 'What of that? she answered with a delirious look. 'Are you very ill? 'No, I'm only weak.
Jendrek heard the cry, clambered on to the gate, and seeing the strange performance, burst out laughing. The rider's jockey cap fell off. 'Pick up the cap, my boy, the horseman called out in passing. 'Pick it up yourself, laughed Jendrek, clapping his hands to excite the horse still more. The father listened to the boy's answer speechless with astonishment, but he soon recovered himself.
But Jendrek laughed, for he could tell by a shade in her voice that she was no longer cross. Courage returned to Stasiek's heart. Supposing he were to peep out into the yard... would there still be a terrible black cloud? Why not try? He put his head out of the back door and saw the blue sky flecked with little white clouds hurrying eastwards.
'And you can tell him from me that I have rented the field by the river from Midsummer Day, Hamer called after him. 'But dad rented it from the squire! Hamer laughed...'The squire! We are the squires now, and the field is mine. As Jendrek neared the road he came upon a peasant, hidden behind a bush, who had been watching. It was Gryb. 'Be praised, said Jendrek.
From time to time he still fancied he heard the thunder, and strained his ears, but it was only the noise of the others baling with wooden grain measures. There was much commotion in the passage where Jendrek pushed Magda about instead of baling. 'Steady there, cried his mother, 'when I get hold of something hard I'll beat you black and blue!
"I'm not drunk!" screamed Marianna. Then she added in a furious voice, "That fool, that Jendrek, says I'm drunk; but let him sweep before his own door first. All at once Marianna recovered her voice. "That fool! It's poison that I've got in my body. I've been poisoned; I'm going to die oh, oh!" The man opened his eyes in amazement. When Mrs.
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