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As she wept upon his shoulder, he told her where he had been, what perils he had met, how he had been saved, and how he had arrived the first moment he could; and then he went on to declare that their enemies would soon be disposed of, that they would be married, that they would take possession of Peder's house, and make him comfortable, and would never be separated again as long as they lived.
It was this which obtained her a good place, and Peder's regard, and all the good that had happened in her long life since. Yes: she was indeed a member of the Lutheran Church, she thanked God. Where in the Scriptures are you bidden or permitted to believe in spirits and demons of the wood and the mountain?" Ulla declared that her learning in the Scriptures was but small.
Rolf and Hund were silently intent upon a sort of work which the Norwegian peasant delights in, carving wood. They spoke only to answer Peder's questions about the progress of the work. Peder loved to hear about their carving, and to feel it; for he had been remarkable for his skill in the art, as long as his sight lasted.
Within the memory of man, no bride had been prettier, no crown more glittering, no bridegroom more happy; no chanting was ever more soothing than old Peder's no clarionet better played than Oddo's, no bridesmaids more gay and kindly than Orga and Frolich.
Peder's pipe was smoked out, and he was going for more tobacco to the place where tobacco was always to be found in a little recess above the fireplace. He felt his way carefully, that he might not interfere with the dancers, or be jostled by them; but he had not far to go.
And then, in the doubt among all these, my poor Erica will faint away; and while they are throwing water upon her face, and putting some camphorated brandy into her mouth, I shall quietly step in among them, and grasp Peder's arm, and pull Oddo's hair, to show that it is I myself; and when Erica opens her eyes, she shall see my face at its very merriest; so that she cannot possibly take me for a sad and solemn ghost.
Erica saw this, and sternly repeated, "Go and bring back Rolf from the deeps; and then I will cease to hate you. Ah! I see the despair in your face. Such despair never came from any woman's words where there was not a bad conscience to back them." Hund felt that this was true, and made no reply. As Erica slowly returned into Peder's house, Oddo ran past, and was there before her.
It is all as it should be, sir; and I pray that they may live to say at our age what Ulla and I can say at the same season of our lives." The pastor made no answer. He had not heard the last few words; for what Peder said of being underground had plunged him into a reverie about Peder's funeral sermon, which he should, of course, have to preach.
In another corner was a welcome sight a platform of rough boards, two feet from the floor, and on it two stools. This was a token that there was to be dancing; and indeed Oddo, the herd-boy, old Peder's grandson, was seen to have his clarionet in his belt, as he ran in and out on the arrival of fresh parties. Before four o'clock, the whole company, consisting of about forty, had arrived.
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