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And if I shall not be able to prevent him, nobody else could, and everlasting shame would fall upon him and upon our clan, which God forbid. Amen!" Then the Bohemian replied: "Bah! There is, I am sure, a simple means. Give me the hangman and I will keep him and bring him to Jurand at Spychow and shake him out of the sack." "How clever you are! May God grant you health," exclaimed Macko, joyfully.
Macko told him all about his consultation with the Bohemian, then he also informed him of the woman's escape. "It is not a great misfortune," he said. "Because she will either die of starvation, or fall into the hands of the peasants who will flay her; that is, if she succeeds first in escaping the wolves. It is only to be regretted that she escaped the punishment at Spychow."
But Zbyszko became suddenly alarmed and said: "God forbid that Jurand should be anywhere on the road!" The Bohemian, although entirely occupied in looking toward the fire, on hearing the words of Zbyszko, turned his head and asked: "Is the knight of Spychow expected?" "Yes." "With the young lady?" "And the fire is really gone," answered Zbyszko.
Zbyszko dictated to him at length everything that had happened from the moment he had arrived at the Forest Court. He did not conceal anything, because he knew that old Macko, when he had a clear view of the matter, would be glad in the end. Bogdaniec could not be compared with Spychow, which was a large and rich estate, and Zbyszko knew that Macko cared a great deal for such things.
The journey through the inhabited region was easy; because there were good roads and there was plenty of provender for the horses. The Bohemian continued his uninterrupted march until after ten days' travel he arrived before Corpus Christi day at Spychow. He arrived in the evening, at the same time as when he had brought the news from Macko, that he had left Szczytno for the Zmudz country.
The thought that there was a possibility of a fresh menacing and revengeful enemy settling at Spychow inspired even the old count with alarm. "It is clear," he said to himself, "that he will not neglect to avenge himself, and much more so when he shall have received his wife and she tells him that we carried her off from the forest court!
"No, but there is sure information that she was at Szczytno, and that she was probably removed to a distant castle in the east." "But why must we remain at Spychow?" "Bah! If she were found?... It is true, as your grace is aware.... There would be no reason for remaining here...." Jagienka was silent, only her cheeks reddened. But the Bohemian said;
She was very much surprised when a stranger came instead of the old Tolima, who used to bear the shield after Jurand and usually carried his messages; but the stranger told her that Tolima had been seriously injured in the last fight with the Germans and that he was dying in Spychow; Jurand being very ill himself, asked her to send his daughter immediately, because every day he saw less and less, and perhaps in a few days he would become blind.
The soil in Spychow almost scorched me and I nearly ran mad. I made people mount horses in order to revenge Jurand's death, and then the priest Kaleb said: 'You will not be able to take the castle, and do not commence war.
Then she related to him how they first met him, how Hlawa, the Bohemian, who was Zbyszko's armor-bearer, recognized him, and finally how they brought him to Spychow.
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