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"Rest rest is what I have wanted," said Erica, while her tears flowed gently; "but Peder and Ulla did not believe as you do, and could not explain things; and " "You should have asked me," said M. Kollsen; "I could have explained everything."
Erlingsen and Rolf presently departed, accompanied by Olaf, who was glad of an escort for a few miles, though nothing was further from his intention than going near the bears. The women and Peder were thus left behind. They occupied themselves to keep away anxious thoughts.
Then Peder took the ladder that led up to the hayloft and set it against the cow's neck, and he climbed up and slipped the rope over her head. When he had made sure that the noose was fast they started for the palace, and met the king himself walking in his grounds.
I must meet them, to prevent their missing Erica." "Get them to rest early, madam." "Certainly; and you will watch in this house, Peder, and I at home." "Trust me for hearing the oar at a furlong off, madam." "That is more than I can promise," said the lady; "but the owl shall not be more awake than I." Erica now profited by her lover's industry in the morning.
The boats had all drawn to shore on the northern side of the fiord, where, no doubt, the bishop had a visit to pay before proceeding to Erlingsen's. The cheese-making might yet be done in time, even if Frolich should be sent for home, to see and be seen by the good bishop. The day after Erica's departure to the dairy, Peder was sitting alone in his house, weaving a frail-basket.
We know that you have long felt ill-will towards Rolf, envy of him, jealousy of him; and " Here Erica looked up, pale as ashes, and said, "Do not question him further. There is no truth in his answers. He spoke falsehood even now." Peder saw how Hund shrank under this, and thought the present the moment to get truth out of him, if he ever could speak it. He therefore went on to say
But sitting cross-legged on a tailor's stool did not suit the lad, and he took it out of his master by snowballing him thoroughly one winter's day. Next a barber undertook to teach him his trade; but Peder ran away and was drifting about the streets when the King came to Norway.
Oddo carried a frail-basket, containing rye-bread, salt-fish, and a flask of corn-brandy; for in Norway no one goes on the shortest expedition without carrying provisions. "Surely it must be dusk by this time," said Peder. It was dusk; and this was well, as the pair could steal down to the shore without being perceived from the house.
"Where is he now?" asked Ulla. "I always ask where everybody is, at this season; people go about staring at the snow, as if they had no eyes to lose. That is the way my husband did. Do make Rolf take care of his precious eyes, Erica. Is he abroad to-day, my dear?" "By this time he is," replied Erica, "I left him at work at the pulpit " "Ay! trying his eyes with fine carving, as Peder did!"
Those who went in sleighs took care that a heavy stone was fastened by a rope to the back of each carriage, that its bobbing and dancing on the road might keep off the wolves. Glad would they have been of any contrivance by which they might as certainly distance Nipen. Rolf then took a parting kiss from Erica in the porch, pushed Oddo on before, and followed with Peder.
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