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Somebody or other has lighted upon the great bear that got away in the summer, and poked her out of her den, on the fjelde. She is certainly abroad, with her two last year's cubs; and their traces have been found just above, near the foss. Olaf had heard of her being roused; and Rolf and Hund have found her traces.
She could not conceal from herself that he had probably joined the pirates; and heartily as these pirates were feared throughout the Nordland coasts, they were not more heartily hated by any than by the jealous Stiorna. Her salt was wanted as much as if Hund had brought home a boatful of cod; and she might have given her welcome to the hunting-party.
"Perhaps he was making for the best fishing-ground as fast as he could." "We shall see that by the fish he brings home." "True. By supper-time we shall know." "Hund will not be home by supper-time," said Oddo, decidedly. "Why not? Come, say out what you mean." "Well, I will tell you what I saw. I watched him rowing as fast as his arm and the tide would carry him.
"Danger in the fiord!" repeated Orga. "O, you mean the pirates; they are far enough from our fiord, I suppose. If ever they do come, I wish they would catch Hund, and carry him off. I am sure we could spare them nothing they would be so welcome to."
Instead of this, her mistress had just decided that, as there were no present means of getting rid of Hund, as indeed his depressed state of spirits seemed to give him some title to be received again, and as Erica could not be expected to remain just now in his presence, she should set off immediately for the mountain, and request Erlingsen to come home.
It was plain that herd, flock, and dairy-women were gone to the mountain: and, though Hund dreaded meeting Erica, it struck upon his heart, to think that she was not here. He felt now how much it was for her sake that he had come back.
"But the woman did not die unavenged; for that winter a man, skating far down the fiord, noticed a curious object embedded in the ice; and when, stooping, he looked closer, he saw two corpses, one gripping the other by the throat, and the bodies were the bodies of Hund and his young wife.
Hund might bring seven or eight men upon us over the promontory: but if they find no boat, I think they can hardly work up the windings of the fiord in their own vessel to-night; unless, indeed," she added, with a sigh, "they have a most favourable wind." "All this is true enough," said her mistress; "but how will you go? Will you swim?" "The raft, madam."
Is that the one that got on and made money?" His wife, apparently struggling to repress a little excitement, nodded. "He he's left me two hundred pounds a year for life, Henry," she said, dabbing at her pale blue eyes with a handkerchief. "They're going to pay it monthly; sixteen pounds thirteen shillings and fourpence a month. That's how he left it." "Two hund " began Mr.
She was impressed. She knew not what to say. "But, Priam " "He's paid me five hundred to-day for that picture I've just finished." "Five hund " Priam snatched the notes from his pocket, and with a gesture pardonably dramatic he bade her count them. "Count them," he repeated, when she hesitated. "Is it right?" he asked when she had finished. "Oh, it's right enough," she agreed.
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