It shelters, protects, it has servedme well .
Schultze was frozen to death the year after .
He was conscious of something in the girl byhis
side . Once more, during the week, Niels tried to drown his dreams
inwork.
He had doubtedand worried, worried and doubted
about that one point .
Lund had said with reference to herlittle store in
the village. In the west room stood his old bed, made up as if to receive
aguest.
The years go by; we both are passingthrough
life.
And when we are through, well go andcall on Bobby .
But in a chance motion his handtouched hers; and they knew . It alsotells you how
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on his place; he was eating the bitterbread of exile .
In Niels mind, far back, there hovered a question:
a questionwhich he did not dare to ask .
We sold our own bedsteadlast winter to buy shoes
for the kiddies .
It was almost as painful to face as the laterone
That footpath suggested that therewere neighbours,
friendly neighbours. Lund so shewould cook for the threshers on his
place.
Niels rose and stood silent, a lump in his throat,
his heartpounding fast.
They find a place in the grass, with a fallen tree
for a back-rest.
He had never touched a cent of the proceeds. Life
will be bearable after this; it has been bearable the lastten years only through
expectation . As they go, a vision arises between them, shared by both. You know so
much better whereto find it than I .
From that sight Niels took courage and went down
again.
They are leaningagainst each other, quietly,
trustingly, in peace with the world.
These two have been parted; and parting has opened
their eyes.
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The vision he saw was that of the homely face of
his mother. Thus they reach the little school and look about. Some of his horses,
the drivers, for instance, Bobby hadused and stabled entirely on his
place.
And searchingly he had looked into his eye. They
are leaningagainst each other, quietly, trustingly, in peace with the world. It was
at oncesuppressed with a beating of the heart, a scarlet flooding of thebrain
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Her body, her movements he could not bring into
clear focus at all. Ellen swings the little gate open and turns; he follows. There
was that other shack on this very place.
She was shy, bashful in the presence of
thestranger.
But hes going to give me a home as soon as he
can.
Itwas he who thought of putting me here for the
time being, so wecould be together at least.