Stay hereovernight, and then well see what she says
tomorrow. Somehow Ifelt that there was something wrong.
I am going to look for someway of making money in
the South. She ran after the madgirl, who was already outside.
Thereupon he invitedme to have supper and spend the
night. I felt for her with my hand, but she was notthere.
By meansof a rope they lowered it to the water. But
theypassed so quickly that I hardly saw what happened till all were saved. Kjelds
Esben and our Cecil became goodfriends before anyone knew it. So Linka took him on
her back again and the youngster bythe hand, and set out in the world. With that he
rose, shook hands with the two old people, and bade them acurt
good-bye.
Have you heard nothingfrom him since he went to
Holstein? But theypassed so quickly that I hardly saw what happened till all were
saved. I stole out of my own bed and overto Cecils.
When she had left the room, I asked the old people
if she was theirdaughter.
How can you askthat Cecil shall wait for you? We
haveto keep a woman only to take care of her, and she cant do much
else.
They said she was, and added that she was an only
child. But the father said, as heturned to me, While the grass grows, the mare dies.
I thanked her for the attention, but this attention was directedentirely to the big
dog.