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354 SKETCHES.
His voice trembled. Axel’s nature was like unto the
scenery of his birthplace. A granite nature was his, but
when it revealed itself, life was blooming forth luxuriantly ;
paradise opened itself. Generally taciturn, he then be-
came eloquent.
“Do not believe,” he said with a violent exertion, which
caused his clieeks to become pale, and forced the tears into
his piercing eagle eyes, “do not believe, Ellina, that I am
blind to the dissinilarity between us, and that I do not see
that in much I am not sufficient for you. You stand above
me in many things; you have more exalted and noble as-
pirations, which it is beyond my power to satisfy. I have
sometimes endeavored to conceal this from myself, be-
cause it has pained me. I have tried to harden myself
against this feeling and against you; I have walked as if
in a fog,and placed a rock upon my bosom to appear strong
and manly. Your gentleness and your tears have blasted
the rock. O Ellina! I see by your ee face that you are
unhappy, and that it is I, who—but no! I will not make
you unhappy, I, who have sworn to live for your happiness.
Already, when last time I had to go away from you, my res-
olution was formed, and I will now tell, you what it is. I
have applied for some other eniployment and to be removed
from here. If my application should be granted, which I
hope it will be, you will then be near your childhood’s
home, near the town in which our boys are, and where you
will be able to find that circle of friends and those pleas-
ures which you long for. You will then be able to see
our sons once a week, if you wish it; they shall often come
to see us. Believe me! I will not remove them from
your influence; I only wanted to remove thein from too
effeminate an education at home. I know that there is
in life but one true high-school, — that in which the heart
is educated, and to do this a mother’s heart is required. I
have long been desirous of removing from here, although
it cannot perhaps be done without some serious pecuniary
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