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“And now you may think what evil you will of
us cavaliers, but to her we have done all the good
we could. And it is for her sake we spared you. But
now I say to you, release her and go your way, or
I think the earth will open and devour you. And
when you go, beg God to pardon you for frightening
and troubling her who is so good and blameless.
And now away with you! We have had enough
of you!”
Long before he had finished speaking, the men
who carried the Countess out had put her down on
the stone steps, and now a big peasant came up to
her, hesitatingly, and offered her his broad hand.
“Thank you—and good-night,” he said. “We
intended no harm to the Countess.”
After him came another and gave her a careful
handshake. “Thank you—and good-night. The
Countess must not be angry with us.”
Gösta jumped down and stood beside her. Then
they shook hands with him also.
So they came up, slowly and seriously, one after
another, to say good-night before they went away.
They were again tamed, they were again human
beings, as they had been on the morning they had
left their homes, before hunger and revenge had
turned them into wild beasts.
They looked the young Countess in the face, and
Gösta noticed how the expression of sweetness and
innocence which they saw there brought tears to
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