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the cruel man, whose tyrannical power was law here, and whom
to defy was folly. When they had arrived within half a mile of
their journey’s end, the pony’s strength gave out. He sank down
on his fore-legs. Neither the whip of the officer, nor Ivar’s
persuasive and familiar voice, were of any avail in arousing him from
his position, although his twitching skin under the cruel lashes
of the whip, proved conclusively that the pain would have forced
him fo proceed if possible. Under these circumstances, the
officer’s rage became complete frenzy; and after he had fruitlessly
spent his strength upon the animal, and wasted his breath in
cursing the storm, which was continually blowing dirt and sand
into his eyes, he spoke to Ivar in a tone which did not augur
that he expected much good to arise from the question.
"What is your name, canaille? For this drive I will make
you surfer."
"Mly naine is Ivar Borgenstierna," replied the boy, his voice
trembling with violent excitement. He would willingly have
suffered hunger for days, could he only have been sale home with
his pony; and as little as it was his custom to give way to his
feelings in tears at other times, he could not prevent two hot
drops from running down his cheeks, when he saw his beloved
comrade lying on the ground, vainly striving to gather his
exhausted strength, and endeavouring to raise himself under
weight of the cart.
"What is your name, canaille? I again ask," said the officer,
in a surprised tone.
"I have told you I call myself Ivar Borgenstierna."
" Borgenstierna? Thou art a nobleman, thou rascal, and art
thou not ashamed to soil thy escutcheon by such a vagrant life?
and to surfer yourself to be used as a peasant lout, and be abused
on the high road as a cart-driver? Upon my honour, such a
thing never before happened to me. Is there a drop of blood
which does not rise against such low, menial drudgery? if there
is, I will try and awake it." With these words, the violent man
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