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CHAPTER XIV
Marie Grubbe had never had money of her own,
and the possession of a large sum gave her a sense
of powers and possibilities without limit. Indeed, it seemed
to her that a veritable magic wand had been placed in her
hands, and she longed like a child to wave it round and
round and bring all the treasures of the earth to her feet.
Her most immediate wish was to be far away from the
towers of Copenhagen and the meadows of Tjele, from
Erik Grubbe and Aunt Rigitze. She waved the wand once,
and lo! she was carried by wheel and keel, over water and
way, from the land of Sjælland to Lübeck town. Her whole
retinue consisted of the maid Lucie, whom she had
persuaded her aunt to let her have, and a trader’s coachman
from Aarhus, for the real outfitting for her trip was to be
done at Lübeck.
It was Sti Högh who had put into her head the idea of
travelling, and in doing so, he had hinted that he might
himself leave the country to seek his fortune abroad, and
had offered his services as courier. Summoned by a letter
from Copenhagen, he arrived in Lübeck a fortnight after
Marie, and at once began to make himself useful by
attending to the preparations necessary for so long a journey.
In her secret heart, Marie had hoped to be a benefactor
to poor Sti Högh. She meant to use some of her wealth to
lighten his expenses on the trip and in France, until it
should appear whether some other fountain would well in
his behalf. But when poor Sti Högh came, he surprised her
by being splendidly attired, excellently mounted, attended
by two magnificent grooms, and altogether looking as if
his purse by no means needed to be swelled by her gold.
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