Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - The Christmas Dinner
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has been proofread at least once.
(diff)
(history)
Denna sida har korrekturlästs minst en gång.
(skillnad)
(historik)
“I almost feared you might die without knowing
it. For now that you know it, I can talk freely with
you, who have been my lord and jailer. You may
know it now, that, in spite of you, I was his from
whom you stole me. You may know it now, all you
who have slandered me.”
It was the old love that shone in her eyes and
rang in her voice. She had her husband before her,
with his clenched fist; she read horror and contempt
in the faces around her; she felt it to be the last
hour of her power; but she could not help rejoicing
when for the first time she spoke openly of what
was the happiest remembrance of her life.
“He was a man—a splendid man. Who were you
that you dared come between us? I never saw his
like. He gave me happiness; and he gave me riches.
Blessed be his memory!”
Then the Major dropped his arm without striking;
he knew now how he would punish her.
“Out,” he shouted, “out of my house!”
She stood motionless.
But the cavaliers gazed at each other with pale
faces. It seemed as if all that the Evil One had
prophesied was being fulfilled. This, then, was the
result of the contract not having been renewed. If this
was true, it must also be true that for more than
twenty years she had been sending cavaliers to hell,
and they also were destined for that journey. Oh,
the wretch!
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
