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flare of fire in the sky, and that nearly frightened
her to death.
What a night that had been! A man had beaten
his wife, and left his daughter to freeze to death
outside his doors. Did a woman intend now to burn
her enemies to death? Did the old Major intend to
set his bears upon his own people?
She conquered her weakness, passed the Major,
and ran wildly to Ekeby.
She was well ahead of him. She gained the
courtyard and pushed her way among the crowd.
When she gained the centre and stood face to face
with the Major’s wife, she cried as loudly as she
could, “The Major! The Major is coming with his
bears!”
There was great alarm among the people; all eyes
turned to the Major’s wife.
“You went for him,” she said to Marienne.
“Fly,” cried Marienne, still more eagerly. “Fly,
for God’s sake! I don’t know what the Major will
do, but he has the bears with him.”
All stood with their eyes fastened upon the
Major’s wife.
“I thank you for your assistance, my children,”
she said, calmly, to the people. “All has been so
arranged that you cannot be taken to task for this
night’s doings, nor will they harm you in any way.
Go home now! I don’t wish to see any of my people
kill or be killed. Go now!”
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