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shuddered at the thought of pity from strangers.
Oh, a second of self-forgetfulness, a gesture, a word,
an act which was not premeditated!
One day, when the room had been disinfected, and
she lay dressed upon the sofa, she sent for Gösta
Berling. They told her that he had gone to the
auction at Björne.
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At Björne there was, in truth, a great auction going
on. It was an old and wealthy estate, and people
had come from great distances to take part in the
sale.
Melchior Sinclaire had gathered all the household
belongings into the great salon. There were
thousands of things there, thrown in heaps which
reached from the floor to the ceiling.
He had gone about the house like a destroying
angel on Judgment Day, and gathered together all
he intended to sell. The kitchen utensils, the black
cauldrons, wooden chairs, tin pots, and copper pans
were left in peace, for they did not remind him of
Marienne, but there was little else that escaped his
wrath.
He broke into Marienne’s room, carrying away
everything. Her doll cupboard stood there and her
bookcase, the little chair he had ordered to be carved
for her, her clothes and ornaments, her sofa and
bed—they must all go.
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