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treated like a criminal. I think it would have been
wisest to have let her alone; she would have escaped
him in her own way.”
“Let her out,” said the Countess.
“That can be done by others rather than the
sheriff and his wife,” whispered Fru Schärling. “We
must guard her—especially to-night, when so many
of her friends are here. Two men keep watch at her
door, and it is barred so that no one can get at her.
But if some one got her away, both Schärling and
I should be so glad.”
“Could I see her?” asked the young Countess.
Fru Schärling caught her hand eagerly and led
her out. They threw shawls over their shoulders,
and then crossed the courtyard.
“It is very possible she won’t speak to us,” said
the sheriff’s wife; “but she will see, at least, that we
have not forgotten her.”
They entered the first room in the wing, where
the two men sat at the barred doors, and they were
allowed entrance into the further room. It was a
large chamber full of looms and other work instruments.
It was commonly used as a weaving-shed,
but it had a barred window and a strong lock on
the door, and could, in case of necessity, be used
as a jail.
The Major’s wife continued her tramp up and
down without paying any attention to them.
She was on a long journey. She remembered
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