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man of many adventures, stood calmly at the
fireplace with his foot on the bars and his elbow on his
knee, and gazed at the storming crowd.
“What is the meaning of this?” the little Count
screamed.
“It means,” Beerencreutz replied, “that as long
as there remains womankind on earth, there will
always be fools to dance to their piping!”
The young Count grew very red in the face.
“I ask what this means!” he repeated.
“I also ask,” mocked Beerencreutz, “I ask what
it means when Henrik Dohna’s Countess refuses
to dance with Gösta Berling!”
The Count turned questioningly to his wife.
“I could not, Henrik,” she cried; “I could not
dance with him or any of them. I thought of the
Major’s wife whom they were allowing to die in
prison.”
The little Count straightened his stiff body and
stretched out his old-fashioned head.
“We cavaliers,” continued Beerencreutz, “allow
no one to insult us. She that will not dance with us
must drive with us. The Countess has received no
harm, and that can be the end of the matter.”
“No,” said the Count, “that can’t end the matter.
I am answerable for my wife’s doings. I desire
to know why Gösta Berling did not apply to me
when my wife insulted him.”
Beerencreutz smiled.
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