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Ebba Dohna’s Story
Beware of the beautiful promontory on the
east shore of the Löfven, of the proud promontory
round which the bays curve in gentle waves,
where Borg Hall stands. The Löfven is never so
beautiful as seen from its crest. No one knows how
lovely is this lake of my dreams, if from Borg
promontory he has not watched the morning mists
glide away from its gleaming surface, and from the
window of the. little blue cabinet where so many
memories live seen it reflect a rosy sunset.
But I still say—beware of going thither.
For you may be tempted to remain in the
sorrow-laden halls of the old estate; you will perhaps
become the owner of this beautiful spot, and if you
are young, rich, and happy, you may make your
home here with a young bride, as many another has
done.
No; better never to have seen the beautiful
promontory, for happiness cannot dwell in Borg. Know
that, however rich, however happy you may be,
those old-fashioned floors will soon drink your tears;
those walls, which have echoed so many sounds of
sorrow, will also echo your sighs.
There lies an untoward fate over that beautiful
estate. It seems as though sorrow were buried there,
but could find no rest in its grave, and rose again to
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