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Then came the temptation. Anna Stjärnhök, who
had been her friend, and the Judge from Munkerud,
her neighbor at table, caught hold of her, when
she approached them, snatched the dish of meat
out of her hands, drew up a chair, and refused to
let her go.
“Sit down, child, sit down!” said the Judge;
“you have done no harm.” And all the other guests
declared with one accord that, if she would not
remain at table, they would all leave at once. They
were no hangman’s servants; they were not in Märta
Dohna’s pay. They were not so easily deceived as
the sheepheaded Count.
“Oh, my friends, my dear friends, don’t be so
kind to me! You compel me to confess my sin.
There is some one I have loved too much.”
“Child, you do not know what sin is! You do not
know how innocent you are! Gösta Berling did
not even know you cared for him. Take your place
in your own house; you have done no wrong.”
They encouraged her for a time, and were themselves
as gay as children. Laughter and jokes circled
round the table.
These hasty, easily moved people, they were so
kind-hearted, but still they were sent by the tempter.
They tried to convince her she was a martyr, and
openly showed their scorn for Countess Märta, as
if she were a witch. But they did not understand.
They did not know how the soul longs for purity,
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