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All who saw it gave a shout. A young woman
carried it.
It was seen but for a moment; she disappeared
again, but the people thought they had recognized
her.
“She had thick black hair and red cheeks,” they
cried. “She is here, they have hidden her here!”
“Cavaliers, is she here? Have you our child here?
Her, whose understanding God has taken, here at
Ekeby? You godless men, what have you done
to her? You have let us be anxious about her for
a whole week and seek for three days! Away with
your wine and food! Woe to us, to have taken it
from your hands! Out with her first, and then we
shall know what to do with you!”
The newly tamed beast was again growling and
threatening, and with wild leaps it rushed upon
Ekeby.
The people were sharp, but the cavaliers were
sharper. They sprang forward and barred the great
doors. But what could they do against that
crushing multitude! Door after door was burst open,
the cavaliers were thrown aside, and they had no
weapons. They were pushed among the crowd and
could not extricate themselves. The people were
determined to enter and find the Nygård girl.
They found her, they thought, in the innermost
room. No one had time to see if she was fair or dark.
They lifted her up and carried her out. She was
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