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heart was for the home whose doors God had closed
to him. Carry him home! Perhaps it stands open for
the man who died to save the women and children.
He comes now—not as a ruffian led forward by
his reeling boon companions. He is borne by
sorrowing people, in whose homes he has dwelt, while
he alleviated their suffering. Carry him home now!
And they did so. Six men lifted the board upon
their shoulders, and bore him away from the
market-place. As they passed, the peasants drew aside
and stood motionless, the men uncovering their
heads, the women bowing as they did in church
when the name of God was pronounced. Some were
crying and drying their eyes; some spoke of what
a man he had been, so good and so happy-tempered,
so useful and so God-fearing.
It was wonderful to see how, as soon as one of
the bearers grew tired, another stepped up gently
and slipped his shoulder under the burden.
So they carried Captain Lennert past the place
where the cavaliers stood. “I suppose we had better
go and see that he gets home safely,” said Beerencreutz,
leaving his place at the roadside to go up
to Helgesäter—and his example was followed by
many.
The market-place was almost deserted; the
people followed Captain Lennert up to Helgesäter.
One must see to it that he was taken home. All the
necessities which had to be bought must be left at
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