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acquire happy memories, or he sees nothing but
murder and persecution among plants and animals, as
he saw before among men. He awaits evil from all
he meets with.
Jan Hök, the soldier, could not explain what
ailed him, but he saw that nothing ever prospered
with him. His home afforded little peace; the sons
grew up there strong but wild. They were courageous
and hardy men, but they too lived in strife
with everybody.
His wife sought to while away her grief by probing
the secrets of the wilderness, and sought for
healing balm in marsh and coppice. She mused upon
supernatural powers, and knew what sacrifices were
acceptable to them. She could heal sickness, and
gave advice to those in love-troubles. She gained
the reputation of being a witch and was shunned,
though she did much kindness to people.
Once she tried to speak to her husband of his
trouble.
“Ever since you went to the war,” she said, “you
have been a changed man. What did they do to you
there?”
Then he had sprung up and been near striking
her, and it was the same whenever she mentioned
the war. He flew into a mad rage. He could not
bear any one to speak of it, and this soon became
known, and people were careful to avoid the
subject.
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