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Chap. XXXV.
JENS BANG.
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and replied, “ Well, if such is to be the case, it shall
be in one of my own building.” So he founded the
“ fattighuus ” for aged men and women outside of the
town, which bears his name. We are now standing on
the new market, take the apothek en biais, and see,
separated by the running stream called Øster Aa, on
the opposite side, the ancient residence of Knud the
miser—an old striped house, with high-pitched roof
and long open gallery in front, reminding you of
Chester’s city: in this house died the wicked Baroness
of Lindenborg; it is now a conditori; below the
gallery is a cobbler’s stall. Cannot you picture to
yourself the fair Mette, Knud’s “datter,” fresh and
piquante in her youth and beauty, in trim bourgeoise
dress of the seventeenth century, leaning over the
gallery, watching the progress of her future mansion;
the miser father, with long white beard and velvet cap
on head, appearing in the background, stick in hand,
chiding the damsel for loitering, and sending her back
to her domestic duties, not, however, before she has
caught sight of Jens Bang, nodded, smiled, and waved
her handkerchief in token of recognition, thereby
enraging the miser doubly?—a scene like an old Dutch
picture—a Mieris, or a Gerard Dow, exquisitely finished.
But you turn up your nose at such subjects not liigh art.
Time rolled on; the miser died; Jens Bang
espoused his pretty daughter, and the prophecy of the
old man was long since forgotten. Jens prospered; he
speculated, and purchased Sæby Gaard, a fine estate;
all went well until the occupation of Jutland by General
Wrangel and the Swedes. Wrangel inhabited the
corner house lower down. You may visit his rooms—two
splendid empanelled chambers of richly-wrought oak’
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