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CHAPTER XIII
One fine day, Erik Grubbe was surprised to see
Madam Gyldenlöve driving in to Tjele. He knew at
once that something was wrong, since she came thus
without servants or anything, and when he learned the facts,
it was no warm welcome he gave her. In truth, he was
so angry that he went away, slamming the door after him,
and did not appear again that day. When he had slept on
the matter, however, he grew more civil, and even treated
his daughter with an almost respectful affection, while his
manner took on some of the formal graces of the old
courtier. It had occurred to him that, after all, there was no
great harm done, for even though there had been some little
disagreement between the young people, Marie was still
Madam Gyldenlöve, and no doubt matters could easily be
brought back into the old rut again.
To be sure, Marie was clamoring for a divorce and
would not hear of a reconciliation, but it would have been
unreasonable to expect anything else from her, in the first
heat of her anger, with all her memories like sore bruises
and gaping wounds, so he did not lay much stress upon
that. Time would cure it, he felt sure.
There was another circumstance from which he hoped
much. Marie had come from Aggershus almost naked,
without clothes or jewels, and she would soon miss the
luxury which she had learned to look upon as a matter of
course. Even the plain food and poor service, the whole
simple mode of living at Tjele, would have its effect on
her by making her long for what she had left. On the other
hand, Ulrik Frederik, however angry he might be, could
not well think of a divorce. His financial affairs were hardly
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