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and whispered to Marie that they ought to go in; there was
no harm in trying, nothing worse could happen to them
than to be turned out. Marie shuddered inwardly at the
thought that she should be turned out from a place where
common artisans could freely go, and she held back Sören,
who was trying to draw her on; but suddenly she changed
her mind, pressed eagerly forward, pulling Sören after her,
and walked in without the slightest trace of shrinking
timidity or stealthy caution; indeed, she seemed determined
to be noticed and turned out. At first no one stopped them,
but just as she was about to step into the well-lit, crowded
nave, a church warden, who was stationed there, caught
sight of them. After casting one horrified glance up through
the church, he advanced quickly upon them with lifted and
outstretched hands, as if pushing them before him to the
very threshold, and over it. He stood there for a moment,
looking reproachfully at the crowd, as if he blamed it for
what had occurred, then returned with measured tread, and
took up his post, shuddering.
The crowd met the ejected ones with a burst of jeering
laughter and a shower of mocking questions, which made
Sören growl and look around savagely, but Marie was
content; she had bent to receive the blow which the
respectable part of society always has ready for such as he, and the
blow had fallen.
On the night before St. Oluf’s market, four men were sitting
in one of the poorest inns at Aarhus, playing cards.
One of the players was Sören. His partner, a handsome
man with coal-black hair and a dark skin, was known as Jens
Bottom, and was a juggler. The other two members of the
party were joint owners of a mangy bear. Both were
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