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CHAPTER XVIII
In May of sixteen hundred and ninety-five Erik Grubbe
died at the age of eighty-seven. The inheritance was
promptly divided among his three daughters, but Marie did
not get much, as the old man, before his death, had issued
various letters of credit in favor of the other two, thus
withdrawing from the estate the greater part of his property to
the disadvantage of Marie.
Even so, her portion was sufficient to make her and her
husband respectable folk instead of beggars, and with a little
common sense, they might have secured a fair income to
the end of their days. Unluckily Sören made up his mind
to become a horse-dealer, and it was not long before he had
squandered most of the money. Still there was enough left
so they could buy the Burdock House at the Falster ferry.
In the early days they had a hard time, and Marie often
had to lend a hand at the oars, but later on her chief task
was to mind the ale-house which was a part of the ferry
privileges. On the whole, they were very happy, for Marie
still loved her husband above everything else in the world,
and though he would sometimes get drunk and beat her,
she did not take it much to heart. She realized that she had
enrolled in a class where such things were an every-day
matter, and though she would sometimes feel irritated, she
would soon get over it by telling herself that this man
who could be so rough and hard was the same Sören who
had once shot a human being for her sake.
The people they ferried over were generally peasants and
cattle-men, but occasionally there would come some one
who was a little higher up in the world. One day Sti Högh
passed that way. Marie and her husband rowed him across,
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