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thee of the young, heavy sorrow, of the saving
angel – and the angel came in many shapes.
You will hear the song of the cloister robbery;
of Herr Carl who was sick to death; when the
young nun entered the corpse chamber, sat down
by his feet and whispered how sincerely she had
loved him, and the knight rose from his bier
and bore her away to marriage and pleasure in
Copenhagen. And all the nuns of the cloister
sang: "Christ grant that such an angel were to
come, and take both me and thee!"
The old dame will also sing for thee of the
beautiful Ogda and Oluf Tyste; and at once the
cloister is revived in its splendour, the bells ring,
stone houses arise – they even rise from the
waters of the Vettern: the little town becomes
churches and towers. The streets are crowded
with great, with sober, well-dressed persons.
Down the stairs of the town hall descends
with a sword by his side and in fur-lined
cloak, the most wealthy citizen of Vadstene,
the merchant Michael. By his side
is his young, beautiful daughter Agda,
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