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richlydressed and happy; youth in beauty, youth in
mind. All eyes are turned on the rich man –
and yet forget him for her, the beautiful. Life’s
best blessings await her; her thoughts soar
upwards, her mind aspires; her future is
happiness! These were the thoughts of the
many – and amongst the many there was one
who saw her as Romeo saw Juliet, as Adam
saw Eve in the garden of Paradise. That one
was Oluf, the handsomest young man, but poor
as Agda was rich. And he must conceal his
love; but as only he lived in it, only he knew
of it; so he became mute and still, and after
months had passed away, the town’s folk called
him Oluf Tyste (0luf the silent).
Nights and days he combated his love;
nights and days he suffered inexpressible
torment; but at last – one dew-drop or one
sunbeam alone is necessary for the ripe rose to
open its leaves – he must tell it to Agda. And
she listened to his words, was terrified, and
sprang away; but the thought remained with
him, and the heart went after the thought and
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