The poor child in anticipation suffered all the pangs of a second
farewell with her imprisoned parent.
"It will not do for you to accompany us," said Magde in a firm and
motherly tone, "you are ill, and therefore had better return."
"I am afraid," replied Nanna trembling violently, "that I shall be
obliged to do so. Give my love to him, and tell him--" and now her long
suppressed tears burst forth in torrents--"tell him if I do not come, it
is not because I do not love him."
"Silence, silence my poor sister, I know myself what I have to say--Go
and may God be with you--here is the key--Lock the door--Carl take the
oars."
CHAPTER XIII.
THE BANISHMENT--THE RE-UNION.
When Magde's boat passed the mansion at Almvik, two persons were walking
on the verge of the shore near the lake. The one was Mistress Ulrica,
and her companion was Gottlieb, who had returned a few days before, from
his trip through Norway.
As the boat shot round a rocky point of land, Gottlieb exclaimed, as he
recognized its occupants, and bowed friendly to them: "Where are they
all going! They look so sorrowful and dejected!"
"Sorrowful!" repeated Mrs.
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