A Story From the Sand-hills, part 3 · page 21 2101Jurgen turned these things over in his mind all night.102Something was working within him, he hardly knew what it was, but it was even stronger than his love for Else; and so he went to Martin's, and what he said and did there was well considered.103He let the house to Martin on most liberal terms, saying that he wished to go to sea again, because he loved it.104And Else kissed him when she heard of it, for she loved Martin best.105Jurgen proposed to start early in the morning, and on the evening before his departure, when it was already getting rather late, he felt a wish to visit Martin once more.106He started, and among the dunes met the old fisherman, who was angry at his leaving the place.107The old man made jokes about Martin, and declared there must be some magic about that fellow, of whom the girls were so fond.108Jurgen did not pay any attention to his remarks, but said good-bye to the old man and went on towards the house where Martin dwelt.109He heard loud talking inside; Martin was not alone, and this made Jurgen waver in his determination, for he did not wish to see Else again.110On second thoughts, he decided that it was better not to hear any more thanks from Martin, and so he turned back.1 2← previousA Story From the Sand-hills, part 2next →A Story From the Sand-hills, part 4↑ back to Fairy Tales of Hans Christian AndersenThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/160/page/2/