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Chapter 44

           HewastallerthanGustav,athinmanwithrough-cutdark-grayhairandbeardandanaquilinenose.HeturnedbychanceandfacedusandIhadafullviewofhisgauntface.Whatsurprisedmewasitsfierceness.Aseveritythatwasalmostsavagery.Ihadneverseenafacethatexpressedsuchviolentdeterminationnevertocompromise,nevertodeviate.Nevertosmile.Andwhateyes!Theywereslightlyexophthalmic,ofthemoststartlingcoldblue.Beyondanydoubt,insaneeyes.EvenatfiftyyardsIcouldseethat.Heworeanoldindigo-blackLappsmockwithfadedredbraidrounditsedges.Darktrousersandheavysnout-endedLappboots.Andinhishandheheldastaff."Iwatchedthisrarespecimenofhumanityforsometime.Ihadexpectedtoseesomefurtivecreature,someonewhomumbledtohimselfashecreptthroughthetrees.Notthisfierceblindedhawkofaman.Gustavnudgedmyarmagain.Thenephewappearedbytheseidewithabucketandthemilkcan.Heputthemdown,pickedupanotheremptybucketthatmusthavebeensettherebyHenrik,lookedround,andthencriedsomethinginNorwegian.Notveryloud.Heevidentlyknewwherehisfatherwas,forhefacedtheclumpofbirches.Thenhedisappearedbackthroughthetrees.AfterfiveminutesHenrikbegantowalkuptowardstheseide,Quiteconfidently,butfeelinghiswaywiththeendofthestaff.Hepickedupthebucketandcan,placingthestaffunderhisarm,andthenstartedbackalongthefamiliarpathtohiscabin.Thepathbroughthimwithintwentyyardsofthebirchscrubbehindwhichwewerestanding.

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