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Chapter 44

           IaskedhimifheunderstoodEnglishIknewfromGustavthatheinfactdid,butIwantedhimtoanswer.Allhedidwastoraisehisstaff,asiftokeepmeatbay.Itwasawarningratherthanathreateninggesture.SoItookittomeanthatIcouldgoonprovidedthatIkeptmydistance."IexplainedthatIwasadoctor,thatIwasinterestedinbirds,IhadcometoSeidavarretostudythemandsoon.Ispokeveryslowly,rememberingthathecouldnothaveheardthelanguageforfifteenyearsormore.Helistenedtomewithoutexpression.Ibegantotalkaboutmodernmethodsoftreatmentforcataract.Iwassurethatahospitalcoulddosomethingforhim.Allthetime,notasingleword.AtlastIfellsilent."Heturnedandwentbackintothehut.Heleftthedooropen,soIwaited.Suddenlyheappearedagain.InhishandheheldwhatIheld,Nicholas,whenIcameonyouthisafternoon.Alongaxe.ButIknewatoncethathewasnomorethinkingofchoppingwoodthanaberserkabouttoenterbattle.Hehesitatedamoment,thenrushedatme,swingingtheaxeupasheran.Ifhehadnotbeennearlyblindbewouldbeyondanydoubthavekilledme.AsitwasIsprangbackonlyjustintime.Theaxeheadwentdeepintothesoil.Thetwomomentshetooktojerkitfreegavemethetimetorun."Hecamestumblingaftermeacrossthelittleclearinginfrontofthehut.Iransomethirtyyardsintothetrees,buthestoppedbythefirstone.Attwentyfeetheprobablycouldnothavetoldmefromatreetrunk.

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