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and dying; in a miserable room; amid poverty she might have borne in

her younger days; but which was now more painful to her from the

luxuries to which she had lately been accustomed。 It was her eldest

child; also a Little Christina; whom Ib had followed to her home;

where she suffered hunger and poverty with her mother。

    It makes me unhappy to think that I shall die; and leave this poor

child;〃 sighed she。 〃Oh; what will become of her?〃 She could say no

more。

    Then Ib brought out another match; and lighted a piece of candle

which he found in the room; and it threw a glimmering light over the

wretched dwelling。 Ib looked at the little girl; and thought of

Christina in her young days。 For her sake; could he not love this

child; who was a stranger to him? As he thus reflected; the dying

woman opened her eyes; and gazed at him。 Did she recognize him? He

never knew; for not another word escaped her lips。



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    In the forest by the river Gudenau; not far from the heath; and

beneath the ridge of land; stood the little farm; newly painted and

whitewashed。 The air was heavy and dark; there were no blossoms on the

heath; the autumn winds whirled the yellow leaves towards the

boatman's hut; in which strangers dwelt; but the little farm stood

safely sheltered beneath the tall trees and the high ridge。 The turf

blazed brightly on the hearth; and within was sunlight; the

sparkling light from the sunny eyes of a child; the birdlike tones

from the rosy lips ringing like the song of a lark in spring。 All

was life and joy。 Little Christina sat on Ib's knee。 Ib was to her

both father and mother; her own parents had vanished from her

memory; as a dream…picture vanishes alike from childhood and age。 Ib's

house was well and prettily furnished; for he was a prosperous man

now; while the mother of the little girl rested in the churchyard at

Copenhagen; where she had died in poverty。 Ib had money now… money

which had come to him out of the black earth; and he had Christina for

his own; after all。





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