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he knew was concealed under her roof. The
tia,,nless woman never changed colour; she i'm
incdiately guessed the man whom her husband
had introduced as miners son, TO be the Swe*
dish hero. The door was blocked up by soldiers
In AN instant she REPLIED without once glanclng
at Gus,avus, who sat motinness with surprise
|. II YOU mean the melancholy gentlemen my hns-
lhauA has had here these few days, he has Jis'
walked out into the wood on the other side OF
the bill Some of these soldiers may readily
seize him, as he has no arms with him.
! The officer did not suspect the easy simplicity
Of her manner, and ordered part of the men to
go in quest Of him At that moment suddenly
turning her eyes on Gustavus, she few up to him.
and catching the stick out OF his hand, exclalin.
lied in an angry voice Unmannerly wretch -
What sit before your betters' Don't you see the
Kings officers in the room! Get out OF my sight,
or some of them shall give you drubblngv as
! he spoke, she struck him blow on the back
: with all her strength and opening side door,
sthere, get into the sculiery, cried she, its the
i. fittest place tor such company and giving him
another knock, she flung the stick after him, and
slut the door, sure,' added she in great heat,
never woman was plagued with such lout OF
tslave!'
n The officer begged she would not disturb her.
fself on his account: but she, affecting great rev
erance for the king, and respect tor his repre-
Sentative, prayed him to enter her parlour while
lshe brought some reireshmeht. The Dane civilIy
compiled; perhaps glad enough to get from the
d,slde of shrew; and she Immediately hast ened
II Ito Gustavus, whom she had bolted in, and by
N means Of back passage, conducted him in q mos
e. ment to an ou,.honse, which projecting from the
Il side of the house close to the bank OF the lake
at where the fishers boats lay, she lowered him
d down a convenient aperture. and giving him di-
E recon to an honest curate the lake, cons
ID mtted him to Providence.
,hI While he made his way to bos', unmoored
'nIit, and rowed swiftly towards the isles, so hiding
III himself and his course amongst their mazes the
O. lady returned to the Dane laden with provisions.
NJ Ia ID amused him with Widespread table ill the
VI lnldiers brought back the disappointing intelli-
,dl y4nce, that their search had been truess. The
!. observations OF the officer, and his new directions,
y l,non apprised the heroic woman Of the v,leness
\, ,ther husband and therefore, when he appeared,
o which was shortly afterwards, even TO him she
II kept true TO her first statement, that Gustsvus
II had gone out into the wood The circumstance
e. of the ser,an, seemed so insi nitcsnt 10 the
alhcer, that, as it had Occasioned in him no susp-
Ic on, he never mentioned it. And as guilt easily
H. believes itself suspecte Pearson acknowled with
O, vexaton to the Dane, that he had no doubt Gus
h a,us had suspected his design, being aware, not
e lwithstanding their mutual friendship, OF his i'm,
"a pregnahle fidelity to Chrstiern (measureess liar
ed and had accordingly taken the opportunity OF his
e Iab.enc to escape. AS none were in The lady's
b, confdence the retreat of Gustavns remained
he eIundiscovered till assisted by the good curate,
/, and other friends to liberty he appeared openly
u At the head of the brave Dalecarlians, and gave
la. Ibis country freedom.