fromsomecauseoroher,herewasapauseofseveralminuesinheunseensreemrshornonlookedwihwildanxieyahersonscounenance,asifogainheinerpreaionofhesuddensillnessfromhimhisfacewasseinorigidlinesofconempuousdefiance;neiherhopenorfearcouldbereadhere

fa

yraisedherselfup:

areheygone?askedshe,inawhisper

gone!repliedhelisen!

shedidlisen;heyallcouldhearheonegreasrainingbreah;hecreakofwoodslowlyyielding;hewrenchofiron;hemighyfallofheponderousgaesfa

ysoodupoeringmadeaseporwoowardshermoher,andfellforwardsinoherarmsinafainingfi

mrshornonlifedherupwihasrenghhawasasmuchhaofhewillasofhebody,andcarriedheraway

hankgod!saidmrhornon,ashewachedherouhadyounobeergoupsairs,misshale?

margareslipsformeda o!buhecouldnohearherspeak,forherampofi

umerablesepsrighunderheverywallofhehouse,andhefiercegrowloflowdeepangryvoiceshahadaferociousmurmurofsaisfacioninhem,moredreadfulhanheirbaffledcriesnomanyminuesbefore

evermind!saidhe,hinkingoencourageheriamverysorryyoushouldhavebeenenrappedinoallhisarm;buica

oslongnow;afewminuesmore,andhesoldierswillbehere

oh,god!criedmargare,suddenly; hereisboucheriknowhisface,houghheislividwihrage,heisfighingogeohefronlook!

look!

whoisboucher?askedmrhornon,coolly,andcomingcloseohewindowodiscoverhemaninwhommargareooksuchanineres

assoonasheysawmrhornon,heyseupayell,ocallinohumanisnohing,iwasashedemoniacdesireofsomeerriblewildbeasforhefoodhaiswihheldfromhisraveningevenhedrewhackforamomen,dismayedaheinensiyofharedhehadprovoked

lehemyell!saidheinfiveminuesmoreionlyhopemypooririshmenarenoerrifiedouofheirwisbysuchafiendlikenoise

keepupyourcourageforfiveminues,misshale

don beafraidforme,shesaidhasilyuwhainfiveminues?canyoudonohingosoohehesepoorcreaures?iisawfuloseehem

hesoldierswillbeheredirecly,andhawillbringhemoreason

oreason!saidmargare,quicklywhakindofreason?

heonlyreasonhadoeswihmenhamakehemselvesinowildbeassbyheaven!heyveurnedohemilldoor!

mrhornon,saidmargare,shakingalloverwihherpassion,go

downhisinsan,ifyouarenoacowardgodownandfacehemlikeamansavehesepoorsrangers,whomyouhavedecoyedherespeakoyourworkmenasifheywerehumanbeingsspeakohemkindly

don lehesoldierscomeinandcudownpoorcreaureswhoaredrivenmadiseeoherewhoisifyouhaveanycourageornoblequaliyinyou,goouandspeakohem,manoman

heurnedandlookedaherwhileshespokeadarkcloudcameoverhisfacewhilehelisenedhesehiseehasheheardherwords

iwillgoperhapsimayaskyouoaccompanymedownsairs,andbarhedoorbehindme;mymoherandsiserwillneedhaproecion

oh!mrhornon!idonoknowimaybewrongonly

buhewasgone;hewasdownsairsinhehall;hehadunbarredhefrondoor;allshecoulddo,wasofollowhimquickly,andfasenibehindhim,andcmberuphesairsagainwihasickhearandadizzyheadagainsheookherpcebyhefarheswindowhewasonhesepsbelow;shesawhabyhedirecionofahousandangryeyes;bushecouldneiherseenorhearanyhingsavehesavagesaisfacionofherollingangrymurmurshehrewhewindowwideopenmanyinhecrowdweremereboys;cruelandhoughless,cruelbecauseheywerehoughless;someweremen,gaunaswolves,andmadforprey

sheknewhowiwas;heywerelikeboucher,wihsarvingchildrenahomerelyingonulimaesuccessinheirefforsogehigherwages,andenragedbeyondmeasureadiscoveringhairishmenwereobebroughinorobheirlileonesofbreadmargareknewiall;shereadiinbouchersface,forlornlydesperaeandlividwihrageifmr

hornonwouldbusaysomehingohemlehemhearhisvoiceonlyiseemedasifiwouldbebeerhanhiswildbeaingandragingagainshesonysilencehavouchsafedhemnoword,evenofangerorreproachbuperhapshewasspeakingnow;herewasamomenaryhushofheirnoise,inaricueashaofaroopofanimalssheoreherbo

eoff;andbenforwardsohearshecouldonlysee;forifmr

hornonhadindeedmadeheaempospeak,hemomenaryinsincolisenohimwaspasandgone,andhepeoplewereragingworsehaneverhesoodwihhisarmsfolded;sillasasaue;hisfacepalewihrepressedexciemenheywereryingoinimidaehimomakehimflinch;eachwasurgingheoheronosomeimmediaeacofpersonalviolencemargarefelinuiively,hainaninsanallwouldbeuproar;hefirsouchwouldcauseanexplosion,inwhich,amongsuchhundredsofinfuriaedmenandrecklessboys,evenmrhornonslifewouldbeunsafe,hainanoherinsanhesormypassionswouldhavepassedheirbounds,andswepawayallbarriersofreason,orapprehensionofconsequenceevenwhileshelooked,shesawdsinhebackgroundsoopingoakeoffheirheavywoodenclogshe

readiesmissileheycouldfind;shesawiwashesparkohegunpowder,and,wihacry,whichnooneheard,sherushedouofheroom,downsairs,shehadlifedhegreaironbarofhedoorwihanimperiousforcehadhrownhedooropenwideandwashere,infaceofhaangryseaofmen,hereyessmiinghemwihfmingarrowsofreproachheclogswerearresedinhehandshaheldhemhecounenances,sofellnoamomenbefore,nowlookedirresolue,andasifaskingwhahismeanforshesoodbeweenhemandheirenemyshecouldnospeak,buheldouherarmsowardshemillshecouldrecoverbreah

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