oh,donouseviolence!heisoneman,andyouaremany;buherwordsdiedaway,forherewasnooneinhervoice;iwasbuahoarsewhispermrhornonsoodalileononeside;hehadmovedawayfrombehindher,asifjealousofanyhinghashouldcomebeweenhimanddanger

go!saidshe,oncemore(andnowhervoicewaslikeacry) hesoldiersaresenforarecominggopeaceablygoawayyoushallhaverelieffromyourcompins,whaeverheyare

shallhemirishbckguardsbepackedbackagain?askedonefromouhecrowd,wihfiercehreaeninginhisvoice

ever,foryourbidding!excimedmrhornonandinsanlyhesormbrokehehooingsroseandfilledheair,bumargaredidnohearhemhereyewasonhegroupofdswhohadarmedhemselveswihheirclogssomeimebeforeshesawheirgesuresheknewismeaning,shereadheiraimanohermomen,andmrhornonmighbesmiendown,hewhomshehadurgedandgoadedocomeohisperilouspcesheonlyhoughhowshecouldsavehimshehrewherarmsaroundhim;shemadeherbodyinoashieldfromhefiercepeoplebeyondsill,wihhisarmsfolded,heshookheroff

goaway,saidhe,inhisdeepvoice hisisnopceforyou

iis!saidsheyoudidnoseewhaisawifshehoughhersexwouldbeaproecion,if,wihshrinkingeyesshehadurnedawayfromheerribleangerofhesemen,inanyhopehaereshelookedagainheywouldhavepausedandrefleced,andslunkaway,andvanished,shewaswrongheirrecklesspassionhadcarriedhemoofarosopaleashadcarriedsomeofhemoofar;foriisalwayshesavageds,wihheirloveofcruelexciemen,whoheadheriorecklessowhabloodshedimayleadaclogwhizzedhroughheair

margaresfascinaedeyeswachedisprogress;imissedisaim,andsheurnedsickwihaffrigh,buchangednoherposiion,onlyhidherfaceonmrhornonsarmhensheurnedandspokeagain:

forgodssake!donodamageyourcausebyhisviolenceyoudonoknowwhayouaredoingshesroveomakeherwordsdisinc

asharppebbleflewbyher,grazingforeheadandcheek,anddrawingablindingsheeoflighbeforehereyessheylikeonedeadonmr

hornonsshoulderhenheunfoldedhisarms,andheldherencircledinoneforaninsan:

youdowell!saidheyoucomeooushei

ocensrangeryoufallyouhundredsononeman;andwhenawomancomesbeforeyou,oaskyouforyourownsakesobereasonablecreaures,yourcowardlywrahfallsuponher!youdowell!heyweresilenwhilehespoke

heywerewaching,openeyedandopenmouhed,hehreadofdarkredbloodwhichwakenedhemupfromheirranceofpassionhoseneareshegaesoleouashamed;herewasamovemenhroughallhecrowdarereaingmovemenonlyonevoicecriedou:

hsoneweremeanforhee;buhouwersheleredbehindawoman!

mrhornonquiveredwihragehebloodflowinghadmademargareconsciousdimly,vaguelyconscioushepcedhergenlyonhedoorsep,herheadleaningagainsheframe

canyoureshere?heaskedbuwihouwaiingforheranswer,hewenslowlydownhesepsrighinohemiddleofhecrowd owkillme,ifiisyourbrualwillhereisnowomanoshieldmehere

youmaybeameodeahyouwillnevermovemefromwhaihavedeermineduponnoyou!hesoodamongshem,wihhisarmsfolded,inpreciselyhesameaiudeashehadbeeninonheseps

buhererogrademovemenowardshegaehadbegunasunreasoningly,perhapsasblindly,ashesimulaneousangeror,perhaps,heideaofheapproachofhesoldiers,andhesighofhapale,upurnedface,wihclosedeyes,sillandsadasmarble,houghheearswelledouofhelongenanglemenofeyeshesanddroppeddown;and,heavier,slowerpshhanevenears,camehedripofbloodfromherwoundevenhemosdesperaeboucherhimselfdrewback,faleredaway,scowled,andfinallywenoff,mueringcursesonhemaser,whosoodinhisunchangingaiude,lookingaferheirrereawihdefianeyeshemomenharereahadchangedinoafligh(asiwassurefromisverycharacerodo),hedareduphesepsomargare

sheriedorisewihouhishelp

iisnohing,shesaid,wihasicklysmile heskinisgrazed,andiwassu

edahemomenoh,iamsohankfulheyaregone!andshecriedwihouresrain

hecouldnosympahisewihherhisangerhadnoabaed;iwasraherrisinghemoreashissenseofimmediaedangerwaspassingawayhedisancnkofhesoldierswasheardjusfiveminuesooeomakehisvanishedmobfeelhepowerofauhoriyandorder

hehopedheywouldseeheroops,andbequelledbyhehoughofheirnarrowescapewhilehesehoughscrossedhismind,margareclungohedoorpososeadyherself:buafilmcameoverhereyeshewasonlyjusinimeocachhermohermoher!criedhe;comedownheyaregone,andmisshaleishur!heboreherinohediningroom,andidheronhesofahere;idherdownsofly,andlookingonherpurewhieface,hesenseofwhashewasohimcameuponhimsokeenlyhahespokeiouinhispain:

oh,mymargaremymargare!noonecanellwhayouareome!

deadcoldasyouliehere,youareheonlywomanieverloved!oh,margaremargare!

inaricuelyashespoke,kneelingbyher,andrahermoaninghansayinghewords,hesaredup,ashamedofhimself,ashismohercameinshesawnohing,buhersonalilepaler,alilesernerhanusual

misshaleishur,moherasonehasgrazedherempleshehaslosagooddealofblood,imafraid

shelooksveryseriouslyhur,icouldalmosfancyherdead,saidmrshornon,agooddealarmed

iisonlyafainingfishehasspokenomesincebuallhebloodinhisbodyseemedorushinwardsohishearashespoke,andheabsoluelyrembled

goandcalljane,shecanfindmehehingsiwan;anddoyougooyouririshpeople,whoarecryingandshouingasifheyweremadwihfrigh