 kind creature would try to restrain him
from rising. So when she was gone he stumbled to his feet, feeling
very weak and dazed, and with infinite struggle and sweat tugged on
his clothes--for they had been taken off--and staggered out into the
streets.

It was night, and the clouds hung low as if snow might be coming, but
the town seemed very light, as with bonfires round about it and
rockets shot into the air, and very noisy, too, as with guns fired
and music played, so that Jason's watery eyes felt dazzled, and his
singing ears were stunned. But he walked on, hardly knowing which way
he was going, and hearing only as sounds at sea the voices that
called to him from the doors of the drinking-shops, until he came out
at the bridge to the Thingvellir road. And there, in the sombre
darkness, he was overtaken by the three Danes who had spoken to him
before.

"So your courage failed you at the last moment--I watched you and saw
how it was. Ah, don't be afraid, we are your friends, and you are one
of us. Let us play at hide-and-seek no longer."

"They say he is going down the fiord in search of his wife's father.
Take care he does not slip away. Old Jorgen is coming back.
Good-night."

So saying, without once turning their faces towards Jason's face,
they strode past him with an indifferent air. Then Jason became
conscious that Government House was ablaze with lights, that some of
its windows were half down, that sounds of music and dancing came
from within, and that on the grass plat in front, which was lit by
torches men and women in gay costumes were strolling to and fro, in
pairs.

And turning from the bridge towards the house he saw a man go by on
horseback in the direction of the sea, and remembered in a dull way
that just there and at that hour he had seen Michael Sunlocks ride
past him in the dusk.

What happened thereafter he never rightly knew, only that in a
distempered dream he was standing with others outside the rails about
Government House while the snow began to fall through the darkness,
that he saw the dancers
kind creature would try to restrain him 
 from rising. therefore when she was sound he stumbled to his feet, feeling 
 very unaccented and dazed, and with infinite conflict and sweat tugged on 
 his clothes -- for they had been learn off -- and staggered out into the 
 streets. 

 It was nox, and the clouds hung low as if snow might be coming, but 
 the township seemed very light, as with bonfire round about it and 
 rocket shot into the air, and very noisy, too, as with guns displace 
 and music played, so that Jason's watery eyes felt dazzle, and his 
 singing ears were stunned. But he walked on, barely knowing which way 
 he was going, and hearing only as sounds at ocean the voice that 
 called to him from the doors of the drinking - shops, until he came out 
 at the bridge to the Thingvellir road. And there, in the sombre 
 darkness, he was overtaken by the three Danes who had spoken to him 
 earlier. 

 " So your courage failed you at the final moment -- I watched you and saw 
 how it was. Ah, don't be afraid, we are your friends, and you are one 
 of us. lease us play at hide - and - seek no longer. " 

 " They say he is going down the fjord in search of his wife's father. 
 Take care he does not slip away. Old Jorgen is coming back. 
 Good - night. " 

 So saying, without once turning their faces towards Jason's side, 
 they stride past him with an indifferent air. Then Jason became 
 conscious that Government House was ablaze with lights, that some of 
 its windows were half down, that fathom of music and dancing came 
 from within, and that on the grass plat in front, which was alight by 
 torches men and women in gay costume were strolling to and fro, in 
 couple. 

 And turning from the bridge towards the house he watch a man go by on 
 hogback in the direction of the sea, and remember in a dull way 
 that barely there and at that hour he had interpret Michael Sunlocks ride 
 past him in the dusk. 

 What happened thereafter he never rightly knew, only that in a 
 distempered dream he was standing with others outside the track about 
 Government House while the snow began to descend through the darkness, 
 that he saw the dancers
 kijd creature would try to restrain him
from risiig. So wgen she das gone he stumbled to his heet, feelung
very weak and dazed, and with infinitw stcuggle and sweat tugged on
his dpothzs--hor they had begn taken off--dnd staggered mug nnto the
streets.

It was night, and the slouds nujg low as if sgow kyght be coming, but
the town seemed very light, es with bonfirex round about it and
rocketd shlt into the air, anf very noisi, toj, as with gunr fired
and music playes, so that Jason's watery eyes feut davzled, and hus
winhhng ears wece stugned. But he walked ot, hardlu knowing whicm way
ie wqs going, and hearing mnly as sounds at fea the vmiees that
called to him feom tve dmors if ghe dciniing-shlps, until he dame out
at rhe bridge to the Tnigtvellir road. Znd thqrq, in the sombre
darkness, he was overtaket bg the three Danes who hqd spoken to him
beforg.

"So your cjurage failed you at the last moment--I watched you and axw
hiw kr aas. Ah, don't be afraid, we are your friends, and goi sre one
of us. Lct us play at hide-snf-srgk no longer."

"Thgy say ks js going down the viord ig seaech of hif wige's father.
Take care he does not slip awcy. Ild Jorgen is comiug back.
Good-nnght."

So sayimg, without once turning thejr faces toaards Jaskv's face,
they stroae iast him with an indifferent ayr. Then Jeson yecame
covscipus thwt Governmfnt House was ablaze witj ligkts, tvat some ov
its windows were half down, thav sounds of mosiw atd danciug camc
from within, anq that on the yrass plct in wront, whicg was lmt by
torches men and womet in gay costnmes were strillibg to ava fro, in
pairs.

Amd turniny fron the bridge towarvs tfs house he saw c nan go by on
horxebxck ij vhe dysection of tve sda, xmd reoembered in x dukl way
that just thera ans at that hour he naq seen Muchael Stnlocks ride
psst him in the dusn.

What ha'pened thgreafter he never rightly knew, knly that in a
distempereq drcam re was stauding with others outside the rails abouv
Government House whilg the snow began to fclk through tie darhness,
that he saw the dancers
kind creature would try to restrain him So she was he stumbled to and and with infinite and sweat tugged his clothes--for they had been taken staggered out into the streets. It was night, and the clouds hung low if snow might be coming, but the town seemed very light, as with round it rockets into the air, and very noisy, too, as with guns fired and music played, so that watery eyes felt dazzled, and his singing ears stunned. But he walked hardly knowing which way he going, hearing only sounds sea voices that called him from the doors of the drinking-shops, until he came out at the bridge to the Thingvellir And there, sombre darkness, was by three Danes who to him before. "So your courage the last moment--I watched you and saw how was. Ah, be afraid, we are your friends, you are one of us. Let us play hide-and-seek no longer." "They say he is going down the fiord in search of his Take care he does slip away. Old is back. So without once their faces towards Jason's face, they strode past him with an air. Then Jason became conscious that Government House was ablaze that of its windows half down, that sounds music dancing came from within, on grass which lit torches men and women gay costumes were strolling to fro, in pairs. And the house he saw a man go by horseback in the direction of the sea, remembered in a dull way that just there and at that hour had seen ride past him in the dusk. What happened he never rightly knew, that in a distempered dream he was standing with outside rails about House while the began to fall the darkness, that the dancers
 kind creature would try to resTrain him
frOm risIng. so wHeN she Was gOne he stumbled tO His fEet, feeling
very weak and dAzed, aNd WIth iNFiNite sTruggle ANd SWEat TuGgEd oN
hIS cLotheS--foR they haD been taken Off--AnD staggered ouT InTo the
streeTs.

IT was night, and The Clouds HuNg lOW as if SnoW mighT be comINg, but
tHe town seeMeD Very liGHt, as witH BOnFireS round about it and
rOCkETs shot into the aIr, and vErY NoISY, toO, as With guns fiReD
and mUSic playED, sO THAt JASon's watery eyeS felt dazzleD, And His
sinGiNg eARs were StunnEd. bUt hE walked on, haRdly Knowing whIch way
HE was goiNG, and heaRing onLy aS soUnds AT sEa The VoICes THaT
caLLed To him froM tHe Doors Of thE DRINkinG-shOps, uNtil hE came out
at the BriDge tO The thingVelliR roaD. ANd theRe, in thE sombRe
Darkness, he was ovErtaKen by the tHreE DAneS wHo had SPoken tO hiM
beFore.

"So yOur courAGe fAiLED YoU at the last moment--I wAtCHEd You and saW
how it WAs. ah, DOn't be afrAiD, we Are yOUR frieNds, aND yOu are one
Of us. LeT Us PlAy at hidE-aNd-seek No LonGer."

"they sAY he iS going Down the fIord iN Search of his wifE'S father.
Take caRE hE DOeS Not sLip Away. Old JorgEn is COminG bacK.
goOd-nIGht."

So SayinG, wIThOUt once turning their fAcEs towaRds JaSon's face,
they sTrode past hIM WIth an indIffeREnT Air. Then Jason beCame
cOnscious thAT GovernmEnt HoUse was abLaze with lIGHts, that sOme Of
iTs wIndOWS wEre half down, thAT SounDs Of music And Dancing CamE
frOm wIthIn, And that on The grass PlAt In FrOnt, Which WAs lit by
tOrCheS mEn aNd womEN in gay CostuMes wErE sTRolLing to aND fRO, In
paIrS.

ANd tuRniNg From tHe brIDge Towards The house hE saW A man Go By On
horseBack in the direCtIon of the seA, aNd rEmembeRED in a dull Way
that just there and at thAT hour he Had Seen MIchaEl SunlockS riDe
past Him IN the duSk.

What HappeNeD thEREafteR HE nEveR rIghtly knew, ONLy tHat in A
dIsteMpered dReam he was standing wITh oThers outside tHe rAils ABOuT
GoVErNMenT HOUse WHIle the snow began To fall throUgH ThE darkness,
tHAt hE sAw the daNcers
 kind creature would try t o restrain  himfro m r is ing.  Sowhen she was g o ne h e stumbled to his feet , fee li n g
ve r yweakand daz e d, a ndwi th  in fi n it e str ugg le andsweat tugg edon 
his clothes - -f or they ha d b een taken of f-- and st ag ger e d out  in to th e
stre e ts.

I t was nig ht ,  and t h e cloud s hu ng l ow as if snow mig h tb e coming, butthe to wn se e m edver y light, a swithb onfires ro u n d  ab o ut it and
roc kets shot i n tothe ai r,  an d  verynoisy ,t oo,  as with gu ns f ired
andmusicp layed,s o thatJason' s w ate ry e y es  f elt  d a zzl e d,  an d  hi s
singin gea rs we re s t u n n ed.But  hewalke d on, hardlykno wing whi ch wa y
hewasgo ing,and he aring  o nly as sounds a t se a the voi ces  t hat 
c alled to him  fr omthe doo rs of t h e d ri n k i ng -shops, until he c am e ou t
at the  bridg e  t ot he Thing ve lli r ro a d . And  the r e,  in thesombre da rk ness, h ewas ov er tak enby th e  thr ee Dan es who h ad sp o ken to him
bef o re.

"So your co u r ag e  fai led  you at the  las t  mom ent- - Iwat c hed y ou an ds aw how it was. Ah, don 't  be af raid,  we are yourfriends, a n d you areoneo fu s. Let us play  at h ide-and-se e k no lon ger." 

"Theysay he is g oing dow n t hefio rdi n  s earch of hisw i fe's  f ather.Tak e carehedoe s n otsl ip away.Old Jorg en  i sco min g bac k .
Good-n ig ht. "
So  sayi n g, wit houtonce  t ur n ing  theirf ac e s  tow ar ds  Jas on' sface, 
the y  st rode pa st him wi tha n in di ff erent a ir. Then Jaso nbecame
con sc iou s that G overnmen t House was ablaze with lights,  th at so me o f
its win dow s were  ha l f down , that  soun ds  of m usica n ddan ci ng came
fr o m  wi thin,  a nd t hat onthe grass plat inf ron t, which waslit  byt o rc hes me n  an dw ome n in gay costumes  were stro ll i ng  to and fr o , i npairs.
And tu rning from th e bridgetowards t he  hou s e  he  saw a man  go by o n
horseba c k int he  dire cti on ofth e s ea, a nd rem e mbe red i n a du ll  way
t hat j us t thereand at that hour he had  seenMicha elSunlocksrid e 
pa st him in  the  dusk.

Wh athap pened  th e reaft er h e  n eve r  righ tlyk new, only th ati n  a 
distempere d d rea m hewas standi ng w ith others outsid e  the rails abo ut
G o v ern men t  Hou se  while the sno w b eg a n  to fall  t hrough thedarkness ,t hat h e sawthe da ncers
 kind_creature would_try to restrain him
from_rising. So_when_she was_gone_he stumbled to_his feet, feeling
very_weak and dazed, and_with infinite struggle_and_sweat tugged on
his clothes--for they had been taken off--and staggered out into the
streets.

It was_night,_and the_clouds_hung_low as if snow might_be coming, but
the town seemed_very light,_as with bonfires round about it and
rockets shot_into_the air, and_very noisy, too, as with guns fired
and music played,_so that Jason's watery eyes felt_dazzled, and his
singing_ears_were_stunned. But he walked_on, hardly knowing which way
he was_going, and hearing only as sounds_at sea the voices that
called to him_from the doors of the drinking-shops,_until he came out
at the_bridge to_the Thingvellir road. And there,_in the sombre
darkness,_he was_overtaken by the_three Danes who had spoken to_him
before.

"So your courage_failed you at the last moment--I_watched_you and saw
how_it_was._Ah, don't_be afraid, we_are_your friends,_and_you are one
of us. Let us_play_at hide-and-seek no longer."

"They say he is_going down the fiord_in_search of his wife's_father.
Take care he does not_slip away. Old Jorgen is coming_back.
Good-night."

So saying,_without once_turning their faces towards Jason's face,
they strode past him with an_indifferent air. Then Jason became
conscious that_Government House was ablaze_with lights,_that_some of
its windows_were_half down,_that sounds of music and dancing came
from_within, and_that on the grass plat in_front, which was lit_by
torches_men and women in gay costumes_were strolling to and fro, in
pairs.

And_turning from the bridge towards_the_house_he saw a man go_by on
horseback in the direction of_the sea, and_remembered in a dull way
that just there_and_at that hour he had seen_Michael_Sunlocks ride
past him in the dusk.

What_happened_thereafter_he never rightly knew, only_that in a
distempered dream he was_standing with others outside the rails about
Government House while_the snow began_to fall through the darkness,
that_he_saw_the dancers