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Chapter 7

           Heunbuttonedhiscoatandfreedtheaxefromthenoose,butdidnotyettakeitoutaltogether,simplyholdingitinhisrighthandunderthecoat.Hishandswerefearfullyweak,hefeltthemeverymomentgrowingmorenumbandmorewooden.Hewasafraidhewouldlettheaxeslipandfall....Asuddengiddinesscameoverhim.

           “Butwhathashetiedituplikethisfor?”theoldwomancriedwithvexationandmovedtowardshim.

           Hehadnotaminutemoretolose.Hepulledtheaxequiteout,swungitwithbotharms,scarcelyconsciousofhimself,andalmostwithouteffort,almostmechanically,broughtthebluntsidedownonherhead.Heseemednottousehisownstrengthinthis.Butassoonashehadoncebroughttheaxedown,hisstrengthreturnedtohim.

           Theoldwomanwasasalwaysbareheaded.Herthin,lighthair,streakedwithgrey,thicklysmearedwithgrease,wasplaitedinarat’stailandfastenedbyabrokenhorncombwhichstoodoutonthenapeofherneck.Asshewassoshort,theblowfellontheverytopofherskull.Shecriedout,butveryfaintly,andsuddenlysankallofaheaponthefloor,raisingherhandstoherhead.Inonehandshestillheld“thepledge.”Thenhedealtheranotherandanotherblowwiththebluntsideandonthesamespot.Thebloodgushedasfromanoverturnedglass,thebodyfellback.Hesteppedback,letitfall,andatoncebentoverherface;shewasdead.Hereyesseemedtobestartingoutoftheirsockets,thebrowandthewholefaceweredrawnandcontortedconvulsively.

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