He closed the window blind, then lighted the
gas, and seated himself opposite her by the table. There was a pause
which she at last broke by saying:
"I hear that you are actually going to join those horrid people--is that
true?"
There was another long silence as they looked at each other across the
table.
"Yes," he said.
"Next week?"
"That was my intention--yes."
"And we were to be married next month?"
"Yes--"
"Well, I want to tell you, Henrik, that if you join those people the
wedding day will have to be postponed."
"For how long?"
"For a long, long time."
"Well--I had thought to be baptized next week; but, of course, I can
postpone it."
"For good, Henrik--say for good."
"No; I can't say that; for a little while--to please you, to let you
think a little longer on the matter. I want you to choose deliberately,
Marie. There need be no undue haste. I don't want you to make up your
mind unalterably to reject me because of the step which I am going to
take.
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