. Zigzag journeys in northwest lands. The Rhine to the Arctic . rue. Then I have a duty to me. She rose and walked towardsthe hill from which Lek hadcome. Lek followed her. As hepassed out of the town the bellsounded: it was the hour ofeleven. The people stopped in the Istreets as before, waving theirhands, and crying, — Good men, all, good women,all, hurry ! The hour is men, all, good women, all,hurry! The maiden ascended the hill to the very rock from which the student hadfirst seen the town, and under which he had rested. Sit you here, she said, and do not leave the plac
. Zigzag journeys in northwest lands. The Rhine to the Arctic . rue. Then I have a duty to me. She rose and walked towardsthe hill from which Lek hadcome. Lek followed her. As hepassed out of the town the bellsounded: it was the hour ofeleven. The people stopped in the Istreets as before, waving theirhands, and crying, — Good men, all, good women,all, hurry ! The hour is men, all, good women, all,hurry! The maiden ascended the hill to the very rock from which the student hadfirst seen the town, and under which he had rested. Sit you here, she said, and do not leave the place until the cocks crowfor morning. A true heart never perished with the untrue. My duty is ! But the tempest?, said the student. This is no place of shelter. Letme return with you, only until to-morrow. There burst upon the hill a terrific thunder-gust. The maiden was gone,the black cloud swept over the moon, and Lek could no longer discern the townin the valley. Everything around him grew dark. The air seemed to turn intoa thick inky CITY GATE. 250 ZIGZAG JOURNEYS IN NORTHERN LANDS. Fearful flashes of lightning and terrific thunder followed. The wind bentthe forest before it; but not a drop of rain fell. There was a moments silence. The bell in the mysterious steeple smoteupon the air. It was midnight. Another hush, as though Nature had ceased to breathe. Then a thunder-crash shook the hills,and seemed to cleaveopen the very earth. Lek crossed him-self and fell upon hisknees. The cloudpassed swiftly. Themoon came out again,revealing, the lovelyvalley. The villagewas crone. In the morning a
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