ish to recognize it. I am an Englishman accustomed to
many servants, and may be careless of what trouble I give. You must
not judge me by what is the custom in Denmark. Here is forty kroner;
will you kindly give what you think fit to others in the house, and
keep the rest yourself?"

"No," said Kirstin, "I will have no money. Herr Pastor says you will
pay for your stay here by teaching, and it rests with him; also it is
too much."

Hardy had to pocket his money again with a dissatisfied look, but
Kirstin understood him; and his face, on which nature had written
"gentleman," and which she had closely observed since Hardy's arrival,
appealed to her.

"I have seen the gentleman," said Kirstin, "look at Froken Helga, and
I will tell the gentleman something that may serve him. Froken Helga
can never marry. Her duty is to her father and her brothers, and she
knows and feels that."

John Hardy was not in love with Froken Helga; but yet this simple
Jutland peasant had divined what might occur, and had forewarned him.
The explanation of Helga's conduct towards him was clear. He saw that
she daily visited the people in the parish, and told the Pastor what
was necessary to tell him, and that her usefulness in the parsonage
and in every corner of it was a want that she filled. Kirstin
understood all this, and saw that it could not be interrupted without
a breach of duty.

John Hardy went to his room, and did not come out of it until they
were all assembled that Sunday evening in the little dining-room.

The Pastor was tired, but very conversational; and when his great
porcelain pipe had been filled as usual by Helga with Kanaster, he
said, "I was struck by your evident interest in our service; but I was
pleased to hear that you refused to go fishing with Karl and Axel,
because the sabbath should be kept. Now, we have not that view,
although it is the best view; and I say frankly that if you had taken
the boys fishing, I should have not objected; but you said you felt it
was not right, and I honour the thought. There is with us in Denmark a
strong feeling against the Established Church, and a political
question arose some years ago which will well illustrate it. On the
7th of January, 1868, a bill was brought before our Lower House of
Parliament as to military service, and the question was raised whether
theological candidates should be eligible for military service. The
issue was raised in the Lower House of Representatives