A NOVEL
BY
BJÖRNSTJERNE BJÖRNSON
TRANSLATED FROM THE NORWEGIAN
BY
ELIZABETH CARMICHAEL
LONDON
WILLIAM HEINEMANN
1890
[All rights reserved]
TO MY BEST FRIEND
ETATSRÅD FREDERIK HEGEL
IN REMEMBRANCE
Thou never hast been here; yet I roam
Often up and down and meet thee everywhere.
Here is no room, nor road
But thoughts of thee stand forth
Awaiting me from by-gone days,
When thou by deeds of faithful friendship
Brought comfort to my home in all its troubles.