Egholm and his God

Egholm and his
God

Translated from the Danish of
Johannes Buchholtz
By W. W. Worster

New York
Alfred · A · Knopf
1922

EGHOLM AND HIS GOD

I

Sivert stands leaning his elbows on the window ledge, digging all ten fingers into his curly hair, and looking down at the muddy court below.