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Title: Stories for the household
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875 Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William), 1832-1894 Bayes, Alfred Walter, 1832-1909, ill
Subjects: Fairy tales
Publisher: London : G. Routledge and Sons

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ance. But how comes it that one relation is alwaysharder towards another than even strangers would be ? The widowshusband had possessed all Tbyland, with the exception of the Churchproperty. Her son was not at home. In his boyhood he had alreadystarted on a journey, for his desire was to see foreign lands and strangepeople. For years there had been no news of him. Perhaps he hadlong been laid in the grave, and would never come back to his home, torule where his mother then ruled. What has a woman to do with rule ? said the bishop. He summoned the widow before a law court; but what did he gainthereby ? The widow had never been disobedient to the law, and wasstrong in her just rights. Bishop Olaf of Borglum, what dost thou purpose ? What writestihou on yonder smooth parchment, sealing it with thy seal, and intrust-ing it to the horsemen and servants, who ride away—far away—to thecity of the Pope ? _It is the time of falling leaves and of stranded ships, and soon icywinter will come.
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JE-NS GLOB MtEIS HIS Twice had icy winter returned before the bishop welcomed the horse-men and servants back to their home. They came from Eome with apapal decree—a ban, or bull, against the widow who had dared to offendthe pious bishop. Cursed be she and all that belongs to her. Lether be expelled from the congregation and the Church. Let no manstretch forth a helping hand to her, and let friends and relations avoidher as a plague and a pestilence! What will not bend must break, said the Bishop of Burglum. 520 Stories for the Household. And all forsake the widow ; but she holds fast to her God. He isher helper and defender. One servant only — an old niaid — remained faithful to her; and,with the old servant, the widow herself followed the plough ; and thecrop grew, although the land had been cursed by the Pope and by thebishop. Thou child of perdition, I will yet carry out my purpose! criedthe Bishop of Borgluni. Now will I lay the hand of the Pope uponthee, to summon thee bef

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