And then a dash at the end.
There wasn't anything wrong, by any chance, about that underlining the
word: as, for instance, meaning to emphasize the whole thing as an order?
Ladies were always so fond of underlining all sorts of words, and putting
in dashes here, there, and everywhere. But not she; no, not she!
A few days more, and the work at the Lensmand's would be at an end; it
fitted in very well, everything worked out nicely; on the 11th I was to be
at Ovrebo. And that perhaps not a minute too soon. If the Captain really
had any idea of his own about my machine, it would be necessary to act at
once. Was a stranger to come stealing my hard-earned million? Hadn't I
toiled for it? I almost began to regret the gentleness of my letter to
Falkenberg; I might have made it a good deal sharper; now, perhaps, he
would imagine I was too soft to stand up for myself. Why, he might even
take it into his head to bear witness against me, and say I hadn't
invented the machine at all! Hoho, Master Falkenberg, just try it on! In
the first place, 'twill cost you your eternal salvation; and if that's not
enough, I'll have you up for perjury before my friend and patron, the
Lensmand.
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