But you'll find
yourself whipped out of here, and at once, if you go gossiping and telling
tales. Take my advice and be careful. You've got a good job here, with
good pay and decent food. Think of that, and keep quiet while you're
here."
"Yes, yes, you're right," said Grindhusen meekly enough. "I don't say a
word; only, that she's the very image of that cousin down there. And did I
ever say more than that? I don't know what you've got to make such a fuss
about, and as for that, maybe she's a bit fairer than the cousin. I won't
swear it's the same sort of hair. And I never said it was. But if you want
to know what I thought, I'll tell you straight out. I was thinking she was
too good to be that cousin girl. That was my very thought. 'Twould be a
shame for her to be cousin to a fellow like that, and I can't think how
anybody ever could. I'm not thinking about the money now; you know as well
as I do I'm not the man to make a fuss over losing a two-Kroner piece, no
more than you yourself, but it was a mean thing to do, all the same,
giving me the money one day and taking it back the next.
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