It is for the woman as for the man.

There is no difference." I saw her face light up with a new wonder and joy, which told me that here was no idle listener.

And so the old teacher went on in all kindly wisdom, never hurting us in aught he said of the old gods, but leading us to see the deeper things which our forebears had forgotten.

I listened, and thought it all good; but betimes Gerda wept quietly, and would fain hear more and more.

The little bell on the chapel rang for the vespers or ever we ended that long talk, and the old man must go.