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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Mary

Mary

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THE HOMESTEAD AND THE RACE

THE NEW MARIT

THE SCEPTRE CHANGES HANDS

THREE YEARS LATER

AT HOME

ALONE

THE CRISIS

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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Published by Good Press, 2019

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Then came the first letter from Hans. After telling about his uncle's funeral—how he had made all the arrangements, and what they were—he offered to take over his uncle's business and property.

Anders placed unlimited confidence in his brother; the offer was accepted; hence the journey was given up as needless. As soon as the necessary investigations and valuations had been made, Hans named his figure, and asked his brother if he would not invest this sum in the business. The bank deposits and other securities were sent over at once. These alone produced a sum sufficient not only to pay Anders' debts, but also to allow Marit to make all the improvements at Krogskogen which she fancied. Anders wished her to keep the whole fortune in her own hands, but she ridiculed the idea. So he went into partnership with his brother, and was thenceforth, according to Norwegian ideas, a very wealthy man.

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