Jurgen turned these things over in his mind all night. Something

was working within him, he hardly knew what it was, but it was even

stronger than his love for Else; and so he went to Martin's, and

what he said and did there was well considered. He let the house to

Martin on most liberal terms, saying that he wished to go to sea

again, because he loved it. And Else kissed him when she heard of

Jurgen proposed to start early in the morning, and on the

evening before his departure, when it was already getting rather late,