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stow, where the road is bordered by a broad rim 

 of grass, when 1 thought I saw a dark object a 

 little in front of me by the roadside. I went up 

 to it, and found it was Selina's cart without Selina 

 or the pony. Then I struck a match, shading it 

 with my hand from the breeze, I just made out 

 the pony was lying on the grass under the hedge, 

 and that the little woman was lying there too, with 

 her head resting against his side. She seemed to 

 be fast asleep. As I approached Elimelech rose 

 from the pony's neck, and fluttered around me. 



Hardly knowing what to do, and feeling as if 

 I were breaking in ruthlessly on a scene so full 

 of tender sadness, I stood there for a moment 

 silent Then I put my hand on Selina's shoulder, 

 saying, " How are you, Selina ? What's the 

 matter? Has Fan come to grief?" 



Selina opened her eyes and looked at me ; at 

 first she did not know where she was. Then it 

 all came back to her. 



" She's dead," she said at last " She fell 

 down suddenly in the cart and died. I took her 

 out and dragged her so that no one should run 



