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Hann gekk úr skugga um aS annaS fólk í baSstofunni
svæfi, laut niSur aS Rúnu og kysti hana, eins og hann
hafði kyst son sinn fáum mínútum áður.
— Vertu róleg, Rúna mín. Þaö er nokkuS sem Ormarr
ætlar aS segja þér á morgun.
Ormarr sat lengi eftir aö faðir hans var farinn og ein-
blíndi á dökkar rúSurnar í glugganum.
Hann furöaði á því, hvaS honum var skaprótt. Hann
hafSi einhverja doSa-tilfinning um aS hann væri aS leika
sjálfum sér fram eins og manni í tafli; en viS þaS æst-
ist ekkert skap hans, þótt undarlegt væri. Hvorki hann
né faSir hans hafSi víst hugsaS neitt út í tilfinningar
Rúnu, hugsaSi hann meS sér og varS aS brosa. ÞaS var
sæmd hennar — út á viS — sem reið á aS sjá borgiS.
Notaleg þreyta og máttleysi dreifSist um allan líkama
hans.
Skelfing var lífiS í rauninni tilgangslaust. Hann sjálf-
ur til dæmis. HvaS hafSi hann haft upp úr því? Hvers
virSi var alt sem hann hafSi afrekaS ? Árum saman
hafSi hann variS lífi sínu til þess aS vera öSrum til gagns
— starfa fyrir aSra. En var nú starfiö jafn-mikilvægt í
verunni eins og hann hafSi ætlaS? ÁSur fyr haföi hann
lifaS í skemtunum og frægSardraumum. Þá var lífsgild-
ið annaö. Þangaö til hafSi land ástarinnar veriö heilagt
og friSaS i augum hans. En þá hafSi hann í léttúS stig-
iS inn á þaS á slíkan hátt, aS hann rændi þaS samstund-
is blómum og angan — trú og sælu. Upp frá því fanst
honum hann aldrei geta boriS traust til neinnar konu, og
skoSaSi sjálfan sig eins og svívirtan mann, sem gat ekki
tekiS ástum neinnar konu eins og hann vildi.
Upp frá því haföi alt þess konar veriS honum svo lít-
ils viröi. Honum fanst hann vera þar úr sögunni — aS
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