Page:Selected Czech tales - 1925.djvu/240

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THE DEATH OF

‘What do you expect? A good horse will die in harness,’ said the other and grinned. He did not know that he had summed up Count Christopher’s philosophy in these words.

They lifted him up and carried him to the castle with the lazy steps of footmen. He was heavy, and they often stood still, mopped their faces and yawned.