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Asthehaircameout,fearfadedfromhisheart,andhishatredtowardtheoldwomagrewbeyondhatred,beingaingantipathyagaihisinstantifanyhtupthethequestioherhewouldstarvetodeathorbeeathief—thequestionwhichhadoalittlewhileago—hewouldedtochoosedeath.Hishatredtowardevilflareduplikethepieewoodwhianhadstuthefloor.
&knowwhyshepulledoutthehairofthedead.Agly,hedidnotkherhercaseutdownasgoodorbad.Butinhiseyes,pullingoutthehairofthedeadintheRashomononthissthtardonablecrime.Ofcourseiteredhismindthatalittlewhileagohehadthoughtofbeingathief.
Then,summthintohislegs,herosefromthestairsandstrode,handhtinfrontoftheoldcreature.Thehagturerrorinhereyes,andsprangupfromthefl.Forasmallmomentshepaused,poisedthere,thehestairswithashriek.
"Wretch!Whereareyougoing?"heshthewayhagwhotriedtoscurrypasthiStillsheattemptedtoclaushedherbacktopreveheystruggled,fellamongthecorpses,aheissuewasneverindoubt.Ihehadherbythearm,twistedit,andforcedherdowntothefloor.Herarmswereallskiherewasnomorefleshohanontheshanksofaosoonerwassheohanhedrewhisswordandthrustthesilver-whitebladebeforeherverynose.Shewassilerembledasifinafit,andhereyeswereopeheywerealmostoutoftheirsodherbreatheihelifeofthiswretchwashisnow.Thisthoughtcooledhisboilingangerandbroughtacalmprideandsatisfa.Helookeddownather,andsaidicalmervoice:
"Lookhere,I'mnotaheHighPoliissioner.I'mastrangereopassbythisgate.Iwon'tbindyouordoanythingagainstyou,butyoumusttellmewhatyuphere."
&heoldeillwider,ahisfatlywiththesharpredeyesofabirdofprey.Shemovedherlips,rioherhoughshewereethiingsouhegofaefromherthroat:
"Ipullthehair…Ipulloutthehair…tomakeawig."
Heranswerbanishedallunknownfromtheirendbroughtdisappoi.Suddenlyshewasoldwomahisfeet.Aghoulnolonger:onlyahagwhomakeswigsfromthehairofthedead—tosell,forscrapsoffood.AptseizedhiFearlefthisheart,andhisformerhatredehesefeelingsmusthavebeeheother.Theoldcreature,stillgthehairshehadpulledoffthebledoutthesewordsinherharshbrokenvoice:
"Indeed,makingwigsoutofthehairofthedeadmayseemagreateviltoyou,butthesethatareheredeservehiswomaifulblackhairIulliosellddriedsheguardbarragthatitwasdriedfish.Ifshehadn'tdiedoftheplague,she'dbesellingitnow.Theguardslikedtobuyfromher,aosayherfishwastasty.Whatshedid'tbewrong,becauseifshehadn't,shewouldhavestarvedtodeath.Therewasnootherchoice.Ifshekodothisiolive,sheprobablywouldn'tcare."
&hedhissword,and,withhislefthandonitshilt,helisteively.Hisrighthahebigpimpleonhischeek.Ashelisteaincewasbornihecewhichhehaduealittlewhileagepowerwasdrivinghimiedireofthecewhichhehadhadwheheoldwoman.Nolongerdidhewoherheshouldstarvetodeathorbeeathief.Starvationwassofarfromhismindthatitwasthelastthingthatwouldhavee.
"Areyousure?"heaskedinamoe,whenshefialkihthandfromhispimple,and,bendingforward,seizedherbythenedsaidsharply:
"ThenithtifIrobyou.I'dstarveifIdidn't."
&oreherherbodyandkickedherroughlydownonthecorpsesasshestruggledachhisleg.Fivesteps,ahetopofthestairs.Theyellowclotheshehadwrestedoffwereunderhisarm,andinatwinklinghehadrusheddowairsintotheabyssofhunderofhisdesgstepspouhehollowtower,awasquiet.
Shortlyafterthatthehagraisedupherbodyfrrumblingandgroaning,shecrawledtothetopstairbythestillfligtht,andthroughthegrayhairwhigoverherface,shepeereddowairiht.
&hiswasonlydarkness…unknowingandunknown.
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