He controlled himself with an effort and went back to the other room, where he sat down in the same attitude as before.
When Gjert came in in the morning, he found his father lying down on the bench with all his clothes on.

He was asleep.

It was evident that he had sat up the whole night.

It went to the boy's heart; and he felt sorry for his father now.
The latter woke shortly after and looked at him rather confusedly at first.

Then he said, gently-- "I promised you yesterday, my boy, that you should go to your mother in Arendal.