Pages 51 through 76 Summary

Two men attack the squire, hitting him in the back and severing his spine. The squire falls silent. The sister, Rinthy Holme, realizes that her brother has left their cabin and is not returning. Rinthy gathers her meager belongings, cleans up as best she can and leaves the cabin. She walks to the town and arrives at the general store, where she gets some water. From the store proprietor she learns that her brother, Culla, had been in recently and sold his shotgun to a townsman. Rinthy asks the store owner not to mention to her brother that she had been in. She also asks him if the tinker had been in. The store owner replies that the tinker does not come into his store.

After walking another two miles, Rinthy comes upon a small house and is met on the...