Aksyó；nofdidnotreply，butonlylookeddowncast。
Thenhiswifesaid，’ItwasnotfornothingIdreamtyourhairhadturnedgrey。Youremember？Youshouldnothavestartedthatday。’Andpassingherfingersthroughhishair，shesaid:’Vá；nyadearest，tellyourwifethetruth；wasitnotyouwhodidit？’
’Soyou，too，suspectme！’saidAksyó；nof，andhidinghisfaceinhishands，hebegantoweep。Thenasoldiercametosaythatthewifeandchildrenmustgoaway；andAksyó；nofsaidgood-byetohisfamilyforthelasttime。
Whentheyweregone，Aksyó；nofrecalledwhathadbeensaid，andwhenherememberedthathiswifealsohadsuspectedhim，hesaidtohimself，’ItseemsthatonlyGodcanknowthetruth，itistoHimalonewemustappeal，andfromHimaloneexpectmercy。’
AndAksyó；nofwrotenomorepetitions；gaveupallhope，andonlyprayedtoGod。