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the house�察�mindwhere I can see you。              Don't stand there�察�gaping�         �Then 

come in when I call you and help me cut up the salad。; 

     When   she   had   made   the   beds   the   Child   stood   and   looked   at   them。 

Gently     she   stroked    the  pillow    with   her   hand�察  �and   then�察  �just  for  one 

moment�察�let her head rest there。            Again the smarting lump in her throat�察�

the stupid tears that fell and kept on falling as she dressed the baby and 

dragged the little wagon up and down the road。 

     A   man    passed�察   �driving   a  bullock    wagon。     He    wore   a   long�察  �queer 

feather in his hat�察�and whistled as he passed。              Two girls with bundles on 

their    shoulders     came     walking     out   of   the   villageone     wore    a   red 

handkerchief   about   her   head   and   one   a   blue。    They   were   laughing   and 

holding each other by the hand。            Then the sun pushed by a heavy fold of 

grey cloud and spread a warm yellow light over everything。 

     ;Perhaps�察─�thought the Child´Who´Was´Tired�察 �if I walked far enough 

up   this   road   I   might   come   to   a   little   white  one�察  �with   tall   black   trees   on 

either sidea little road; 

     ;Salad�察�salad� ─�cried the Frau's voice from the house。 

     Soon the children came home from school�察�dinner was eaten�察�the Man 

took the Frau's share of pudding as well as his own�察�and the three children 

seemed to smear themselves all over with whatever they ate。                    Then more 

dish´washing   and   more   cleaning   and   baby´minding。             So   the   afternoon 

dragged coldly through。 

     Old Frau Grathwohl came in with a fresh piece of pig's flesh for the 

Frau�察�and the Child listened to them gossiping together。 

     ;Frau   Manda   went   on   her   'journey   to   Rome'   last   night�察  �and   brought 

back a daughter。       How are you feeling�拭─�

     ;I   was   sick   twice  this   morning�察─  �said   the  Frau。  ;My  insides   are   all 

twisted up with having children too quickly。; 

     ;I see you've got a new help�察─�commented old Mother Grathwohl。 

     ;Oh�察  �dear   Lord;the   Frau   lowered   her   voice;don't   you   know   her�拭�

She's   the   free´born   onedaughter   of   the   waitress   at   the   railway   station。 



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They found her mother trying to squeeze her head in the wash´hand jug�察�

and the child's half silly。; 

     ;Tststs� ─�whispered the ;free´born; one to the baby。 

     As   the   day   drew   in   the   Child´Who´Was´Tired   did   not   know   how   to 

fight her sleepiness any longer。           She was afraid to sit down or stand still。 

As she sat at supper the Man and the Frau seemed to swell to an immense 

size as she watched them�察�and then become smaller than dolls�察�with little 

voices   that   seemed   to   come   from   outside   the   window。       Looking   at   the 

baby�察  �it   suddenly   had   two   heads�察  �and   then   no   head。     Even   his   crying 

made her feel worse。          When she thought of the nearness of bedtime she 

shook   all   over   with   excited   joy。   But   as   eight   o'clock   approached   there 

was   the   sound   of   wheels   on   the   road�察  �and   presently   in   came   a   party   of 

friends to spend the evening。 

     Then it was�此�

     ;Put on the coffee。; 

     ;Bring me the sugar tin。; 

     ;Carry the chairs out of the bedroom。; 

     ;Set the table。; 

     And�察  �finally�察  �the   Frau   sent   her   into   the   next   room   to   keep   the   baby 

quiet。 

     There was a little piece of candle burning in the enamel bracket。                    As 

she walked up and down she saw her great big shadow on the wall like a 

grown´up   person   with   a   grown´up   baby。          Whatever   would   it   look   like 

when she carried two babies so� �

     ;Tststs� ─    �Once upon a time she was walking along a little white 

road�察�with oh� �such great big black trees on either side。; 

     ;Here   you� ─  �called   the   Frau's   voice�察   �bring   me   my   new   jacket   from 

behind   the   door。;     And   as   she   took   it   into   the   warm   room   one   of   the 

women said�察 �She looks like an owl。                Such children are seldom right in 

their heads。; 

     ;Why   don't   you   keep   that   baby   quiet�拭─  �said   the   Man�察  �who   had   just 

drunk enough beer to make him feel very brave and master of his house。 

     ;If you don't keep that baby quiet you'll know why later on。; 

     They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom。 



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     ;I   don't   believe   Holy   Mary   could   keep   him   quiet�察─  �she   murmured。 

;Did Jesus cry like this when He was little�拭               �If I was not so tired perhaps 

I could   do   it�察�but the  baby  just   knows   that   I  want   to   go   to   sleep。   And 

there is going to be another one。; 

     She flung the baby on the bed�察�and stood looking at him with terror。 

     From   the   next   room   there   came   the   jingle   of   glasses   and   the   warm 

sound of laughter。 

     And she suddenly had a beautiful marvellous idea。 

     She laughed for the first time that day�察�and clapped her hands。 

     ;Tststs� ─  �she   said�察   �lie   there�察  �silly   one�察  �you   WILL   go   to    sleep。 

You'll   not   cry   any   more   or   wake   up   in   the   night。    Funny�察  �little�察  �ugly 

baby。; 

     He opened his eyes�察�and shrieked loudly at the sight of the Child´Who´ 

Was´Tired。       From the next room she heard the Frau call out to her。 

     ;One momenthe is almost asleep�察─�she cried。 

     And then gently�察�smiling�察�on tiptoe�察�she brought the pink bolster from 

the   Frau's   bed   and   covered   the   baby's   face   with   it�察  �pressed   with   all   her 

might   as   he   struggled�察   �like   a   duck   with   its   head   off�察  �wriggling;�察  �she 

thought。 

     She heaved a long sigh�察�then fell back on to the floor�察�and was walking 

along a little white road with tall black trees on either side�察�a little   road 

that led to nowhere�察�and where nobody walked at allnobody at all。 



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     11。         THE ADVANCED LADY。 



     ;Do you think we might ask her to come with us�察─�said Fraulein Elsa�察�

retying her pink sash ribbon before my mirror。           ;You know�察�although she 

is so intellectual�察�I cannot help feeling convinced that she has some secret 

sorrow。    And Lisa told me this morning�察�as she was turning out my room�察�

that she remains hours and hours by herself�察�writing�察�in fact Lisa says she 

is writing a book�      �I suppose that is why she never cares to mingle with 

us�察�and has so little time for her husband and the child。; 

     ;Well�察�YOU ask her�察─�said I。       ;I have never spoken to the lady。; 

    Elsa blushed faintly。      ;I have only spoken to her once�察─�she confessed。 

;I took her a bunch of wild flowers�察�to her room�察�and she came to the door 

in a white gown�察�with her hair loose。          Never shall I forget that moment。 

She just took the flowers�察�and I heard herbecause the door was not quite 

properly shutI heard her�察�as I walked down the passage�察�saying 'Purity�察�

fragrance�察  �the   fragrance   of   purity   and   the   purity   of   fragrance��' It   was 

wonderful� ─�

    At that moment Frau Kellermann knocked at the door。 

     ;Are you   ready�拭─  �she   said�察�coming into   the   room and   nodding to   us 

very genially。     ;The gentlemen are waiting on the steps�察�and I have asked 

the Advanced Lady to come with us。; 

     ;Na�察�how extraordinary� ─�cried Elsa。          ;But this moment the gnadige 

Frau and I were debating whether; 

     ;Yes�察�I met her coming out of her room and she said she was charmed 

with the idea。     Like all of us�察�she has never been to Schlingen。            She is 

downstairs     now�察  �talking   to  Herr   Erchardt。    I   think  we   shall  have    a 

delightful afternoon。; 

     ;Is Fritzi waiting too�拭─�asked Elsa。 

     ;Of course he is�察�dear childas impatient as a hungry man listening for 

the dinner bell。    Run along� ─�

    Elsa ran�察�and Frau Kellermann smiled at me significantly。              In the past 

she and I had seldom spoken to each other�察�owing to the fact that her ;one 

remaining joy;her charming little Karlhad never succeeded in kindling 



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into flame those sparks of maternity which are supposed to glow in great 

numbers upon the altar of every respectable female heart�察�but�察�in view of a 

premeditated journey together�察�we became delightfully cordial。 

     ;For us�察─�she said�察 �there will be  a double joy。              We shall be able   to 

watch   the   happiness   of   these   two   dear   children�察  �Elsa   and   Fritz。   They 

only received the letters of blessing from their parents yesterday morning。 

It   is   a   very  strange thing�察  �but   whenever   I   am  in   the   company  of   newly´ 

engaged couples I blossom。            Newly´engaged couples�察�mothers with first 

babies�察   �and   normal     deathbeds     have   precisely    the   same    effect   on  me。 

Shall we join the others�拭─�

     I was longing to ask her why normal deathbeds should cause anyone to 

burst into flower�察�and said�察 �Yes�察�do let us。; 

     We   were   greeted   by   the   little   party   of   ;cure   guests;   on   the   pension 

steps�察�with   those   cries  of  joy and   excitement   which   herald so   pleasantly 

the mildest Ger
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