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the mildest German excursion。             Herr Erchardt and I had not met before 

that day�察�so�察�in accordance with strict pension custom�察�we asked each other 

how long we had slept during the night�察�had we dreamed agreeably�察�what 

time    we   had   got   up�察 �was    the  coffee   fresh   when     we   had   appeared     at 

breakfast�察�and how had we passed the morning。                   Having toiled up these 

stairs of almost national politeness we landed�察�triumphant and smiling�察�and 

paused to recover breath。 

     ;And   now�察─  �said   Herr   Erchardt�察   �I   have   a   pleasure   in   store   for   you。 

The   Frau   Professor   is   going   to   be   one   of   us   for   the   afternoon。 Yes�察─�

nodding graciously to the Advanced Lady。                 ;Allow me to introduce you 

to each other。; 

     We   bowed   very   formally�察  �and   looked   each   other   over   with   that   eye 

which is known as ;eagle; but is far more the property of the female than 

that most unoffending of birds。            ;I think you are English�拭─�she said。             I 

acknowledged the fact。           ;I am  reading a great   many English books  just 

nowrather�察�I am studying them。; 

     ;Nu�察─  �cried   Herr   Erchardt。     ;Fancy  that�      �What   a   bond   already�     �I 

have made up my mind to know Shakespeare in his mother tongue before 

I die�察�but that you�察�Frau Professor�察�should be already immersed in   those 

wells of English thought� ─�



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     ;From what I have read�察─�she said�察 �I do not think they are very deep 

wells。; 

     He nodded sympathetically。 

     ;No�察─�he answered�察 �so I have heard。。。But do not let us embitter   our 

excursion   for   our   little   English   friend。   We   will   speak   of   this   another 

time。; 

     ;Nu�察�are we ready�拭─�cried Fritz�察�who stood�察�supporting Elsa's elbow in 

his hand�察�at the foot of the steps。        It was immediately discovered that Karl 

was lost。 

     ;Karl�察�Karlchen� ─�we cried。          No response。 

     ;But   he   was   here   one   moment   ago�察─  �said   Herr   Langen�察  �a   tired�察  �pale 

youth�察   �who    was    recovering     from   a  nervous     breakdown      due   to  much 

philosophy and little nourishment。            ;He was sitting here�察�picking out the 

works of his watch with a hairpin� ─�

     Frau   Kellermann   rounded   on   him。        ;Do   you   mean   to   say�察  �my   dear 

Herr Langen�察�you did not stop the child� ─�

     ;No�察─�said Herr Langen�察 �I've tried stopping him before now。; 

     ;Da�察�that child has such energy�察�never is his brain at peace。                 If he is 

not doing one thing�察�he is doing another� ─�

     ;Perhaps   he   has   started   on   the   dining´room   clock   now�察─  �suggested 

Herr   Langen�察  �abominably  hopeful。          The Advanced   Lady  suggested   that 

we should go without him。            ;I never take my little daughter for walks�察─�

she said。     ;I have accustomed her to sitting quietly in my bedroom from 

the time I go out until I return� ─�

     ;There he isthere he is�察─�piped Elsa�察�and Karl was observed slithering 

down a chestnut´tree�察�very much the worse for twigs。 

     ;I've been listening to what you said about me�察�mumma�察─�he confessed 

while   Frau   Kellermann   brushed   him   down。         ;It   was   not   true   about   the 

watch。     I   was   only   looking   at   it�察  �and   the   little   girl   never   stays   in   the 

bedroom。       She told me herself she always goes down to the kitchen�察�and´ 

´; 

     ;Da�察�that's enough� ─�said Frau Kellermann。 

     We   marched   en   masse   along   the   station   road。    It   was   a   very   warm 

afternoon�察�and continuous parties of ;cure guests;�察�who were giving their 



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digestions a  quiet airing   in pension   gardens�察 �called after  us�察�asked   if  we 

were     going    for  a   walk�察  �and    cried   ;Herr    Gotthappy      journey;    with 

immense ill´concealed relish when we mentioned Schlingen。 

     ;But that is eight kilometres�察─�shouted one old man with a white beard�察�

who leaned against a fence�察�fanning himself with a yellow handkerchief。 

     ;Seven and a half�察─�answered Herr Erchardt shortly。 

     ;Eight�察─�bellowed the sage。 

     ;Seven and a half� ─�

     ;Eight� ─�

     ;The man is mad�察─�said Herr Erchardt。 

     ;Well�察�please let him be mad in peace�察─�said I�察�putting my hands over 

my ears。 

     ;Such ignorance must not be allowed to go uncontradicted�察─�said he�察�

and turning his back on us�察�too exhausted to cry out any longer�察�he held up 

seven and a half fingers。 

     ;Eight� ─�thundered the greybeard�察�with pristine freshness。 

     We   felt   very   sobered�察  �and   did   not   recover   until   we   reached   a   white 

signpost which entreated us to leave the road and walk through the field 

path   without   trampling   down   more   of   the   grass   than   was   necessary。 

Being   interpreted�察  �it   meant   ;single   file;�察  �which   was   distressing   for   Elsa 

and   Fritz。    Karl�察  �like   a   happy  child�察  �gambolled   ahead�察  �and   cut   down   as 

many flowers as possible with the stick of his mother's parasolfollowed 

the three othersthen myselfand the lovers in the rear。                And above the 

conversation   of   the   advance   party   I   had   the   privilege   of   hearing   these 

delicious whispers。 

     Fritz�此    �Do   you   love   me�拭─     �Elsa�此    �Nuyes。;      Fritz   passionately�此�

;But how much�拭─          �To which Elsa never repliedexcept with ;How much 

do YOU love ME�拭─�

     Fritz escaped that truly Christian trap by saying�察 �I asked you first。; 

     It grew so confusing that I   slipped in front of Frau   Kellermannand 

walked   in   the   peaceful   knowledge   that   she   was   blossoming   and   I   was 

under   no   obligation   to    inform   even   my   nearest      and   dearest   as   to  the 

precise   capacity   of   my   affections。     ;What   right   have   they   to   ask   each 

other such questions the day after letters of blessing have been received�拭─�



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I reflected。     ;What   right have  they  even to question   each   other�拭          �Love 

which   becomes   engaged   and   married   is   a   purely   affirmative   affairthey 

are usurping the privileges of their betters and wisers� ─�

     The edges of the field frilled over into an immense pine forestvery 

pleasant and cool it looked。          Another signpost begged us to keep to the 

broad   path   for   Schlingen   and   deposit   waste   paper   and   fruit   peelings   in 

wire receptacles attached to the benches for the purpose。                We sat down on 

the first bench�察�and Karl with great curiosity explored the wire receptacle。 

     ;I love woods�察─�said the Advanced Lady�察�smiling pitifully into the air。 

;In a wood my hair already seems to stir and remember something of its 

savage origin。; 

     ;But   speaking   literally�察─  �said   Frau   Kellermann�察  �after   an   appreciative 

pause�察   �there   is   really   nothing   better   than   the   air   of   pine´trees   for   the 

scalp。; 

     ;Oh�察�Frau Kellermann�察�please don't break the spell�察─�said Elsa。 

     The Advanced Lady looked at her very sympathetically。                    ;Have you�察�

too�察�found the magic heart of Nature�拭─�she said。 

     That   was   Herr   Langen's   cue。     ;Nature   has   no   heart�察─  �said   he�察  �very 

bitterly and readily�察�as people do who are over´philosophised and underfed。 

;She creates that she may  destroy。            She   eats that   she   may spew   up   and 

she spews up that she may eat。             That is why we�察�who are forced to eke 

out an existence at her trampling feet�察�consider the world mad�察�and realise 

the deadly vulgarity of production。; 

     ;Young   man�察─  �interrupted   Herr   Erchardt�察   �you   have   never   lived   and 

you have never suffered� ─�

     ;Oh�察�excuse mehow can you know�拭─�

     ;I know because you have told me�察�and there's an end of it。 Come back 

to this bench in ten years' time and repeat those words to me�察─�said Frau 

Kellermann�察�with an eye upon Fritz�察�who was engaged in counting Elsa's 

fingers   with   passionate   fervour;and   bring   with   you   your   young   wife�察�

Herr   Langen�察  �and   watch�察  �perhaps�察 �your   little   child   playing   with;     She 

turned   towards   Karl�察  �who   had   rooted   an   old   illustrated   paper   out   of   the 

receptacle and was spelling over an advertisement for the enlargement of 

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     The sentence remained unfinished。            We decided to move on。           As we 

plunged     more   deeply   into   the   wood   our   spirits   rosereaching   a   point 

where they burst into songon the part of the three men;O Welt�察�wie bist 

du wunderbar� �the lower part of which was piercingly sustained by Herr 

Langen�察  �who   attempted   quite   unsuccessfully   to   infuse   satire   into   it   in 

accordance with his;world outlook;。              They strode ahead and left us to 

trail after themhot and happy。 

     ;Now      is  the   opportunity�察─    �said   Frau    Kellermann。       ;Dear     Frau 

Professor�察�do tell us a little about your book。; 

     ;Ach�察�how did you know I was writing one�拭─�she cried playfully。 

     ;Elsa�察  �here�察  �had   it   from   Lisa。 And   never   before   have   I   personally 

known a woman who was writing a book。                   How do you manage to find 

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