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different handkerchiefs。; 

     I   threw   Morike   into   the   lilac   bush�察  �and   went   back   to   the   house。 A 

great automobile snorted at the front door。            In the salon great commotion。 

The Baroness was paying a surprise visit to her little daughter。                 Clad in a 

yellow   mackintosh   she   stood   in   the   middle   of   the   room   questioning   the 

manager。      And every guest the pension contained was grouped about her�察�

even the   Frau   Doktor�察  �presumably  examining a timetable�察  �as near   to   the 

august skirts as possible。 

     ;But where is my maid�拭─�asked the Baroness。 

     ;There   was   no   maid�察─  �replied   the   manager�察   �save   for   your   gracious 

sister and daughter。; 

     ;Sister� ─   �she   cried   sharply。    ;Fool�察    �I  have   no   sister。   My     child 

travelled with the daughter of my dressmaker。; 

     Tableau grandissimo� �



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     4。       FRAU FISCHER。 



     Frau    Fischer    was    the   fortunate    possessor     of   a  candle    factory 

somewhere on the banks of the Eger�察�and once a year she ceased from her 

labours   to   make   a   ;cure;   in   Dorschausen�察  �arriving   with   a   dress´basket 

neatly covered in a black tarpaulin and a hand´bag。              The latter contained 

amongst   her   handkerchiefs�察  �eau   de   Cologne�察  �toothpicks�察  �and   a   certain 

woollen muffler very comforting to the ;magen�察─�samples of her skill in 

candle´making�察      �to  be   offered   up  as  tokens    of  thanksgiving     when    her 

holiday time was over。 

     Four   of   the   clock   one   July   afternoon   she   appeared   at   the   Pension 

Muller。     I was sitting in the arbour and watched her bustling up the path 

followed by the red´bearded porter with her dress´basket in his arms and a 

sunflower between his teeth。          The widow and her five innocent daughters 

stood     tastefully   grouped     upon    the  steps   in   appropriate    attitudes   of 

welcome�察�and the greetings were so long and loud that I felt a sympathetic 

glow。 

     ;What a journey� ─�cried the Frau Fischer。            ;And nothing to eat in the 

trainnothing solid。      I assure you the sides of my stomach are flapping 

together。    But I must not spoil my appetite for dinnerjust a cup of coffee 

in my room。       Bertha�察─�turning to the youngest of the five�察 �how changed� �

What a bust�      �Frau Hartmann�察�I congratulate you。; 

     Once   again   the   Widow   seized   Frau   Fischer's   hands。     ;Kathi�察  �too�察  �a 

splendid woman�察�but a little pale。         Perhaps the young man from Nurnberg 

is here again this year。      How you keep them all I don't know。             Each year 

I come expecting to find you with an empty nest。              It's surprising。; 

     Frau   Hartmann�察  �in   an   ashamed�察  �apologetic   voice�此      �We   are   such   a 

happy family since my dear man died。; 

     ;But these marriagesone must have courage�察�and after all�察�give them 

time�察  �they   all   make   the   happy   family   biggerthank   God   for   that。。。Are 

there many people here just now�拭─�

     ;Every room engaged。; 

     Followed   a   detailed   description   in   the   hall�察  �murmured   on   the   stairs�察�



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continued   in   six   parts   as they  entered   the   large   room  ��windows   opening 

upon   the   garden��   which   Frau   Fischer   occupied   each   successive   year。       I 

was reading the ;Miracles of Lourdes�察─�which a Catholic priestfixing a 

gloomy eye upon my soulhad begged me to digest�察�but its wonders were 

completely   routed   by   Frau   Fischer's   arrival。     Not   even   the   white   roses 

upon the feet of the Virgin could flourish in that atmosphere。 

     ;。。。It   was   a   simple   shepherd´child   who   pastured   her   flocks   upon   the 

barren fields。。。; 

     Voices   from   the   room   above�此     �The   washstand   has�察  �of   course�察  �been 

scrubbed over with soda。; 

     ;。。。Poverty´stricken�察�her limbs with tattered rags half covered。。。; 

     ;Every stick of the furniture has been sunning in the garden for three 

days。     And the carpet we made ourselves out of old clothes。                 There is a 

piece of that beautiful flannel petticoat you left us last summer。; 

     ;。。。Deaf and dumb was the child�察�in fact�察�the population considered her 

half idiot。。。; 

     ;Yes�察�that is a new picture of the Kaiser。            We have moved the thorn´ 

crowned one of Jesus Christ out into the passage。                It was not cheerful to 

sleep   with。    Dear   Frau   Fischer�察  �won't   you   take   your   coffee   out   in   the 

garden�拭─�

     ;That is a very nice idea。        But first I must remove my corsets and my 

boots。    Ah�察�what a relief to wear sandals again。             I am needing the 'cure' 

very   badly   this   year。  My   nerves�      �I   am   a   mass   of   them。 During   the 

entire journey I sat with my handkerchief over my head�察�even while the 

guard collected the tickets。        Exhausted� ─�

     She came into the arbour wearing a black and white spotted dressing´ 

gown�察  �and   a   calico   cap   peaked   with   patent   leather�察  �followed   by   Kathi�察�

carrying the little blue jugs of malt coffee。          We were formally introduced。 

Frau   Fischer   sat   down�察  �produced   a   perfectly   clean   pocket   handkerchief 

and polished her cup and saucer�察�then lifted the lid of the coffee´pot and 

peered in at the contents mournfully。 

     ;Malt coffee�察─�she said。         ;Ah�察�for the first few days I wonder how I 

can put up with it。        Naturally�察�absent from home one must expect much 

discomfort and strange food。           But as I used to say to my dear husband�此�



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with   a   clean   sheet   and   a   good   cup   of   coffee   I   can   find   my   happiness 

anywhere。       But now�察�with nerves like mine�察�no sacrifice is too terrible for 

me     to  make。     What     complaint     are   you   suffering    from�拭    �You    look 

exceedingly healthy� ─�

     I smiled and shrugged my shoulders。 

     ;Ah�察�that is so strange about you English。            You do not seem to enjoy 

discussing the functions of the body。          As well speak of a railway train and 

refuse to mention the engine。          How can we hope to understand anybody�察�

knowing      nothing     of  their  stomachs�拭      �In   my    husband's    most    severe 

illness the poultices; 

     She dipped a piece of sugar in her coffee and watched it dissolve。 

     ;Yet a young friend of mine who travelled to England for the funeral 

of his brother told me that women wore bodices in public restaurants no 

waiter could help looking into as he handed the soup。; 

     ;But only German waiters�察─�I said。            ;English ones look over the top 

of your head。; 

     ;There�察─�she cried�察 �now you see your dependence on Germany。                     Not 

even an efficient waiter can you have by yourselves。; 

     ;But I prefer them to look over your head。; 

     ;And that proves that you must be ashamed of your bodice。; 

     I   looked   out   over   the   garden   full   of   wall´flowers   and   standard   rose´ 

trees growing stiffly like German bouquets�察�feeling I did not care one way 

or the other。     I rather wanted to ask her if the young friend had gone to 

England in the capacity  of waiter to attend the funeral baked meats�察 �but 

decided it   was   not   worth   it。  The   weather   was   too hot   to be   malicious�察�

and    who    could   be   uncharitable�察   �victimised    by   the  flapping   sensations 

which Frau Fischer was enduring until six´thirty�拭              �As a gift from heaven 

for   my    forbearance�察    �down    the   path   towards    us   came    the   Herr   Rat�察�

angelically   clad     in  a  white   silk  suit。  He    and   Frau   Fischer    were   old 

friends。    She   drew   the   folds   of   her   dressing´gown   together�察  �and   made 

room for him on the little green bench。 

     ;How cool you are looking�察─�she said�察 �and if I may make the remark 

what a beautiful suit� ─�

     ;Surely I wore it last summer when you were here�拭               �I brought the silk 



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from   Chinasmuggled         it  through    the  Russian    customs     by   swathing    it 

round my body。         And such a quantity�此        �two dress lengths for my sister´ 

in´law�察  �three   suits   for   myself�察  �a   cloak   for   the   housekeeper   of   my  flat   in 

Munich。       How      I  perspired�      �Every     inch    of  it  had   to   be   washed 

afterwards。; 

     ;Surely   you   have   had   more   adventures   than   any   man   in   Germany。 

When I think of the time that you spent in Turkey with a drunken guide 

who was bitten by a mad dog and fell over a precipice into a field of attar 

of roses�察�I lament that you have not written a book。; 

     ;Timetime。       I am getting a few notes together。           And now that you 

are   here   we   shall   renew   our   quiet   little   talks   after   supper。 Yes�拭 �It   is 

necessary   and   pleasant   for   a   man   to   find   relaxation   in   the   company   of 

women occasionally。; 

     ;Indeed I realise that。       Even here your life is too strenuousyou are 

so sought afterso admired。          It was just the same with my dear husband。 

He was a tall�察�beautiful man�察�and sometimes in the evening he would come 

down into the kitchen and say�此          �
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