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Bavarian dance�察 �which he acknowledged   was   to be taken   as   a   breathing 

exercise rather than an artistic achievement。            Frau Godowska kept time to 

it with a fan。 

     Followed the very young gentleman who piped in a tenor voice that he 

loved     somebody�察      �with    blood    in  his   heart   and    a  thousand     pains。; 

Fraulein Sonia acted a poison scene with the assistance of her mother's pill 

vial   and    the  arm´chair     replaced    by   a  ;chaise    longue;�察   �a  young     girl 

scratched a lullaby on a young fiddle�察�and the Herr Professor performed 

the last sacrificial rites on the altar of the afflicted children by playing the 

National Anthem。 

     ;Now   I   must   put   mamma   to   bed�察─  �whispered   Fraulein   Sonia。       ;But 

afterwards I must take a walk。          It is imperative that I free my spirit in the 

open air for a moment。           Would you come with me as far as the railway 

station and back�拭─�

     ;Very well�察�then�察�knock on my door when you're ready。; 

     Thus the modern soul and I found ourselves together under the stars。 

     ;What a night� ─�she said。         ;Do you know that poem of Sappho about 

her    hands    in   the   stars。。。I  am    curiously    sapphic。      And     this   is  so 

remarkablenot   only   am   I   sapphic�察  �I   find   in   all   the   works   of   all   the 

greatest writers�察�especially in their unedited letters�察�some touch�察�some sign 

of    myselfsome      resemblance�察     �some    part   of  myself�察   �like   a  thousand 

reflections of my own hands in a dark mirror。; 

     ;But what a bother�察─�said I。 

     ;I do not know what you mean by 'bother'�察�is it rather the curse of my 

genius。。。;     She    paused    suddenly�察    �staring   at  me。    ;Do    you   know     my 

tragedy�拭─�she asked。 

     I shook my head。 

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my unborn aspirations。          You heard that about the safety´pin to´night。             It 

may seem to you a little thing�察�but it ruined my three first gestures。                They 

were; 

     ;Impaled on a safety´pin�察─�I suggested。 

     ;Yes�察  �exactly  that。    And   when   we   are   in Vienna   I   am  the   victim  of 

moods�察�you   know。        I   long to do   wild�察�passionate   things。       And   mamma 

says�察�'Please pour out my mixture first。'            Once I remember I flew into a 

rage and threw a washstand jug out of the window。                   Do you know what 

she  said�拭    �'Sonia�察  �it   is   not   so   much   throwing   things   out   of   windows�察  �if 

only you would'; 

     ;Choose something smaller�拭─�said I。 

     ;No。。。'tell me about it beforehand。'          Humiliating�       �And I do not see 

any possible light out of this darkness。; 

     ;Why   don't   you   join   a   touring   company   and   leave   your   mother   in 

Vienna�拭─�

     ;What�      �Leave     my    poor�察  �little�察 �sick�察 �widowed     mother    in  Vienna� �

Sooner   than   that   I   would   drown   myself。      I   love   my   mother   as   I   love 

nobody      else  in  the   worldnobody       and   nothing�     �Do    you   think   it  is 

impossible to love one's tragedy�拭           �'Out of my great sorrows I make   my 

little songs��' that is Heine or myself。; 

     ;Oh�察�well�察�that's all right�察─�I said cheerfully。 

     ;'But it is not all right� ─�

     I suggested we should turn back。           We turned。 

     ;Sometimes I think the solution lies in marriage�察─�said Fraulein Sonia。 

;If   I   find   a   simple�察  �peaceful   man   who   adores   me   and   will   look   after 

mamma a man who would be for me a pillowfor genius cannot hope to 

mateI shall marry him。。。You know the Herr Professor has paid me very 

marked      attentions。;    ;Oh�察    �Fraulein    Sonia�察─  �I  said�察 �very   pleased    with 

myself�察   �why   not   marry   him   to   your   mother�拭─       �We   were   passing   the 

hairdresser's shop at the moment。           Fraulein Sonia clutched my arm。 

     ;You�察   �you�察─   �she  stammered。       ;The     cruelty。   I   am   going    to  faint。 

Mamma to marry again before I marrythe indignity。                  I am going to faint 

here and now。; 

     I was frightened。      ;You can't�察─�I said�察�shaking her。 



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     ;Come back to the pension and faint as much as you please。                   But you 

can't   faint   here。   All    the  shops    are  closed。    There     is  nobody    about。 

Please don't be so foolish。; 

     ;Here and here only� ─        �She indicated the exact spot and dropped quite 

beautifully�察�lying motionless。 

     ;Very well�察─�I said�察 �faint away�察�but please hurry over it。; 

     She   did   not   move。    I   began   to   walk   home�察  �but   each   time   I   looked 

behind   me   I   saw   the   dark   form   of   the   modern   soul   prone   before   the 

hairdresser's   window。       Finally   I   ran�察  �and   rooted   out   the   Herr   Professor 

from his room。       ;Fraulein Sonia has fainted�察─�I said crossly。 

     ;Du lieber Gott�       �Where�拭     �How�拭─�

     ;Outside the hairdresser's shop in the Station Road。; 

     ;Jesus and Maria�        �Has she no water with her�拭�he seized his carafe´ 

´ ;nobody beside her�拭─�

     ;Nothing。; 

     ;Where   is   my   coat�拭    �No   matter�察  �I   shall   catch   a   cold   on   the   chest。 

Willingly�察�I shall catch one。。。You are ready to come with me�拭─�

     ;No�察─�I said�察 �you can take the waiter。; 

     ;But she must have a woman。             I cannot be so indelicate as to attempt 

to loosen her stays。; 

     ;Modern souls oughtn't to wear them�察─�said I。              He pushed past me and 

clattered down the stairs。 

     。。。 When I came down to breakfast next morning there were two places 

vacant   at   table。   Fraulein   Sonia   and   Herr   Professor   had   gone   off   for   a 

day's excursion in the woods。 

     I wondered。 



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     7。        AT LEHMANN'S。 



     Certainly   Sabina   did   not   find   life   slow。  She   was   on   the   trot   from 

early morning until late at night。         At five o'clock she tumbled out of bed�察�

buttoned on her clothes�察�wearing a long´sleeved alpaca pinafore over her 

black frock�察�and groped her way downstairs into the kitchen。 

     Anna�察�the cook�察�had grown so fat during the summer that she adored 

her   bed   because   she   did   not   have   to   wear   her   corsets   there�察  �but   could 

spread as   much as she liked�察  �roll about under the   great mattress�察  �calling 

upon Jesus and Holy Mary and Blessed Anthony himself that her life was 

not fit for a pig in a cellar。 

     Sabina   was   new   to   her   work。    Pink   colour   still   flew   in   her   cheeks�察�

there was a little dimple on the left side of her mouth that even when she 

was most serious�察�most absorbed�察�popped out and gave her away。                         And 

Anna blessed that dimple。           It meant an extra half´hour in bed for her�察�it 

made Sabina light the fire�察�turn out the kitchen and wash endless cups and 

saucers   that   had    been   left   over   from   the   evening   before。     Hans�察  �the 

scullery boy�察�did not come until seven。            He was the son of the butchera 

mean�察�undersized child very much like one of his father's sausages�察�Sabina 

thought。       His    red   face    was   covered     with    pimples�察    �and   his   nails 

indescribably   filthy。      When   Herr   Lehmann   himself   told   Hans   to   get   a 

hairpin and clean them he said they were stained from birth because his 

mother had   always   got so inky doing   the  accountsand Sabina  believed 

him and pitied him。 

     Winter had come very early to Mindelbau。               By the end of October the 

streets were banked waist´high with snow�察�and the greater number of the 

;Cure Guests�察─�sick unto death of cold water and herbs�察�had departed in 

nothing   approaching   peace。        So   the   large   salon   was   shut   at   Lehmann's 

and   the   breakfast´room   was   all      the  accommodation   the       cafe   afforded。 

Here the floor had to be washed over�察�the tables rubbed�察�coffee´cups set 

out�察   �each   with   its  little  china   platter   of  sugar�察  �and   newspapers      and 

magazines   hung   on   their   hooks   along   the   walls   before   Herr   Lehmann 

appeared at seven´thirty and opened business。 



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     As a rule his wife served in the shop leading into the cafe�察�but she had 

chosen the quiet season to have a baby�察�and�察�a big woman at the best of 

times�察�she had grown so enormous in the process that her husband told her 

she looked unappetising�察�and had better remain upstairs and sew。 

     Sabina took on the extra work without any thought of extra pay。                  She 

loved to stand behind the counter�察�cutting up slices of Anna's marvellous 

chocolate´spotted   confections�察  �or   doing   up   packets   of   sugar   almonds   in 

pink and blue striped bags。 

     ;You'll   get   varicose   veins�察  �like   me�察─  �said   Anna。   ;That's   what   the 

Frau's got�察�too。      No wonder the baby doesn't come�               �All her swelling's 

got into her legs。;     And Hans was immensely interested。 

     During     the   morning     business    was    comparatively      slack。    Sabina 

answered the shop bell�察�attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur 

to warm their stomachs bef
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