sureandsayhervoicesoundedlike
music.Shetranslatedthemtoowithafacileflowoflanguageandina
strainofkindredandpoeticfervour:hercheekwouldflushherlips
tremblinglysmileherbeauteouseyeskindleormeltasshewenton.She
learntthebestbyheartandwouldoftenrecitethemwhenwewere
alonetogether.Oneshelikedwellwas“DesM?dchensKlage:”thatis
shelikedwelltorepeatthewordsshefoundplaintivemelodyinthe
sound;thesenseshewouldcriticise.Shemurmuredaswesatoverthe
fire one evening:—
Du Heiligerufe dein Kind zurück
Ich habe gen?ssen das irdische Glück
Ich habe gelebt und geliebet [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!
“Livedandloved [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!”saidshe“isthatthesummitofearthlyhappiness
theendoflife—tolove?Idon’tthinkitis.Itmaybetheextremeofmor-
talmiseryitmaybesheerwasteoftimeandfruitlesstortureoffeeling.
IfSchillerhadsaidtobe
lovedhemighthavecomenearerthetruth.Is
not that another thingLucyto be loved?”
“Isupposeitmaybe:butwhyconsiderthesubject?Whatisloveto
you? What do you know about it?”
She crimsonedhalf in irritationhalf in shame.
“NowLucy”shesaid“Iwon’ttakethatfromyou.Itmaybewellfor
papatolookonmeasababy:Iratherpreferthatheshouldthusview
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me;butyou
knowandshalllearntoacknowledgethatIamvergingoyilai:
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