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CONRAD FERDINAND MEYER
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EDITED
WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES, EXERCISES
AND VOCABULARY
MARTIN H. HAERTEL
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
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BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO LONDON
COPYRIGHT, 1905, BY
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PREFACE
It has long been the belief of the editor that the work of
Conrad F. Meyer is well worthy of increased attention in
the American schools. So far as is known to the editor,
only one of his works has been made accessible in text-book
form. Der Schufi von der Kanzel has been selected because
of its interest to the student, due to its delightful humor and
historic background, and because of the healthy sentiment
that inspires it.
In the preparation of the vocabulary, it has been the aim
to combine completeness with conciseness. So an attempt
has been made to give not only the special definition of the
words as used in the text, but also the more usual or gen-
eral meaning, when the two are different. The notes are
intended to be suggestive as well as explanatory, and syno-
nyms are given whenever, in the opinion of the editor,
they will assist in increasing the vocabulary of the student.
The exercises are designed to give the student opportunity
to test his mastery of the words acquired in reading the
text. The spelling has been revised in accordance with
the latest (seventh) edition of Duden's Orthographisches
Wb'rterbuch.
V- The editor desires to acknowledge his gratitude to the
iproof-readers of the Athenaeum Press for the valuable sugges-
__tions made during the preparation of the work.
^ M. H. H.
S November 19, 1904
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CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION . . vn
TEXT . . !
NOTES ... .65
EXERCISES . ^9
VOCABULARY ...... 89
INTRODUCTION
LIFE OF CONRAD FERDINAND MEYER
CONRAD FERDINAND MEYER was born in Zurich, October
11, 1825. After completing the elementary school work he
entered the Zurich gymnasium ; however, his relations with
teachers and fellow-pupils were not pleasant, so he was
sent, in 1843, to a private school in Lausanne, French
Switzerland, where he acquired complete control over the
French language, and also studied Italian. In Lausanne
his genius first manifested itself, and he wrote a number
of short poems, a few of which show gleams of literary
talent.
In 1844 he reluctantly returned to Zurich, and prepared
for entrance into the university of that city. He passed a
good examination, and entered the law school. This was
done without desire on his part, principally to please his
mother, and he soon withdrew from the lecture-room in
order to spend his time with a painter, under whom he did
some desultory work. He was troubled with doubts as to
whether he was best adapted for a painter or a poet, and
consequently did not apply himself seriously to the cultiva-
tion of either art.
Meyer early showed a disposition to withdraw from the
society of his friends and spend his time in solitude. He
read very much, principally history, and frequently made
long, lonely trips on the lake, staying on the water till late
in the night. This love of solitude gradually developed
viii INTRODUCTION
into a state bordering on melancholia, and finally his con-
dition became so alarming that, in 1852, his mother brought
him to the Prefalgier asylum, to consult with the director,
Dr. Bovet. The latter expressed the opinion that, while
the mind of the young man was not diseased, he was in a
serious condition, and kept him under observation for some
months. In September of the same year he was apparently
restored to normal condition, and was dismissed from the
institution.
Still, a return to his native city was not advisable, so he
went back to Lausanne, the scene of his most pleasant school-
days. Here he made the acquaintance of a historian, Louis
Vulliemin, who proved to be the best friend whom Meyer
ever found. He realized that his young friend needed con-
tinued mental occupation, and obtained for him a temporary
position as teacher of history in a near-by school ; he also
induced him to translate various historical works from
French into German. These translations developed his
style, and also recalled his old dreams of a literary life.
In 1856 his mother died, leaving him and his only sister
a small legacy. Zurich had become unbearable to him, so
they decided to travel. First he spent a few months alone
in Paris, and then the two visited Munich, Rome, and Flor-
ence. After their Italian journey they returned to Switzer-
land. Not to Zurich, however, but to a quiet place on Lake
Geneva, where he produced several translations, which were
published without his name.
In 1860 Meyer, whose life had always been inactive and
almost non-productive, decided to turn over a new leaf.
Not only did he wish to make a name for himself as a
scholar and translator, but above all he desired to become
mentally independent. He returned to Lausanne, where he
read history, studied literature, and also busied himself
with the Pauline epistles. But his earlier studies had been
INTRODUCTION ix
too irregular, his scientific training was inadequate, and he
accomplished nothing. He collected one hundred of his
best poems, and sent them to a publisher; fortunately for
him, they were rejected. In 1861 he returned to Zurich.
The rejection of his poems was a great disappointment,
but he did not let himself be discouraged. In 1864, when
he was thirty-nine years of age, he published his first vol-
ume of verse, under the title Zwanzig Balladen, von einem
Schweizer. In 1865 a literary journal printed a few of
his lyrics and epic poems. Aside from the fact that these
publications served to encourage the poet, they produced
no results. Another volume of verse, Romanzen und Bilder
(1869), shared the same fate.
The first publication that attracted general attention was
a series of short poems, Huttens letzte Taye (1871). His-
torical subjects were destined to be his most successful
ones, and now the vast amount of reading that he had done
in his youth proved of great value. In an incredibly short
time the man who had spent the greater part of his life
in apparent idling produced a large number of splendid
works, among which should be mentioned Das Amulet
(1873), Jiirg Jenatsch (1876), Der Schufi von der Kanzel
(1877), Der Heilige (1879), Das Leiden eines Knaben (1883),
Die Hochzeit des Monches (1883), Die Richterin (1885),
and Pescara (1887).
In January, 1880, the University of Zurich conferred on
the now famous author an honorary degree, thus giving
official recognition of the fact that he, in common with
such men as Gottfried Keller, had won for Switzerland
an honorable place in modern German literature.
In December, 1887, his health failed, and his marvelous
period of productivity came to an end. His illness became
worse, and it was only in November, 1888, that he felt him-
self cured. Then he wrote a number of short poems, and
x INTRODUCTION
began several historical novels. But his strength was ex-
hausted, and none of them were completed. His old dis-
trust of his friends returned, his memory failed him, and in
July, 1892, he was brought to a sanitarium, where he died
November 28, 1898.
A man who has passed through such a period of develop-
ment as did Meyer could not possibly be a humorist. His
best novels show the struggles of a person who, perhaps
only in a moment of weakness, committed a crime against
society, and then spends the rest of his life in battling
against the relentless persecution of his sin. But, no mat-
ter how pure a life may be led after the deviation from the
path of rectitude, the punishment of his crime will sooner
or later overtake the offender.
There is no such thing as atonement for the sin which
Thomas Becket committed in his youth (der Heilige), or
for the murder of which Stemma is guilty (die Richterin}.
These novels testify to a belief in the relentlessness of
outraged justice that almost amounts to fatalism. In the
words of the aged harpist in Wilhelm Meister, 2tHe Sdjulb
rcid)t (id) auf Grben.
Notwithstanding this severity, the novelist was not with-
out a vein of humor, although he himself did not appreciate
its value. Like a ray of sunshine bursting through the
clouds, Der Schufi von der Kanzel relieves the overwhelming
seriousness of his other novels, and was enthusiastically
received by his friends. But he himself never expressed
any satisfaction at having written the story. While he was
at work on it he told a friend that he was writing "foolish
stuff, which really was not fitting for him." And to another
friend, who praised it in his presence, lie said : "If 1 had not
been bound by a promise, the farce would never have been
written. Comedy always leaves a bitter taste in my mouth,
while the tragic exalts and enraptures me" (Dec. 4, 1879).
INTRODUCTION xi
So it happens that, though this his first attempt at
humor was a signal success, it was destined to be the only
one of its class in the writings of a man who, after a long
period of distressing indecision and non-productiveness,
was filled with an earnestness of purpose which was never
forgotten.
V
JOHANN KUDOLPH WEKDMULLER
The following facts concerning the most prominent char-
acter of Der Schufi von der Kanzel, taken principally from
an article in the Allgemeine deutsche Biographie (Leipzig,
1899), written by H. Zeller- Werdmuller, may be of interest.
In 1429 Otto Werdmtiller received a mill on the Sihl as
a fee under the nuns of Otenbach. This mill, which was
known as the " Werdmuhle," was burned in 1444 in an attack
on the city of Zurich, in which the owner is said to have
distinguished himself. The Werdmuller family was for a
long time prominent in Zurich ; several were members of the
Council of Two Hundred, and helped spread the Zwinglian
reformation.
Johann Rudolf Werdmuller, our hero, was born February
4, 1614. He lost his father when he was three years old,
and, together with his younger brother, was educated as
an aristocratic cavalier by his stepfather, Caspar Schmied.
They lived for some time in Geneva, and then went to
Lyons, France, where they studied the science of fortifica-
tion ; they also traveled through the greater part of France.
In 1632 Rudolf had his first experience in actual warfare ;
he served as a volunteer under General Schomberg, and
took part in the battle of Castelnaudry.
In 1633 he married, but left his wife in the same year
to volunteer in the Swedish army, and served under the
renowned General Horn until 1635. The next two years
xii INTRODUCTION
were spent in service under his stepfather, in the army of
the Prince of Rohan, who was operating in the Veltlin ;
in 1638 he ranked as lieutenant-colonel.
After the death of the Prince of Eohan he left the army
and entered business. But civil life had no attractions for
him, and when his old Swedish general, Horn, was released
from prison, April, 1642, he suddenly left his family and
went to Sweden. He served with distinction in the Swedish
army, but in 1647 the council of Zurich ordered him to
return home, where his military talents were needed. From
1648 to 1651 he commanded a regiment of infantry sent by
Zurich and Bern to aid the Kepublic of Venice in the Dal-
matian campaign.
From 1651 to 1657 Werdmuller lived in Zurich, and
built a country-house on the peninsula Au in the Lake of
Zurich. In 1653 he helped suppress an insurrection of the
peasants, and two years later was made a member of the
lower branch of the city council. In 1656 he led an attack
on Rapperswyl, an incident in one of the numerous wars
between the Protestant and Catholic parties in Switzerland.
When he left Zurich at the head of his army, he boasted
that he would capture Rapperswyl within twenty-four
hours ; but the garrison consisted of well-trained Spanish
mercenaries, while the attacking force was made up of raw
militia; after a siege of five weeks, which was accompanied
by great loss of life, Werdmuller was compelled to retire.
The armor which he wore during this siege is still on exhi-
bition in Zurich.
His numerous enemies were not slow in taking advantage
of his failure. The Spanish-Catholic party threatened to
prosecute him; he was deprived of his seat in the council,
and also sentenced to retract his heterodox utterances. He
went to France in disgust, and volunteered under Marshal
Turenne. He won rapid promotion at first, but soon became
INTRODUCTION xiii
involved in a dispute with the marshal, and was sent from
the field of active operations to take charge of an obscure
post. Dissatisfied with this, he reentered the Venetian
service, and fought against the Turks.
But he was anxious to avenge the insults heaped on him
by the French, especially by Turenne. So he secretly
joined the Catholic church, and entered the imperial, that
is the Austrian, service. In 1673 he was sent to assist in
a campaign against the French on the Rhine, in which the
imperial armies were threatened with disaster. Several
battles were fought, and in the cannonade at Sasbach, July
27, 1675, he had the satisfaction of killing Turenne. From
the Rhine campaign he returned to his native city, and it
is during this, his last residence in Zurich, that the events
told in our story are supposed to have occurred.
His last great feat of arms was the capture of Saar-
briicken, in the spring of 1677. He died suddenly while
he was in command of the Black Forest, Dec. 16, 1677.
He was a cultured gentleman, and even his enemies admitted
that he was an excellent officer, but he injured himself by
his gruff manners, which he could not suppress even in the
presence of his superiors.
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ger tuerbe, fd)o(t gutuetlen etn Derein^ette^ SBin^erjaudj^en
tjeriiber. 15
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mit ungletc^en tctnplatten unb 93Ioden belegte fteite 5tb(teig
etne unbequeme Xreppe, unb ttwrben fie torn SSinbe, ber au3
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petite aber blte ein f)e[ttger duerlninb, unb bte bitrrf)
gretle Strfjter unb fyarte <3djatten entfteEten ^odjgebtrge
10 traten in proffer, faft baroder Srjc^einung bem 5(uge tiiel
311 nafje.
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tro^ fciner Sugenb faft ettt>a belcibter 3)?ann, ftanb fttH unb
15 fetjrte fcin blul)enbc'o efidjt rafd) nac^ bem fdjmalen unb
rjagern cfal)rten um.
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20 bemalbctcn ipalbinfet aU fdjlanfe 5cabe( in ben ^immel
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ang gcbradjt tjatte, erftibcrtc cr in angenefjmem Srufttone :
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nid)t luie ein Saftri)gone cmpfangcn. tir tft mein 95ernjanbter,
25 iDcnn and) in entferntcm rabe, unb geftern nod) {)abe id)
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einer artigen SSibmung gugefenbet."
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Saitart, bag an ber norblidjen (Sinbucrjtung ber et(^enbe(tan= s
benen ."palbinfel lag. ,,(r ift fiir feme 93ertt)anbten nidjt
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aEe ^8er[tdnbtgen befrembet fyat, f^iottet er birgu c^anben."
)er ^Pfarrer bon iiti!on btie in bie Sitft, at^ formte er
eine fcfjtllernbe eifenbtafe, bann fuijr er na<^ einer SSeile 10
fort:
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beiben barren bort briiben, ben SSertmiiffern, nic^t^ ^u
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ftoc^en berii^rt, itnb fein better, ber ^farrer bon Sfttjtfjifon, is
ba atte Mnb, bringt unfern tanb in 9}erruf mit feiner
Sfteute, feinem etbef)rfaften unb feinem unanffjorlidjen
^jSuffen unb nallen. Su {)aft ja felbft im grufjjaf)re afe
S5ilar genug barunter ju teiben ge^abt. greilic^, bie Stofjel
mit i^rem feingebogenen 9?ci3crjen unb if)rem roten ^irfc^- 20
munbe ! 2tber fie tiebt bid) nidjt. 2)ie Sunferin nrirb
fc^lie^tic^ bei einem Sunfer anlangen. (3 Ijeifjt, fie fei mit
bem Seo ^ilc^fperger berlobt. 2)od) Ia^ bidj'g, fjorft bu,
nicrjt anfec^ten. (Sin ^lorb ift nod) lange fein consilium
abeundi. tlm bid) u troften : 2lud) id) fjabe beren einige 25
erfyalten, unb, fiet)e, id) lebe unb gebeifje, bin auctj bor fur=
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beffen ^crgmu^fel be!leibenbe $ettfd)id)t.
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meinte er. 9totiirlid) 5lffenpoffen ! 2)enn er loei^ ba
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25 ^Iufrul)r gebrad)t. (5r foniine, nor bent nd'djften Jyelb^uge
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Sfiotle unb U)trb ati3 @trae be ^oUcnfitrften burt^ ben
djornftein biel betradjtet unb reic^tic^ befbrodjen. @o
niuc^g bie (|5al)rung. )ie Seute aufflciren ift bon eitel bofen
^olgen. Sd) lud()(te ben litrjeren SSeg unb ging fjmitber,
ben (General afe J-reunb gu niarnen. ^reim'apperlot, an ben 20
5Ibeub loerb' id) mein Sebtag benfcn. SDJeine SSarnung
befetttgte er mtt einem |jofmladjeln, bann fafete er mic^ am
9\odfnobfe unb ein 2)t3f ur3 brtc^t Io, tme turm unb SStrbct*
roinb, fag' id) bir, ^pfannenftiel. Wit abgertffenen S^nopfen
unb gerabert !am id) nad) |>aufe. Softer ^at er mir borge- 25
fefet, aber mit ben grb'fetcu S3osf)eiten bergcillt. 9Zatiir(ic^
fprad) er bon fcincm Xeftamente, bcnn ba^ ift je|t fein
tedcnpferb. ff ^f)r ftc()t aitrf) barin, (()rlpurben !" Sc^
erfd)rede. ^S'tuu, id) toill Sud) ben ^aragrap{)en raeifen."
6 S)er @du Don ber
Gr dffnct ba ont>otut. ,,Sefet." 3d) lefe, unb roa3 lefe
id), ^Pfanncnftiel ?
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SRofenftoc!, groei Ijoljle ^)cmblnopfc bon SKeffing mit einer
5 lasfdjeibe Derfcljcn, roorunter auf griinem runbe je bret
loin^tge SSiirfcIrfjcn Itcgen. cfttfiiltert ber ^>err auf ber
Mangel nun mit ber SMjten, nun mit ber Stnfcn, unb [djiit-
telt befagte 3BurfeId)en auf cine unge^roungene 2Bcife, fo !ann
cr Dcrmtttclft ttncberljoltcr fdjrdger 93ticfe bei iDdf)renbem
10 3crmonc mit fid) fetbft cin fur^roeilige^ pietdjen maiden.
SSorgenannte nityfc finb in Sllgier, Xuni^ unb ripott< bei
ben 9(nbcid)tigcn bclicbt, unb finben iljre ?(nti)enbung in ben
9Kbjd)een Uiat)rcnb ber SSoiiefung bc ^orang." . . .
, F 9?un bcnfe btr, ^fanneufttel, ba3 3lrgerni^ bei (Sroffnung
is bc ^eftamente^ ! X)cr 9^6fctt)id)t lie^ fic^ bann erbitten,
mir bic abe g(cid) etngutjdnbtgen unb ben ^Saragrapfjen ju
ftrcidjen. ^>ier '" ^ n ^ 9?ofenftocl fjob ba^ nieblidje (Spiel-
5cug aus fciner Srufttafdjc.
,,-Da^ ift ja cinc.gan^ rud)tofc (Srftnbung," fagte ^fanncm
20 ftict mit cinem 9(nf(ugc non Sddjeln, bcnn cr fannte bie
Singling bc^ Uttfonerc* ^um SSurfclfptelc, r ,unb bit meinft,
ber (General ift alien geifttic^en Scutcn aufjdffig?^
,,5((Icn ofjnc 5(usnat)mc f feit cr punlto gottlofcr 9?cbcn
pro^cfficrt unb urn cine fd)rocre Summe gcbii^t roitrbe!"
25 ,,^ft il)m nicfjt ^u nicl gefd)d)cn ?" fragte ^fannenfticl,
ber fid) ben fycluctifd) rcformiertcn lauben^begrtff mit etroaei
bcfd)ctbcncrcr 9}?i)fttf DcrfitiVe, unb in bcm feine 5Ibcr einc^
firdjtidjcn 33crfolger3 roar.
3)er cfyufj Don ber Mangel
,,S)urd)au ntcfjt. 9?ur mufcte er bte gan^e gro&e
nung auf einmal bea()Ien. 2(uf fetnem gan^en Sebenstoege,
Don Sugenb an tjat er 6Ia^p!)emtert, unb ba3 tmtrbe bann [o
gefatnmeft, ba3 fummterte fid) bann fo. 21(3 er cnbfirf) in
itnfcrm (e|ten ^BurgcrErtege 9?apper3n)tj( liergeblti^ belagerte,
of)ne 9J2enfc()en(cben 511 fcfjonen, tt)a bte erfte
republtfanifdien Seerfiibrer^ t(t, erbttterte. er bte off.ent(ic&e
ari r-^ k J^^^i 14 atc^-ffr- ^0 ^> -UU
ajcetnung gegen [teg unb totr bur|ten ttjm an ben Slragen.
S)a rt)itrbe t()m etngetranft tt>a3 er a((e3 an unferer
!trd)e gefretiett (>atte. Se|t fretltc() biirfen nnr bent getbfjerrn 10
ber apoftoUfrfjen 9J?aje[tat metter ntcf)t3 anl^abenrionft rt)trb
er uns> ^um ^offen nod) !at()o(tfrf) nnb ba3 ^njeite 2(rgerni
fd^limmer a(3 ba3 erfte. 9D?an er^a^tt fid), er raflemteten
mtt ^sefuiten unb ^apu^inern. 3Str getft(td)en Seitte ftnb
eben, fo ober fo bettteft unb ber!(etbet r in ber SSe(t ntc^t u is
entberjren !"
2)er Utt!oner belat^te fetnen c^erj unb btteb ftetjen.
,,|)ter tft bte ren^e rnetne^ 2&etnberg3," fagte er. S0?tt
btefem 2(u3brude bejetdjnete er fetne emetnbe. , r SBt(Ift bit
nac^ bent rgdljtten noc^ ^tniiber jum (Generate ? $pfannen= 20
ftte(, bege()ft bu bte Sorfjeit ? u
, r ^d) rt)t(( e^ etn btfsc^en mtt ber Xorfjett berfudjen, bte
2Bet3()ett ()at mtr bi3 je^t nur (jerbe $ritd)te ge^etttgt,"
erlutberte ^pfannenftte( fanftmiittg unb fdjteb Don fetnem
geftrengen o(Iegen. 25
SBenig fpater fafc ber berliebte unb ber^roeifetnbe
btbat auf bent Ouerbrette eine<l langen unb fdjmaten Itftadjens),
ben ber junge @d)tffmann 23lauling mitten itber bie @ee-
brette mit fawn au< bem SSaffer ge^obenem SRiiber ber Slit
djon luarf ba fc^njeigjame @id)enbunlel feine fdjtoar^en
5Ibenbjd)atten njett auf bte fdjatternben enjaffer f)tnaii.
SBIattltng, em ernftfjafter, Derfdjloffener 9J?enjc^ mit reget=
ma^tgen eft^t^giigen, tat ben Stftimb ntdjt auf. em
10 92ad)en fd)o^ gletdjma^ig unb Iraftig, tote etn felbftdnbtge^
SSefen, burd) bte unrufytge ^lut. 5luf unb nteber tear ber
ganje (See mit geraolbten egetn bet)6l!ert ; benn e^ h)ar
onnabenb, unb bte djiffe fcljrten tion bem geftrigen ftabtt-
fd)en SSoc^cnmarfte t)cim. SDret cgel flogen Ijeran, bie eine
15 ?5igur mit fic^ tierfdjtebenbcn Gnbpunltcn bitbcten, unb fd)tof-
fen ba djtfftein bc Slanbibaten in Hjrc Sinicn cin.
rf 97et)mt mid) mit in bie toeite $rcif)ctt!" fletjte er fie unbe=
ttntfet an, aber fie entlic^en it)n njiebcr au tfjrent roanbernben
20 Untcrbeffen naf)erte fic^
cnerat unb entrotdette feine ^affabe. 2)er feft, aber Ieid)t
aufftrcbcnbe 23au (jatte nid)t^ u tun mit ben tanbe^itblidjen
|)Dd)gicbe(n f unb e toar al ptte er bei feiner Sigenart bie
Sinfantfcit abfidjttid) aufgefud)t.
@d)ufj bon ber ^an^et 9
(Sin tangge^ogener 9?uf fdjnttt burd) bie Siifte, gerabe itber
bie S3arfe f)in : ,,<Sfteine'Unb !" fdjoff e3 bernefymlid) bom
Ufer tjer.
)er aufgebradjte 33tduling fcfjtug fein 9htber in SSaffer,
gifdjenb unb fpri|enb etn breiter tratjl an ber ette 5
,,<So tutrb man," gitrnte er, ,,fett ben paar Xagen ba^ ber
3Bertmutter toieber l)ier tft, iiberaE auf bem @ee mtt Seamen
gerufen. &3 i\t ber berrecfte rfjtoar^e, ber mtt bem 8prac^=
rofyre be eneralsg ritmort unb fpeftafelt. S3ergangenen 10
onntag tm Soften gu 9#ei(en fdjenften fie ttjm etn unb foffen
tfjn unter ben Xtftf). ann brac^ten [te tf)n nai^tg in
meinem cfyiffe bem SSertmitller guriic!. 9^un fcfjimpft ber
^aminfeger burc^ bas SRofyr nad) 9}?eilen !)inuber, aber
morgen, beim (Sib, [i|t er raieber unter un im Soften, --is
9?un frage id) : ftofyer I)at ber 9Jfo{)r ba^ frembe 3Sort ?
^ier fagt man fid) aud) ftiift, aber nid)t fo."
r ,S)er enerat ftirb ifyn fo fdjelten," bemerfte ^3fannenftiet
tleinlaut.
fr @o tft eg, ^>err," ftimmte ber 23urfd)e ein. , r S)er 2Sert= 20
mitller bringt bie f)od)beutfd)en, frembldnbifc^en SSorter in
Sanb, ber taat^berrdter ! 5lber ic^ faffe mir auf bem @ee
nid)t fo fagen, beim (Sib nid)t."
S3IauIing ftanbte of)ne fteitere^ feine S3ar!e unb geftann
mit eiligen, traftigen ^uber^iigen ftieber bie eemitte. 25
,,9Sa^ fic^t @ud) an, guter ^reunb ? Sc^ bcfdjftore (Sud),"
eiferte ^fannenftiel. ,,|)inuber muf; id) ! 91c!)mt bopbette
Sofmung !"
ba Silber uertor feine ^raft gegen bie batriotifdje
10 3)er <Sd)ufj bon ber
(Sntritftung, unb ber anbibat mujjte fid) auf ba3 ^Bitten unb
^le^en tegen. Wit SO^ii^e erlangte er bon bern betetbigten
S3IduItng bajj it)n biejer, , r it)ctl %f)r e^ feib," fagte ber
33urfd)e f auf3cr()alb ber Stragtuette be^ <Spracfjrof)re3 urn bte
5 ganje albtnfel f)crum in tfjre jiibtic^e Sudjt beforberte.
2)ort Ite cr ben ^anbibaten an^ lifer ftetgen unb ruberte
nacr) tucnigen SOZtnuten ben [id) ra[d) berftetnembcn S^adjen
rtneber mitten in ber Slciue.
SritteS tajritel
@o tourbe ^Pfannenftiel ttne etn eft(i)teter unter ben
Gndjen ber ^atbinfel auggefetjt. (in enger $J3fab bertiefte
fid) in bag ^albbunfet, unb er gogerte nictjt ifyn p betreten.
9)ftt 2)iebegfcfjritten eilte er burd) bag unter fetnen o^Ien
rafc^elnbe Saub etner nat)en Sidjtung 511. 5)a^ einem bojen
Xraume terrt)anbte efiif)!, ben frembcn 93e[t| auf fo unge-
n)6f)nltdjem SSege it betreten, gab ifjm ^liigel, bo<^ begann
and) ba (Element be^ 2tbentciierltdjen, bag in jebem
fdjenfjer^en fc^Inmmert, feinen getjeimen 9?ei auf if)n
iiben. @o toirft [ic^ ein 33abenber in bte ^lut, bie er perft 10
leije |d)auernb mit ber Qtye gepriift f)at.
S)ie batb erreicrjte 2ic^tung niar nur eine befdjranf'te, bon
oben rt)ie burt^ eine ^uppeloffnung erudite 9KoogfteIte. (Sin
baranf jpietenbeg @id)f)orn [e^te itber ben $opf beg ^anbi=
baten meg auf einen niebert)angenben 3 It)e ^9r for erft ing is
<Sc^rt)anfen geriet atg bag fc^neEe Xierc^en fcfjon einen
^toetten erreic^t ^atte.
SSieber fuf)rte ber ^3fab eine 3SeiIe burd) bag griine
2)nnM f big er fid) plo|(id) toanbte, unb ber ^anbibat bag
Sanbfjaug in ber (Sntfernung bon toenigen cfjritten bor fic^ 20
erblidte.
$>iefe Sd)ritte aber tat er ferjr langfam. (Sr gefjorte u
jenen fd)iid)ternen Seuten, fur rtetc^e bag ^uftreten unb bag
5tbgef)en mit crjnn'erigt'eiten berbunben ift, unb ber General
11
12 2)er djuft t>on ber
ftanb im 9tufe, feinen tiften nur biefe3, nidjt aber jene< 511
erleid)tern. <So font c baft er fjinter ber dufterften icfje,
einem getnalttgen tamme, unfdjtiiffig ftefyen blieb. 2Ba3 cr
inbeffen au3 fcinem ^crftede rjcroor erlaitfdjte, luar etn
5 tb^llifc^eg 23Ub, bag if)n in feiner SBeife tjdtte etnfrf)urf)tern
fonnen.
2)er (General plaubcrte in ber rjallenartig gebauten unb ^ur
je|igen ^erbftgeit nur a(l^u titftigen ^Bcranba, beren ferf)
^o^e diilen etn prddjttge^ au^tanbif^eS 3SeinIoub ummanb,
10 gemittlid) mtt feinem 9^ad)bar, bent ^rarf)f)alber, etnem ber
ircfjend(tcftcn lion 5D?rjtl)ifon, bic ber ft'anbibat hjdfjrenb
feine^ ^ifariatg aU)onntdgltd) im G()orc f)atte fitjcn fetjen, unb
bie itjm befannt toarcn lute bic ^tuolf 9(pojM. 9}?it aufgc=
ftii^ten (SHenbogen rttt SScrtntuder auf einem letdjten (Seffel
15 unb ^eigte fetnc fdjarfe |)a6id)t^nafe unb ba [tedjenbe Sinn
im profit, lucifjrcnb ber fdjonc, aftc, fdjloue Sopf be^ Eracr^
I)atber etncn ungcmctn nttlbcn 5(usbrud rjattc.
,,SSir ftnb rcic bie 3Mumc bc 5 C ^ C ^'" fit^tc ber 9ttte in
erbaultdjcr SSeifc ba cfprac^, ff unb e^ trifft fid), $err
20 SBcrtmiidcr, baf? luir dcibc in bicfcn ^agcn unfer ^>au^
bcftcdcn. Sd) ntad)c Gud) fcin Okljeintni^ baraug : )ret
^Sfunb Dcrgabc tdj jitr ncucn 33c)d)inbching unfcrcr ^trd)=
turmfpi^c. "
, r ^3d) njtll mid) and) nidjt a(^ Sump ertuctfen," Derfcljtc
25 ber Wencrat, ,,unb luerfc teftamentarifd) ebenfonicl QUO ,yir
S^crgolbnng nnfcrs Worfctsi, baft fid) ba^ licr nidjt )d)dmcn
mitft, auf ber ncn befd)inbc(tcn SpiHc 511 fitjen."
Xcr Mradjlialbcr fdjlitrftc bcbddjttg anS bcm tjor t()m
ftetjcnbcn GMafc, bann fpradj er: , r ^()r feib fcin ftrdjltdjcr
S)er <SdE)uJ3 don ber Slan^el 13
SDtonn, aber St)r feib ein gemeinmiijtger Sftann. @rfaf)ret:
>te emeinbe ertoartet ettoag fcon @ud)."
,,tlnb toa3 ertoartet bie emeinbe Don mir?" fragte ber
enerat neugiertg.
,,S95oflt 3f)r eg miff en ? Unb toerbet Sfjr e^ mrf)t iirnen ? u 5
nicfjt."
mac^te etne jtoette ^5aufe. , ( ^ielleict)tift
etne anbere tunbe getegener," fagte er.
(< gtbt feine anbere tunbe a(3 bie gegenftidrtige.
S3enii|t fie !" 10
rr ^f)r rourbet Sud) ein ftf)one3 Hnbenfen ftiften, ^err
(General, bei 1nb unb ^inbesfinb" . . .
r ,3rf) itnterf^citje ben 9?acf)ruf)m nid)t r " fagte ber eneral.
S)em Sitadjfjalber, ber ben nwnberlidjen ipcrrn fo aufge=
rciumt fat), fdjien ber giinfttge 5(ugenblid gefommen, bem 15
lange genaf)rten SSunfdje ber 9J?^tt)ifoner in oorfidjtigen
Shorten eftalt ju geben.
rf @uer gorft im SBolfgang, err 3SertmitIIer," begann er
jogernb. 3)er (General Derfinfterte fid) plo^lid), unb ber olte
Saner fat) e^ tuie eine ^onnenuolfe auffteigen, ,,)to$t feine 20
,,2Bot)in ftofet'er feine pitie?" fragte SSertmuIter grimmig.
S)er Strad)()alber iiberlegte ob cr uor= ober ritdrodrt^ njotte,
ungefal)r luie ein mitten auf bem ee Dom Sturm llberrafd)-
ter. (r entfd)ieb fid) fiir bas s ^orruden r . . . mitten burc^ 25
unfere emetnbetoatbung" ...
'yet^t fprang ber (General nut einem Sabe t)on feinem
Seffel auf, fafete itjn an einem Sein, fc^luang ifjn burc^ bie
Sitfte unb fetjte fid) in ^ec^tpofitur.
14 $)er cfuj t)on ber
,,2Botten mid) bie ajtytfjifoner pliinbern?" fcfjrie er
roiitenb, ,,bin id) unter bie 9Muber gef alien ?" 2)ann fufjr
er, fetne rjol^erne SSaffe fenfenb, gelaffener fort: ,,2)araug
roirb nidjtg, rad)f)alber. 3iebet bag ben euten aug. Sd) roift
5 (uc^ nidjt nod; Don jenfett be^ rabe^ etne 9?aje bretjen !"
, f 9^td)tg fiir ungut," oerje^te ber 5Ute mit 3iuf)e f ,,^t)r
njerbet e beben!en, )err SBertmiiEer."
5luc| er tjatte fief; erfjooen unb natjm bon bem (General
mit einem treu^er^igen )tinbebrud ben lanbe^ublic^en Hbfdjieb.
10 28errmitIIer geleitete if)n ein paar cfjrttte, bann toanbte
er fic^ f unb bor itjm ftanb fein et&moi)r ^affan. 2)er
c^rtjarge madjte etne fleljentltdje ebdrbe unb bat, bag
2)eutfc^e ftiunberlic^ rabbrec^enb, urn etnen Urlaub fiir
morgen ^ac^mittag ; bertn feine <3eele gog tfjn 511 fetnen
15 neuen greunben ( n yfttii^
,,S3tft bu gan be Xeufel^, ^affan !" fd)a(t if)n ber (General.
,,@ie rjaben bir (e|ten onntag bri'tben arg genng mttgefpielt. "
,,aj?ttgefpielt!" rt)ieber{)olte ber Stforjr, ber bag SSort
mtfjberftanb, , r @d)on, UiunberDoE piel!"
20 ,,-lpaft bu benn gar fein (Sljrgefitljl ? ie S3eruf)rung mit ber
3ibilifatton ridjtet bid) ju runbe, bu fdufft toie ein Shrift !"
, f s J?ic^t faufen, @naben ! @d)6n piet, ein^tg piel !
S a^M" Sr rifi cine foldje rimaffe unb berbreljte bie
5(ngen mit fo leibcnfdjafttidjer Snbrunft ba^ ^fannenftiet,
25 ber, tote oft bie nnfdjiilbigcn s Denfcrjen, Diet inn fiir bag
Siomifdje, unb itberbieg jct^t etroag gefpannte 9?eroen I)atte, in
ein bernel)mlid)e (^efidjer augbrac^, treld;eg er mit otter
etoalt nid)t unterbri'tdcn !onnte.
1 Safe/ ei" ai" 3" rci E) er f ee beliebteg 5?artenfpiel.
$)er @d)uJ3 toon ber Mangel 15
cine egentuart berraten fefjenb, trat ber anbibat, ba er
md)t nn'e etne iiberrafrfjte )rrjabe in bie @id)e fytneinfdjlitpfen
fonnte, berfdjamt fyinter .berfelben IjerDor unb ncifyerte fid)
bem enerat mit nrieberfjolten berlegenen SBudlingen.
r ,3Ba^ toiH benn @r fjier?" fragte biefer gebefynt, unb s
ma^ if)n Dam SSirbel b\ ur 3 e ^- ,,2Ber ift @r?"
rr Sc^ bin ber letter . . . beg SSetterg . . . tiom better
..." ftotterte ber 5Ingerebete.
5)er enerat rungette bie time.
,,9}?etn S5ater toar ein ^[annenftiet unb metne Gutter i|t 10
etne felige 9foHenbut> ..."
,,3BtU ST mtr fetnen gongen tammbaum ejpli^ieren?
SSa^ Setter? 9ttein Sruber tft @r alle ^enfc^en finb
S3riiber! c^er' @r fic^ gum Xeufel !" unb SSertmuHer
toanbte itjm ben SRiicfen. is
^Pfannenftiel regie (id) nid)t. 2)er (Smpfang be!
rjatte il)n berftetnert.
^^annen-ftiet " budjftabierte ber djtoarge bag ifjm
unbe!annte 3Sort r at niode er jeinen beutfc^en
bereidjern. 20
,,^pfannenftiel ?" tuteber^olte aud) ber aufmerffam tuer-
benbe enerat, ,,ber Slame tft mir befannt fyalt, @r tft
bod) nid)t ber 5lutor," unb er fefjrte fid) bem Bungling iuieber
511, , r ber ntir geftern feine 2)tffertatton itber bie tjmboli! ber
Obt)ffee gugefenbet f)at?" 25
^Pfannenftiel neigte bejarjenb ba ^aupt.
,,2)onn tft @r ja ein gang lieben^roiirbiger S0?enfc^ !"
fagte SBertmuKer unb ergriff ttjn freunbltc^ bet ber
,,SSir miiffen un fennen lernen."
SBierteS $a|ritel
@r trat mit bent afte in bie QSeranba, britdte irjn auf
einen it} nicber, gofc itmt eines ber auf bem djenftifdje
ftefyenben @Hafer noli, unb tiefj tljn fid) erfyoten unb erquiden.
,,2)er (Smpfang roar mititarifd)," trb'ftete er ifjn bann,
5 ,,aber St)i' loerbet tm (Sotbaten fetnen unebenen ^au^rotrt
ftnben. S^r nddjttgt fjeute auf ber 2lu ot)ne SBiberrebe !
- 28ir Ijaben mand>e u Derfyanbetn (Sefjt, ^ieber,
Sure 5tbf)anb(ung 1; at mic^ ganj angenefym unter^atten,"
unb SBertmuller langte nac^ bem 33uc^e, toetrfje^ in etner
10 ^nfterni)d)e be bie 9?udn>anb ber ^eranba bilbenben Cirb=
gefd)offe3 tag, unb jlDtfdjen bcffen 93lcitter er bie jertefene
S)tffertation be3 Sanbtbaten eingelcgt ()atte.
,,3uerft eine SSorfrage : SSarum l)abt Sf)r mir Suer SBerf
nur mit etner 3 e ^ e sugcfdjriebcn, ftatt mir e corara populo
is auf bem erften loet^cn 33lattc mit aufrtd)tigcn, grofjen Srud=
budjftaben gu bebijieren ? SSeit ic^ mit ben 3 a f? cn - Suern
Rollcgen, gefpannt bin, l)e V Sljr Ijabt fetncn C()araftcr,
^fanncnftiel ; 3l)r fetb ein fdjroadjer 9)t x cnfdj."
>er iianbibat entfc^ulbtgte fid), feinc unbebeutenbe Arbeit
20 t)abe ben Stamen bes? benit)mten J-elbljerrn unb 1' iterating
fenner^ nid)t uur fid) I)crtragen biirfcn.
,,2)urd)aus! nid)t itnbebeutenb," lobte 3^ertmit((er. ,,^l)r
tjabt s ^l)antafie unb fetb in bie purpurnen Xiefen meine^
ebidjtcy untergetaudjt luie nid)t leidjt ein anberer.
16
S)er <5d)uJ3 Don ber iiangel 17
$rei(id) um etttmS ?lbfurbe gu bciueifen. 5Iber e3 ift einmat
nidjt cmberS : urir 9)c"enfd)en uertuenben unfere f)od)ften ^ra'fte
3u alberncn 9?efu(taten. )ad)tet Sf)r baran, mid) redjtgeitig
gu State 311 3ie()cn, id) gab Surer 35tffertatton eine SScnbinig,
bie (Sitdj fetbcr, (Sure faffifdjcn jaminatoren, ba^ 901136 5
^>ub(tfum nu (Srftauuen gejc^t Ijiitte. Sfjr (jabt e ge[ittjlt,
^fannenfttct, bafj bte giuette -)tilfte ^ ei> Obtjffee Uou 6e[ouberer
<3rf)onf)ctt nub C^rof^e i[t. 3Bte? er ^etmgcfeljrte luirb
a(^ ein fafyrenber S3ctt(er att fetnem etgueit ^>erbe mifjfjanbett.
2Btc ? T)ie $retcr reben [id) eitt, er fefyre uientat^ tuicbcr, 10
uttb afjnen bod) feine ecjcnluart. @ie ladjeu, unb i()re
e[id)tcr uei^errt fdjoit bcr Xobe^fatitpf -- ba ift ^oefie. -
Stber Sl)r t)obt red)t. ^jSfannenfttel, tua^S ni'tljt mir bic
fic, luettu utd)t ciue Sftoral ba()ittter [tedt ? (53 ift etnc
in ba 3 lt rf crlucr ^ f)incingcbadeit 5crbred)cn totr is
ev ! S)a bcr Dbijffcug nid)t blof] ben Dbt)ffeu bebeuten
barf, IDCU ober ttm3 bcbeutct cr bcnn ? llnfcrn ^errn unb
^>et(anb r fo bclucift Sf)r unb fjabt 3f)r e bruden laffen,
- toenn er fommt 311 rid)ten Sebenbtge unb 2ote. S^ein,
Sl'anbibat, Cbffijeittf bcbeittet jcbe in ^ned)te^gefta(t mi- 20
()anbelte 3Bat)r()cit mitten unter ben itbermutigen ^reiern,
fagcn Jyaffen, bencn fie cinft in fiegl)after eftatt ba
burd)6ol)ren tuirb.
^)e, Stanbibat, lute gefcitft @uc^ ba ? @o pttet S()r e
tocnben folleit, unb feib gcroi|3, (Sure 2)iffertation t)a'tte 25
gerec^tec! 5(uffef)cn erregt!"
"ipfartnenfttet erbebte bet bent ebanfen, bafe fid) feiner
tjmboltf biefe gotteoldftcrlid)c unb oeriuegene SBenbung
fjcitte geben laffen. ein einfad)e3 SBefeu liejs iijn ben
18 S)er <3d)itjj Don ber
bc attcn potter^ nidjt ober bod) nur in unbe-
ftimmtcn Umriffen crfenncn.
Urn [id; ber SSerlegentjeit 311 ent^tefjcn, bcin altcn $rcigeifte
cine 5lnttuort geben 511 miiffcn, na()in ber Slanbtbat ben ^Scr-
5 gamentbanb in bic ,S~")dnbc, init lueldjem SBertmiiller ludfyrenb
fciner 9tebe geftifuliert (jatte. ($ iuar bic albinifdje SlhiScjabc
ber Cbl)f[ec. ^fannenfttel betradjtetc anbddjtig ba^ Xitel-
blatt beef feltcncn iBitdjc^. ^loljltd) fntjr cr ^uritcf lute Dor
einer ^iingelnbcn Scatter. (T IjQttc anf bcin frcicn
10 (inf^ nebcn bent happen be^ Denc^ianifdjcn S
etiui>o DerbUdjeitc, Eii^nftie^enbe 5' cocr 5 u fl c cntberft, bie fot=
cjenbe 3^ilfn b.ilbeten :
Georgius Jenatius me jure possidet
Constat R. 4. K/. 12.
is (ir umrf bo Slid) tucg, ai$ atmc c^ eincn SSIntgernd) au.
Somali mobcrte ber fragiuiirbtge ^iinbncr )d)on feit
>cccnnien in ber X>omfird)c Don (()iir, Uidljrcnb fein 33ilb
in ^atjmcn nnb nnpatrioti)d)cn 3 c ^cn (id) 511 einein iuibcr=
tudrtigen Der^errt (jatte, fo baf, nur ber 5lpo[tat nnb ber
20 SB(ntmcnfcf) iibrig blicb. ^fannenytiel betrcid)tcte il)n einfad)
alo cin Ungct)ener, an bcffcn S)agctt)e[enfein er fan in glanben,
bas cr fid) nid)t realificrcn fonnte.
3)er (General lueibete fid) an feinein 5d)reden r bann fagtc
cr (eiri)tl)in : ,,^cr liebc 9}tann r (liter geiucfcner MoKegc, bat
'_'.> mid) bainit bcfdjenft, line luir nod) anf gntent lynne ftanben
nnb id) il)it anf feinein Dialepartn-? in Damvo bcfndjte."
,AHlfo bat er bod) gelebt!" fprad) ber Manbibat balblant
Dor fid) bin, ,,er bat ^iid)er befcffcn, luie nnfercincr, nnb
i()ren foftenben s }$rci* anf bad Xitelblatt gefd)rtcben."
2)er djuft uou ber Mangel 19
fjat er gele&t, unb redjt perfon(id) itnb j^ifye,"
fagte ber (General mtt furjem Satfjen. ,,9?od) f)eute nad)t
trdumte mir Don bent 33ihtbner. . . . S)a3 lam bafyer, baf; id;
mid) ben gai^cn geftrigen Xag mtt etnem (jdfjUdjen efdjdfte
abgcgeben fyatte. Sd) fdjrteb metn Xeftameut nieber, unb
roaS tft Ktigttdjer, a( 6et atmenbem Seibe iiber feinen
311 berfiigcn, ber ja and) etn Xctl Don un^ felber ift !"
5)te S^engterbe be i 3 jnngen etftltdjen ipurbe rege.
(cid)t luar e etn toarnenbe^ 2raumgcj"td)t geiuejen, ba^, fein
unb erbau(td) au^gclegt, in bem if)in gcgenitber itjenben 10
etnen gtttcn unb frommcn ebanfen founte ent[tel)en taffen.
M 28o(tt Sfjr mir (itern raum nic^t mitteilen ?" fragte er
mtt einem gefitl)(i)ollen ^(tde.
,,@r ftel)t ju S)tcnftcn. @^ tear in St)ur. 9J^enjd)enge=
brdngc, taat^pcritden, 9J^ititdrperjonen, bon ber of= 15
!ird)e l)er cldutc unb Salutfdjuffe. 9Str treten unter bem
Xorbogcn l)erDor in ben (n'id)oftid)en of. Sei3t gel)en ft)tr
ju 5Ujeten, neben mir etn ^olofs. ^d) fefje nur einen $eber=
()itt, barunter etne etoatt^nafe unb ben in ben Sh'agen
gefenftcn ped^^tDar^en pt^bart: fr 3Sertmii((er r " fragte ber 20
rofee r ,,U'en beftattcn loir?" -- , r ^d) mci^ nidjt," fage id).
3Btr treten in btc ^at()ebra(e ^Dtf^en ba^ eftit()t be d)t[=
fee!. f ,2SertmuEer r " fragt ber anberc, , r iucm fingen fie ein
Requiem?" , r ^d) tueifs ntdjt," fag' t^ ungcbutbig. ff Stet*
ner 3BertmuCer r " fagt er, rr ftci(' bid) einmal auf bie 3 e ^) en 25
unb fiet) lucr ba uorn aufgebalirt tiegt." ^e^t unterfd)etbe
id) beut(id) in ben (Men be* 93af)rtuc^e ben SZomen^jug unb
ba3 happen be ^enatfd)cn, unb tin g(eid)en 5(ugenblide
tuenbet er, neben mir fteljenb, mir bay GJcfidjt ju fatjt mtt
20 $>er (3d) itjj uon ber Sianjel
oerglitfjten 5lugen. ,,2)onncrnjcttcr, Dberft," fag' id), ,,
Itegt bort oorn untcr bcm SIndje nut Suern ftcben
ttwnbcn unb fi'djrt tjicr cincn 3)t3fiir3 mit mtr ! cib
boppelt ? 3ft basi ocrnnnftig ? 3ft ba logtfd) ?" 3)a ant=
5 ttiortetc cr nicbergcfdjlagcn : ,,^11 Ijaft mir ntd)t^ tjorjururfen
- mad;' bid) nidjt ntauftg. 9(ud) bu, 2BertmuHer, bift tot."
SjSfanncnftiel iiberlicf c^ fait, liefer Xrattm am SBor*
abenbe be3 ofjne 3 ttje U e ^ bluttgcn gclb^uge^, mcldjer bcm
eneral braufeen irn 9ieid)e bctiorftanb, fdjien itjtn uon
10 ernfter SBorbebeutung, unb cr fann auf etn SBort getftltc^er
3ufprad)e.
5(ud) SKcrtmitUer fonnte fcincn Xrauni, nad)bem er ifjn
einmat mttgctctft, nidjt foglcid) lutcbcr toio tuerbcn. rr er
Cberft loitrbc Don fetnciu Stcbdjcn nut bcr 9(j:t tote etn tier
is ntcbcrgcfdjlagcn," crgtng cr ftdj in (antcn ebanfen, rr mir
tt)irb c i o fo gut nidjt iocrbcn. fallen lpol)(an ! ?lber
nidjt in ctncm S3ctttuin!ct frcpicrcn !"
SBtetlctdjt badjtc cr an (^tft, bcnn cr toar am ^>ofe 511
3Bien in etn Iiartnadigc^ ^ntrigncnfpict ncrttndcft, unb t)atte
20 ftdj bort bttrdj fcincn Gfjrgcij lobfcinbc gcmadjt.
r ,(1)c id) ntcincn Coffer parf'c," ful)r cr nadj cincr ^anfc
fort, fr mod)tc id) iuotjt nod) cincn 9.Vcnfd)cit g(udlid) madjcn "
5)cm .^anbibatcn fdjofj ba3 Staffer in bic ?lugcn, uid)t in
fc(bftfitri)tigcn Wcbanfcn, fonbcrn in unetgennutjiger Avcubc
25 itbcr bicfc fd)one ^Kcgung ; bod) c* trod'uctc fdjncll, al^ ber
(General fcincn aU abfd)lof? : ,,befonber$ tucnn fid) etn
frdftigcr 2d)abcrnad bainit ncrbinbcn licf^c."
2)0(5 abergtaubtfdje (^cfn()t, ba-5 ben (General angeiuanbclt
I)attc, tuar rafd) borubergegangen. ,,$a$ ift (Sitcr Slnltcgcn ? u
Don ber $anel 21
fragte er feinen ($aft mit einer jener britgfen SBenbungen, bie
ifjm geliinfig toaren. ,,3fyr feib nictjt f)tert)er gefontmen, urn
(Surf) metric Xraumc ergaljkn u laffen."
yiun beridjtcte ^famtenfttet bent General mit ciner unfd)ut=
bigcn Sift, bcnn cr roottte ttjm feme Stcbc^nerjtueiflung, fiir s
btc er iijm. f'ettt Crgan jutraute, ntc^t Dcrraten, lute il)n iiber
bent tubtum bcr Cbt;ffce etn nnnjtberftc()Iid)e! S5erlangen
ergrtffcn, btc ^)etmat Centers, bte gotbene ^ctla^f Jennen ^n
lerncn. 5)a cr fetncn anbcrn SSeg njtffe, feine SSanberlitft
u bcfrtcbtgcn, fct tljm bcr @cbanfc gefommcn, fid) bci bent 10
^>errn fiir bie gclbfaplanci feiner ticncjianifdjen ^ompagnie
u mclben, bie ja in ben gricdjifdjcn S3efi|nngcn ber Stcpnbti!
ftationiere. , f @ie ift crlcbigt," fd)(o^ er, ,,nnb tocnn S^r mir
ein luenigc^ gctuogen feib, toeifet ^t)r mir btc telle ^u."
SSertmi'tller blicfte ifyt fdjorf an. ,,^d) bin ber letjte," is
fagte er, ,,ber cinem jitngcn 9}?enfd)cn cine gefdfyrltcrje Garrtere
roiberrtete ! 5lber er mnfj ba^u quatift^iert fcin. (Sner Slnoc^en=
geritfte, greunb, ift nid)t feft genug gc^tmmcrt. S)er crfte
befte retegtertc 9vaitfbotb Don Seipgtg ober Sena toirb meinen
Slerlen mcf)r imponiercn afe Siter 3of)annc3gefid)t. djtagt 20
Snd) bag au<3 bent S^opfc. SSolIt Sfjr ben itben fefjen, fo
fu^t at3 )ofmctfter icrtftc bet cincm jttngen taDatier unb
ftopft ilim btc SUcibcr ! Dod) anc^ ba !ann ncf) nic^t tau=
gen. SaS bcftc ift, Sf)r btcibt ^u |)aufc. SQtidt au$l
3d'f)tt allc bie Xnrmfpitjcn am ec bag Canaan ber 25
^farrer. |)ier ift Sner 9tt)obu3, (jter tan^t tottt fagen,
prebigt ! SSo^t finb bie cteifc bi'trgerlidjcr Sernfgarten
ba, at bafe Gnrcggtcid)cn fie befal)rc? S()r roi^t nic^t,
roctd)er @d)enfe(fd)dtB ba^u ge()ort, urn bag Seben foufiercin
22 2)er <Sd)uft Don ber
u traftieren. @tel)t ab Don (Surer Saune ! " unb cr mad)te
bte ebarbe, a(3 grtffe cr cinem 9?offc in bie 3ugct, OQ 3 m ^
etnem unbor[id)tigen Slnaben burdjgcgangen i[t.
@3 entftanb cine ^aufe. .SBieber roarf ber (General bem
5 ^anbibaten etnen beobadjtcnben S3tid ^u.
, r ^f)r fetb etn lantcrcr 9Jtcn[d)," fagte cr bann, ,,unb e
rt)ar (Suer (Srnft, Sljr loiirbet ba3 grted)i)d)e ?(bcnteuer
beftanben ()abcn. 2Ste rctmt fid) ba mtt bcm ^fanncnfttel,
ben icrj tjtcr oor mtr fetje? 3)a (icgt cin ?(at untcr bem
10 tetnc. (Sin uerritcftcr 9(nttqitQr, lute [te ^ipifdjcn ben
^Ruinen ^ernmfriedjcn, fctb 3t)r nidjt. 5tl[o [etb St)r bc)perat.
5(ber to a r n in [etb Sljr bcfperat '? 2Sa^ trctbt (5uc| tocg ?
|)eraii bamtt. (Stne^tgnr? ,^)e? 3(jr crrotct !"
!5)er fedj^tgialjrtge SScrtmitUer bcfjanbclte btc luctbltdjcn
io SBefen al$ <Sta[fagc unb pffcgte ftc jd)(cdjtrt)eg nut bem
2)?alerausbrudc ,,$igurcn" ( ^u bencnnen.
tjabt >l)r gntetjt fonbittoniert ?"
bet (Sucrm ,^)errn better lt)a()rcnb feincr
,,93ct metncnt letter? 3Si(l [agcn bet ber fliarjcl. 9?un
i[t alle !(or unb bcut(id) lytc mein neuucr[af5te^ (Scr ( ycr=
retirement. X)a^ 5)aibdjcn l)at (Surf) ben .Slopf Dcrnicft unb
bann, line rcdjt unb billtg, ctncn Slorb gcgcbcn ?"
2)er 5artfiit)(enbc Slanbtbat Ija'tte fid) c()cr ba
bcm l^ctbc rei|Vn (affcn, ate* etngeftanben baft btc
tuic cr baran nid)t ^ucifcin t'onntc irjm tjcrjlidj tuoljl
luollc. (Sr antluortetc bc[d)etben :
,,1)cr )crr SBcrtmiiUcr, [onft mcin (Conner, tjat mid)
t)erabfdjicbet, mctl id) mtt djteftgetoefjr nid)t unt^ugcticn
)er <Sd)uJ3 Don ber Mangel 23
fcerftefje unb mid) aud) batior fescue. $or groangig
ift bamit in mcincr ^amUic cin Ungliid begegnet. (r notigte
mid), mit tfjm in bie djeibc gn fdjiefscn, unb id) fjabe foincn
f)incingcbrad)t."
r Ijartct Gud) rocigcrn foffen. 2)a3 f)at Gud) in
I)Cruntcrgc|c^t. @ie trifft immcr in3 <Sd)lDar
S)onncrn;ettcr, ba fddt nitu cin, bafj id) bent 9Uten nod)
fd)it(big bin. 3)cr gciftltd)c ,f)ciT ()at mir, iuciljrcnb id) am
9fl)einc bataidicrtc, mctnc 9J?entc t)ier gan^ meiftcrtjaft bcanf=
ftdjtigt. (T ift cin ilcnncr. f)affan, l)ot' mir g(cid) ba^ 10
Diotcttc affianfittterat t)cr, linfi? 511 nntcrft im Iac>fd)ranfc
ber SBaffenlammer. Safjt Gnd) nid)t ftb'rcn, ^tanbibat."
S)cr 99?o()r bcci(tc fid), nnb nad) tnenigcn 3(ugcn6(idcn
t)ic(t 3BcrtmiiUcr 5luci Heine ^tftolen lion jicrlidjer 5(rbeit
in ber )anb. Gr rcinigtc mit ctncm Scbcrtappen bie bama^^ is
3icrten I'dnfe nnb ben Stlberbc)d)(ag ber ft'olbcn, in njc(d)cn
I)nbfd)c, fcltfamc 5Ira6e^!en etngcgraben luaren.
,,$ortgcfa()rcn, ^rcnnb, in (Surer Gtegic I" fagtc cr. ,,^)a
9)?cibd)cn alfo gab Gitd) cinen Storb obcr ift c$ mog(id),
tiebt fie (Slid) ? . . . Gitf gibt lunnbcr(id)c 9iatmjpiclc ! -- 20
nnb nnr ber ?lltc l)dtte (Snd) abblitjcn laffcn, t)e ? 3Ba! gab
cr 6ud) fur (Mritubc ?"
^jSfannenftiet blieb crft bie 5(ntuiort fcfjulbig. Stfjm roar
iingftlic^ 511 ?Jtutc gclnorbcn, bcnn ber (General fjattc, rodf)-
renb cr fprad), ben A;>al)it ber cincn ^iftolc gcfpauut. Scijit 25
bcrufjrtc SBertmi'trier ben Trnder mit ganj tcifcm ^ U 9 cr un ^
ber -*pal)u fd)(ug nicbcr. (IT fpaunte bie ^roeitc, ftrecftc ben
5inn aiho, fdjnitt cine (^rimaffc ; nitr nad) Barter 5(nftrcn-
gung gclang c$ il)in, Uvo^ubrudeu. 3)a^ 2pic( ber J-eber
24 )er Sdu bon ber
muftte fid) au3 irgenb cincm ritnbc uerljd'rtet (jaben, unb et
fdjuttcltc imsiifrtebcn ben Stopf.
$)cr S!anbibat, bcr ftarf mtt ben 9tugen ge^minfert tjattc,
na()in jcUt ben 'fiabm bc3 cfprd'd)3 miebcr auf, um ben
5 mafyrcn 03runb fcincr ^)of[nungei{o[tgfctt an^ubcutcn. ,,(inc
SSertmuHertn unb ctn ^fannenfttel!" jagtc crin cincm reftg-
nicrtcn Xonc, a(c> ncnnc cr Sonnc unb 9J^onb, unb ftnbe c
gait,} natiirlicf) bafj btc)c(bcn nirfjt gufammenlommen.
,,2a$ Gr mid) mit bicjen !9iarrctctcn ^ufricbcn!" fufjr ttjn
10 bcr encrat fjart an. ,,<2inb lutr nod) nid)t i'tbcr bie ft'rcu,^
^i'tgc l)inaibo, in luddjcr gci[treid)cn (Spod)c bic SSappcn
crfunbcn imtrbcn ? 5lbcr and) bamafe, line iibcrl)aupt jcbcr=
^cit, gatt bcr 9)?ann mel)r aB bcr 9camc, fonft ludrc bic
2Bc(t Idngft ucrmobcrt unc ctn itwrmfttdjtger ?lpfc(. @cl)'
is (Sr, ^fanncn|tic(, id) gcltc ()icr fiir cincn ^atriciuo ; a(ci id)
abcr in fai)cr(id)c Xicnftc trat, unc blirftcn bic Aicrrcn SloIIc;
gen unit )o nnb jo met dtarticren l)od)nafig au[ ba^ plcbc-
ji[d)c 2J?itl)lrab in meincm happen l)cruntcr. ^cnnod)
inuiVcn [tc c$ cben Icibcn, baf? bcr 9J( T u(Ier bic uon il)ncn
20 mcljr ate 5ur ^dlfte ruiniertc (iampagnc uiicbcrl)crftcUtc unb
gciuann ! ,<pbY (T, ^fanncnj"tic(, cc( [edit 7s I) m an 2c(b[t-
gefiitjt, unb bas? |d)abct ^()in bci bcr i)ial)d."
X^er .Slanbibat bcfanb fid) in cincm fcltjamen A^^C- ^'i'
fonntc ben Stanbpnnft ^crtmiillerci nid)t tcilen, bcnn cr
25 fiil)(tc bnnfcl, baf? cine )o luilli'tiinbigc SBorurteit0tofig!ett bic
gan,^e alte rrbnung bcr ^ingc burd)ftiei\ nnb bicfe mar if)in
etjrmiirbig, and) ba, mo [tc ,yt feincn llngunftcn mirfte.
?(ber ^ortmitKcr ucrlangtc feine ^dttiuort. Cr l)attc fid)
crl)oben nnb trat, in jeber .'panb cine ^iftolc, cincm l)od)ge*
2)er @c()uJ3 Don ber an$el 25
ttiadjfenen SDMbdjcn entgcgen, ba auf bcm Horn feftcn Sanbe
fyer auSmimbenbcn SSege einljerfam. )cr encral Ijatte ben
$ie3 unter ttjren leidjten, rafdjen djrttten fnirfdjcn fjSren.
,,($nten 9lbenb, ^atc^en," bcgriijjte er fie, unb feme graucn
3lugcn (cudjtetcn. 5
S)a^ fc^ojtc grdittetn aber ( ^og bte Srauen ufammen, bt
bcr ^((tc btc beibcn ^tftolcn, btc t()r offenbar cm 5trgerni^
luaren, bte cine in btc rcdjtc, bie anbcrc in bic linfc fctncr
gerdumtgen 9tod'ta)djcn ftcdtc. ,,^dj tjabe Sc)ndj, 9iaf)d,"
[agtc cr. ,,(T(aubc ntir, mctnen jungcn 5 rcun ' 3 bit tiorju^ 10
ftcllen, ben A^crnt Stanbtbatcn ^fanncnfttet."
ie SScrtmiUtcrin tuar ndfjcr gctrctcn, lodfjrcnb fid)
^fanncnftiel linfifd) Don fetncm (Stutjle crljob. <2ic befcinipftc
cin Srrotcn, ba^ aber fiegfyaft bio iit bic fcine (Stint nnb
buo nnter bie SSui^cln iljrco Doltcn braunen ^)aarc auf= 15
flamintc. Xcr ^anbibat fdjhig crft bic 5(ngen nicbcr, als
Ijdttc cr ntit illicit cin 93ihtbniy gc|d)(offen r fcine ^nngfrau
anjitfdjaitcn, crl)ob fie bann abcr ntit cincnt fo innigcn nnb
ftrat)(cnbcn 5(uebrncfc bc^ GJtncfc^ nnb bcr Sicbc, nnb fcine
gntcn ^Mirfc fanbcn in ^tuct branncn 9(ngcn ctncn [o uuir= 20
men Gmpfang, baf? [clbft bcr aitc Spotter fcine $ mtoc
Ijattc an bcr nngcfdjintnftcn 9tcignng juicier nnfdjntbiger
9J?cnfd)cnfinbcr.
Gr Dcrntct)rtc fcftfantcrlucifc bic crftc fi't^c ^crlnirrnng
bcr ikibcn mit fcincm Sdjcr^uortc. ^sft c^ nid)t, ali? ob 25
cin ticfcS nnb nmt)rc^ 6)cfit()( in fcincm natitrtidjcn nnb
bcfdjcibencn 2(nc;brncfe ano biefcr 2^e(t bc-o 3 1 uongc^ nnb bcr
?fc nn^o in cine ,ytg(ctdi griifjcre nnb einfadjcrc Derfelje,
ber pott feme Stcllc ftnbet?
26 3)cr djuf; Don bcr
Sange freilid) tjcitte er fie nidjt ungcncdt gctaffcn, aber
bas gefdjcite unb tapfcrc 93Mbd)cn cnttjob iijn bcr ^crfudjnng.
,,3>d) fyabc mil (5ud) 511 rcbcn, ^atc," fagte fie, ,,uub gerjc
boron nad) ber jtoettcn S3anf am ee. Sa^t mid) nid)t 311
5 tangc roartcn !"
(Sic bcrbcugtc fid) Ictd)t gcgcn ben Slanbibatcn unb roar
t>erfd)luuitben.
2)er C^cnerat naljm bicfen bet ber .$anb unb fitl)rtc tf)n
cine Xreppc I)inauf in fcin 83t<otf)eftntmer, in ba^ bie
10 eebrcitc burd) brci I)ot)e S3ogcn[cu|tcr Ijcretnlcitdjtctc.
fr @ctb gctroft," fagtc er, ,,id) merbc bet ber 3ial)e( fitr
(Slid) ^artci ncl)inen. llntcrbcffeu roirb c (Sud) l)ter an
Untcrt)a(tung ntd)t mangcdt. ^(jr liebt 33iid)cr ! ,^)icr finbct
!5t)r bie ^oeten beg ^al)rl)itnbcrtg tutti quanti." Gr ^cigte
15 auf cinen 6i(agfd)rauf unb ucrtief] ben 3aa(. Xa ftanben
fie in gla'n^cnbcn 9iei()cn, bie 3 ran ^ p i cn r ^i c 3taliener, bie
Spanicr, fetbft cinige (Sngl'a'nbcr, ein gcdaufter Sdjalj lion
$cift, ^t)antafie nub 3S?ol)([aut; unb 9?3crtmu((cr r ber oljnc
^ragc auf bcr )bl)c bcr 3 c itbifbnng ftanb, lui'trbc ungliiubig
20 ben Sl'opf gefd)i'ttte(t babcn, tucnn il)in ,yigef(iiftcrt tuorbcn
unire, eincr fcl]tc I)ier, bcr fie attc iibogefammt ood auftuiege.
2)er iibcraK ^Setefcne Ijatte William Sl)afcfpearc nidjt
einmal ncnncn I)b'rcn.
T'cr .Slaubibat tief^ bie ^octen unbcri't()rt, bcnn fitr cin
25 j tinges 93Iitt tft bie 9cdljc bcr clicbten mcljr als altc ucun
SJc'tifcn.
)er enetal fjatte einen ^fab eingefd)(agcn, ber fief) btd)t am
lifer urn bie ^'rummungen ber ^albtnfel fd)(cingclte, unb f)ier
erblidte er batb 9val)e( ^ertmiiller, bte, auf einer uermittertcn
tembanf fitjenb, ba3 fcine profit nadj ber jetjt abcnblid) bcim=
mernbcn ^int Ijtinucnbetc. (Sin aufrtdjtiger ^dtsbrud ticfcr 5
95ctri'tbni^ lag auf bcm ^itbfdjcn unb entfd)Ioffencn GJeftdjtdjen.
, r 2Bai5 bidjteft unb tradjtcft bu ?" rebete er fie an.
@ie antroortctc, oljne fid) 311 erljebcn: ,,^d) bin nid)t mit
dud) jufricbcn, ^ate."
2)er (General (e()tttc fid) an ben Stamm einer id)e unb 10
freujtc bie 5(rmc. ,,35>onut I)abe id) e^ bet (Suer 3iHi()lgc-
boren Derfd)cr^t ?" fagtc er.
S)a3 5 rau ^i n lliar f ^ nt e ^ nen $$ti& be$ 95orluurf^ 511.
,,Sf)r fragt nod), ^ate'? SSatjrltrfj, ^fjr tjanbett an ^apa
nid)t gut, ber Cud) bod) nur Sicbe^ unb ntdjts ^n(eibc 15
getan I) at. 2i?aci luar baij rtncber fitr cin pcUafct lier=
gangenen onntag ! 2)urd) Cure ^crlcttung l)at cr ben
ganen 9Zad)intttag mit Gud) auf Cuerm 9lu=ctd)c f)erum-
gefnafft. 2i^eld) cin Sd)anfpiel ! 5fuff(attcrnbe ucrumnbete
Ciitten, im ?Jcoor nad) ber 93eutc rtmtcnbc Snngen, ber Skater 20
in gro^en Sticfeln, unb bac! ganje S)orf aU 3ufd)ancr !" . . .
( beurteiltc bic <2d)itffc f " tuarf SScrtmuIIer cin.
, r ^?atc" ba3 9J(db'd)cn mar DOU feincm <Stl^e aufge=
fprnngen, unb fcine fd)lanfe ^eftalt bcbtc uor UnmiUen,
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28 SDer djufj uon ber Stengel
,,td) mctnte biStjcr, Tirjr rjd'ttct trot,} maudjcr 3SunbcrItd)fcit
bag ,)cr3 am t'cdjtcn $(edc. 51 ber id) fyabc mid) gctrrt unb
fangc an gu glaubcn, Ijicr fci bei (Sucfj etroa3 ntdjt tit Drb=
nung!" unb fie nne mit cincr flcincn ebtirbe bc3 &IQ&
5 fingers nad) ber linfcn ^ruftfeite bc3 encrals. ,,7>d) Ijiclt
Gudj," fiigtc fie [rcunblidjcr Ijtn^u, ,,fiir cine 3(rt SJiibc^al)!
... jo I)ei}5t bod) ber (#cift bc'o 9?tefengebirge, bon bcffcn
Stobo(bftrcid)cn ^sl)r [o tufttg 511 erja'fjlen luif^t ?" . . .
f ,5)cm e^ 5it)uct(en Spaf$ madjt, ntc^ 511 tun, unb ber,
10 tocnn cr ute tut, babci fid) eiucn pafj iuad)t."
,,@o ungefa'fjr. 2)od), line gejagt, njcnu St)r cbeufo bo&
l)a[t fetb, luie ber 23era,a,ei[t, lion 3SoI)Itat ift babci uid)t^
[idjtbar. Sfjr tucrbct ben Skater nod) tn^ $crberbcn [to^eu.
3Sarcn un[cre 9)Zi)t()i!oncr iin 65runb ntdjt fo gute Scute, bic
is ilircn ^farrcr bccfcu, luo [ic fonncn, la'ngft lua'rc in oi'trid)
gegcn if)n Mage crljoben iuorbcn. Hub mit 9fcd)t ; bcnn cin
C^ctftUdjcr, ber luadjcnb unb trauincnb fcincit anbcru (^ebantcn
mcljr I)at, al^ )alati unb ,^)ala(o, nutfj jcbcr crjriftltdjcn
2cc(c cin ta'gUd)c i o 5lrgcrni^ fcin. ^a^ u'ddjft mit ben 3af)-
20 ren. 9?eulid), ba ber A^crr l^cfan [cineu i^cfndj melbcte, uub
( ytr [ctbcn $c\t ber 33otc cine in ber Stabt augcfaufte Sagb-
flintc bom ^ater ,yttrug, mnfjtc id) i()in biefelbc unfinbliri)
cutiuinben unb in mctnen itlctbcr)d)ranf lier)d)Itef?cu, jonft
l)dttc cr nod) cin fd)rcdtid)cr Wcbanfc ben cl)rU'itrbigcn
2T t A>rrn 3tcinfe(ci auf^ Horn gcnommcn. 3()r fadjt, ^atc?
^()r fetb abfd)cn(id) ! -- ^d) f'bnntc (Slid) barum fjaffcu, bafj
xs()r, ber fcine 2d)nuid)c fcnnt, tf)it nod) ftarfjcft unb aufrei^t,
alv- nuiret 7s dr fcin biifcr (SngcL ^(dcrjftcity luirb cr nod)
cinmat mit gcfabencm 03clucl)r bic Slan^cf bcftcigcn ! . . . 3icfj
S)er @d)u; Don ber ^anjel 29
freute mid), ba Sljr famet, unb nun frage id) : 9Reift Sf)r
balb, <pate?"
,,yjlit getabenem ($eroef)r bie ^anjet befteigen ?" roieber^
fjotte SSertmutter, ben biefer ebanre 311 frappieren fdjten.
,,a, la, ^Satdjen ! S)er Skater tft mir ber ertrftgtidjfte ader 3
@(^tt)argrfic!e, unb bit btft mtr bte Itebfte alter ^tgurctt. Sd)
luttt bent 9t(tcn cine enugtnitng gebcn. SScifjt bu toaS?
Sd; get)e morgen bei @ud) jur ^irdje ba3 retjabitittert ben
35ater 511 tabt unb Sanbc."
9taf)et fdjien non biefer 5(uo[td)t raentg erbaitt. ,,^ate," 10
fagte [te, ,,^f)r fyabt mid) ait^o ber Xaufe gcf)oben unb ba^S
etitbbe gctan, auf metn ettti(^e unb eroigdo ^>eit bebacfjt
gu jein. ^iir ba3 teljtcre !onnct St)r ntd)t'o tun, benn e3 ftefjt
in btefcnt ^nnfte bci Sud) felbft fet)r tuinbig. 5tber tft ba*
ein runb, and) mein ^cttlic^eio 511 ruimcren ? St)r folttet, is
fdjeint mtr, im cgcnteit barauf bcnfen, mid) njenigften^ auf
biefer (Srbe gtitd(id) 311 madjen unb %f)r mad)t ntic^ unglud-
lid) !" <3ie jerbriid'tc etne 2ranc.
, f ^>ortreff(id) raifonicrt," fagte ber (General. , r *ipatd)en, id)
bin ber iBcrggcift, unb bu f)aft brei 9Sihtfd)e bei mir 511 gut." 20
,,9htn," ucrfelite ba ^rdulcin, auf ben '3d)ei'3 cingetjenb.
,,Srften^ : ^)eitt ben ^ater Don fetner ungeifttid)en ^agbluft !"
, r Unmogttd). ie ftedt im Slute. (Sr ift ein SSertmiiUer.
Hber id) faun fetner Seibenft^aft eine unfd)dblid)e S3al)n geben.
25
. . . JRafjef gOgerte.
,,^afe mid) an beiner 8telle rebcn, 9)Mbd)en. 3 lue ^ en ^ :
ebt bent S;auptmann Seo Stitdjfperger llrlaub 511 SBerbung,
3$erlo'bnu? unb ijeirat."
30 3)er djufe Don ber M
,,9?ein !" Derfeijte 9M)el Icbtjaft.
,,@r ift ein pcrfeftcr $aimlicr.' ;
,,(tnem perfcften $aDatier fya'ngt mandjeg urn nnb an,
iuoranf id) ^crjidjt Iciftc, ^ote."
5 n @in bcfd)ranftcr <Stanbpun!t."
w Sd) f)alte ity\ fcft, ^atc."
f , s Dceinct)i)cgcn. 2ttfo cin anberc^o 3 tt:)e i te ^- 3^ e ^ en ^ :
Sercjgcift, Dcrfdjoffc bem ^anbibatcn ^[anncnftiet bie Don
il)in bcgctjrte ^bfaplanci in tiene^ianifdjen 2)icnften."
10 ,,9ftmmcrmel)r!" ricf bie SBcrtmuUcrin. fr 9Ba^ ? ber Un-
gdidltdjc begeljrt bie gelbfaplanei unter Ciuerm benejianifdjen
efinbcl ? 2)er sarte unb gute Sttfenfd) ? 2) a r u m ift er
511 (Sud) gcfommen ?"
Ser General bcjatjtc. , r ^d) rebe e if)in nidjt au."
is fr 3Jcbct c i()m au^3, ^ate. rafftcrt nidjt jjjeft nnb
^teber in 9Jorca?"
, f 3uti)citen."
ff ^ie[t man nid)t Don (ja'uftgen Sdjiffbritdjen im abrtatt=
fd)en 93teere ?"
20 ,,,Spin nnb luieber."
,,^1't bie efellfc^aft in 93enebig nid)t gan; 3 cntfeUlid)
|d)led)t ?"
,,^)ie gnte ift bort luie al(ent()a(ben, nnb bie fd)lcd)te
gan,5 nortrefflid)."
25 , r ^ate, er barf nidjt ()in r nm feinen ^reic* !"
,,(^ut, 51 (fo ein anbere* ;]uieitec!, uerbnnben init bem
Tritten : ^erggeift, mad)e ben Manbibaten ^fannenftiel ,ytin
luublbeftelltcn ^farrcr Don 9Jfi)tl)ifon nnb gib mid) it)m ;,nr
S)er <Sd)ufj bon ber Mangel . 31
9?af)el ttmrbe feuerrot. ,,Sa, Berggeift," fagte fie tapfer.
S)iefe refolute 9lntU)ort gefiel bem (General au3 ber Sftafjen.
(& ift eine reinlidje Statin;," tobtc er, ,,aber il)m fcljlt bie
BKannltdjfett, lueldje bie $iguren unnn'berfteljlid) Ijinreifjt "
,,^a(j f " madjtc fie tetc)tt)tn unb [uf)r entjdjloffen fort: 5
, r ^3ate f %fyc fyabt etn u^cnb gelbfdjladjten getuonnen, S^r
Uerberbt uern ttfttgfteu gctnbcn in ber ^ofburg bas (Spiel,
Stjr feib etn beriifjmter unb toefterfafjrner 9J^ann luenbet
cin ^nnberttctldjen Sure etfte^ baran, mid) toa$ fage
id) un^ gtudltdj ju inadjen, unb urir tnerben e$ (Sud) 10
anf iDtffen."
eneral lief} fid) auf bie (eere Steinbanf nieber unb
legte in ttefem D^adjbcnfen bte ^tinbe auf bie ^niec, tuie eine
agljpttfdje Gtottljeit. o 6erul)rtc cr bie beiben ^iftolen in
feincn Xafdjen ; e3 bli^te in feinen fdjarfcn grauen 5fugen is
plotjlid) auf, unb er brad) in cin unbdnbigc^ (^cltidjter au,
lote er feit Secennien nidjt mcljr gcladjt (jatte, in etn njaljre^
<2d)nlbnbcngeldd)ter. S)a cr jugfeid) aufgefprungen nmr,
rafd) bent Snnern ber ^albinfcl fid) jnlcbrcnb, Un'cberl)olte
cin (i'djo bicfcn ^it^brud) an^gclaffcner i'uftigfcit in fo 20
getfterfjafter nnb grotes!er SScife, bafe ^ nmr, al$ ()iclten fid)
alle Battue unb ^antofen ber 5lu bie $8aud)fein i'tbcr einen
toflen nnb gottbergeffenen (Sinfall.
2)er etteral berul)igte fid). Or fd)ien feinen ?(nfd)fag
nnb bte 90?oglid)feit bcc^ 6}elingcnci ntit fdjarfem ^erftanbe u 25
priifen. ^)a^ Sisagnty gcfiel tl)m. ,,3 a t)^ ai l f " n 'c^, mein
," fagte cr Ddterlid).
.,,^)6rt, ^ate, bem ^apa barf fein Sctbey gefc^el)en!"
,,2auter
32 3)er rfjufj Don bcr
,,^fannenftie( barf nid)t gcjauft lucrbcn !"
SBertmitller gucftc bie Wdjfedt. ,,3)er [piclt cine gang
untergeorbnete 9MIe."
,,Unb Sl)r lucrbct (intern Spafe babei fyabcn ?" fragte
5 ba 9#iibd)en gcjpannt, bcnn ba3 (Madjtcr fyatte [ie bod)
uebenf(id) gentadjt.
) tocrbe inctnen <pafj babet (jaben."
c^ ntd)t int^ttngen ?"
^(an tft auf bte menfdjftdje Unuernitnft gegriinbet unb
10 [omit tabcllo^. ?(ber ctroac> (Ifjance geljort 311 jebem 6r[o(g."
f ,Unb mifjttngt ey ?"
, r So bc^af)lt flhibolf 3^crtmuf(-cr bie &d)Q."
9?od) cinmat be[ann |idj ba^ 9)?cibd;en rcdjt crnftlic^ ; abcr
ifjre rcfolute S^atitr tntg ben Stcg bauon. Sie ()atte iibcrbic^
in ein intbebingteS ^ertrancn 311 bcr ucrnjegcnen iloinbinationc-'
gabe unb fetbft in gciutffen (^renjen 311 bcr ^oljatitat if)rc
^crluanbten. Saf? cin |d)abcn[ro()er Strcidj mitfaufen lucrbe,
tuu^te [ie, e< luar ba^ ebcn bcr Slaufprci^ \[)n$ C^luct'e^,
- aber [ie nutate and), bafe SBertmiidcr [ie lieb (jabe unb
20 [einen puf barum nidjt al^nlueit trcibcn Juiirbe. 3 llocm
lag ctuwS in il)rcm ^Bhtte, ba i 5 cine ra[d)e, tuenn aud) geiuagte
i?o[ung eiuer nagcnbcn llngc)i)i[5()ett uor3og.
,,5(nv SKcrf, 9Jube3al)l !" [agtc fie. ff 3^ann beginn[t bit
ocin Xreiben, ^erggeift?"
2r> f ,9Jc x orgcn SJtittng bi[t bit ^rant, iiinbdjen. 3d) ucr=
rcifc 9)?ontag in bcr Jvri'tlje."
^^bicn, Scrggcift!" gru|lte fie cntcilcnb nub iuarf t()m
cine iln[]f)anb 311, iuaOrcnb cr i()r nad)[a() nnb [cine
l)atte an iljrctn [d)lanfen nnb [id)ern
$u fydterjlbenbftunbc fafjen ber @eneral unb ber anbt*
bat an ciner reidjbefetUen unb gtiingenb erleudjteten runben
Safel [id] gegcnitber in cincm gerdumigen @aa(e, beffen tjelte
tudiudnbe nut guten, in Cl gemattcn @d)(ad)tenbi(bern
bebcdt tuarcn. 5
SBertmnllcr nntfjte, tocldjc ^oefte ba^ , r Xi)"d)(cin, bed' bid) !"
fiir eincn in bitrftigcn ^crljdltuiffcn aufgemadjicnen Sitngling
Ijat ; abcr and) an gctf tiger 33cn)irtung Itefj cr e^ nidjt feljlen.
T erjdfjltc lum fcincn ^afjrtcn in rtcdjcnlanb, er riiljntte
bie 9fatnrli)al)vl)eit ber ^anbfdjaftcn unb ber Sftcerfarben in ir
ber Cbljffec, cr lie}} bie cbcln unb maftnollen gonnen
t)e((enifdjen ;Iempe( t>or ben 5(ugen be k o ent^ud'ten
baten aitffteigcn, fitr,^, er madjte tljn g(itd(idj.
eincr balion ungertrennttc^en militdrifdjcn 2(6enteuer
gebad)te cr nur tin ^orbcigeljcn, aber fo braftifd), ba is
^fanncnftiet in ber JWafje be alien Sanb^fnedjtCio fid) ai
eincn (jcr^fjaftcn unb neiluegencn S0?ann fitfjlte, ludljrenb
^ertmuffer in ber naiuen SBetintnberung fetneS 3 u ljorer um
einige ^cccnnten [id) uerjiingte nub cr(eid)terte.
@o ad)tcte e^ ^Sfannenftiel nid)t grofs, al-3 ber (General 20
in ber .ftitje be^ 6)cfprdd]ec! il)in auf ben 2eib ri'tdte, toon ben
Dier brciten fladjcn Slnopfcn, bie )ein G)eluanb 3Un|d)en ben
fd)indd)tigen Sd)u(tcrn Horn u)ammen^ielten, ben oberften
abritl nub beu)el6en f nadjbent er tl)u einer fitrjen 53ctrad)tung
34 3)er @du3 Don ber
inttertuorfen, in einen bunteln gimmerluutfel tv&tf, bann on
eincm ber mittteren brefyte, bi biefcr nitr nod) an etnem
$aben tying.
3tt)ifd)en ben $irnen itnb bem Safe aber cinberte fid) bic
5 cene. )er encral tyatte gcgcn feine eiuotyntyeit er
tear langft cut mtiftiger 2Rann getoorben ctnige Ififer
fcurtgen SBurgunber^ gcteert, unb ba cr, lute man 311 fagen
pftegt, einen grimmigen SSein tranf, begann eso itjn benn bod)
etn biBdjcn ju ftjurmcn, baf? bie fd)dne unb tapfcrc 9ta()el it)r
10 ^)cr^ an einen fanftmiitigen, nnfriegcri)d)cn 9)ten)d)en, nod)
ba^u an einen , f $affen M oerfc^en!t ^atte, nnb fein 2)amon
notigte il)n, ben $anbibaten, ben er bod) letbcn mod)te, 311
gntcm (Snbe nod) cinmat unbarm|ergtg 311 foppcn.
GT bcfa()t bem auftuartenben .S^affan, ^utuerijorn itnb
15 Stugctbcittct 311 brtngcn, 3og bie betbcn Xerjerole au^ fetnen
9iodta)d)en nnb legte fie nor [id) aitf bie Xa[c(.
,,2)te 9ia()et mag (Slid)," lucnbetc er fid) jclit an ben
btbatcn, ff abcr luollt 3fyr fie 311111 SKctbc gciutnncn, miifjt
bem fd)0nen Stinbc einmat a(c> etn ganger 9Jtann entgcgen-
20 treten. So 1 ? luirb il)r einen bleibenbcn tiinbrnrf mad)en, nnb
3{jr bitrft (5nd) bann ntf)tg bie c()did)e (5d;lafmu^c iiber bie
Ojrcn 3iel)en. 9)cein ^lan ift ganj einfad): Sd) gcljc mor=
gen in 9J( x l)tl)ifon jur Sircfjc crftainit nid)t, ^[aiinenfttel,
id) bin fein .^)cibc nnb tabe mid) bet bem letter s ^farrer 311
25 iWittag. 9iati'trlid) blcibt 9iaf)d 311 .s>an|e nnb beforgt ben
Xt[d) r 3()r aber geiuinnt bet luciljrenbein ottesbienfte aitf
<2d)(eid)lue(-\en bic ^farre, entfiiljrt bac( 9Jtiibd)en, bring! ?*
l)ierl)er, nnb, luiiljrenb 7s()r [te fi'nV, armiere id) bie 3iuet eifer-
licit Slanonen, bie 5l)r anf bem .S^aityflnr ge)el)en l)abt f nnb
ber ^anel 35
berteibige ben fdjtnalen S)amm, ber nteine Snfet mtt bent $eft=
lanbe berbinbet. Xreffen ! llnterfyanblung ! $rtebenfd)(uJ3!"
28dre ber $anbibat in fetner natiirlidjen $erfaffung getoe=
fen, er f)dtte biefe olbatenfdjnurre belddjelt, aber ber ftarfe
SBein war ifnn in ben Stopf geftiegen. s
, r @nt)e|Iic^ !" rief er au, fiigte bann aber natf) einer
^jSaufe unb erlctrfjtert ^ingu : ,,unb unmogltd) ! S)ie 9?at)et
luiirbe mental^ einlDtKtgen." -
,,@ie tuirb ! Sfyr erfdjetnt, iuerft @uc^ u ifjren ^ii^en :
Sntfttet) mtt mir! ober" . . . (r ergriff ein ^tftot unb 10
jc^te es3 [id) an bie rcd)te djtdfe.
,,@ie ift cine (f)rifttn !" rief ber erljtljte ^anbibat.
,,<2ie tuirb unb nmf? luoilen ! Scbe ^igiir rt)irb Uon
ber mdnn(id)cn Stcmcutarfraft bcjlyungeu. Stennt Sfyr bie
neucfte beutfcfje Siteratur nidjt ? . . . ben So()enfteiu, ben 15
^ofmanuyipatbau ?"
,,<Sie lutrb nid)t Utoflen nimmennef)r !" luieber^olte
^fanncnftiet mcdjauifd).
, f S)ann fa()rt Sl)r ab g(orio3 mtt Conner unb 33(i!"
unb 33ertmu((cr britcfte Io3. er a()it jdjfng nieber, baJ3 20
Setjt ermannte fidj ^jSfannenfttet. 2)ie i()in fo na()e gelegte
nngctjcure $reucltat unb fein Sdjanber banor gaben il)m bie
Seftnnung luiebcr nub ermidjtertcn fein (^e()irn. 5(ud) fiet
t()in bie 3Barnung S^ofcnftorf^ cut. (Sr narrt unb qudtt bic^ 25
bo>of)aft r fagtc er fid), bit bift ja ein geift(id)er 30?ann unb t)aft
e^o init eiitem fd)limnten ^ciube ber Stirdje 511 tun.
(Sin i;)ol)n(dd)cln jncttc in ben 9JhtubU)infe(n be if)tt
beobadjtenbcu, fd)arf 6clcud)tctcn efid)tc^, bay in biefent
36 >er Srfii} Don ber
$lugenblide etner grotesfen SJfasfe glid). 2)er anbtbat
erfyob fid) Don feincm iije unb fprad), ntdjt otjne SBiirbe:
,,28enn ba3 (Suer Gmtft ift, fo Denueite id) fetne Minute
Idnger unter etnem SDac^e. wo eine met)r ate I)eibm[d)e SBer-
5 rud)tt)ett gelefyrt luirb ; ift Ci3 aber Suer @c^er, ^>err SSert-
miiller, lute id) e;3 glaubc, fo Dcrtaffe id) (Suc^ ebenfalte, benn
einen cinfadjcn 9J^enfd)en, ber @nc^ nidjt^ guleibe getan
f)ot, 311 tjanfeln unb 511 uertjoljnen, ba ift nidjt djriftlic^,
nid)t einmal menfc^lid) ba ift teuflifdj."
10 @in fdjoner, ef)r(id)er 3 m flantmtc in fciuen btauen
5lugcn, unb er fdjritt ber Xiire 511.
,,2a, la," fagtc ber General. f( 3Ba^ friit)ftucft S()r mor=
gen ? (Sicr, ^ebt)itl)n, $orette ?"
^fannenftiet offncte unb entcilte.
15 , f S)cr 9J?o()r loirb Gitdj auf^ 3^ mmcr ^ud)tcn ! 5tuf
SSieberfcIjen morgen beim ^ri'tf)ftud!" ricf ifjm SSertmuIlcr
nad).
2)er 9(fleingebliebcne Inb forgfiifttg ba^ Icidjtfpietenbe
^iftot mit pulDcr unb ftief? cinen bcrbcn ^fropfen nai^.
20 3)a3 fdjtuerfpielcnbe lief? cr ungclabcn. Scibc iibcrgab er
bem 9)?ol)rcn mit bem ^efel)(c, biefetben in fcincn fdjluar^en
Sammetrod 511 ftcdcn. , 3)ann ergriff ber enerol einen
^eud)ter unb fudjte fein ager auf.
>er Sftmbibat eilte in rafdjcm Saufe bem $>amme gu, burdj
roe(d)cn bte iibfeite ber >nfel mil bem feften Sanbe itfam=
mending. Cft fjatte cr, ba er fid) tm oerftoffenen ^riifjjatjre
in 9ftrjtl)ifon aufrjiclt, ben it> bc^ bamal^ in 2)eut)rf)lanb
batatlltcrcnben enerat^ mit ncugicrigen 5lugen gemuftert, s
of)ne ttjn jc 511 betrcten. r ioufetc, bafe bcr 2)amm gegen feinc
Slftittc I)in bnrd) cin altcrtumltdjc^ !(cineg Xor unb cine 33riicfe
imterbrocfjen toar, abcr cr njor gciui)!, fcin ^)inbernig 311 finbcn,
ba bicfeS -tor, inte cr fid) crinncrte, nicmal^ gc|d)(offcn tourbe,
fid) and) nid)t fd)(ic^en Ite^, ba e fcine Xorflitget tjatte. 10
^cljt crrctd)te cr bas Ufer unb crblidtc 511 fcincr Stnfcn
bte Stnic bcs Santmc^. 2(6cr, o 2)^tf5gcfd)td ! bcr Don bem
bammcrnbcn ^)tntcrgrunbc fd)arf abgc()obcnc Satfcn ber
33riid'c fdjiucbtc in ber Suft, unb bilbctc ftatt cinc^ rec^ten ctnen
fpiljen SSinfet mit bem profit bcr ^Pfortc, an beren teinbogen is
cr bnrd) ^luci Setten befeftigt roar. as Xor, bte aufge^ogcne
SBriicfe, bte Heine SSerbtnbungSlinte bcr ^etten aHel tte
fid) mit ubcr^engcnber 2)eut(id)fcit nntcrfc^eiben ; bcnn ber
Xftonb gab genitgenbeS Sid)t f unb in bem leeren, nid)t gu
itbcrfprtngenbcm 3 ro if c f) cnraumc f^ mmer t e f e in SBieberfc^ein 20
in bem ftlbcrncn etuciffer. ^fanncnftiel roar cin cfangener.
llnmot](id)fcit r burd) bae 9Jfoor 511 roatcn ! Gr roarc, ba er
bic $urrcn bey ti'tdtfd)cn 3iol)nd)tci ntd)t lannte, bci ben crften
<3rf)rittcn berfunfen unb fjatte ein f(dg(idie Gnbe genommen,.
37
38
9ffatto< ftcmb er am Snfelgeftabc, tocifyrenb au< bem <3umpfe
bid)t oor feincn ^ufjen cin uolltonigc3 SBrefefej ftoar, ftoar.
erfdjoll.
@erabe an jencm 9lbcnbe roar iinter ben $rb'fd)cn bcr 9(n
5 ein junger Stjrifer uon bebcutcnbcr SBegabung anfgctaudjt,
ber ba fcfte unb gcgebcnc SJ^otiu bcr $rofd)li)rtf [o fee!
in ^tngriff natjm unb fo gefiitjtbolt befjanbelte, baf] ber beget=
fterte Sf)or nidjt mitbe tunrbc, bie borgefungene Strop Ijc init
uncr)dtt(tdjent (Snt()itftasmu ( ^u lDtcbci1)o(en. 9(uf ben Slan^
10 btbaten fret (id) mad)te ba^ (etbenfd)aftlid)e C^equafe cinen tief
mc(and)oli)d)en Gtnbrucf, a(3 ftetge c& au$ ben Siintpfen be^
5(d)eron empor.
Sn fyalber 35er5tDeif(ung ioollte er nun fiber ben Samm
nadj bcr ^Pfortc etlcn, ob fid) bic ^ngbnide mit Stnftrengung
15 a(Ier Stra'fte nid)t fcnfcn lief^e. S)a gcloalirtc cr, nod) cintnat
uorluurfiouoU nad) bem unl)cim(id)cn Sanbtjanfc fid) nimucn
benb, cine i()in cntgcgcnlpanbernbe t f>cl(e r unb nad) lucnig
5tugcnb(idcn ftanb .$)affan f mit cincm 3Stnblid)t in bcr ^anft,
an fcincr cite. 9Jiit untertaniger ;] lt tunlid)fcit rebctc iljm
20 ber gittmntigc s l)to()r 311, in bic Don it)in gefloljenc ilHil)ititni}
rofd), gcift(id)cr A>rr!" rabbred)tc .
an 3m)('ri'i<fc 3 unmcr bcrctt !"
luar 511 tun ? 9tid)te anbcrc^ a.t .^affan 511 fofgcn.
25 Sn bcr grojlen, auf ben gepftafterten .fiauoffur mitnbenben
Slitdjc cnt,yinbctc bcr 9D?o()r ( ^uet Stcqcn unb (cud)tctc bent
ftanbibatcn bic Xrcppc (jinauf. 5(uf bcr jluettoberften Stufc
crgriff cr i()n rafd) am finite: ,,9?id)t erfd)rccten, geiftlid)er
fliiftcrtc cr. ff Sd)ilbtuad)c uor^nnmcruon General. M
$)er <Sd)uJ3 Don ber Mangel 39
Unb in ber Sat, ba ftanb cine <Sd)Ubroad)e. |)affan
bc(eud)tete fie mit ber ftergc, itnb ^fanncnftiel erbttrfte tin
felett, ba bie $nod)ent)dnbe auf cine iDinofctc gcftittjt rjiclt
itnb an bent i'tbcr bte Siippcn gcfrcugtcn unb blanf gcljaltcnen
Sebergcitge ^atrontafdjc itnb ScitcngclDcfyr ber gi'trdjcrifdjcn s
cmbmtlt3 v tiitcj. Sin f (einc brctedtgeS |)iitd)en mar auf ben
()o()(cn <d)dbct gcftiilpt.
3)er Sl'anbibat fiirdjtete ba^ Silb be Stobes nidjt, cr tt)ar
mit bcmjctbcn Don ?l'mt3 mctjcn Dcrtrant, ja er l)attc etne
gclniffc SGortiebe fitr bte tuarnenbe unb crbaulidje (Sr|d)cinung 10
bey Stnodjcnmannctc*. 5(bcr iucr mar ber SOJenfd), ber ba
brtnncn nnter ber nt btej'cr gefpenftifdjen 2Sad)c fd)(te[ ?
Unb )uc(d)c [eltfamc Suft fanb er baran, mit ben crnftcftcn
3)ingcn jcin frcD(c>5 cfpiHtc 511 trcibcn ?
Sctit offnctc ber 2)?o'I)r ba^ jlueitau^erfte 3' mmei:
feite unb ftcKtc bte bcibcn Scndjtcr auf ben Slamin. ^
fttet, beffcn SSangen glul)tcn unb ficberten, trat an^
urn e3 anf^nrctiVn ; .^affan aber Ijiett tt;n guritcf. ,,celnft
ungefunb," ttjarntc cr, unb macfjtc bie ^Uicjclttire etne^ 9Jcben=
jtmmcr^ auf, tint bcm (SrljtlUcn in unfdjdblidjcr 5(rt meljr 20
Snft git Dcrfdjaffcn. 2)ann cntfcrnte cr fid) mit ctnem bcmittt'
gen rufjc.
2)er Slanbibat fdjritt cine gntc SBctlc in ber hammer auf
unb nicber, um fcinc crrcgte ^?l)antafic gur 9iitl)c git bringcn
unb ben lintnbcrttdjften Xag fcines ScbensS cingufdjldfcrn. 25
2)ann bcgrnb cr fid) in bte $iffen.
S)od) faum iimr cr entfd)tummert, fo trat Dor if)in bic
(Mcftalt ber ^Rat)d SScrtmiiKcr auf. 9cim fain cine bofe,
fdjHmmc Stunbe fitr ben armcn ftanbibatcn. (~r tuoKtc
40 S)er djufj Don bcr
fltcfjcn, unb tourbe Don einer bamomfdjen @ettmlt gu ben
^ii^en bc<3 SJMbdjcns Ijtngciuorfcn. (T [tammcltc unfinnigc
^Bitten unb ntadjte fid) DcrjiDcifdtc SBornwrfc. 9ia()d, crft
erftaunt, bann ftrcngbtidcnb unb umuillig, fticft ifjn gufcljt
5 emport Don ftcfj lucg. Sctjt [tanb bcr (General ucbcn it)in
unb rcidjte tf)m batg ^tftol. ,,2)tc 5'i9 lu V bo5icrtc cr, rf hjirb
bcjiuungcn Don bcr mcinnttdjen (SIcmcntarfraft." 2)em .ftan=
btbatcn lintrbe tutc Don etfcrncn, tcufUfcfjcn SlraHcn bcr Strm
gcbogcn, unb cr jcljtc fief) btc toblidjc SBaffe an btc rcdjtc
10 djttifc. ,,5"^ c f) c llu 't nu'r!" ftoljnte cr. 2ic luanbtc fid) ob.
(5r bri'tdtc (o^, unb crloarfjtc, ntdjt in fcincnt 33(utc, abcr in
faltcm Sdjtucifjc gcbabet. Srcimal luicbcr()o(tc fid) bcr qua-
Icnbc ,9)a(btraum f b'\$ cr cnblidj baso 5' c "ft c i-' oitffdjto^ unb im
rcincn .f)aud)c bcr Ijcitigcn ^ri'djc in cincn ticfcn, beruf)tgenben
15 @d)(af Dcrfanf.
Gr cnuad)tc nidjt, bbo .'paffan nut umrmcm SSaffcr inc;
Dimmer trat unb auf fcincn 33cfc()( btc Salouficn offnctc.
(Sin I)imm(tfd)cr, innig blaucr Jag unb ba^ nun Ijalb ocr=
lucljtc, nun Dolll)al(cnbc (^ctdutc allcr 3ccglodcn brang in
20 ba <Sd)(af^iinmcr.
,,cncra( ilird)c gcgangcn," fagtc bcr ?Jc
lidjcr >crr friUjftiirfcn ?" -
llnb ber^Mjr (og ntcfjt.
Siubolf SScrtmitKcr manbctte in bem 5lugenblide, ba fid)
fein aft bem Sdjtummcr cntrtf), )d)on unmcit ber ftirrf)e Don
9)hjtrjifon untcr ben fonntiig(id)cn djarcn, njetctje atle
barjinfiirjrcnbcn SSege unb ^ufsftcige betuilferten. 5
3)er fonft [o rafdje djritt be^ encral^ luar Ijeutc cin
gcmcffcncr, unb fctnc ,)a(tung bnrdjau^ iuitrbig unb nntabelig.
(Sr iuar in fdjiuai^cn ^annnct gcflctbct, unb trug in bcr
bcijanbfdjitljtcn 9vcd)tcn cin init fdjiucrcn Dcrgolbctcn pangcn
gcfdjIoffcncsS cfangbnd). 10
Seltfant ! SScrtinitllcr, bcr fcit langcm jcbc Stirdjc gcmie=
ben Ijattc, ftanb bei ben ^ti)tl)ifoncni in bem fdjlimmen 9in[e
unb bcr fcrjtucfdgclbcn 53dcnd)titng cinc^ ucrljdrtcten ^m*
gciftcci ; c^ mar iljncn cine aiilgcmadjte, nidjt anjnfcdjtenbc
2atfad)c, baf] ifjn itbcr fitrj obcr lang bcr Xcufet fjolcn 15
rocrbc unb bcnnod) marcn fie ^crjttd) crfreut, ja gcnirjrt,
il)n auf ilircm ^Itrrfjiucgc cin()crfd)rcitcn 511 fcrjcn. Sic crbticf=
ten in fcincm Srfdjcinen burcfjait! ntd)t cincn 5(!t bcr 93uf5C,
bcnn fie (icbtcn cci nid)t unb [)icltcn cc> fi'tr fd)md(jlid) rjtcrtn
ben gricd)ifd)cn ^ramatifcrn d()n(td) mcnn cine crroadjfene 20
^crfon i()ren Gfjaraftcr mcd)fc(tc ; fie traittcn cs bem cnc*
ra(c 511, baf5 cr fonfeqnent dletbc unb rcfolut in$ s ^erbcrbcn
faf)re. !Ttc 9Kl)t{)ifoncr fafUcn mcfmetn 1 ben Slird)gang bc^
atten $rieg3manncio a(^ cine .^oftidjfcit anf, also cine Grjre,
41
42 $>er <Sd)uJ3 Don bcr
bie cr bcr cmeinbc cnucifc, ate einen b'ffentlidjcn 9(bfrf)icbs-
befud) nor fcincm ?(bgange in$ gelblager. 3)a$ nifscn
nafjm fan (Snbe, unb jcber OsJrufe luarb Don bent l)entc auc^
nal)m3U)cifc ^cutfeligcn init ctitcm Widen obcr cincm fitrcn
5 frcunbtidjcn SSorte crunbcrt.
SSenigcr erfreut itbcr ben ?(nbltrf be^ ungcuiotjnteu iltrrf)^
ganger^ tnar bcr ^farrcr 3Si(pcrt SScrtmitdcr, ate cr, mil
2ftantd unb Slragen angetan, au^ bcm -tore feinc* .S^ofraums
trat, in beffen s Dttttc tjinter etncin attcrsgronen ^runncn
10 jtoei mndjttgc ^appctn firf) Ict3 tin 23inbc lincgtcn. cine
lUicrrajdjiing luar cine t)o((|tdnbige ; bcnn 9ia()c( Ijattc
gcfd)n)icgcn.
S)cr ^farrcr, cin Scd),ygcr lion nod) riiftigein 5
unb nidjt gcrabc gciftrcidjcn, abcr nuinnlidjcn (%[td)t
is nuid)tc ben (General alt? cincn Uerfndjtcn ^cibmann in
unb ^-clb U'ol)i Iciben ; bajl cr abcr jcinc (STbauung gcrabc
in bcr ftirdjc lion 2)h)t(jifon [ndjte baci Ijdttc cr il)in gcrnc
erfaffen.
^c nnluillfommcner, bcfto l)oflid)cr nmr bcr (General. Gr
20 ( ^og ben A^nt, bann ual)in cr ben ^farrer an bcr Ajanb unb
fitl)rtc il)n in ben Jylur feincs .Stanley .ytriicf. (Gcrabc in
bicfcm ^(ugcnblicfc fclUc bie |d)6nc, morgenfrtfdje Wa()cl iljrcn
Jvuf? auf bic nntcrftc Stitfe bcr Xreppc, fonntdglid) angctan,
unb cbcnfallio cin flcinc^, in fdjluar^cn Saminct gebunbcnciS
25 efangbud) in bcr ^anb.
, f .ftinb, bit bift rci^cnb ! cine 9(i)mp()c !" bcgritjltc fie SScrt-
iniillcr. ,,1'affc bid) ndtcr(id) anf bie 2tirn fiiffcn !"
Sic nicigcrtc fid) nid)t, unb bcr flcinc, abcr fcft= unb luofjl-
gcbautc (General ridjtete fid) auf ben 5uf5fpit3.cn cinpor, urn
3)er djufc Don ber Mangel 43
bte feine incite tint be<3 rjodjgeroadjfenen 9JMbdjen gu
erreidjen, eine efyer fomtfdje ate jdrtlidje @rnppe.
,,23ttteft bu mid) nacfj ber ^rebigt u %ifd)e, Sifter ?" fragte
SSertmulIer.
,,etbftu>erftdnblid) !" berfetjte ber ga[tfreitnb(td)e ^[arrcr. a
,,9faf)el bfetbt 511 ,f)au|e unb deforgt btc Siiidje."
2)a( tuiHtge 39dbd)en fiigte mit etnem kitten ^'nirffe
Ijtnju: ,,3Str bebanfen un$, ^ate!" unb etlte in ba obere
todiuerf juritcf.
, f ^d) brtnge btr etlua^ mit, 5(ltcr," (ddjefte ber cncraf. 10
, f etDe()r?" fu(;r ber ^farrcr !)erau^, unb feine Sfagen
(eudjtcten.
SScrtmitder nirfte bejal)cnb unb 509 unter bcm brciten
djofje jeine^ ammetrocfe^ cin ^5tftot Ijcruor. 3)te iun'=
ncfjme 5 a ? n un b ber bama^jicrte Sauf bc i o tteinen ^cifter^ is
ftu'ded ber bamaligen S3itd)fen)djmicbelunft [tadjen bem
^farrcr getoalttg in bte Stugen. cine gan^e SeibenfdEjaft
ertoadjte. SSertmiitfer trot mit ttjm au^ bem bdmmerigcn
^fur bnrdj bic ^intcrtitrc ber ^Jfarre in ben artcn, um i()it
bie foftbare Heine SSaffe hit uollcn 2agcc^idjte belinmbern 511 20
(off en.
Sic gan^c Sangjctte bc3 Baltics ioar mit eincr gtemttd)
nicbrigcn 2^chttaubc bcffctbct ; an bent cincn Gnbc btcfcs
gruiten 33ogengangc^ f)atte ber ^farrcr nor Salircn cine
ftcincrnc SOJaucr mit cincr fteincn Sd)cibc anffntjrcn laffcn, 25
um fid), an bem entgegengefe^ten Gtngaugc s ^ofto faffcnb,
tudfjrenb feincr fretcn Stunbcn im Sd)ie|Vn 511 iibcit.
,,5(115 ber fieoantc ?" fragte cr, fid) be s ]?iftoli bemdd)ti=
geub.
44 $)er <Sdu3 Don ber
l)ier bie Derfdjlungene
Gfyiffre @, kbcutet rcgorio o^oli," rittjmtc SScrt-
miiller.
,,>d) crtnncrc mid), bicfen <Sd)o| Don ^iftoldjcn in beiner
5 SSaffcnfammcr aitf bcr 5(u gefefyen gu f)aben, aber tear e^
ntdjt etn ^Sdrdjcn ?"
,,3)u traumft. ..."
,,Sd) fann mid) geirrt l)aben. @pie(t ba tteine 2)tng
letdjt ?"
10 ,,cibcr i|t bcr 3)riider etft)a< Dert)drtet, abcr bu barf ft ba3
frcmbc 9^cifterftud(cin fcincm tjicfigcn iBudjfcnmadjer anDer^
traitcn, er rttitrbc bir c$ Dcrbcrbcn."
w (tnjag tjart? tut nic^t^!" fagtc bcr ^farrcr. @r natjm
trol.) SD?antet unb itragen am cincn Gnbe bcr Saube tcUitng.
15 5(uf bem Ititfen 55u^e ru()cnb, ben rcdjtcn Dorgcfcljt, jog er
ben $ai)tt nnb friimmte ben Hrm.
(Sbcn Dcrftnmmtcn bic lodcn anf bcm narjcn Stirdjturmc,
nnb ba 3(ii^5ittcrn irjrcr Ictjten djldge Dcrftang in bcm
cfununc ber 2Bc<pcn f bic fid) gcrdnfd)Uo(I inn bic nod) nicrjt
20 gcfd)nittcncn olbtrauben bcr ^anbc tnmmcltcn.
3)cr ^Pfarrcr t)ortc nid)t<3 cr briid'tc nnb briidte mit bem
Stufgcbot attcr toft.
, r $)8firi, filter, nm> fd)ncibcft bu fitr rtmaffcn ?" fpottctc
SBcrtmulIcr. ,,(%ib ()er!" (r cutrtft il)m bic SBaffc nnb
25 (cgtc fcincn ctfcrncn finger an ben Sritdcr. Scr ,^)a()n
fd)lng fd)incttcrnb nicbcr. ,,2)n Dcrlicrft bcinc 9Jhi0fe(fraft,
letter ! 3)td; cntncrut bic glicbcrlofcnbc cncctnS ! Sd)
tuill bir felbft ben SDJcdjanisnutg etluay gefd)meibiger mad)cn
- bit iueifet, ba|3 id) cin ruljmrcidjcr @d)(offer nnb gang
2)er <3d)uJ3 uon ber ^an^et 45
teibtidjer 23M)fenfd)mieb bin !" S)er eneral lief? bie fdjmnde
ftctne 2Baffe in bic iefe feiner "Jafdje jnritdgkiten.
,,9Mn, nein, nein !" rief ber Barter leibenfdjaftlid).
,,)u Ijaft e mir einmat gefd)en!t ! Sdj taffe es ntc^t mef)r
an^ ben 4)anbett I . . ." 5
3ogernb s lpb ber General bte ^jStftole tuieber fjerbor-
nidjt me!)r btefetbe. @r tjatte fie, ber olte Xafdjenfpteler, mit
bem audj fitr cin |d)arfere unb ru{)tge^ 5(uge nic^t Ieid)t
babon 511 unterfdjetbenben 3 ll) i^ n 9 e gett>ed)[e(t.
>er ^Pfarrer tjiett bie SSaffe faum trteber in ber ^>anb, 10
al^ er fid) Don neuem in ^ofitur ftedte, bcnn er tuar gan^
nnb ^lamnte geiuorbcn, nnb 2)ftene madjte, ben
nod) einntal u fpannen.
S)er enerat aber fic( ifjm in ben 9Irm. , f |)ernad)!"
rebetc er if)tn 511. rF onnerloetter ! (S^ f)at (dngft au3ge= is
tdutet."
^)err SBifpcrt SSertmiiKer eiluadjic luie au einem Xraume,
befann fid), Ianfd)tc. (y fyenjdjte cine tiefe 3tilie, nur bie
SSectpen fummten.
(r ftedte bic ^iftole eitig in bie geraumige 9vodtafd)e, unb 20
bte SBettern bcfdjritten ben furjen, je^t ootlig menfdjenteeren
3i>eg nad) ber nafjen
flnuttcs
bte jtoei 28ertmu'ller ben fjetligcn 9faitm bctraten, toar
er fdjon bt3 auf ben lefcten S|$Ia{j gefiiHt. 3m <5d)iffe fafeen
rcdjtS bte SDMnner, linfS bte SBctber, tm Ct)ore, bag 5lntlt
ber cinetnbe pgetoenbet, bte Slirdjendlteften, unter tfjnen
5 ber $rad)()alber.
3toet brette, oben burd) etn gropes ^atbrunb Derbunbene
SRauerpfetler fdjtebcn Si)or unb Stirdje. 3(n bem rcdjtg gele=
gcnen jdjluebte bte Mangel, unb am ^-iifte ber [tctten ^anjel*
trcppc befanb fid) ber etnjtg leer gebliebcnc Siij, ber nut
10 djnhwerf Dcrjtcrte tittjt Don (tdjcnl)ol,v lueldjen ber
^farrer JDciijrenb be$ ejangc<3 etn^une^men pftegte. SDicjen
\vie$ er jeltf bem cncral an, nnb beftieg of)itc ^er^ng bte
$lan$cf. 2)er ^erjpdtcte Ijattc (itle, ber Wemcinbe bte
o tjcutiflcn ^trdjcnltebc^ 511 bc^ctdjiten.
bac( bcliebteftc bc^ ncitcn (^cfangbucl)C! f ein 35an!=
Iteb fiir bte gehtngene ^efe, crft in nenerer x ^cit ucrfafjt nnb
cms :Denti"d)(anb gefommen, ntit breiften nnb gefdjmadtofen
Sdjnort'eln tin bamaligen 9iofofoftilc, aber ntdjt ol)nc SKang
nnb Jyarbe.
Scbc Strophe begann ntit ber Stufforberung, ben (9ebcr
alfcS (^uten umnittelft eineo iinnter micber anbern 3n|tru=
mcntey ,\u loben. Xent Editor mod)te ein ,Slird)enbilb uorge-
jd)iuebt Ijabcn. ?lbcr ntd)t jcne Barton mufi^terenben (Sngel
meldje an bac; id)tcru>ort erinnern :
46
47
>a geigen bie eiger fo fjimmUftf) flar,
Sa blafen bie Slafer jo nmnberbar . . .
9?ein ! fonbern bie auf einer robuften SSoIfe (agernbe unb
mtt alien mogttdjen Snftrumenten au^geruftete pau^badige
rjimmlifdje ^offapeUe irgenb ctneg SBra&ourbitbesJ au^ ber s
, r grot)(odet f froljlocfet! ..." erfdjoE e Ijetter unb
tontg in bent fdjonen, reinlidjen 9vaume, burd) beffen ad)t
pttjbogenfenfter ba leudjtenbe Q3tan beso tjimmlijdjen 2age^
^ereinquoll. 10
5)er (General, beffen (Sintritt cin n)o()lgcfdllige^ emnrmel
errcgt fjatte, lucnbete fcin gcfamme(tc3 3Int(ilj ber emcinbe
gu, fomtte abcr mtt ctner ungc^iintngencn SBenbung be^
Stopfeio (eidjt ben fyofyen <3ilj beobadjten, luo fcin letter f)or=
ftete. (Sben jeljt tuarf cr cincn 35lid ()tnauf. 2)er cetfovger is
Don 9}?t)tt)ifon r ber ba*o Snbellieb fdjon oft gerjb'rt (jatte
unb feiner cbcnfad^ fdjon oft gc()Qltenen ^rebigt fidjcr luar,
betaftcte (etfe feinc ^afdjc.
, f ^pofannet, pofaunet ! ..." bro^nte Q$ burd) bay Sdjiff.
SBertinuKcr fdjiette bie ilan^ettreppe Ijinaitf. 3)er letter 20
fjatte ba^ ftcine Xer ( ^cro( aitv ber 2afd)e gc^ogcn, unb betrod)=
tcte cc! f) inter ber f)o()en ^Tan^e(briiftung mit 5(ugen ber 1'iebe.
f ,^rontmctct, brommetct ! ..." faugen bie 9Jtl)H)ifoncr.
9Jcitten burd) ben Xrompetenldrm fjorte ber (General beuttidj
ein fdjarfey ituaden, a(c> un'irbc brobcn cin ^al)n gc^ogen. 25
(T ldd)clte.
Seljt fam bie (elite, bie Sieb(tng^ftropf)e ber 9Jh)t()ifone=
rtnnen. ,,Unb f(iitet, o flbtct ! . . ." fangcn fie, fo fcrjon fie
fonnten. 5)cr (General luarf lutcbcr cinen uerftofylenen
48 $)er 3d)ufj Don ber
nad) ber Slanjcl Ijinanf. 3pielenb Icgte bcr ^Sfarrcr ebcn
fcincn bidcn ginger an ben Cruder ; luufjtc cr bod), baft cr
bie gebcr in it allcr enmlt nid)t bciucgcn fonnte. 3(ber cr
309 ifyn glcid) nn'ebcr ^nriid, unb bic fanften glotcn ucrflangen.
5 $>cr encrat nntcn an bcr Slanjct Icgtc in gebriidtcr @tim=
mnng fein cfid)t in galtcn.
Se^t betctc bcr gciftlidje ^>crr, ber ba tleine enjetjr in
feinc gcrauntige Sajdjc jnriidgleitcn licfj, in aKcr 5(nbad)t
bie Sitnrgic, nnb Ia^ bann ben Xejt au^ bcr groften, ftdnbtg
10 aitf bent Slan^etbrcttc (agcrnbcn 33ibet. S^ luar bcr (jerrtidjc
[iebcnnnboicqigftc s ^falm r bcr ba bcginnt: ^rof)(odet mit
.^iinbcn, a((e Golfer, (obet ott mit grofjcw Sdjallc !
grifd) nnb flott ging e in bie ^jSrcbigt ()incin r nnb fdjon
luar fie iibcr i(jr crftcv rittc( gcbicfycn. 9cod) cinniat (ancrte
in bcr General cmpor, fidjtlid) cnttditjd)t, mit cincm faft nor-
lunifoOoUcn SBlicfe, bcr fid) abcr p(olUid) crfjcitcrtc. S)er
^farrer tjatte im ^yencr bcr ?(ftion, iudl)rcnb feinc iMnfe uor
allem iuilfe gcftifnlicrtc, mit bcr bnrd) bic ftanjcl gcbcdtcn
SHcdjtcn inftinftio ba^ ge(icbtc Xevjcrot inicbcr Ijcrtuirgcjogen.
20 ,,Sobet ott mit groftcm 3d)a((c!" ricf cr anc\ nnb, paff!
fnadtc cin frdf tiger odjitft. (Sr ftanb im iKand). 9Uo er
luieber fid)tbar untrbc, qnoll bic bfanc ^nlocnuolfc langfam
nm il)n cmpor nnb fdjiucbtc luie cin Ji>ci()rand) iiber ber
emetnbc.
25 C-ntfcUcn, '3d)rcrf, (5rftannen, \Hrgcr, ^ovn, crftidtco c-
ladjtcr, bicfc gan,^c 7onlcitcr uon (^cfiH)lcn fanb itjrcn $lu&
brnd anf bon (^efid)tern bcr ucrfammcltcn 3ul)orcr. 3)ie
ilird)cndltcften im (il)or abcr ;,cigtcn cntriiftete nnb ftrafcnbc
SJttcncn. Die i'agc lunrbc bcbcnflid).
S)er @du3 uon ber ^anet 49
tuenbete fid) ber General ntit einer jugteid) leutfeligen
unb tmponierenben ebarbc an bte aufgeregten Sfttjtfjifoner :
,,icben 33ritber, lajjt cud) ben djuf} nid)t anfedjten.
SBebenfct : c^ ift nad) incn|d)Ud)er 95oraus[id)t ba^3 le^te
$)lai, baft id) mid) in eurer 9JZitte erOauc, et)e ic^ btefen 5
meinen [tevb,lid)cn Seib ben Stugeln pret^gebe. -- Unb ^{yc,
^err ^farrer, gcigt (ud) a.i einen entfd)(o[fenen 9J?onn unb
fiitjrt Guern (Sermon 511 Snbe."
llnb nrirflid), ber ^[arrer fet^te uner[c^roden luieber etn
unb fu()r in fetner ^rebtgt fort, unbetrrt, ol)ne ben ^aben 10
u berlieren, orjne fid) um ein 3Sort ju uergreifen, jn ftottern
ober fid) 311 uerfpredjcn.
3U(e^ fcf)rte tuieber in bie Drbnung guriid. 9?ur ba^
blaue ^u(uerit)6lfd)en tt)ol(te fid) in bcm gefd)(offenen 9iaume
gar ntdjt uerlieren unb fc^luebte f)artnddtg iiber ber eineinbe, is
balb tm <2d)atten, balb uon einem <Sonnenftrat)I beleudjtet,
bi feine Umriffe immer ungeiuiffer iourben unb fid) enblid)
auflb'ften.
SScifyrenb ber Starrer feme Sprebigt tapfer 511 @nbe fiifyrte,
Ijatte bie bafjeim gebliebene 3?af)el ber alten 23abeli imb bem gur
9Tu3f)iUfe Don biefer fjerbeigetjolten 9?ad)bar3finbe i(
gegebeu unb trat jetjt, ein $orbd)en iinb ein ftetneS
5 fer in ber^anb,t)or bie l)intere )au3ture, um einige il)rer retfen,
fonnegebrtiunten olbtrauben Hon ber Saitbe 311 fdjnetben.
S)a fa^ fie, fid) gcrabe gcgeniiber, \vo ber $uf}fteig um bie
Don ber Sanbftrafee abtiegenbe cite be^ arten^ lief, ein
fettfame^ djanfpiet.
10 (Sin imfjetmlidjer 3J?enfd) ftit^te bie ^cinbe auf ben
fdjluang fid) mtt ftiegenben 9^odfd)of3en in einem uiitben
iiber bie ^>ec!e unb fain i()r ftrad^ entgegen. ^aum traute
fie i^ren 5tugen. ^onnte er e^ fein ? llmno'g(id) ! Unb
bod), er n>ar e^.
15 ^Pfanncnfticl fjatte ba ^rii()ftiicf, U)eld)e i()m ber bienft-
befliffene 9JioI)r int Speifefaate auf ber 5(n uorfeljte, !aum
bcru()rt. (S^ trieb ifjn fort iiber bie jctjt gefenftc 3 u 9briide,
bergau, ber s ^farrc Uon 9#t)tl)tfon 311. Gr iuuf^te baf] er
bie Strafjen uub <3tcige, tucnn and) nnr fitr fitr^e $?\t, nod)
20 leer fanb, nnb einer ber geftern einpfangcnen (5tnbrnde n>ar
tuie ein (3tad)el in ber anfgercgten Seele be^ Stanbibaten
f)aften gcbltcbcn.
S()in fet)le bie 9JtdnnHd)fcit, ()atte ber (General tf)m uor=
ge()alten, bie einen nnfel)Ibaren Sicg iiber ba^ 2Beib(id)e
50
35er rfjujj bon ber Slanjel 51
babontrage. 3)a<3 gab bent anbibaten 511 fdjaffen, unb ba
fief) i()m etne nadjfte (Megenfjeit bot, ettoaS nod) feiner 5tn=
fid)t $u()ne< 511 unterneljmen, unb gerabe ba, tooju ber
(General if)n aufgeforbert fjatte, fo entfcfjtofj fid) ber 25er=
luilberte, 9?al)el, tuenn aucf) o^ne 3 eucrlua ff e r m ^ etnent 5
9)?orgenbeftid[)e 511 u'berrafdjen.
$)er prung i'tber bte ^ede toar bann fretlid) feine ^elben=
tat genjcfen, fonbcrn etne ^(ttdjt uor ben erften ()etntfef)rcnben
Sltrc|gangern, bie er 3Hnfrf)en ben 33d'umen ber Sanbftrafje u
fe()en gtaubte. 10
2Bte er fid) mtt wttemdjmenber 9Dciene ttnb in entfc^tebener
^attung ber SSertmi'tllerin ndl)erte, erfd)raf biefe ernftltd)
iiber fetn Sln^fefjen, feine fiebernbcn 5(ugcn r bie 93td'ffe unb
5(bfpannung r njte fie eine fd)(af(ofe 9 f tad)t anf bent 5(ntli^e
jurudld'ilt. ?fud) ber fKrabt)dngenbc, fjatb abgebrefjte Unopf, 15
unb bie Scere, bie ber anbere iueggcriffene gelaffcn, entgingen
ifjr natitrlid) feinen 5(ugenb(id unb DoIIenbeten ben beang-
ftigenben CEinbrucf.
ff llm |)immel rt)iEen, tua ift (Sud), ^)crr 58ifar?" fagte
ba 9D?abd)en. ,,eib Sljr franf ? St)r t)abt etttjaS Ser- 20
ftorte, grembe an (Sud), ba mid) crfdjrccft. ber
f)eil(ofe ^)8atc r ' tua fjat er ntit (Surf) uorgcnomnten ? r
getobte inir bod), Gud) nid)t anjutun, unb nun f)at er @udj
ganjlid) gerriittet ! Gr5dl)(t mir ftaarflein, iuo( @ud) auf ber
5(u jugeftofecn lnet(eid)t ttjeife id) 9?at. " 25
91(3 if)r ber ^anbibat in bie uerftdnbigcn unb bod) fo fear*
men 9(ugen blidte, nmrb er fid) urplbl5(id) bcffen betoufct, tt)a
if)n eigent(id) fjergctrtebcn. S5er ^obolb be3 9lbenteuer3 f ber
fid) beint erften c^ritte, ben er auf ber 5(u getan, ifjm auf
52 2)er djufj Don ber
bcit 9?adcn gefc^t Ijatte, fprang Don feinent SKiicfcn unb lief}
i()n faljrcn.
33t$ in3 ftcinfte bcidjtcte or ben ftaren braunen 9lugcn
fcine Srlcbniffe auf ber SnfeL (T geftanb il)r, i()it Ijabe ber
5 QSornntrf be3 eneralv, iljni fetjlc bay SOMnnltrfje, uevbtitfft
nnb beunrnfjtgt, audj jcljt fonne cr nod) ntd)t bariiber Ij'm-
luegfommen. Unb cr bat fie, irjnt aufrtdjttg 311 fagcn, ob Ijter
ein Mangel fet, nnb luie bem abjiitjetfen U)tire.
9ia()el betradjtete t(jn ein SSeildjcn faft gcriirjrt, bann brad)
10 fie in ein fjel(e3 etadjter an^.
,,2)er ^ate trieb mit (Slid) fein Spiel," fagte fie, ,,abcr bafj
er Gnd) bag griedjifdje 3(bentcucr lutbcrrict, luar redjt. ^l)r
luodtet au^ (Surer cigencn 9?atnr rjerau^, nnb cr tjat Gud)
l)einigefpottct. . . . SBarum and) ? 3^ie Sljr feib, nnb gerabe
is luie Sf)r feib, gcfattt ^()r ntir ant beftcn. ^$apac( nngcifb
lid)e SBcibdtft (jat ntir genng fdjlucre Stint ben gcntadjt !
Jyiir mid) (ob' id) ntir ben 9Dtann, ber unfern 1)orf(ciiten mit
einem erbau(id)en, bnrd)ftd)ttgcn SSanbct uor(eud)tet, unfern
3et)ittiuein fd)(ndiueife trinft, feine $ran (icb ()at unb jutueKcn
20 uon cinem befd)eibenen unb gctctjrten ^rcunbe bcfnd)t tuirb !
. . . 2)tefe ^auatiere ! 3d) rjabe iibcrgcnug Don it)rcn
Xafe(bi5furfen, tuenn fie ben s i>ater mit No}] unb iiBagen
ubcrfallcn ! 2)er ^ate tjat (5ud) gcftern in fo mand)c$ ein=
gciucitjt, fjat er (ud) nid)t aud) ben Streid) cr^iirjlt, ben er mit
25 ad)t5el)it 3at)ren feincm jungen 3i^ctbc fpielte? ie geliiftete
nad) 3panifd)brotd)en, line man foldje in 33aben bddt. %&)
Ijole fie bir luarm !" fagte er galant, fattelte unb Derritt.
3n 53abcn Icgte er bie 93rotd)en in cine 3d)ad)te( nnb cine
3ei(e ba^u, er Derrcife in*5 fd)iucbifd)e i^agcr. Stcfen 5(bfd)tcb
>er djujs bon ber Sl'on^el 53
fanbte er burd) eincn 23oten, if)n felbft aber fafj fie triele
nidjt ftueber. S)a3 rjiittet 3I)r nidjt getau !" llnb fie rcidjtc
bent ftillcn SStfar bie )anb.
,,9lber jefct mufj tc^ Sue!) fogletcf) bte Slnopfe befcfttgcn,"
[cljte ftc rafd) Ijtn^u, , r c tut nttr in ben Slugen unb in ber 5
Scclc lucIj f ,(Sud) in biefcm ^wftai^c ju feljen ! e^t (Sud) !"
- babei 5eigtc [ic auf ein 93iinf(ein untcr ber Saitbe ,,id)
I)ole ^tviicn unb 9?abcl."
^fannen|tie( cje()ord)te f unb [ic entfprang mit bent traubem
gefiilltcn Sorbdjen. 10
9citn fam es iibcr i()it line SparabtefeSglM. Stdjt unb
riin, bie nicbrige 2aubc r bai? befdjctbcnc $pfarrf)au3, bie
(Stiu)ung lion ben 5)iimonen be i o 3n?etfet^ unb ber llnrufyc !
@ie frci(id), bie it)n baUon bcfrcit ()Qttc, tear felbft bon
Unrutje crgriffcn. SScId)en Strcid) fjatte ber (General gcpfant is
ober fdjon au^gefii^rt ? Sic madjte fid) 8ortt)urfe, ifjm freie
^anb baju gcgcben ^it fyabcn.
^n ber ^iid)c crfn()r fie, ber ^err ^farrcr t)abc fid) mit
bent (General cingcfdjloffcn, unb balb baranf fcicn bie ftircrjcu-
citteftcn tangfont unb fcicr(id) bie Xrcppc ()inanfgcfdjrittcn. 20
(Stoa Uncrf)6rtes> ntuffc in ber ,Slird)c norgef alien fein.
3)er ^ifdjfuri, ber ifjr au3 feincm Xroge gorellen bradjtc,
hjurbe lion ifir befragt ; aber cr trar nid)t ^um 9icbcn 311
bringcn unb fd)nirt ein bummed eftc^t.
SBcftiirjt etlte ba i 5 5U?dbd)cn in tfjre hammer unb mufjtc 25
lange fndjcn, e()c fie 9cabcl unb gtirirn fanb.
9?ad)bcm bcr otte^btenft 511 SOTrjtljifon otme tocitere to-
rung fcin (Snbc gcnommcn fjatte, toaren bie SBettcrn nebcn-
cinanbcr in bic naljc ^farrc ^uriidgcfdjrittcn, bcr cclforger
jur 9icdjtcn be* (Generate, ofyne fid) inn ben Shtsbrucf bcr
5 offcnt(id)cn SOt'cinnng 511 fiimmcrn, luctdjcr in ben Sftienen
bcr iljncn SBegegnenben nnucrtcnnbar 511 tcjcn toar.
Sort offnctc bcr getftlidjc SBcrtniiiUcr [ctn tnbtcr^immcr,
licfi ben uieltltdjen iuic ctncn ftraffaHtgen, armcn iinbcr
nad)fontincn unb ucrfdjlof? jorgfiittig bic Xiire. Sann trot
10 cr btdjt an ben ^rcudtdtcr tjcran. ,,SScttcr (General," jagte
cr, , r bn I)a[t an mtr gcljanbclt aid ctn Sdjclm ithb cin S3nbc !"
unb cr inadjtc 50Hcnc, itjn ant Slragcn ^n padcn.
fr .^)anb lucg !" cntgegnctc btcfcr. ,,<&ol[ id) mid) mit btr
ranfcn, lute lucilanb mit bent ^Better 3 cu fll) crr i)on tabct-
is tjofcn in bcr 9iate(aubc 311 3 ur i^)' a ^^ ^ un ~ 1 ^' c ^>criirfcn
jaitiStcn, bafj c3 nnr fo [tob ! ^ebcnfc bctn 9(mt, bcinc SSiirbe !"
,,93ccin 5(mt, ineine 2^urbc!" Uiicberljoltc bcr ^jSfarrcr
tangfam nnb jdjiner^ltd). (line Xranc ncWe [cine grauc
Simper. 9J?it btcfen in'cr [d)(id)tcn Shorten luar baofclbe
iio au^gcbritd't, uuvo unc> in jcncr grof^artigcn Xirabc crfdjiittcrt,
mit luctdjcr Ctl)cllo tum feincr 9Scrgangent)eit nnb fetncnt
?(mtc ?(bfd)teb nimmt.
cr (General [djlurftc. Sic Xrdnc bc>3 atten 3)tannc5
iljm cnt)djtebcn 311 uicL
54
S)er cfjuft bon ber Mangel 55
,,a, to," troftete er, ,,bu ijoft etne prcidjtige Stattbliitigfeit
gegeigt. 2Juf mcine (Sfyre, etn edjtcr SSertmuUer ! (3 ift em
$clbf)err an bir bertoren gegangen."
5lber bie @d)mcid)c(ci berfing nidjt. 2(ud) ber foment
ber 9Bef)mut nwr boritbergcgangen. 5
,,3Somit Ijabc id) btdj beleibtgt ?" ^iirnte ber (Sntriiftete.
, r |)abe tc^ je in meiner Slirdje auf bic^ gefttdjett ober angc=
fpictt? ^>abe id) bid) nid)t in beinem .S^cibcntume bollig
rtjerben laffen unb bid) gcbed't, tuie id) fonnte ? Unb um
2)anfe bafiir ()a|t bit mir I)tnter(i|tig bic ^Siftotc DcrtQUjdjt, bit 10
anf (er unb Xa|d)cn)pieler ! SSarum bc[d)impf|t bit mcine
graiten ,^aare r Slinb ber S3os3()cit? SScit c; bir in beiner
eigenen ^>aitt nid)t tuot)! ift !". . .
,,2a, la," jagte ber (General.
(S^ poc^te. $>te Slird)cndltc[ten lion $)fi)t()ifoit traten in 15
bie tube, bcm ftrad)f)a(ber ben 95ortrttt laffcnb, nnb ftcllten
fid) in eincm ^atbfrei)e ben 3Sertmii((crn fctcrlid), fa[t fcinb-
felig gegenitber. Scr (General Ia^ in ben (angen, gcinrd)ten
efid)tcrn, baft er mit jeinem tafterlid)en (Sdjcr^e ba borftid)e
e[itf)( |d)iuer beleibigt I)abe. 20
Sn ber "Jat, ber Slrad)(ia(bcr f anf ben fie alle I)inf)5rten,
toar in ben ;Iicfen feiner Seele cmport. 23cnn er fid) and)
ben abentencrtid)cn 3?orfal( nid)t ganj erfttiren fonnte, fel^te
er if)n bod) nnbcbcnf(ict) anf bic 9\cd)nnng bcs Generate,
tt)e(d)cr, bic Sd)iudd)c feine^ geiftfidjcn 9?ctter^ fid) 511 91u^e 25
madjcnb, cin lanbfnnbigc^ ^trgerni^ I)abc anftiftcn loollen.
2}em S!rad)()a(bcr lag bie (Sfyre feincr emcinbc am .^er^en,
nnb er I)atte ba3 ^h)tf)ifoncrfird)(ein mit feincm fd)tanfcn
tdme unb feinen I)dlen ad)t Jcnftern anfridjtig licb.
56 $>er <Sdu3 Don ber
toar ifjm nad) bem djiucifie ber 2Sod)e bcr ird)gang im
reinlicfjen onntaggrode unb ben djnaUcnfdjufjen, fitf; unb
nadjbenf(td) Xaufe unb Scftattung, bte ben (Sottcgbtcnft unb
bag menfdjtidje Scben begren^en unb etnrafjmen, fiifc bag
5 9Ingerebctrocrben alg [terbtidjcr Slbam unb unftcrbtidjc <SeeIe,
fii^ ba^ ^cimpfcn mit bcm djlummcr, bog Ubermanntnjerben,
bag SSteberertoadjen ; fiife bag frtifttge 5(mcn, fiife bag 3 U '
fammenfteljcn mit ben 5tlte[ten auf bem trc!)f)ofc unb bte
33egrii^ung beg ^farrerg, fufe bag gemiitlic^e |)eimnjanbe(n.
10 9J?an mute ifjn feljen, ben e^rbaren retg mit bem fdjarf*
gc^eidjneten ^opfc, rocnn er bet ciner Slrmenfteuer, nad) ber
3tufforberung beg errn ^farrerg n fdjoncr, briibertidjer
3So^Itat, bag SSaffer in ben ?(ugcn, aug fetnem elbbeutet
ein roteg ,f)ellerd)en fjerborgrub ! -
15 ^ur^, bcr $rad}l)atbcr tt>ar ein ftrd)lid)er 9#ann, unb bag
^erj blutete, ober ridjttgcr gcfagt, bte alle !ocfjte iljm, bte
(Static fcincr jonntdglicfjen efi'tljle t)crnngtimp[t unb Iddjer-
lid) gemadjt ^it fcljcn.
,,3Sag fiiljrt (ud) tjtcrrjcr?" rebcte bcr General tint an,
20 unb firjertc t()it mit blil5enbcn 5(ugcn fo fd)arf, baf^ bcr Mradj-
Ijalber, bcr trot} fetncg gntcn (^cunf|cng bag nid)t luo()( crtra=
gen fonntc, mit fctncn 5lugenfternen nad) red)tg unb linfg
auglDtdj, big eg itjm enbltctj gclang, tanb 511 t)a(tcn.
,,9}?ad)t aug cincr S)?i'tcfe fcincn (Sfcfantcn !" ful)r 9Sert=
25 mtiflcr, o()ne bic ^(ntn'ovt ^11 crmarten, fort. ,,9ic[)mt ben
@d)it[5 a(g einen ocrfpdtcten aug bcr Sc[c, ober fitr tt)ag tyi
raoKt!" -
,,tc l.'c|c Uiar mittcdnd^ig," crlin'bcrtc bcr $ird)cmiltefte
mit Oerfjattenem C^rimntc, rf unb ber Sdjuf? t)"t ein rcdjt bojcr
)er djiijs bon ber tanget 57
3>l)r |)erren SJSertmiilTer ! !3cf) befifce eine Gfyroni!
bon Stabt unb Sanb ; barinnen ftefjt ber^eidjnet, baft bor
Safyren etnem jungcn geifrlidjen ^pcrrn, ber feiner Sraut iiber
ben Ijeitigcn $e(d) I)in nut berliebten 3lugen gitroinfte ..."
ber Slradjf)alber madjte an feinem ^atfe ba
f ,93(6bftnn !" fufjr ber (General nngebulbtg ba^njij^en.
%$) fjabe 511 |>aufe aud) eine Slel^ergefd)td)te," fprad) ber
^radjl^albcr fiartnadtg fort, barinnen alle Xrcnnungcn unb
eften bon 9fnfang ber 3Se(t an be|d)riefaen unb abgebtlbct 10
[tub. 3(ber fctn 5tbamtt ober SBiebertSufer f)at e je unter=
nommcn, bci lualjrenber ^?rcbigt cincn Sdjufe ab3itgcben.
S)a, ^)crr ^farrcr, tft eine ncue 9?eligion."
liefer fenfatc. 2)a Seilpieltofe feiner Xat ftanb ifjm
beutlid) genug bor Slugcn. 15
,,9D?an luirb ben Sdjufc in 3 ur ^) itntcrfitdjcn," brol)te
jetjt ber unbarmfjergtge S3auer, , f bie Stjnagogc," cr oolite
fagcn <2i)nobe, ,,nnrb bari'tbcr [tlicn. Ss3 tut mir Icib fitr
Suc^, ^>err ^?farrcr ; abcr id) Ijoffc, [ic fdlft eincn fd;ar[cit
pritd). 5Iud) |o luirb im$ ber Sport nidjt crfpart ibcrbcn, 20
unb ba^ i[t ba djlimmftc, bcnn ber <3pott t)at ein ( ^arjc3
Seben an unfcnn Sec. 2Senn id) nur bran benfc, icirb e^
mir, bcint Sib, fcrjumr^ bor ben ?(ugen. 3)a gan^e redjte
lifer ba briiben Iad)t unc! au$. Slcincn Sdjoppen fb'nnen rbir
mc()r trinfcn in 9Jccilcn obcr ^ii^nad), ol)nc baJ3 fie uns> ber- 25
I)o'()nen in alien Xonarten unb Sicberibcifen. Scr Sdjuf;
bon 9?hjtt)ifon ftirbt nidjt am See, fo loenig aU in 9l(torf
ber Xcl(enfd)iif5. Gr Ijaftet unb lebt bci &tnb unb ^inbc^=
f'inb. ^dj berufc mid) auf Guct), ."perr (General," fu()r er
58 3)er du Don bcr
fort, unb bie alten 9lugen (eudjteten bogfyaft, ,,%f)r ftrifit,
frag bag Ijcifjcn nnfl ! 2Stc lange ift eg t)cr, bafe ^i)r bon
9iaptocrgtt)t)l ab^ogt ? Samalg nwrbct %l)r t)on ben
lifcfyen bcfungcn, unb, gtaubt Sljr'g? bag tebt nod).
5 jeib ctn ucrriiljmtcr, abfigiirtcr SJJann, abcr luag Ijilft bag ?
Grft oorgcftcrn nod) fuljr ctn uoKcg ^t(gcr[d)iff Don Sitdjterg^
lDt)I l)cr urn bte 2(tt mtt gro^em Siirm unb cfang. ^dj
ftanb in ntctncm 3Seinberge unb benfc : bte 9tarrcn ! -
(^cgen Gucr )ang (jtn tnerbcn [ie [till. ,,2)ag madjt ber
10 i'Kcfpeft," fag' id) 311 mir fctbft. Set, ba tjatt' id) eg gctroffcn.
Slaum ftnb fie rcdjt untcr (Snern ^cnftcrn, fo brid)t bag
(Spottlicbtctn log. Stjr ttjtj?t bag, luo ftc ben SScrtniiittcr
t)eimfd)iden ( ^nr 2)( x nf(crin ! @ut, bafe Sfjr ncrrittcn mart !
S0?einetbig gecirgcrt l)ab' id) mid) in meincn Sieben. ..."
ir ,,(2cr)njcigt!" fut)r il)n ber (General Coring an; bcnn bcr
alte djimpf jcncr aufgct)obcncn Sclagcntng branntc jcttf
nod) anf fcincr eclc, ja fd)drfcr alg fritter, a(g nuirc cr mit
jencr Xintc ocr^cidjnct, bic crft nad) Sat)rcn fdjluar,} unb
unDcrti(glid) i)crDortritt.
20 3)od) er bcf)errfd)tc fid) unb incd)fcltc ben Xon. , r (tir)ag
Sionfufion gcl)6rt 511 jebcr .Slontb'bie," fagte er, ,,a(icr lucnn
fie i()ren >ol)cpitnft crrcid)t t)at, ntuf^ il)r cine rafd)e 3Sen-
bung 511 gittcin <2d)(uffe I)clfen, fonft irirb fogar bie ^crrudt-
tjcit langiueilig.
25 .>ciT ^farrer unb licbc 9iad)barn !
(^cftcrn big ticf in bie 9tad)t I)abc id) an mcincm Xefta*
incntc gefd)riebcn unb eg (Sdjlatj ^tofitf Ul)r itntcr^cidjnct. Sd)
!cnne eucr luarmeo Sntcrcffc an allcm, nmg id) tttc, taffc unb
nad)taffe ; erlaubt benn, baf? id) cud) cinigeg baraug uorlcfe."
$)er (Sdu t)on ber Manel 59
@r 509 eine |)anbfd)rift au3 ber afd)e unb entfaltete fie.
,,3)en (Singang, ft>o id) etrt bifed)en iiber ben SSert ber Singe
pf)itofopt)iere, iibcrget)' id) . . . ,,2Senn id), ^Rubotf 2Bert=
nuiiler, jemalg fterbe . . .," bod) bag getjort aud) ntdjt
f)ierf)cr," . . . er btdtterte toeitcr. ,,ier! ,,@djtoJ3 unb s
^crrfd^aft Slgg, bte id) aii3 ben reblic^en rfparntffcn
meineg Ie|>ten ^elb^uge^ errtorben, bteibt at $tbci!ommt3
in meiner gamilie," u. f. ft). r ,>tem internal bieje ^>err-
fd)aft eine trefflidje, abet Dernacfjltiffigte Sagb bcfi^t unb etne
mit ben 93eute(tiiden eben jener Gampagne t>erfel)ene, abcr 10
nod) untooHftanbige 2Baffen!ammer f fo Derfiige id), ba^ nod)
meincm 3(b(ebcn mctn better, ber crr ^[arrer 3SUpert
3Sertmu(Ier, benannteg c^lo^ unb ^err[d)aft bcft)ol)ite unb
beloerbe, bie >agb f)er[telle, bie SBaffenfammer DcrboIIfommne
unb itbcrfjaupt unb in jeber 28eije bi an fein @nbe frei bar- is
iiber fdjalte unb tootle, njenn anber^ bicfer getfttidje ,f)err ft(^
tuirb ent)"d)tief5en fonncn, fein in 9Kt)tt)ifon t)abenbc ?tmt
nteber^utegcn unb antistite probante on ben ^t'anbibaten
^fanncnftict 511 tranSfcnercn, ftjetdjem ^anbibaten id) mcin
^atenfinb, btc 9iaf)et SBcrtmunerin, ^nr $rau gebe, ntd)t 20
ot)ne bie tititcrtidje (Stnluttttgung jcbod), unb mit .fnn^uiiigung
non brettau[enb 3iJ r( i) cr 9 u ^ en ' bk id) bent gra'utctn, in
meinen <3egen eingctoidett, tjtnterlaffe." "
,,Ufi," )d)5pfte ber (General 5(tcm, , r biefe a't3e ! (Sine
ncrtcitfclte pradjc ba 3)cut)d)c !" - 25
er ^pfarrcr fam fid) l)or ftn'e cin @d)iffbriic^iger, ben bie=
felbe 28ellc begrdbt unb an^ Sanb trd'gt. cine t)ert)d'ngni=
tiotle 2ctbcnfd)aft abgcrcc^nct, cin Derftcinbigcr 3}?ann r crfannte
cr fofort, ba^ tfjm ber (General ben ctn^igcn, unb ba^u einen
60 2)er @du oon bcr
f)6d)ft angcncrjmcn 2Scg b'ffnc, bcr iljit auS <2d)impf iinb
djanbe fiUjrcn tonntc.
Gr briidtc fcincm Ufcefe unb 3Hol)Itatcr mit cincr 5(rt Don
9fttf)rung bic ,)anb, unb bicfcr fdjitrtdte fie irjm mit ben
5 SSortcn : ,,ommc id) burd), fo foil e3 bcin c^abc ntdjt fcin r
better! Sd) tuc bann, al3 jucir' id; tot, nnb inftalltcre bid)
a(^ mcin ciflener Jcftaincnt^noKftrcdcr in SIgcj !"
2)ie 9Jct)t()ifoncr abcr lanfdjtcn glcid))am mit alien lieb*
maftcn, bcnn c jdjiuante i(;ncn, baf3 jetjt [ie an bie ^)ici()e
10 fdmcn, bejdjenft 311 luerben.
,,^dj ncrmac^e bencn 9Jh)t()ifcrn," fn()r bcr (General fort,
unb fein 3Mciftift flog itbcr ba^ Rapier in fcincr i^infcn, bcnn
cr ffi^^icrtc ben bitrd) bic (Singcbung be*? ^htgcnblidc^ cntftan-
bcncn ^aragrap()cn, ,,bcncn 9)h;tf)ifern umnacfjc id) jcne in il)re
is emeinbetDalbung am 2So(fgang cingcfeiltc, ,yt ^tuci 3)rtttcln
mit 9?abcll)oi^, 311 eincm 2)rittc( mit i8ud)cn bcftanbcnc SpiUc
mcinc^ ikfil.Unmci, in bcr 3Seifc, baft bic bcibcn 9^arfftcinc
bc>8 Okmcinbcgutc^ 511 meincn Ungnnftcn burdj cine gcrabc
^inic ncrbunben U'crbcn." -
20 , f .^)entc nod) auf (1)rcnii'ort unb nor ^cngcn crdiilt
bicfcr 3 ll f a t3 mit mciner llntcrfdjrtft feinc (Snbgiilttgfeit,"
crfh'irtc bcr Wcneral, ,,in bcr iWcinung jcbod) unb untcr bcr
^cbingung, baft bcr l)cutc, line cine nniHTbiirgte 3agc gcl)t,
in ber Mird)c Don A)(i)t()ifon abgcfcncrtc : d)itft ,yt ben nnge-
25 fd)d)cncn ^ingcn ocrftoftcn unb, foiucit cr ^icalttiit iHittc,
mit einem ciuigcn 2d)iucigcn bcbcdt lucrbc, Uicldjc^ fid)
bic ^i)tl)ifcr ciblid) ocrpflidjtcn, mcbcr in bicfcm Scbcn 311
brcd)cn, nod) jenfcitci bco ($rabce> am jitngftcn Xagc unb
Icfctcn cridjtc."
3)er (Sdjuj Don ber $anel 61
)cr Strad)()alber ft>ar todfyrenb biefer 9ftittetlung du&erlid)
rufyig gebtteben; nur bie 9?afenflugel in bent iibrtgenei gelaf|e=
nen efidjt jittcrtcn ein iuenig, unb feine ^ingerfpitjen fatten
[id) nm ein fktneS einumrt3 gebogen, ate njolfe er ba3
efd)enf feftfjalten. ,,-^err (General, jo iuatjr niir (^ott 5
Ijclfe!" rlef er jet^t unb (job bie anb 511111 Sdjtuure ; SBert=
ntiiller aber fcljlofj :
,,3BibrigenfaIl3 unb bei gebrodjenem <2d)u>eigen id) biejo
58ermdd)tni! bet nteiner 9ii'tdtel)r au bent beuorfteljenben
^elb^itge itmfto^en unb uertilgen luerbc. 3Bdre mir bie^ 10
nidjt ntoglid) tucgen cingetretencn SterbefaKe^, fo fdjluore
id), mid) ben 9Jt x t)t()ifent aU eift 511 jeigen unb 5111* Strafe
H)rc3 Sibbrudjey 5tui)d)en 3^^ llno & m * ^J re ^orfgaffe
abgupatromttteren. SSerbct ^f)r bie S3ebingung crfutlen
fb'nnen, Slrad)t)a(ber ?" is
,,llnnrit}ig miifsten luir fein," beteuertc biefer, , r luenn totr
ntcfjt ba3 ^t x au( ()ieltcn!"
,,ttut) (Sure SBetber ?"
,,S)afur laJ3t un^ 9)h)tf)tfoner jorgen," fagte ber atte
S3auer ru()ig unb mad)te cine bebcutungeuolle ^Qnbbeluegung. 20
,,5tber, itrad)()a(ber, jtellt 6ud) Oor, id) fei au3 bent 3ieid)e
gurud," fagte ber (General freunbltd),. f( luir fi|3cn unter metner
^eranba, id) lege (itd) fo luie je|5t bie )anb auf bie 3d)ulter f
fto^e mit @ud) an, unb loir planbern allerlei. ^ann fag' id)
fo im ^orbeigeljen : Sener Sd)iif5 bat gut gefrad)t!" ... 25
,,2Md)er 3d)itfi? Say tiigt S()v, >err (General!" rief
ber ^ird)endltefte ntit einer fittlid)en (Sntruftung, bie fomifdjer-
njetfe burdjaui? md)t gefpiett luar, fonbern ba^ (^eprd'ge uolt*
fommener 5tufrtd)tigfeit trug.
62 >er <Sd)itJ3 Don ber
SSertmiiller lad)e(te giifriebcn.
,,>et Ijeim, ^fyc Scanner!" mafjnte ber $ttte. ,,>amit
fetn Ungliicf gefdjefye, mujj in einer $ierte(ftunbe bag gange
$)orf tuiffcn, baf3 ber djnfj . . . tuill fagcn, bafj roir Ijeute
5 eine gute ^rebtgt getjort t)aben."
(Sr britcfte bent ^farrcr bte ,anb : ,,Unb Sud), err
(General, " fagtc er, ,,rctc[je id) [ie ate Gibgenof |"e. "
rf 55er5ic()t einen 9(ugenbtidE," 6e[aI)I SBcrtmitHer, ,,nnb
fetb 3 eu 9 cu ' )l) i c c ' n gfiirflidjer $ater stoet .^a'nbe jujammen^
10 legt. 3)cr 58ifar faint ntd)t [erne fein. Xrogcn mid) nid)t
bie 9higen, fo fa() id) itjn Don lueitem itber eine )ecfe t)o(ti-
gieren mit einem alto, ben id) ifjm nie gugetraut tjdtte."
,,9?at)el, mein Slinb, fdjitell !" rtef ber ^[arrcr burd) bte
geoffnete Xiire in^ |)au3 tjinein.
is , r @teid) f 35ater!" fdjoll e juriicl; aber nid)t att bent
Snncrn ber 3Sot)inntg f fonbern Don au^en bitrd) ba SBein=
lanb be 33ogcngange(3 t)crauf.
9tajd) bttdte ber (General au bent $enftcr unb gcluatjrte
bnrd) ba3 93Iattgttter jeine (2d)iil5tingc in ciner ruppe, bie
20 er fief) burd)au3 nid)t erflitren fountc.
,,^)eruor f ^)irt nnb ^)trtin f au 9(rfabien3 Sauben !" rtef
ber alte otbat.
3) a fd)ritt Siafjet, mtmiitig crrutenb, untcr bent fd)iiljeitben
Statterbadje I)erDor nnb betrat mit ^3famtcnftie(, ben fie mil-
25 jog, ein fleinoo, Don (Sbelobftbdnmcn nm^ogencfo 9iitnbeII, ba^
(jart Dor ben $enftern ber Stnbierftnbe lag, an^ benen ber
(General mit ben neitgterigeit ilirdjenDorftefjern ()entnterfd)ante.
2)a 3 rrt ' ll ^ l i" I)i<- 4 lt eine s Jtabet in ber gefenfen -^)anb nnb
befeftigte Dor aller ^Ingen einen t)crabl)a'ngenben Slnopf am
S)er (Sdjufe toon ber Mangel 63
be3 anbibaten. <3ie lief} fid) in ber 9Irbeit nidjt
ftoren. @rft nadjbem fie ben $aben gefappt fjatte, (jeftete fie
bie braunen 9lugen, in benen (Srnft unb Ubcrmut fampften, [eft
auf ttjren tiwnberlidjen djnljgeift unb rtcf ifjm 511 :
SJ3ate, >I)r ^abt ntir in !urjer fait ben errn 58tfar faft 5
$erftort uhb 311 ntnbe gertdjtet. SBot)I mitfjt' id) ifjn
njicber in Drbnung brtngen, bamit er for ott unb 9#eufdjen
erfdjeincn fonne ! 9Ba aber tjabt ^f)r nut bcm oberftcn
^nopfe angcfangen, ber fjter mangelte, unb ben id) bnrd)
einen be^ 3Saters3 crfetjen nntjlte ? <2d)afft if)n ^ur tetle, 10
obet ..." (Sie erfjob bie 9^abet mit einer fo troljigen unb
btutbitrftigen ebarbc gegen ben encraf, bafj bie Scanner
a((e in fd)a(Ienbe clatter au3brad)en.
9^ad) locntgen ?(ugenbliden traten Spfannenfttel unb 9fJat)ct
uor ben Starrer, ber fie tocrlobte unb fegncte. 15
2((^ aber bie Dergnitgten Slirdjendltcftcn fic^ cntfernt fatten,
gab ber nwrbtge crr fcinem !iinftigen (2d)n)icgcrfot)ne nod)
eine fuqe (5rmal)mutg :
w 9Sa tuar baso, |jerr ^ifar ? 5(n ber ^irdje boriibcr*
fdjlitpfcn, abgertffenc Snfipfe! . . . 3Bo bletbt ba bie 20
SSitrbe, baS 3(mt?"
2)ann luanbte er fid) gegen ben cncral: f ,(in ^ardjen !"
jagte cr, ,,nun ba anbcrc ! ebt ()er, better!"
Hub cr tangle i()in otjnc Umftanbc in bie 9iodtafd)e, l)ob
baraiho baS f)artjptclenbe ^Stftof, 309 bann ba in ber ^ird)e 25
entlabenc (eid)tiptc(enbe au ber fetntgen unb I)ie(t fie uer-
gletdjenb ^ufamnten.
64 $)er djufc uou ber
<So begab e3 fid), bafj bcr <3djufc Don SJtytljtfon totge^
fdpiegen unb, tin SBibertyicl 511111 effenfd)uffe, au3 einer
SKealttdt 511 einer btaffen, tucfentofcn <Sage ucrfliidjtigt tuurbe,
bie nod) (jcute at etn I;cimatlofcg efpenft an ben fdjOnen
5 tlferit unjerejo Scc^ (jcriunidjmcbt.
?(bcr and) luenn bie SOcljtfyifoner gepfaitbcrt Ijatten, ber
enerat fonntc fcin Xeftantcnt ntdjt incljr cntfrdften, benn er
Ijatte bie Clidjen bcr 5(u um (eljten 9J?ale ge[el)en.
Sein @nbe tuar rafd), binifcl, untjciiiilict). GineS 9(benb
10 beint IHdjteron^iinben ritt er init fcinem efolge in ein
bcittfd)csJ Stabtdjcn cin, fticg tin ein^gen fdjledjten
Ijanfe ab, bericf ben <3dji>ffen 511 fidj unb orbncte
tioncn an. (Sin paar Stnnben fpdter ttntrbe er
uon einem ^ranf|eit^anfaHe mebergetoorfen, nnb Sdjtag
15 9J?itternad)t Ijaudjte er fetne feltfame Seele au^.
NOTES
65
NOTES
1 i ftttttn : obsolete for jroet.
1 6 (vicmnurv : what is the difference in the meaning of emauer,
SWauer, and SBanb ?
1 12 SESettt : figurative for SBeintrauben.
1 is urn fo fraf tiger : all the stronger.
1 17 SSorte : what is the difference in the meaning of the two
forms of the plural ?
1 19 uwviH'it fie : inverted order after audlj.
2 2 Jyuljithtft : the foehu is a warm, dry south or southeast wind
which blows along the northern slope of the Alps in winter, spring,
and autumn. It is generally preceded by a period of calm weather,
characterized by exceeding clearness of the air and a sharp, bright
luminosity. This soon yields to increasing haziness. At first the
wind, which usually continues for about two and a half days, is cold ;
then it gradually grows warmer, while the barometer falls. Its effect
is debilitating ; men and animals are made uncomfortable, and are
sometimes overcome by lassitude, while plants are withered. It is so
strong that ships do not venture out on the lakes while it is threaten-
ing, and in some of the more exposed towns the municipal ordinances
require that all fires be extinguished. Usually it is followed by heavy
rains. However, the foehn is beneficial as a "snow-eater," as it
removes the masses of snow more rapidly than the sun does, and thus
hastens the coming of spring. There is a less marked foehn from the
north on the southern slope of the Alps, and the chinook of the north-
western United States is of the same nature a winter wind blowing
across the mountains, and warmed into a snow-eater on the lee side
by coming down the slope to a region of higher barometer.
2 6 jjclitftc fic : supply the impersonal subject eg; as if it desired.
2 19 llil)tl|tfou : as the name implies, this is a fictitious town.
67
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2 24 dftrt)g0ttc : one of the cannibal giants encountered by Ulysses.
2 27 orttfl : syn. hoflicf).
3 i 3itrtd) ' tne chief city in the canton of the same name, situ-
ated at the western end of the Lake of Zurich, where the Limmat
takes its rise. $Ieifrf|ers Ultb 23>urfterfamUie : the double hyphen is
frequently used in constructions where the last element of two com-
pounds is the same.
3 8 fpottct . . . 3(i)aubcit : he will make all sorts of fun of.
3 9 ^Jforrer : syn. ^Bajtor, "prebiger, eelforger.
3 12 ^faiiitiMtftii'lrtint : the diminutive is frequently used as a term
of endearment ; translate, my dear Pfannenstiel.
3 is ^uffcit unb Stimflen : = cftiejjen. $riil)jal)r : syn. $riU)ltng.
3 21 'JltC $unferitt : the Wertmiillers were members of the country
nobility. See Introduction, p. xi. ttrirb . . . auldltgcu : will eventu-
ally marry a squire.
324 (5in &ovb : lit. a basket; rejection of marriage proposal. nod)
lunge fcht : by no means a. consilium abeundi : still used in German
universities for "suspension" or "expulsion." Translate, march-
ing order.
3 25 bcrctt ciitii]c : several of them.
4 8 SBteibe . . . rcblirf) : quoted from Ps. xxxvii. 3. The Revised
Version is nearer Luther's translation than is the Authorized Version.
4 10 fort : supply gefjen.
4 12 'Seine . . . tocrtrcten : put off your childish wai/s.
4 22 fttejj . . . $opf : grew red in the face. Literal meaning ?
4 20 fettt . . . licftelleu : cf. II Kings xx. 1, Is. xxxviii. 1.
5 8 Sdjlot : syn. Sdjornftein.
6 o (SJefttfulicrt ber .>Ctr : inversion to express condition. // the
gentleman gesticulates.
6 9 bet Wafjrenbem Sermouc : while the sermon is in progress.
6 25 $ft . . . gcf(f)el)Clt : wasn't he punished too severely ? Literal
meaning ?
7 4 ff. : see Introduction, p. xii.
7 8 roir . . . firciflCH : we were permitted to lay hands on him.
7 !> Sa . . . |)dttc : then he was given his dues for all the crimes he
had committed against the established church. Compare eintrdnfen
with a well-known American slang phrase.
NOTES 69
7 12 un ttm ^Soffen : to play a joke on us. See Introduction, p. xiii.
7 14 2Btr ClttbeljfCtt : after all, there is no doing without us
churchmen, whatever our title and garb may be.
8 2 9?ad)Ctt : syn. Soot, <5dE)iffleiU, 33arfe.
8 13 Soititabcitt) : syn. amstag. The former is generally used in
Middle and Lower Germany, the latter in Upper and Rhenish Ger-
many. Is the author consistent in his use of the word ?
9 11 tm SottJCH : = in the " Lion" inn. fdjettfteit . . . Xtfdj : they
treated him till they got him under the table.
9 18 rotrb . . , fdjelteit : future to denote supposition ; probably the
General calls him that.
9 21 I)0(f)bcutfrf)Ctt : the Swiss dialect is o&erbeutfd) = an Upper
German dialect, hocfjbeutfrf) in a philologist's sense; here fyodjbeutfdl) is
used in the sense of cfyrtftbeutfd) standard German.
9 22 5(bcr . . . fngcit : but I won't let any one call me that on the lake.
10 8 ber SMihte : note dative after in. On account of this dative,
ruberte = ivas rowing, and not rowed.
11 9 frfjlummcrit : syn. fcfjlafen.
11 15 ^WCtfl: syn. 21ft.
12 12 tm . . . fcfjClt : it was customary in many churches that the
elders sat on an elevated bench either at the front or at the rear of
the church. Cf. the " high seat " among Quakers in the United States
to-day.
12 i:i VjJJtt . . . Scffct : \VertmHller VMS sitting astraddle on a light
chair, with his elbows resting on its back.
12 20 OJorfcl : a gilded cock was a common ornament on the tip
of a church steeple. Syn. SBetterljafjn.
13 23 tor= obcr ritrfroart^ : cf. note to p. 3, 1. 1.
13 26 QJcntCtltbettwlbunjl : as the communal forest plays an im-
portant part in the story, the following citation from P. Kropotkin,
Mutual Aid: a Factor of Evolution, pp. 238-240, will be of interest.
" Not only the five republics of Uri. Schwytz, Appenzell, Glarus, and
Unterwalden hold their lands as undivided estates, and are governed
by their popular folkmotes, but in all other cantons too the village
communities remain in possession of a wide self-government, and
own large parts of the Federal territory. Two thirds of all the Alpine
meadows and two thirds of all the forests of Switzerland are until
70 NOTES
now communal lands; and a considerable number of fields, orchards,
vineyards, peat-bogs, quarries, and so on, are owned in common. In
the Vaud, where all the householders continue to take part in the
deliberations of their elected communal councils, the communal
spirit is especially alive. Towards the end of the winter all the
young men of each village go to stay a few days in the woods, to fell
timber and to bring it down the steep slopes tobogganing-way, the
timber and the fuel-wood being divided among all households or sold
for their benefit. These excursions are real fetes of manly labor. On
the banks of Lake Leman part of the work required to keep up the
terraces of the vineyards is still done in common. . . . The commu-
nal forests in the Vaud and the Valais are admirably managed, in
conformity with the rules of modern forestry. . . . And when we
admire the Swiss chalet, the mountain road, the peasants 1 cattle, the
terraces of vineyards, or the school-house in Switzerland, we must
keep in mind that without the timber for the chalet being taken
from the communal woods and the stone from the communal quar-
ries, without the cows being kept on the communal meadows, and
the roads being made and the school-houses built by communal work,
there would be little to admire."
14 4 !Hei>ct . . . brctjcn : talk the people out of that. I don't want
to fool you after I am dead.
14 13 rub'brccfjcnb : lit. "breaking on a wheel." Compare " mur-
dering the king's English."
14 16 SBift . . . cufd : have you taken leave of your senses ?
14 is SJlitgefpicft : Hassan does not understand the figurative
meaning of the word, and interprets it literally.
14 19 Note lack of adjective endings, due to the Moor's lack of
control over the language.
14 21 ffiufft : this word, strictly speaking, can be applied only to
animals; but it also has the meaning "to drink to excess." Trans-
late, guzzle. It must be remembered that Hassan is a Mohammedan,
and therefore was not permitted to indulge in alcoholic liquors at home.
This explains the General's comparison.
14 a:t cine foltfjc : compare this word-order with the English.
14 27 nut alter Okttmlt : lit. "with all strength." Try as he would.
15 5 (Sr : used as pronoun of address only to subordinates.
NOTES 71
15 16 rcflcit : syn. Beroegen, rii^ren.
15 19 al toofle Ct : for inversion see note to p. 6, 1. 6.
16 5 $f)t note cnan S e m pronoun of address.
16 14 coram populo : before all people.
16 16 Jynffcu : dialectic for ^pfaffen.
17 i 2t6cr . . . onbcr : but thaVs the way things go.
17s fttfftfrf) : cf. note to p. 16, 1. 16.
17 14 e3~. . . Ijtnetttjjcbarfen : there is a hidden meaning. Literal
translation ?
17 n ff. : an illustration of the tendency of the scholars of the
Middle Ages to interpret parts of the Latin and Greek classics as
symbolizing or prophesying the coming of Christ. Thus the famous
lines from Vergil, Eel. iv., 11. 6-7 :
lam redit et virgo, redeunt Saturnia regna ;
iam nova progenies caelo demittitur alto.
(Now the virgin comes, the Golden Age returns ; now a new offspring is sent
from the high heavens.)
The Sibyl also appeared in some of the mediaeval passion-plays and
prophesied the birth and death of Christ.
17 21 ttrill f illicit : that is to say.
18 i ^Sfcrbefltfj : the Germans represent the devil as having a hoof,
but not (like the Irish and English) as having a cloven hoof.
18 6 aliHiufrt)c 3tu5tio6c : the Aldine series was the first reliable
printed edition of the classics.
18 13 Georgius etc. : George Jenatsch legally possesses me. Cost
4 3?etd^gulben (imperial guilders) 12 ^veujer (kreutzers).
18 16 SBitnbncr : abbreviation of raubunbner. George Jenatsch
(born 1596), a preacher in Veltlin, took part in the strife between the
Spanish Catholics and French Protestants in the Swiss canton Grau-
biinden in 1638. At the head of a mob, he captured the Catholic
ruler, after which the Protestants avenged their wrongs by exiling
Catholic leaders and confiscating their property. Eventually Jenatsch
turned Catholic and joined the Spanish party. He was murdered at
a banquet in 1639. There is a legend that he was killed with an ax
by his mistress, in order to prevent his enemies from wreaking ven*-
geance on him.
72 NOTES
18 17 (f)ttr : capital of Graubiinden, or the canton of Orisons, in
the upper Rhine valley.
18 25 Hiie . . . ftitttbcn : when we were still on good terms.
18 26 s .UinIcvnrtHC' : this was the impregnable fortress of Reynard
the Fox, whose pranks and shrewdness supplied the material for
numerous animal-stories during the Middle Ages. Translate strong-
hold. Tnuuv : a district of Graubiinden.
18 28 Dor fid) tyttt : to himself.
19 e bet atmenbem fieibe : when one is still living.
20 2 @ucrn ftcben 0beimmben : not necessarily seven death-
wounds ; seven was always considered a mystic number, and might
mean only a full quota. Alcuin, the teacher of Charles the Great,
claims in one of his books that seven is the scriptural number for what
is complete and perfect, because seven and its multiple seventy occur
so frequently in the Bible. Cf. the expression "seven senses."
20 17 frepterctt : properly used only in reference to animals. Cf.
note to p. 14, 1. 21.
20 25 frf)neB : syn. rajdE), eilig, hurtig, hafttg.
21s ergrtffett : supply the auxiliary fyatte.
21 19 fieipjig, $ena : a large university is located in each of these
cities.
21 20 <5<f)(agt . . . $o$jfe : give up that scheme.
22 2 JJJo$ : syn. ^ferb, @aul, Stepper ; steed, horse, nag, plug.
22 3 fiitabe : syn. ^unge.
22 9 bfl . . . tetlte : there's a nigger in the woodpile.
22 20 2BiH fapn : cf. note to p. 17, 1. 21.
22 22 Ijat . . . Derriicft : has turned your head.
22 23 rcrfjt nnb btfltfl : a hendiadystic expression, like "house and
home," "might and main." ^4s was perfectly proper. Sorb: cf.
note to p. 3, 1. 24.
22 25 fictb : syn. $6rper.
23 8, 9 See Introduction, p. xiii.
23 23 ^Sfonitcufttcl . . . fdjitlbti) : Pfannenstiel did not answer
immediately. $l)nt flCWOrbcit : he had grown uneasy.
24 G 2Bcrtmuflcritt : the ending =in was formerly added to the
name when referring to the women of the family.
24 9 n$ . . . jufriebctt : don't bother me with such nonsense.
NOTES 73
24 n Q,Ufltttcrcn : the sections into which a coat of arms is divided.
24 20 See Introduction, p. xiii.
25 3 fjiircit : what verbs use the infinitive form for the perfect parti-
ciple in connection with a dependent infinitive ?
25 4 SjSatdjen : the relationship between godparent and godchild
was formerly much closer than it is now. For the diminutive see
note to p. 3, 1. 12.
25 n Cf. Job xxxi. 1.
26 2 gefdjett : syn. flug, Derftcinbig, tr/eife.
26 14 tutti quanti : each and all.
26 is Ottt : syn. Dimmer, tube, emadj, hammer.
26 22 Shakespeare was not generally known and appreciated in
Germany until the latter part of the eighteenth century.
27 7 bicfjtcft unb trndjtcft : a jocular distortion of the phrase >id)ten
unb Jradjten, Gen. vi. 5, which is always used as a substantive, mean-
ing thought, imagination. Translate, what are you thinking about f
27 n 3Bomtt . . . Dcrft^erjt : how did I lose your Grace's good will ?
28 i $Ijr . . . ft-Ierfe : that, in spite of many a peculiarity, you were
a good-hearted man.
28 2 gflerfe : syn. telle, $Iafc.
28 e !Hiibe,)rtl)l: Number-Nip, a mountain spirit, whose home was
supposed to be in the Riesengebirge, a mountain range situated
between Prussia and Bohemia. He delighted in playing practical
jokes on all people who ventured into his territory, but if the victim
was a deserving person his jokes always resulted in some substantial
benefit.
28 20 92eiiHd) : syn. lurjlid).
29 11 3if)r . . . gefjofJCtt : you acted as my sponsor.
29 19 rflifonicrt : this word now means to discuss or argue in a
quarrelsome manner.
29 20 bu . . . gut : you are entitled to draw on me for three wishes.
30 3 urn unb an : cf. note to p. 22, 1. 23.
30 16 SDJorea : the southern peninsula of Greece.
31 is e3 . . . (lltf : his keen gray eyes suddenly sparkled.
31 18 8rf)ulbubc : syn. Stfmljuncje, djullnabe.
31 21 a(3 . . . S?oud)Ictn : s if all the fauns and paniscs of the island
were holding their sides for laughter.
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32 11 Inversion to express condition, and not on account of the
question.
32 25 SBrout : the name for the betrothed woman before marriage ;
after that, junge 5 rau / bride.
32 26 SKimtag in ber $ritI)C : early Monday morning.
33 6 Xifdjtcilt, beef' bid) : table, be set ! One of Grimm's fairy-tales
tells of an insignificant-looking little table that would, when these
words were addressed to it, suddenly be covered with the best of
viands.
33 8 What is the difference in meaning between getfttg and geiftlicf) ?
33 21 iljttt . . . ritrftc : advanced towards him. Syn. of iieib ?
33 22 (SJcWttub : syn. Hleib, 2lnjug.
34 s einctt grimmigcn SBcin trait! : lit. drank a fierce wine; i.e.
became fierce when he drank wine.
34 n ponton : used in the older meaning of the word, viz. guid-
ing spirit, which may be good or evil.
34 13 ju gittcm (Sitbe : a modification of the phrase ju guter efct,
in conclusion. The latter phrase is popularly associated with the ad-
jective le^te, and conforms to it in spelling. In reality, it is derived
from e^e = farewell meal, which word has now gone out of use.
34 26 6ei toityrcnbcm OJottcSbicnftc : cf. note to p. 6, 1. 9.
35 3 Skrfaffung : syn. guftcmb.
35 15 iioljenftein (1035-1083), ,>ofmamt3ttmlbau (1017-1679) : both
wrote plays and lyrics of a melodramatic character. The themes for
their poems were largely stories of cruelty and debauchery taken
from Roman and Oriental history.
35 i!) bonn . . . ob : that is, from this world.
36 3 S33cntt . . . ift : if you really mean that.
36 23 furtjtc . . . auf : went to bed.
37 24 unb . . . QCltonttttCtt : and would have perished lamentably.
38 2 This representation of a frog's croak is borrowed from Aris-
tophanes's Frogs, 11. 209 ff., where the form " brekekekex koax koax "
is used. The phrase (with the full complement of syllables as in
Aristophanes) is a college yell at Yale and in various other colleges,
and undergoes diverse modifications, such as " Rack-ety-cax ! Coax !
Coax ! " " Rickety Ak, Ak, Ak ! " " Rickety ix, Ski ix, Ski ix ! "
-" Brickety Brax ! Brickety Brax ! Kowax, Kowax ! "
NOTES 75
38 5 tiufgetaud)t : this word is commonly used of a genius first
showing himself above the level of common men.
38 12 9(d)cron : a river in Hades.
38 13 in fyolber aSerjttJCtflung : almost in despair.
38 14 ob : "whether"; translate, to see whether.
38 20 bic . . . 28oljnung : the dwelling from which he had fled.
40 11 Note the use of aber after the negative. Why not fonbern ?
40 21 General . . . f ritljftiirf Clt : what words are omitted by the Moor?
41 is itber . . . fang : sooner or later.
42 s 9)tatttcl unb ^ragcn : the Protestant clergymen wore a long
black gown and a full white collar.
42 14 Cf. note to p. 40, 1. 11.
42 19 (Sr . . . Qllt : he lifted his hat.
43 16 ftttrfjcit . . . 2lugen : pleased the parson immensely.
43 as ikliaittc : the coast of Syria and Asia Minor. Damascus is
a Syrian city.
44 13 tilt ttid)t3 : doesn't matter !
44 27 gltcbcrlofcnbc : a literal translation of a Greek adjective
which occurs twice in the last part of the Odyssey. @CttCCtu3 :
Latin : old age.
45 11 er . . . iH'Hiorbcit : he had become thoroughly aroused.
45 14 fid . . . 2ltt1t : caught his arm, not "fell into his arms."
46 18 Miofofoftilc : see "rococo " in an English dictionary.
46 24 GJiamfceHiltte : Giovanni Bellini, or Gianbellin (1427 ?-1516),
one of a family of artists, was a leader of the Venetian school of art.
His work shows fine nature-sense, close characterization, and strong
coloring.
47 5 ttgenb . . . djnle : some bravura picture of the Rubens
school. Rubens (1577-1640), a Flemish painter, was perhaps the
greatest master of the mechanical in painting.
47 14 IjorftCte : properly applied to the perching of wild birds in
the trees.
48 2 ttntfjtc er bod) : didn't he know ?
48 5 Icfltc . . . ^fatten : frowned in disappointment.
48 13 $rifd) unb ftott : cf. note to p. 22, 1. 23.
49 3 fitcbcn : both the strong and the weak form of the adjective
are permissible when modifying nouns of address.
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49 7 (gudj : why is this capitalized, while the same word in 1. 3
has small e ?
50 16 pcifeftwl: syn. ftjtmmer.
51 i bnS . . . fdjaffeit : that worried the licentiate.
51 19 ttM tft Gud) : what is the matter with you ?
51 22 ttw3 . . . u or 11 on i' in me it : what did he do to you ?
51 25 ^ugeftoffCIt : what auxiliary is omitted ?
52 12 $ljr . . . Jjctntflcfpottet : you wanted to act contrary to your
nature, and he set you to rights with his chaffing.
52 17 fur mtrf) : for my part.
52 19 $eJ)1ttttietn : a part of the minister's remuneration consisted
of a certain proportion of produce.
52 24 ntit ndjt^cfyn 3>nljren ' when he was eighteen years old.
52 20 2tabctl : a town on the Limmat, thirteen miles northwest of
Zurich. (See map.) In the Middle Ages the Hapsburgs had a strong
fortress at this point, called ber tein 311 33aben. It is now a famous
health resort.
53 1 1 Mm . . , ^nrobtefcSglurf : now he was overwhelmed with
heavenly happiness.
53 21 frfjnitt . . . Qkftdjt : looked stupid.
54 15 WiUo lint lie = ffiatsfeUer : the basement of a German town hall
is frequently fitted up as a tavern.
54 16 bttfj . . . ftob : so that the fur flew.
56 i tm . . . itttb ben : since the in contained in int also governs
ben, it would have been better form for the author to write in bem, or
to repeat the preposition before ben.
56 16 bie . . . if) m : his bile was up.
56 24 SUZadjt . . . Gfefaittctt : what is the corresponding English
figure of speech ?
56 26 @d)uf? : it is still customary in districts along the Rhine and
in Switzerland to discharge fireworks at the beginning and during the
progress of the vintage. The origin of the custom probably lay in the
fear of evil spirits, which were to be driven away by the noise.
57 n 5Ibamit obcr SSHcbcrtfiufer : see "Adamite" and "Anabap-
tist" in an encyclopedia.
57 2r> Aiitfwncf) must not be confused with Kussnacht, which figures
in the Tell leerend.
NOTES 77
57 27 in Qlftorf ber SeHenfdju^ : according to the legendary history
of Switzerland, Tell was in 1307 forced by the tyrannical governor
Gessler to shoot an apple from the head of his son. Although Tell
made the shot successfully, Gessler broke his promise to liberate him.
This breach of promise hastened the revolt which freed Switzerland
from the rule of Austria and established the present Swiss republic.
The spot where Tell's son is said to have stood while awaiting the
arrow fronvhis father's bow is marked by a statue of father and child.
58 2 tt)n3 . . . tt)itt : what that means.
58 5 toerruljmter, nbfiijiirter : the old peasant in his excitement uses
corrupted and dialectic words. Renowned, admired.
58 6 ettt . . . 9ttcf)tertt)l)t : the pilgrims were evidently traveling
from Einsiedeln to Zurich. Einsiedeln is a town that has at present
about eighty-five hundred inhabitants, and is visited annually by about
one hundred and fifty thousand pilgrims, most of whom come from
Switzerland and southern Germany. Its principal industry is the
manufacture of images of saints, crucifixes, and other devotional
articles. The pilgrims are attracted by a miracle-working image of
the Virgin, which stands in a Benedictine monastery twenty-nine hun-
dred feet above the village. The best route from Einsiedeln to Zurich
is overland to Richterswyl, on the south bank of the Lake of Zurich,
and thence by boat. See map.
58 8 ftflttb . . . llltb beufe : note that Krachhalder in his eagerness
changes his tense from the preterit to the historical present in the
midst of the sentence.
58 13 ^JuHertlt : a reference to the lowly antecedents of the general.
58 14 9Jfciuctbiij : Krachhalder confuses ntetneibig, perjured, with
bet meinem Gib, or betm Gibe. Cf. p. 9, 1. 23 ; p. 57, 1. 23.
58 29 nnd)(nffe : the addition of nadEjldfje, which merely intensifies
lafje, to the set phrase tuc unb lafje emphasizes the sarcastic reference
to the fact that the people took altogether too warm an interest in the
General's affairs.
59 6 rcblirfjctt : an ironical allusion to the fact that his money was
obtained by plunder.
59 8 u. f. tt>. = unb fo roeiter.
59 16 fdjulre uttb ttmfte : cf. note to p. 22, 1. 23.
59 18 antistite probante : with the dean's approval.
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60 3 Wel= unb SBofiUfiter : cf. note to p. 3, 1. 1.
60 11 betten : an expanded form of the dative plural, once fre-
quently used, and long preserved in legal documents. It has now
gone out of use.
60 is meinett Uuguuften : note the dative plural. An old form.
61 e bei . . . 3rt)Uieiflcn : in case silence is broken.
61 11 ttjcgen . . . @terbcfoUc : on account of death.
61 17 Waul : cf. note on p. 14, line 21.
62 21 Wrfntiicn : see " Arcadia " in an English dictionary.
62 29 alter : genitive plural.
64 3 Apparently Pfannenstiel and Rachel never learned of the
means by which the General brought matters to a head.
EXERCISES IN COMPOSITION
EXERCISE I
\
Chapter I, to page 3 line 27
1. It was two o'clock in the afternoon when two clergymen
descended to the wharf. 2. Are the parsonage and the church
on the hill or near the lake ? 3. It was autumn ; the grape-vines
showed only yellow leaves, and a rough wind blew across the
lake. 4. The first days of the vintage had been beautiful; the
warm foehn had transported a bit of Italy across the snow-
covered mountains. 5. What kind of 1 man walked ahead?
6. What did he say to his companion ? 7. The latter stumbled
over a stone, for his glance had been directed' 2 towards a steeple
on the opposite bank. 8. The General will receive his relative,
who has sent him a dissertation on the Odyssey. 9. What had
Rosenstock's father been in Zurich? 10. The General's house
was on an oak-covered peninsula. 11. Rachel, the child of the
pastor, was engaged to a nobleman.
1 luoS fur einV 2 ridjten.
EXERCISE II
Page 3 line 28 to page 7 line 25
1. The young licentiate sighed in despair. 2. He could not
stay where he was, and the General would refuse him the chap-
laincy in his company. 3. He was not a resolute person, and his
chest was not sufficiently l developed. 4. When the General came
from Vienna, the whole city was in an uproar. 5. All his rela-
tives came to his house in their coaches, but he was never at
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home. 6. Where was he? 7. What did the General do during 2
the night? 8. The pastor went to him, but he set aside the
warning with a smile, took him by his coat-button, and spoke
about his will. 9. The General bore ill will towards all clergy-
men, because he had been fined on the charge of sacrilegious
speeches. 10. With whom did he live in Vienna?
1 genug. * toa^renb with gen.
EXERCISE III
Chapter II
1. The despairing licentiate sat in a long, narrow skiff, which
a young sailor directed towards the peninsula. 2. Blauling, the
sailor, was a serious person, who did not open his mouth. 8. His
skiff shot like an independent being across the lake, which was
crowded with sails. 4. On Saturday the ships returned home
from the weekly market. 5. The country-house of the General
did not have the customary high gables. 6. A long-drawn-out
cry sounded from the bank, and roused Blauling. 7. Who was
it who made the noise with the General's speaking-trumpet ?
8. The strange name had been brought into the country by the
General. 9. Pfannenstiel implored the sailor to turn his boat to
the land. 10. The insulted youth rowed around the peninsula
beyond the range of the speaking-trumpet.
EXERCISE IV
Chapter III, to page 12 line 27
1. Pfannenstiel entered on a narrow path, which buried itself
among the oaks. 'J. The feeling of adventure began to exercise
its charm in him. 3. The clearing, which he soon reached, was
illuminated as if by a cupola. 4. The path turned 1 suddenly
and the licentiate caught sight of the General's country-house.
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5. He stood still, 2 undecided, back of an enormous oak. 6. The
General was chatting 8 with one of the church elders, whom
Pfannenstiel had frequently 4 seen in Mythikon. 7. The elder
was saying 3 : " We are like the flowers of the field, and must
soon make our will. 5 " 8. He set aside three pounds for shingling
the church steeple, and the General set aside as much for gilding
the weather-vane.
1 Reflexive. ftetjen Bletben. s Preterit. oft. 6 Idiom?
EXERCISE V
Page 12 line 28 to page 15 line 29
1. The General did not give his forest to the commune. 2. He
seized his chair by one leg, and swung it through the air. 3. The
old man arose and took his leave with a shake of the hand. 1
4. When Wertmuller turned, he saw his Moor before him.' 2
5. The latter wanted to go to his friends in Meilen, where he
could play cards. 6. He made such a face 3 that the licentiate,
who was standing behind a tree, could not suppress a titter.
7. Pfannenstiel approached the General with many bows. 8. The
General measured him from top to toe and asked him who he was.
9. When Pfannenstiel was addressed by the General, he stam-
mered in embarrassment. 4 10. Wertmuller took him by the hand
and led 5 him to the house.
1 Compound. * Reflexive. 3 Idiom ? 4 fate s -8erlegenl)eit. 6 fiiljren.
EXERCISE VI
Chapter IV, to page 18 line 22
1. The General pressed his guest into a seat and filled a glass
for him. 2. He had been entertained very pleasantly by the
dissertation, which lay between the leaves of a book. 3. Why
had the author not dedicated the work to the General ? 4. He had
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imagination, but had proved something absurd. 5. Why is the
second half of the Odyssey of especial beauty? 6. It represents
the Savior, when he comes to judge the quick and the dead.
7. Pfannenstiel trembled at the bold turn which the General gave
to his dissertation. 8. In his embarrassment he examined the
title-page of the book which he had in his hand. 9. He dis-
covered the coat of arms of George 1 Jenatsch, who had been an
apostate and bloodthirsty monster.
1 eorg, or in Jenatsch's dialect 3iirg.
EXERCISE VII
Page 18 line 23 to page 20 line 6
1. Jenatsch had given the book to the General when the latter
visited him in Davos. 2. This very night he had dreamed l of
the Grison. 3. The young clergyman wished to interpret this
dream as a warning 2 for the General. 4. Wertmuller was in
Chur in a crowd of people ; they were walking two by two 3 into
the cathedral. 5. Next to him was a man with a plumed hat
and an enormous nose. 6. Whom are they burying, and for
whom are they singing a requiem V 7. Wertmuller distinguished
the coat of arms of the man who was walking next to him.
8. Was it logical that the man lay on his bier and walked next
to Wertmuller at the same time ?
1 Impersonal. 2 bte SBarnung. * Idiom?
EXERCISE VIII
Page 20 line 6 to page 23 line 4
1. The General brusquely asked his guest what his request
was. 2. Pfannenstiel, who did not wish to betray his despair to
the General, said that a desire to see the land of Homer had
sei/ed him. 3. lie applied L for the chaplaincy in the Venetian
company, which was stationed in Hellas. 4. Was he qualiiied
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for a dangerous career? 5. If he wanted to see the south,
he should go with a young cavalier. 6. Was Pfannenstiel a
crazy antiquarian, who crawled about among the ruins, or was
he driven away because he was in despair ? 7. Rachel, the
daughter of the General's cousin, loved him, but her father sent
him away because he could not shoot.
1 ficJj melben.
EXERCISE IX
Page 23 line 5 to page 26 line 26
1. The General was indebted to his cousin, who had super-
vised his pack of hounds while he was fighting on the Rhine.
2. The Moor brought him two little pistols, the barrels of which
he cleaned with a bit of leather. 3. He touched the trigger of
one pistol, and the hammer snapped down, but the spring of the
other had stiffened. 4. In the time of the crusades coats of
arms were invented, but now the man is worth 1 more than the
name. 5. While the two were talking, a tall girl, who came from
the mainland, stepped towards them. 6. The licentiate arose
awkwardly from his chair, and cast his eyes down, but then he
raised them to the face a of the girl who stood before him.
1 gelten. 2 baS efidjt.
EXERCISE X
Chapter V
1. Rachel was sitting on a bench near a path which wound
around the peninsula, and turned her face to the General, who
was addressing her. 2. She was not satisfied with her godfather,
who had tempted 1 her father to shoot ducks in the swamp
on a Sunday, while the whole village was judging the shots.
3. Asleep and awake, the clergyman thought only of his gun, and
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recently the girl had 2 to lock it in her clothes-press when the
dean announced his visit. 3 4. The General loved Rachel, and
did not wish to make her unhappy, so he helped her. 5. What
were her three wishes ? 6. The girl had confidence in the loyalty
of her relative, and knew also that he liked her.
1 Derleiten. 2 miiffen.
EXERCISE XI
Chapter VI
1. It was late in the evening when Wertmuller and Pfannen-
stiel sat opposite each other at the table. 2. The General told
the delighted licentiate about the scenery in Greece, about the
beautiful sea and the noble temples, but did not refer 1 to his
military adventures. 3. Hassan, who had already 2 brought the
pistols, now brought powder, and the pistols were loaded.
4. Where did the General go the nest 3 day? 5. Why would
Rachel remain at home ? 6. The licentiate went to the parson-
age, abducted the girl that he loved, and brought her to the
General's house. 7. While these two were in the house, Wert-
miiller loaded the cannon, and defended the dike which connected
the peninsula with the mainland.
1 gebenten with gen. 2 fcfjon. 3 natfjft.
EXERCISE XII
Chapter VII
1. The narrow dike, towards which Pfannenstiel hastened, was
interrupted by a gate and a bridge, but he knew that this gate
could not be closed. '_>. Hut by 1 the light of the moon he saw
that the bridge was raised; it was an impossibility to wade
through the marsh, because he was not acquainted 2 with the ford;
he was a prisoner. 3. While he was standing at the bank,
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Hassan came with a lantern, and urged him to return to the
house. 4. There was nothing else to do, and he followed the
negro. 5. When he awoke the next morning, Hassan told him
that the General had gone to church.
1 Bei. 2 fennett.
EXERCISE XIII
Chapter VHI
1 . Wertmtiller walked along the road, not far from the church ;
he looked a very dignified, and carried a hymn-book in his right
hand. 2. The people of Mythikon were pleased to see him ; for
they considered 2 his visit an honor to the congregation. 3. His
cousin Wilpert, the pastor, was just 3 stepping out of the court-
yard ; he was surprised to see the General, for his daughter had
told him nothing. 4. Will you invite me to dinner after the
sermon ? 5. When Rachel had hurried back into the house, the
General drew a pistol out of his pocket. 6. The pastor took it,
and stepped into a low arbor which was at the side of the house.
7. The bells had stopped ringing, and one could hear only the
buzzing of the wasps among the grapes in the arbor.
1 au=fel)en. 2 auf=faffen with al. 3 eBen.
EXERCISE XIV
Chapter IX
1. The hymn which the pastor indicated was one of the
most popular of the hymn-book. 2. While it was being sung, the
General turned his face to the congregation ; but he also observed
his cousin in the pulpit. 3. What was the pastor doing while
the congregation sang the hymn? 4. What was the text of his
sermon? 5. A loud shot was heard, 1 and when the smoke had
drifted up, the congregation saw that the pastor had a pistol in
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his right hand. 6. But he was not frightened ; he continued
his sermon, and, without missing a word, brought it to an
end. 7. The cloud of powder-smoke floated over the congrega-
tion, at times in the shadows and at times illuminated by a
sunbeam.
1 Active with man.
EXERCISE XV
Chapter X
1. When Rachel had given her orders to Babeli, she took a
little basket and went out to the arbor to cut some l grapes.
2. While she was in the arbor, Pfannenstiel jumped over the
hedge and came directly towards her. 3. Rachel was frightened 2
at his appearance ; for his coat-buttons were torn aw r ay, and his
face was pale after the sleepless night. 4. He confessed all his
experiences on the island to her. 5. Did she like him just as
he was? 6. She fastened his buttons immediately, for it hurt
her to see him in this condition. 7. What did she learn in the
kitchen ?
1 Omit. J erf<J)rec?en.
EXERCISE XVI
Chapter XI to page 57 line 26
1. The cousins walked back to the pastor's study together;
Wilpert opened the door, and let the General follow like a con-
demned culprit ; then he carefully locked the door. 2. How had
the General acted towards his cousin? 3. Who entered while the
two were talking? -1. Krachhalder was a good man, who loved
the church, and his heart bled because the holy place had been
disgraced. 5. What had he read in the old chronicle which he
possessed? 6. lie threatened that the shot would be investigated
in Zurich, and hoped that the synod would pass a severe sentence.
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7. The people of Mythikon could not go to Meilen any more,
because the inhabitants 1 of that city would always deride
them.
1 ber (gintooljner.
EXERCISE XVII
Page 57 line 26 to page 64 line 15
1. The General had written at his will until late at night, and
had signed it at the stroke of twelve ; now he drew it from
his pocket and unfolded it. 2. He gave his castle to his cousin,
and to his godchild he bequeathed 3000 guilders; to the com-
mune of Mythikon he gave his forest, on condition that nothing
should be said of the shot in the church. 3. When the men
wanted to go home, the General told them to wait a moment.
4. Then he called Rachel and Pfannenstiel, and the pastor gave
them his blessing. 5. Did the General return 1 from his cam-
paign?
1 3uriitf=et)ren (aux. fein).
VOCABULARY
89
ABBREVIATIONS
ace., accusative,
adj., adjective.
adv., adverb.
art. , article.
aux., auxiliary.
comp., comparative,
con/'., conjunction.
dot., dative.
def., definite.
dem., demonstrative,
/em., feminine,
oen., genitive.
imp., impersonal.
ind., indefinite.
indecl., indeclinable.
int., interrogative.
interj., interjection.
intr., intransitive.
neut., neuter.
num., numeral.
part., perfect participle.
pers., personal.
pi., plural.
pr., pronounced.
pron., pronoun.
pass., possessive.
prep., preposition.
pres. part., present participle.
refl., reflexive.
rel., relative.
sup., superlative.
tr., transitive.
w., with.
90
VOCABULABY
ber 5tnt (-e) eel.
ob'=btlbeit tr. to picture.
ab'=blhjeu tr. to rebuff.
ber S 3l r benb (-e) evening.
u'beiibUrii adj. evening.
ber 5l'beubfcf)atten ( ) evening
shadow,
bie 5l r bcttbftuube (-n) evening
hour, hour of the afternoon,
bag 5l'bcitteiter ( ) adventure.
a'bcntcucrltrf) adj. adventurous,
strange.
a'ber con/, but ; however.
a'berglaubifd) adj. superstitious.
ab'=faljrett (a u a) intr. (aux.
fein) to depart,
ber 2lb'gattg ("e) departure.
ab'=gebcit (i a e) reft, to oc-
cupy one's self ; einen dEjufj ,
to fire a shot.
iib'gcbrcljt part, twisted off.
ob'gcfcucvt part, discharged.
ba<5 9lb'gcl)ett departing.
rtb'i)ci)obcu part, outlined.
ab f geretf)ltct part, exclusive of.
bie 5lb'J)ttublung (-en) treatise.
ab'=f|elfen (i a o) intr. (dot.)
to remedy.
ba<j ^IbTcben death.
flb'=Hegcn (a e) intr. to lie away
from.
ab'^atroutflteren tr. to patrol.
ab'=reiffen (i i) tr. to tear off.
ttbfdjeu'ltef) adj. abominable,
ber Slb'fdjteb (-e) leave, farewell,
ber 2Ib'fd)teb3befud) (-e) farewell
visit.
ab r =fd)ltefjett (o o) tr. to con-
clude.
abftd)t f (trf) adv. intentionally,
bie XWfyaitmtiti] lassitude.
ttb'=fteh,en (ftcmb, geftanben) intr.
to desist.
ber Slb'ftCtg (-e) descent.
ob r =ftcigcn (ie ie) intr. (aux.
fein) to dismount.
obfurb' adj. absurd.
ob'=ttJenbcn (roanbte, geroanbt) tr.
to turn away.
ob'=5tcf)cn (jog, gejogen) intr.
(aux. fein) to march away,
ber 2l'tf)cron Acheron,
bie 9ld)'fel (-n) shoulder.
fldjt num. eight.
UCft/ten tr. to consider; gro^ ,
to think much of.
arf)t f ($el)tt num. eighteen,
ber 9lbamtt' (-en) Adamite,
bie 2l'bcr (-n) vein.
ba3 3lbtCtt' (-5) adieu.
abrta'tifd) adj. Adriatic,
bie Stffettpoffc (-it) tomfoolery,
trick.
adj. Egyptian.
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nfy'nctt tr. to suspect.
iiljit'lirt) adj. similar.
ber 2tft (-e) act, deed.
bie 3lftion' (-en) action.
fll'bcrn adj. foolish, silly.
Btbi'ttifd) adj. Aldine.
00 adj. all.
ber Wletu'iicliltcbcne (decline as
adj.) one left to himself.
ol'Icntljalficn adv. everywhere.
fll'Icrlct adj. all sorts of.
aUfoim'tagltdj adj. every Sunday.
ufl'Stt adv. far too, too.
bie 2U'pe (-n) Alps.
al$ conj. as, when, as if, than,
al'fo adv. and conj. so, therefore.
alt adj. (comp. ~er, sup. -"eft)
old ; ber SU'te the old man ; ber
2U'tefte (church) elder.
al'tergrau adj. weather-beaten.
al'tertumltrf) adj. antiquated,
bag Sl'ntett ( ) amen,
bag 9lntt ( E er) office ; oon g roe=
gen officially.
att prep, with dat. and ace. to, on.
ber 3(u'I)(icf (-e) sight.
an'=blitfcn tr. to look at.
bie Sln'badjt (-en) devotion.
an'borf)ttfl adj. devout,
bag 9ltt'bcnfctt ( ) memorial.
(Ut'ber adj. other, different.
an'bcrn refi. and tr. to change.
fltt'bcrS adv. otherwise.
on'=bcutcit tr. to indicate.
an'=faljrcn (a u a) intr. (aux.
fctn) to approach ; tr. to snap
at.
ber 9In f faitfl ("e) beginning.
an'=faitflcn (a i a) tr. to be-
gin, do.
au'=fcd)ten (t o o) tr. to
worry, trouble, dispute.
atl'=fleljcn tr. to beseech.
ber 3ht'flug ("e) touch.
an'genc^m adj. pleasant.
bag ".'lu'flovciH'tHicrbeu being ad-
dressed.
an'gctan part. clad.
ber 2tn'grtff (-e) attack; in -
neh'men to undertake.
iiuill'j'lirl) adj. anxious ; - - ju
2J( l ute ill at ease.
an'=ljalicn (fjatte, gefjabt) tr. (dat.)
to harm.
oit'=I)ongcn (t a) intr. to be nat-
ural to ; see also um'fyangen.
Ott r =faufcit tr. to purchase.
an'=longen intr. (aux. fein) to ar-
rive.
bag 5ln r ltcgeit ( ) request, desire.
OU'=orbttcn tr. to arrange.
ttn r =rebcu tr. to address.
(Ut r =fd)auctt tr. to look at.
ber 2l'fd){flg ("e) plot.
bie 5tn'fid)t (-en) opinion.
an'=fptclcn intr. (auf) to allude to.
(ltt'=fttftcn tr. to cause.
an'-ftofjcn (o ie o) tr. to
strike against ; mit . . . , to
touch glasses with.
bie 5ln'ftrcngung (-en) exertion.
ber 2tnttquor f (-e) archaeologist.
bag Httt'IUj (-e) countenance.
nn'=troflctt (a u a) tr. to offer.
nn'=tun (tat, getan) tr. to do to.
bie 2litt'ntort (-en) answer.
flttt'ttmrtcn tr. to answer.
ettt f =uertrauen tr. to intrust.
an'=ttianbellt tr. and intr. (dat.)
(aux. fetn) to come over.
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an'=tteifen (te te) tr. to assign.
bie5tn'tt)cnbunfl (-en) application,
use.
ber Slp'fel (*) apple.
ber 2lpoftat r (-en) apostate.
bet- 9tyo'ftel ( ) apostle.
opofto'Ufd) adj. apostolic.
bie 2lrabc3'fe (-n) arabesque.
bte ^Ir'beit (-en) work.
arg adj. bad.
ber Slr'ger anger.
ar'gern reft, to be vexed ; tr. to
anger.
ba3 2lr'germ3 (-jfe) scandal, of-
fense.
bag 5lrfa'iuen Arcadia.
orm adj. (comp. ^er, sup. ^ft)
poor.
ber 3trm (-e) arm.
bie Slr'ntcnftcucr (-n) collection
for the poor.
orntic'rcu tr. to load.
bie Slr'mut poverty.
bie Strt (-en) manner, kind.
ar'ttg adj. polite.
ber 21 'tent breath.
bie $lu (-en) meadow ; island,
peninsula.
aurf) adv. also.
aitf prep, with dat. and ace. on,
in, towards ; adv. up.
auf f =!ml)reH tr. to lay in state.
auf'=blhjcn intr. to flash.
nuf'=foffCtt tr. to construe.
auf'=f(amntcn intr. (aux. jetn) to
blaze up.
auf'=flottcrn 'intr. (aux. fein) to
flutter up.
auf'=forbern tr. to exhort, chal-
lenge.
bie 3luf'forbcrung (-en) exhorta-
tion.
ouf'=fii^ren tr. to construct.
bus 'iMuf'gebot (-e) summoning.
ttlf'gebroc()t part, incensed.
attf'geroumt part, good-humored.
auf'geregt part, excited.
ttuf'gcftiiijt part, braced.
auf'gcnwdjfen part, grown up.
auf'gepgett part, raised.
nuf'=J)altcu (a te a) reft, to
stay ; tr. to delay.
Oltf'=l)eben (o o) tr. to raise, lift
up.
mtf'=ffareit tr. to enlighten.
auf'=Iiifen reft, to dissolve.
cwf r =mad)cu tr. to open.
auf'mevffam adj. attentive.
onf'=itcl)ntcu (nimmft, na^m, ge=
nommen) tr. to take up.
auf f =rctfjcit (i i) tr. to tear
open, open wide.
rwf'=rct5Ctt tr. to irritate.
auf'rtdjttg adj. candid, honest.
bie 3luf rirfjttgfcit honesty.
ber 9tuf r ruf)r (^e) uproar.
anffSffig adj. averse, hostile.
Oltf r =frf)Hc^Rtt (o o) tr. to open,
unlock.
ba<j 2(uf'fcf)Clt sensation, disturb-
ance.
iwf r =fpringen (a u) intr. (aux.
fein) to jump up.
auf r =ftedjen (i a o) intr. to
pierce, rise.
ouf f =ftetgeu (te te) intr. (aux.
fetn) to rise, ascend.
tntf'=ftrebeu intr. to strive up-
wards.
auf'=fud)en fr.to try to find, lookup.
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auf'=taucfjett intr. (aux. fein) to
emerge, appear (above the sur-
face of water).
ttitf'=tretcn (trittft, a e) intr. to
enter, appear.
bag 2tuf'treten entrance, appear-
ance.
uuf'=tun (tat, getan) tr. to open.
auf'=ttwrtcn tr. to wait on.
Ollf '=tttcgcn (o o) tr. to outweigh.
bag 3tu'ge (gen. -g, pi -n) eye.
ber 9lu'geilbUd (-e) moment.
ber5tu'gcnftcrn(-e)pupiloftheeye.
bag 9ht'fo,ait (^er) house on the
island.
Oll prep, with dat. out (of) ; aug
. . . f)er or hernor' from out of.
au3'=atmeit tr. to breathe out.
au3 r '&Hifen inir. to look about.
au'=bred)en (i a o) mir. to
break out.
ber 9lu'brutJ) ("e) outbreak.
ber SluS'brurf ( a e) expression.
flU'=britrfcn tr. to express.
ait'=fiib,rett tr. to carry out.
bie 9lu'flabe (-n) edition.
OllS'gclaffeu part, unrestrained.
(iu f gemad)t part, settled.
au3'=b,aud)en tr. to breathe out.
bie 9lu'f)uffc assistance.
flU'=Iad)Cn tr. to laugh at.
OUS'lfinbifci) atJj. foreign.
dU'=Ifiuten intr. to stop ringing.
au p -tegen tr. to interpret.
auS'-mitnbcn m<r. to open out,
empty.
bie 9lu3 p lt(tljme (-n) exception.
OUef'nofjmSnJCife adv. as an ex-
ception, exceptionally.
au p =rcbcu tr. to dissuade from.
au$ r =reifett infr. to ripen.
ou'=rufeit (ie u) tr. to call out.
<w3 f =ritften tr. to equip.
bag 2lii3 r fef)en appearance.
nii'ficit adv. outside.
adj. unusual.
. with gen. beyond.
adj. outward.
fiu'fjerft adj. outermost.
OU'=fe^en tr. to land.
bie 5lu'fidjt (-en) prospect.
au p =ftrc(tcn tr. to stretch out.
ail p -iU)Ctt <r. to exercise.
ail' Wcifycn (i i) intr. (dat.)
(aux. fein) to evade.
ou'=tterfcit (i a o) tr. to set
aside.
bag 9lu p 3tttern final trembling.
ber 9ltt p tetrfj (-e) pond on an island.
ber 2lu'tor (gen. -g, pi. -o'ren)
author.
bie 3It (*e) ax.
feac'rf)ifd) adj. Bacchic.
ba'ben ^. to bathe.
bie Snljtt (-en) course.
bag SBaljr'tudj ("er) pall.
bulb adv. (comp. "er, swp. "eft)
soon ; balb . . . balb now . . .
now.
ber SBrtt'fcn ( ) beam.
bie SBflitf ( a e) bench.
bag SSaitf'IctU ( ) little bench.
bie 2?ar'fc (-n) bark.
bitrurf' adj. grotesque.
bntttUHc'rcit intr. to battle.
ber SB Hit (-e) structure.
bie SBail'art (-en) architecture.
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ba3 SBiiudj'Iettt ( ) stomach.
bau'Ctt tr. to build..
berSBau'er(0en. -3, pl.-n) peasant.
beang'ftigen tr. to alarm.
bcauf'ftdjttgen tr. to supervise.
be'bett iftfr. to tremble.
bebad)t r adj. thoughtful.
bcl>iinYttfl adj. deliberate,
bcbnn'tctt re/i. to thank ; to be
grateful. \
bebe'rfett tr. to cover.
bebett'feit (-badEjte, -bacfyt) Zr. to
consider.
bcbeuf '(id) adj. serious, suspicious.
bcbcu'tctt tr. to signify, mean.
bebeu'tettb adj. considerable.
bebeu'iltngStioU adj. significant,
bie iyebtit'guug (-en) condition.
beci'Iett reft, to hasten.
bccn'btgt part, finished.
bcer'bett tr. to fall heir to.
befab/rcn (a u a) tr. to travel
over.
ber S3efeb,l' (-e) command.
befelj'len (ie a o) tr. (dat.)
to command, order.
befe'fttgett tr. to fasten.
befc'fttgt part, settled down.
bcftit'bcn (a it) refl. to find
one's self, to be.
befiir'bent tr. to transport.
bcfro'gcit tr. to question.
befrct'en tr. to liberate.
bcfrcnt'bctt tr. to estrange.
befric'btijeu tr. to satisfy,
bie Scgo'bmtg (-en) talent.
begc'bcn (i a e) refl. to come
to pass.
begcfl'ltcn intr. (aux. fein) to hap-
pen.
bcge'^cn (-ging, -gangen) tr. to
commit.
bcgclj'rcn tr. to desire.
beget'ftert part, enthusiastic, in
his (etc.) enthusiasm.
begttt'nen (a o) tr. to begin.
begro'ben (a it a) tr. to bury.
begrci'fcn (-griff, -griffen) tr. to
comprehend.
bcgren'jen tr. to limit.
begru'fjen tr. to greet,
bie 83egrii'$uitg (-en) greeting.
beJjatt'belii tr. to treat.
bcb,anb'fd)ul)t part, gloved.
bdjcrr'fdjcn tr. to control.
bet prep, with dat. by, at, with,
during, among.
bctdj'tett tr. to confess.
bct'bc adj. both ; bie betben the two.
6ei r fpieno adj. unexampled.
bejo'b,en tr. to affirm; beja^enb
in assent.
bcfom'pfcu tr. to combat.
btfanttt' part, acquainted, familiar.
bcflci'bdt tr. to clothe, cover ;
etne telte , to fill a position.
befiint'tttern refl. to worry about.
bdti'rfjcln tr. to smile at.
beto'djett tr. to laugh at.
bdu'gcrn tr. to besiege,
bie SBelo'gcrung (-en) siege.
bclegt' part, paved.
belctbt' adj. stout.
bclci'btgcit tr. to offend.
bctc'fcn adj. well-read.
belcitdj'tcu tr. to illuminate,
bie 58cIcitd)'tUHg (-en) illumination.
bdicbt' part, popular.
bemodj'ttgen refl. to take posses-
sion of.
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lirntiiit'itcit tr. to man.
bemer'fen tr. to remark.
benannt' part, aforesaid.
benen'nen (-nannte, -nannt) tr.
to name, mention.
beniit'jcn tr. to use.
lieu li'nrt) ten tr. to observe.
bcqitcm' adj. comfortable, con-
venient.
berei'dicrn tr. to enrich.
berctt' adj. ready.
bergon' adv. uphill.
berid)'ten tr. to report.
bcru'fen (ie it) tr. to summon;
refl. with auf to call to witness.
bie Skrufei'art (-en) vocation.
beru'ljigeu tr. to calm.
beriifjtttt' part, renowned.
beriifi/rett tr. to touch.
bie 23eritl)'ruttg (-en) contact.
befugt' part, aforesaid.
befcfjd'ben adj. modest.
bcfcfjen'fen tr. to present.
befrf)im'pfcn tr. to disgrace.
befrfjut'bdu tr. to shingle.
bie SBefrfjttt'bdung shingling.
beftfjrfin'fcn tr. to limit.
bcfd)rci'bcn (ie ie) tr.to describe.
befcfjrd'tcn (-fcftritt, -frfjritten) tr.
to walk on.
bcfrf)Wii'ren tr. to adjure.
bcfd'ttflClt tr. to set aside.
befitt'flCJt (a u) tr. to sing about.
bcftn'ncil (a o) refl. to meditate,
think.
bie iBefin'nung senses.
ber iBcfilj' (-e) possession, estate.
bcftt'jcn (-fa|, -feffen) tr. to pos-
sess.
bae ^cfilj'tunt ("er) property.
bie Scftt'jung (-en) estate, pos-
sessions.
bcfott'bcr adj. especial.
befon'fcer^ adv. especially.
bcfor'geit tr. to attend to.
befpre'djcu (t a o) tr. to discuss.
bcftan'bcn part, wooded.
bcftat'teit tr. to bury.
bie SBeftot'tung (-en) burial.
bcftc'^cn (-ftanb, -ftanben) tr. to
undergo.
bcftct'gcn (ie ie) tr. to mount,
ascend.
bcftel'Ien tr. to put in order; fein
, to make one's will.
part, in dismay.
ber Sefud)' (-e) visit, company.
befu'rfjcn tr. to visit.
bcttt'ften tr. to handle, feel.
be'ten intr. to pray.
beteu'eru tr. to affirm, assert.
bcti'tetlt tr. to entitle.
betrarfj'tett tr. to consider, exam-
ine.
bie SBetradj'tung (-en) inspection,
meditation.
bctre'ten (-trittft o e) tr. to
step into, step on.
bie S?etriib r ni3 (-fle) sadness.
ber SBett'lcr ( ) beggar.
ber 23ett'tt)infel ( ) corner of the
bed.
beun'rufytgett tr. to disturb.
bcur'tcileu tr. to judge.
bie SBeu'te booty.
bas Scu'tcftitrf (-e) spoil.
bcwiJI'fcrn tr. to people, populate,
crowd.
bet>or'--ftch,en (ftanb, geftanben)
intr. to impend.
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beWe'geit tr. to move.
bte 93ett>e'gung (-en) motion.
bewei'fen (ie ie) tr. to prove.
bettier'bett (i a o) tr. to cul-
tivate.
bie SBettur'tUttg entertainment.
bewofi/ttett tr. to inhabit, occupy.
bettwn'bern tr. to admire.
bie SBettwn'benmg admiration.
adj. conscious.
n tr. to pay.
besetcb/nen Zr. to mean, signify,
indicate.
begttJtn'gen (a u) tr. to subdue.
bie Si'bel (-n) Bible.
bag SBttftotfyef 'simmer ( ) library.
bte'cjcn (o o) tr. to bend.
bie'ten (o o) tr. to offer.
bag SBilb (-er) picture, image.
bil'bett tr. to form.
bil'Hg adj. fair, just.
btn'ben (a u) tr. to bind.
bie SBir'ne (-n) pear.
bi3 prep, with ace. until, to.
bi'fdjiJfltd) adj. episcopal.
bib,er' adv. until now.
btjj'tfjen adv. bit, little.
bie SBtt'tc (-n) request.
bit'tcn (bat, gebeten) tr. to ask,
beg.
bldttf adj. bright.
blo'fcn (a ie a) tr. to blow.
ber SBla'fer ( ) trumpeter.
blaph,cmtc'rcn tr. to blaspheme.
bloft adv. (comp. -"er, sup. ^eft)
pale, liazy.
bie SSlaf'fe paleness.
bas 23(ott ("er) leaf.
bag SBliit'terbo^ ("er) leafy roof.
blat'tern tr. to turn the leaves.
bag Stott'gitter ( ) leafy trellis.
blott adj. blue.
bie 33Iau'c blueness, blue waters.
blci'bcn (ie ie) intr. (aux. jein)
to remain ; fte'fyen , to stand
still, stop.
blei'bcitb pres. part, lasting.
ber Stci'fttft (-e) lead-pencil.
ber SBlirf (-e) glance.
blt'rfen intr. to glance.
ber SBliij (-e) lightning.
blit'^en intr. to sparkle.
bltij'frf|ttell adj. quick as light-
ning.
ber Slorf ("e) block.
ber SBIiJb'finn imbecility.
blottb adj. blond.
blo| adv. only.
blii'ljett intr. to bloom.
btii'Ijcttb pres. part, ruddy.
bie Sllt'mc (-n) flower.
bag Slut blood.
blut'biirftig adj. bloodthirsty.
blll'tcn intr. to bleed.
ber Slut'gcrucf) smell of blood.
bht'tig adj. bloody.
ber JBIut'menfef) (-en) blood-
thirsty man.
bag SBo'genfcnftcr ( ) bay-win-
dow.
ber SBo'gcngong ("e) arched way.
biJ3 r bii'fc, adj. mean, wicked,
bad.
ber !8b'fett>idjt (-er or -e) ras-
cal.
bo3'b,aft adj. malicious.
bie !80'b,ett (-en) wickedness,
misdeed.
ber So'te (-n) messenger.
bie JBrou'c (-n) eyebrow.
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bniiiii adj. brown.
bie Sprout ("e) betrothed, bride.
bag $rnuuur'bili> (-er) bravura
picture.
brc'rfjett (i a o) tr. to break.
brett adj. broad,
bag ^rcfcfeg' tong' oaj' br6k6-
kex ko-ax ko-ax (the croaking
of frogs).
brctt'ncn (brcmnte, gebrcmnt) intr.
to burn,
bie JBrctt'neffel (-n) stinging
nettle.
brin'gcn (bradjte, gebradjt) tr.
to bring, induce.
bag JBri)t'rf|cn ( ) roll (of bread),
bie iBrii'rfc (-n) bridge,
ber jyru'bcr (") brother.
brit'bcrlirf) adj. fraternal.
brunt ' men intr. to growl, grumble,
ber SBrtnt'ncu ( ) well,
drii'of adj. brusque,
ber JBruft'fnften ( ) chest,
bie SBruft'fcttc (-n) side of the
breast.
bieSBvufHafdje (-n) breast-pocket,
ber SiH'uft'ton ("e) deep tone,
ber SBu'bc (-n) knave.
ba3 5Buri) (^er) book,
bie SBu'dje (-n) beech tree,
ber SBitdj'ljfittMcr ( ) bookseller;
may include the busineas of a
iU'rla^oburfjljdnbler, publisher,
ber 5Biirf)'fcttmciftcr ( ) master-
gunner.
ber iBiirii'fcnfrfymicb (-e) gunsmith,
bie SBilc^'fenf^nttebcfunft art of
gun-making.
but()ftoDie'rcu tr. to spell,
bie iBudjt (-en) cove, bay.
ber UMirt'linn (-e) low bow.
ber SBiinb'ucr ( ) Grison.
baS SBitnb'ntg (-fje) agreement;
confederation.
ber 23ur'j}crfrieg (-e) civil war.
Mr'flcrlicf) adj. civil.
ber ^Burgun'bcr Burgundy wine.
ber Syur'fc^c (-n) fellow.
bie SSu'fje penitence.
bit'feen tr. to fine.
bie gnm^o'flitc (-n) (pr. -anje)
campaign.
bie Karrtc're (-n) career.
bieGJjait'ce (-n) (pr. fd)a"9^e) risk.
ber Gfyaraf'tcr (-e) character.
bie Gfytf'fre (-n) (pr. -fer) cipher,
monogram.
ber (f)or ( M e) choir ; bag , chan-
cel.
ber Gljrift (-en) Christian.
ber (Sljn'ftcnmcnfd) (-en) Chris-
tian.
bie Ofjjri'ftiit (-nen) (female)
Christian.
d)rtft'(t(^ ftdj. Christian.
bie Gfjro'utf (-en) chronicle.
bo adv. there, then ; conj. since,
when.
bctbct' (tdv. with that, thereby.
bag T'nrf) ("er ) roof.
bitfiir' <"Iv. for that, for it.
bas ^n'flClucfcufctn former exist-
ence.
i>nl|niii' adv. at home.
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ballet*' adv. hence, for this reason.
bafyitt';fttl)ren tr. to lead thither.
bafyiii'ter adv. back of that, back
of it.
iHi'iunliii adj. of that time.
bn'iunlo adv. at that time.
bonta^Ste'rcn tr. to damask.
buttttt' conj. so that ; adv. with
that, with it.
ber $>ntnm <^e) dike.
bom'merig adj. dusky, dark.
luim'mcrn intr. to grow dark.
ber $amon p (gen. -g, pi. -en) de-
mon, guiding spirit.
bdmo'ltifdj adj. demoniacal.
ber auf thanks ; nrif'jen to be
grateful for.
bag anf 'Heb (-er) song of thanks.
bonit ndv. then.
barfllt' adv. of that, in that.
bnrnn f =njenbcH (tuattbte, geroanbt)
tr. to apply to that.
baruuf adv. thereon, thereupon.
barau' adv. out of that.
barht', borin'itcn, ado. in which,
in there.
barit'bcr adv. over that, over it.
bnrum' adv. therefore.
bnrun'tcr adv. under that, under
it, by that, by it.
bttj? conj. that.
bn&Olt' adv. therefrom, from that,
from it.
brtuon r =tragcu (a u a) tr. to
carry away.
bflUOt' adv. in front of it.
bttju' adv. thereto, in addition.
ba3Ut'fd)cn=f(iI)ren (a it a)
intr. (aux. fein) to break in, in-
terrupt.
bag Tcccu' mum (gen. -g', pi. -ien)
decade,
be'rfen tr. to hide, cover'; to set
(a table) ; to excuse.
bebtjte'ren tr. to dedicate.
beitt pass. adj. your,
ber $>efan' (-e) dean.
bc'ntiitig adj. humble.
ben'fen (bad)te, gebacfyt) intr. to
think ; refl. to imagine.
benn conj. for; adv. then.
beit'ttod) adv. nevertheless.
ber (fern, bte, neut. bag) dem.
pron. and adj. this, this one,
that, that one ; pers. pron.
he, she, it, they ; bag ind. pron.
that one, those ; def. art. the ;
rel. pron. who, which, that.
berb adj. substantial.
berfel'be (fern, biefelbe, neut.
baQfelbe) dem. pron. the same,
bcfpcrot' adj. desperate.
be'fto adv. . je nte&r, beffer the
more the better.
beu'tctt intr. to point.
bcitt'ttdj at?;, distinct,
bte cut'Hrf)fett distinctness.
beutfcf) adj. German; bag Seut'ftfje
the German language,
bag eutfdj'Ianb Germany,
bte ^cui'fc (-n) motto.
birfjt adj. close.
bidj'tcu intr. to meditate ; unb
trad/ten to compass and imag-
ine, think about,
bao ^ tcfj'tcrttJort (-e) poet's saying.
bit! adj. thick,
ber 1)ieb (-e) thief,
ber te'bc3fcf)ritt(-e) thief's tread,
ber ^ienft (-e) service.
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bienffbefliffeit adj. zealous, bus-
tling.
bie'fer (fern, bieje, neut. biefes)
dem. pron. this, the latter.
bet ^ie'trtdj (-e) skeleton key.
bag Stttfl (-e) thing.
bet $i3fur' (-e) discourse.
bie "Stffertation' (-en) disserta-
tion.
bod) adv. still, nevertheless, at
least, after all, surely, however.
bie T)om'firdje (-n) cathedral.
ber $ott r ner thunder.
boit'lterttJCtter interj. thunder and
lightning.
bie $oH'itertt)0(fe (-n) storm-
cloud.
bop'JJClt adj. double.
bie $>orf'{jnffe (-n) village street.
bie 1)0rf'lcute (pi.) villagers.
bbrf'ltd) adj. rural, rustic.
bort adv. there.
bojtc'rcu inLr. to lecture.
ber Srn'rfjC (-n) dragon.
ber Xranta'ttfcr ( ) dramatist.
bron see baran.
bra'ftifd) adj. drastic.
brnu'fjen adv. outside.
bre'ljeit tr. to turn.
brci num. three.
brci'crtifl adj. three-cornered.
brct'ntttl adv. three times.
brcift adj. bold.
brcitau'feub num. three thousand.
briu'gcn (a u) intr. (aux. join)
to penetrate.
brin'ncn adv. within ; ba , in
there.
brttt num. adj. third.
ba3 $rit'tel ( ) third.
bro'bcn adv. up above.
bro'f)en tr. to threaten,
broli'ueit intr. to resound.
bromme'tCH intr. to trumpet.
brii'6eu adv. yonder, there; bort
, ba , over there,
ber Sintif'iwcfjftabe (gen. -n3, pi.
-n) type, printed letter.
bru'rfen tr. to print.
brii'ddt tr. to press, oppress,
ber ^rii'rfer ( ) trigger,
bie $rl)a'be (-n) dryad.
btt pers. pron. thou, you.
bumm adj. (comp. E er, sup. "ft)
stupid.
buu'fct adj. dark,
bag 'Siitt'fcl darkness.
buit'fclbcJUOlbct adj. dark with
forests.
bunfdgriin' adj. dark green,
bitvrt) prep, with ace. by means of,
through.
bitrdjaitfii' adv. throughout, thor-
oughly, entirely ; nidEjt not
at all.
burd)bolj'rcn tr. to pierce.
burd)'=gcf)cu (gtng, tjegaugen) intr.
(aux. fein) to run away.
burd)'=fijmmcu (fam o) intr.
(aux. fein) to get through.
burdj'ftdjtio adj. transparent,
clear.
burri)|"(o'f?cn (6 ic o) tr. to
pierce.
burd)jic'l)cn Hog, -sogen) tr. to
traverse.
bitr'fcn (burfte, geburft) intr. to
be permitted, dare.
bitrf'tifl adj. needy, insufficient,
bas 2)iit f 5cnb (-e) dozen.
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e'bcit adv. just, after all.
e'betlfallS adv. also, likewise.
e'bcitfo adv. likewise, just as.
ebenfomcl' ado. just'as much.
bag @'d)0 (gen. -g, pi. -g) echo.
ed)t adj. genuine.
bie (g'rfc (-n) corner.
C'bel adj. n6ble.
ber 'belobftbaum (^e) fine fruit-
tree.
e'ljc adv. before.
bte ( r J)C (-n) marriage; tomb
ber , married life.
eyelid) adj. conjugal.
e'ljer adv. sooner, rather.
eljr'bar adj. respectable.
bte (glj'rc (-n) honor.
bag (5f) r rentt>ort word of honor.
bag Gljr'gcfutll sense of honor.
ber (Jljr'gcij ambition.
eljr'Hd) adj. honest.
Gljr'ttJurbCtt (as title) reverend
sir.
djr'ttriirbig adj. venerable.
bag @i (-er) egg.
bte i'd)e (-n) oak.
ei'djenbcftattbcit adj. oak-covered.
bag i'rfjcnbunfcl shadow of oak-
trees.
bag i'cfjcnljotj oak wood.
bag @ttf| r f)0rn ("er) squirrel.
ber @ib (-e) oath.
ber Sib'brutf) perjury, breach of
faith.
ber gtb'gcnoffc (-n) confederate.
Ctb'It^ adv. on oath.
ei'fcttt intr. to speak excitedly.
ei'gett adj. own.
bie (Ji'gennrt (-en) peculiarity.
et'geittlid) adv. really.
bte @i'(c haste ; fyaben to be
in haste.
ci'Ictt intr. to hasten.
ci'Iig adj. hasty.
citt (fern, etne, neut. etn) ind. art.
a, an ; num. one ; ind. pron.
one.
eitt'=bUbett reft, to imagine,
bte (Sin'budjtung (-en) inlet,
ber (Siu'brurf (~e) impression,
bag in'buufcltt twilight.
ci'ttcr (etne, eing) ind. pron. one.
eut'iarf) adj. simple,
ber Sin'fttU ("e) idea.
ein f =faflctt (a fiel a) intr.
(aux. fein) to occur to.
bte Gtn'falt simplicity,
ber itt'jjang ("e) entrance, intro-
duction.
bte @tn r gcbuitg (-en) inspiration.
ein'=ge^en (fling., gegangen) intr.
(aux. fein) to enter upon.
cht f =gral)en (a u a) tr. to en-
grave.
etlt'=l)0ttbtgctt tr. to hand over.
etttl)cr r =fommcn (!am o) intr.
(aux. fein) to walk along.
einl)cr'=fcf)rcitcn (fc^ritt, gefc^rit=
ten) intr. (aux. fein) to stride
along.
ei'utgc adj. several.
Ctn'=fctlcu tr. to wedge in.
etu'=Icgcn tr. to insert.
eht'mol adu. once ; auf , all at
once ; nod) , again ; nicfjt ,
not even.
cin'=ne^mcu (ntmntft, nahm, ge=
notnmen) tr. to occupy.
VOCABULARY
ciit' rn!)iitcii tr. to frame.
ein'=rebeit tr. to convince, per-
suade.
cin'=rcitc (ritt, geritten) intr. (aux.
fein) to ride in.
bie Gin'famlctt solitude.
ein'=fd)ettfett tr. to fill (a glass).
ein'=fd)lofcrn tr. to put to sleep.
eitt'=fdj(agcn (a u a) tr. to fol-
low (a path).
ein'=fd)lic9cn (o o) tr. to include.
etn'=fd)ud)tcrtt tr. to intimidate.
ettt'=feljeit intr. to begin, resume.
etttft adv. once, some time.
cin'=ftcl)cn (ftcmb, geftanben) tr. to
answer for, admit.
ctn'=ftimmcn intr. to agree.
ein'=tronfeit tr. to soak, steep ; to
punish.
ein'=trctcn (trittft a c) intr.
(aux. fein) to step in ; to occur.
bet Gin'tritt (-e) entrance.
Ctlt'tDcirtS adv. to the inside, in-
wardly.
cin'=tt)Ctl)CU tr. to initiate.
eilt=tt>erfcn (i a o) tr. to inter-
rupt.
ein'=lt)irfc(n tr. to wrap, enclose.
Cttt'=tt)tHt}}CU intr. to agree.
bie Gpiu'luUliflUttg consent.
Ctn'^tfl adj. single, only.
ei'fcrit adj. of iron, iron.
Ct'tcl adv. purely, nothing but.
bcr Glcfcntt' (-en) elephant.
bie (5lcgic f (-n) elegy.
boo CHcment' (-c) element.
bie Glcmcutar'frttft ("e) elemen-
tary power.
ber (fl'Icnliogcn ( ) elbow.
ber ($mpfang' ("e) reception.
gcn (a i a) tr. to re-
ceive.
cmpor'=louern intr. to look up
stealthily
empor'=qucUcn (i o o) intr.
(aux. feinf to well up.
entpor'=rtd)teit tr. to straighten up.
emjjor'=fd)tc|en (o o) intr. (aux.
fein) to shoot upwards.
cmpor r =ftcigcn (ie ie) intr. (aux.
fein) to ascend.
eittpdrt' adj. indignant,
bas (git'be (gen. -9, pi. -n) end.
bie (nb'gitltigtcit ultimate valid-
ity.
enb'ltd) adv. finally, at last.
ber@nb'^unft (-e) extreme point,
angle.
eng adj. narrow,
ber Grn'gel ( ) angel,
ber itg'lfinber ( ) Englishman.
cntbcfj'rcn fnfr. to lack, do without.
CMtbc'rfcn tr. to discover,
bie (Sn'tc (-n) duck.
Clttci'Icn intr. (aux. fein) to hasten
away.
cntfaPtcn tr. to unfold.
Clttfcr'ncu tr. to remove ; refl. to
depart.
cittfernt' part, distant,
bie Gittfcr'nung (-en) distance.
Clttflic r l)cu (o o) intr. (aux. fein)
to flee.
cntfiilj'rcn tr. to abduct.
enige'gettgcfe^t adj. opposite.
entge'gcn=fDmntcii (fam o) intr.
(aux. fein) to come towards.
cittgc'flcn=trctcn (trittft a e)
intr. (aux. }ein)(dat.) to advance
towards, meet.
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103
cntge'gcn=ionbern intr. (aux. fetn)
(dat.) to saunter towards.
entgeg'nen tr. to reply.
entge'fien (-ging, -gangen) intr.
(aux. fein) to escape.
eittlje'beit (0 o) tr. to relieve.
ber ($ntljuftad p ntu$ enthusiasm.
eiltfrfif'tcn tr. to invalidate.
eittlo'ben (a u a) tr. to un-
load. *
entlttf fen (it ie a) tr. to dis-
miss.
enttter'Den tr. to unnerve.
eutrci'ftett (t i) tr. to tear away
from.
Ctttrii'ftet part, indignant.
bie (Sntrtt'ftuug indignation.
cntfdjct'ben (ie ie) tr. to decide.
etttfdjte'ben odj. determined ; adv.
decidedly.
C!Uftf)ltc r ^CH (o o) refl. to come
to a conclusion.
Clttfdjlof'fen adj. determined,
firm.
cntfdjhtm'mcrn intr. (aux. fein) to
fall asleep.
ctttfdjul'btgeu tr. to excuse.
bao Gutfet'jClt horror.
cntfclj'ltd) adj. horrible.
ctttfprtn'gen (a u) intr. (aux.
fetn) to run away.
ctttftc'ljcit (-ftanb, -ftanben) intr.
(aux. fein) to arise, develop.
C!ttftc('(cn tr. to disfigure.
Cltttau'fdjcn tr. to disappoint.
entnn'rfeltt refl. and tr. to develop.
cntnriu'ben (a u) tr. to wrest
from.
entsic'fyen (-jog, -jogen) tr. to
withdraw.
part, delighted.
Ctttpn'ben tr. to light, set on fire.
bie Gpo'cfje (-n) epoch.
er (fern, fie, neut. eg, pi. all gen-
ders fie) pers. pron. he, she, it.
erbcirm'ttd) adv. miserably.
erfiou'ctt refl. to be edified.
crtiau'Hci) adj. edifying.
bie 6r6ou'ung edification.
er&e'beit intr. to tremble.
erbtt'ten (-bat, -fceten) tr. to re-
quest, persuade.
er&tt'tern tr. to embitter.
erblt'rfen tr. to catch sight of.
bie @r'bc (-n) earth.
bag rb'gcfdjofj (-ffe) ground
floor.
crfafj'ren (a u a) tr. to learn.
crfafj'rcn part, experienced.
crfiu'bcu (a u) tr. to invent.
bie (Jrfiu'bung (-en) invention.
ber (Srfolg' (-e) success.
crfrcut' part, pleased.
crfitl'lcit tr. to fulfill.
crgc'Ijcu (-ging, -gangen) refl. to
break out in, indulge.
crgrout' part, gray-haired.
crgm'feu (-griff, -griff en) tr. to
seize.
crljal'tcn (a ie a) tr. to re-
ceive.
erlje'ficit (o o) tr. to raise; refl.
to rise.
erljet'tcrn tr. and intr. to cheer
up.
crfjct'tcit tr. to illuminate.
crljiljt' part, heated, flushed.
crfjo'fctt refl. to recover.
erin'ncru tr. to remind ; refl. to
remember.
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VOCABULARY
erfcn'nen (-fannte, -lannt) tr. to
recognize.
erfla'rett tr. to explain, declare.
crlnn'jicu tr. to obtain.
Ctlaf'fcn (d ie a) tr. to remit.
erlau'fccit tr. to permit.
crlmi'fdjen tr. to overhear.
erle'bcit tr. to experience.
bas (rfeb'm3 (-ffe) experience.
crJc'biflt part, vacant (position).
erlcidj'tern tr. to relieve, facilitate.
erleurfj'tCtt tr. to illuminate.
bie (Srlo'funfl relief.
bie Grmol)'nung (-en) admoni-
tion.
erman'itctt reft, to take heart.
eritft adj. serious, solemn.
ber (Jrnft seriousness.
ernft'fyaft adj. grave.
eritft'lid) adv. seriously.
ernitrfi'tertt tr. to sober.
bie Grijff'mmg (-en) opening.
erput'tfen tr. to refresh.
crrc'jJCtt tr. to arouse, excite.
crrct'rfien tr. to reach, attain.
crro'ten intr. to blush.
crfdjol'leit (o o) intr. to re-
sound.
crfdjei'ttcn (ie ie) intr. (aux.
fein) to appear.
bie Grfrfjci'mutg (-en) appear-
ance.
crfrf)rc'tfett (i a o) intr. (aux.
fein) to become frightened.
crfrfjiit'tcrn tr. to agitate.
crfct'^ctl tr. to replace.
cvfpa'rcit tr. to spare, save.
bao (frfpor'niS (-ffe) saving.
cr't num. arlj. first; adv. only, at
first.
crftou'itcn tr. to astonish ; intr.
to be astonished.
bos O'rftnu'iten astonishment.
er'ftettg adv. in the first place.
crfti'rfen tr. to smother.
crtrtt'flcn (ci u a) tr. to en-
dure.
ertriifl'Ud) adj. endurable, toler-
able.
erttw'djen intr. (aux. fein) to
awake.
erttWlfj'fen part, mature.
crttmr'tett tr. to expect, await.
crroci'fen (ie ie) tr. to show.
ertocr'bcn (i a o) tr. to ac-
quire.
erttri'bern tr. to reply.
crjfilj'len tr. to relate, tell.
e see er.
et'ttW ind. pron. something ; adv.
somewhat.
CU'er poss. adj. your.
@u're3g(et(f)ett such as you.
C'ttJtg ad;', eternal.
ber Gjamino'tor (gen. -g, pi.
-o'ren) examiner.
bas Sjcrstcr'rcglcmcnt (-e) army-
regulation.
n tr. to explain.
bie ^acon' (-5) pattern.
ber Jfa'bctt (^) thread.
ber ftof'fe see ^faffe.
faf'fiftl) see pftiffifcf).
ftt^l ad;', sallow.
fo^'rcn (d u a) intr. (aux.
fein) to pass, go ; fatjrenb wan-
dering.
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105
bte $aljrt (~ en ) tri P-
bag gfaljr'seug (-e) vehicle.
ber fall (-"e) case.
fal'len (a ftel a) intr. (auz.
fein) to fall.
fttl'Icn tr. to fell; etnen prucf)
, to pronounce judgment,
bte ^ttl'te (-n) wrinkle,
bte $antt'lie (-n) family,
bte gar'&e (-tt) color,
ber ^far'benglans brilliancy of
colors.
bte gfaffu'be (-n) facade, front,
fttf'fcn tr. to seize, take.
faft adv. almost,
ber ^aun (-e) faun,
bte &auft (*e) fist,
bie 3fcd)t r pofttur (-en) fighting
position.
bte gfe'bcr (-n) pen; spring,
ber f^e'bcrljut (*e) plumed hat.
ber g'C'berpg (*e) pen-stroke.
felj'len intr. to be lacking.
fei'erfid) adj. solemn.
fcttt adj. fine, skillful.
feutb'feltg adj. hostile.
feiit'gefujgen part, gracefully
curved.
bag &elb (-er) field,
ber ^clb'fjerr (gen. -n, pi. -en)
general,
bte $db'faplanei (-en) field
chaplaincy.
ba3 g-clb'lagcr ( ) camp.
bte $elb'frf)ia^t (-en) battle,
ber gfelb'jug ( a e) campaign.
ba ^en'ftcr ( ) window,
bte ^fcn'fteruifdje (-n) recess of a
window.
fer'ne adj. distant.
bte fer'ne distance.
feft adj. firm, fixed; ba3 e
Sanb mainland.
feft'=ljalten (ii ie a) tr. to
hold fast.
ba3 ^eft'Ianb mainland,
bte 5'Ctt'frf)td)t (-en) layer of
fat.
bag $eu'er ( ) fire.
feu'errot adj. fire-red,
bte ^eu'crwaffe (-n) fire-arm.
feu'rtg adj. fiery,
bag ^tbeifomtmft' (-ffe) entail,
bas ^tc'bcr fever.
fte'&ertt intr. to burn (with fever);
ftebernb feverish,
bie gftgitr' (-en) figure.
ftn'bcn (a it) tr. to find,
ber ^ttt'jjer ( ) finger,
bte gw'flerfpi^e (-n) finger-tip,
ber $tfcf)'ftm fisher boy.
ftgie'ren tr. to fix one's eye on
(some one).
find) adj. (comp. -"er, sup. -"ft)
flat.
bie $fant'nte (-) flame.
ftam'mcn intr. to blaze,
ber $lerf (~ e ) s P ot -
bag fflc'fytn entreating.
fle'ljetttlid) adj. suppliant,
bie ^Ici'fdjerfomittc (-n) family of
butchers.
flte'gctt (o o) intr. (aux. jein)
to fly.
flte'Ijett (o o) intr. (aux. jein)
to flee.
fltm'tnertt intr. to glimmer,
bte glii'te (-n) flute.
flij'ten intr. to warble.
flott adv. smoothly.
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VOCABULARY
bie ftlud|t flight.
ber ^lit'fld ( ) wing.
bie ,"ylii'|]dtiir (-en) folding-door.
bie $ffar (-en) field.
bie gftor (-en) or ber gflur (-e)
entrance-hall, vestibule.
flu'ftertt tr. to whisper.
bie ftlut (-en) flood.
bie ftoljtt'Iuft ("e) foehn.
bie Jyol'ge (-n) result.
foCgcn intr. (aux. fein) (dat.) to
follow.
fop 'pen tr. to chaff.
bie gford'Ie (-n) trout.
bie orm (-en) form.
for'men tr. to form.
ber ftforft (-e) forest.
fort adv. away.
fort'=fof)rcn (a u a) intr.
(aux. fein) to continue.
fort'=fprcd)cn (i a o) intr. to
continue speaking.
fort'=trcibcn (ie ie) tr. to drive
away.
bie $rn f gc (-n) question.
fro'flCH tr. to ask.
frafl'ttwrbig adj. questionable,
doubtful.
ber Jyron-jo'fc (-n) Frenchman.
tr. to strike, im-
press.
bie 3?rnu (-en) woman, wife.
bas ftrau'ldn ( ) young lady.
frci adj. free.
ber $rct'cr ( ) suitor.
ber ft-rd'fldft (-er) free-thinker.
bie Jym'Ijdt (-en) liberty.
frci' ltd) adv. indeed, of course.
frcntb adj. strange, foreign.
frcmb'lftllbtfd) adj. outlandish.
fref 'fen (i a e) tr. to eat, de-
vour.
bie ftreu'be (-n) pleasure.
frcu'cit reft,, to be pleased.
ber gfreunb (-e) friend.
freunb'lid) adj. friendly; adv. in
a kindly manner.
fre'Bd adj. sacrilegious.
fre'Ddlt tr. to do a wrong, commit
an outrage.
bie ^fre'Dcltut (-en) atrocity.
ber ^fre'odttttcr ( ) evil-doer,
miscreant.
ber 9frte'bcnfd)(u$ (*ff e ) conclu-
sion of peace.
frtfd) adj. fresh.
frol)lo'rfeit intr. to rejoice.
fromm adj. pious.
ber $rofd) ( a e) frog.
bie $rofd)'ll)rtf frog's song.
bie $ritd)t ("e) fruit.
ber ftrudjt'lmum ("e) fruit-tree.
bie JV-rii'ljC early morning.
frit'Ijcr adv. formerly.
boo ^rulj'jaljr (-c) spring.
bao ftriilj'fturf (-e) breakfast.
frit!)'ftiirfcit intr. to breakfast ; tr.
to have for breakfast.
fitfj'fcit tr. to feel.
fiit)'rCH tr. to lead, bring.
fitl'Ictt tr. to fill.
bie ftun'fc (-n) spark.
bie ftun'fcngnrbe (-n) shower of
sparks.
fitr prep, with ace. for.
fitrri)'tCU tr. to fear.
bie Jyurt (-en) ford,
ber ftuft ("e) foot.
bie $u jj'fpiljc (-n) point of the foot.
ber Jufj'ftctg (-e) foot-path.
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bte o'fce (-n) gift,
bie fifj'ritng fermentation, ex-
citement.
flniuitt' adj. polite, gallant,
bie QJulce're (-n) galley,
bie QJal'le bile, spleen,
bet Waitii ("e) walk, motion.
gonj adj. whole, entire ; adv.
quite.
gSus'Hd) adv. completely.
gar adv. fully, very ; fein none
at all ; nidjt not at all.
ber Gtar'ten (") garden,
ber OJaft (^e) guest.
gaft'fmmbltd) adj. hospitable,
ber Qtauf'fcr ( ) juggler,
ber (ycntfj'tetc (declined as adj.)
outlaw.
bie cbiir'bc (-n) gesture.
ge'fcen (i a e) tr. to give ; to
prescribe ; eo cjibt there is.
ber Gjeban'fe (gen. -its', pi. -n)
thought, idea.
gebefyltt' part, long drawn out.
gebct'ljctt (ie ie) intr. (aux.
fein) to thrive, proceed.
geben'feit (-bcidjte, -bad)t) intr.
(gen.) to allude to.
gcbritrft' part, depressed.
gcfotjr'ltd) adj. dangerous,
ber cffiJjr'te (-n) companion.
gefuPIett (ii \iel a) intr. (dat.)
to please.
ber 65cfon'genc (-n) prisoner.
ba3 cfol'gc retinue.
bas efiil)l' (-e) feeling, emotion.
gefitl)l't)0ll adj. sympathetic.
gefurd)t f part, furrowed.
ge'gcn prep, with ace. towards,
contrary to ; ... bin towards.
ba3 c'getttetl (-e) contrary.
gegenit'ber prep. with. dat. oppo-
site ; firf) , opposite each other.
gegenu'6er=ftcHen tr. to place op-
posite, range opposite.
bie (SJc'genronrt presence.
ge'gentrwrttg adj. present.
gefjfiuft' part, heaped up.
geljeim' adj. secret.
bag 6Jel)ctm'm (-fje) secret.
gc'tjen (f(ing, gegangen) intr.
(aux. fein) to go.
ba^ @cl)irit' (-e) brains.
flCl)Or'd)CU intr. (dat.) to obey.
geljo'ren intr. (dat.) to belong to.
gci'gcn intr. to fiddle.
ber OJct'ger ( ) fiddler.
ber @Ctft (-er) spirit, ghost.
get'ftcrfjdft adj. phantom-like.
gctft'ltd) adj. spiritual, clerical;
ber eift'lidje churchman.
getft'reid) ad;, genial, ingenious.
bas Okfi'rfjcr tittering.
bas 05clftrf)'tcr laughter.
gclnf'fctt adj. composed.
geliiu'fig adj. familiar.
bas Qklfiu'te ringing.
gdb adj. yellow.
ber @clb'Dctc( ( ) purse.
gctc'gctt adj. convenient ; located.
bie clc'flcn^cit (-en) opportunity.
gctdjrt' adj. learned.
bag clct'fc ( ) track.
gctei'tctt tr. to accompany.
gclenf adj. supple.
gelht'gcn (a u) imp. (aux. fein)
to succeed.
bas elin'gcn success.
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gefo'ben tr. to pledge, vow.
fld'tcit (i a o) intr. to be worth.
bas Wcliib'bc ( ) vow.
gclun'gctt part, excellent, capital.
gclii'ficn imp. to long for, desire.
baS cmfiu'cr masonry, walls.
bie OJcmcilt'tie (-n) parish, con-
gregation ; commune.
bie (iJcmetu'bclicnmlbuMg (-en)
communal forest.
bas (ycmcin'bcgut ("er) parish
property.
bie Okmeitt'bcttwttmng see e=
meinbeberoalbuno..
Bcmcin'nit^ig adj. public-spirited.
baS cmur'md muttering.
ncuiiit'Iiri) adj. comfortable.
ber citcrol' (-c) general.
flcttug' adj. (indecl.) enough.
gcuii'gcttb pres. part, sufficient.
bie OJenug'tuung satisfaction.
bao cpra'gc stamp.
baS Qfcqua'fe croaking.
gcra'bc adj. straight ; adv. direct-
ly, just; [)in directly over.
gcro'tcn (a ie a) intr. (aux.
fein) to succeed ; in etroaS ,
to get into something.
gcrau'mig adj. spacious.
!l min fril' null adv. noisily.
gcrcd)t r adj. righteous.
bag crtdjt' (-c) judgment, sen-
tence.
gcr'n(c) adv. gladly.
gcfnm'mclt part, composed.
bcr OJcfong' ( a e) song, singing.
bao (4)cf(Utg'lmc() ("er) hymn-book.
bae 05cfdjaft' (-e) business.
gcfdjc'^cn (ie a e) intr. (aux.
fein) to happen.
gcfdjcit' adj. shrewd.
baa (iJcfdjcnP (-c) gift.
!]cfrt)iitarf'lu* adj. without taste,
inartistic.
gcfdjmci'btg adj. smoothly acting.
bie (BcfcQ'fdjaft (-en) society.
bas (iJcftdjt' (-er) face.
bas OJcftd)t'd)CU ( ) little face.
ber 6Jcftd)t'r,ug (e) feature.
baS 03cfilt'bcl rabble.
gcfpiinnt' part, tense, eager; in
strained relations.
bos OJcfpcnft' (-er) ghost.
gcfpcu'fttfd) adj. spectral.
bas (ycfpb'tf mockery.
baS cfprad)' (-e) conversation.
bie eftolt' (-en) figure, form.
gcftc'^en (-ftanb, -j'tauben) tr. to
confess.
ge'ftcnt adv. yesterday.
gcfttfultc'rcn intr. to gesticulate.
gcftrcng' adj. stern.
gc'ftng adj. of yesterday.
baS Cikftitljl' pews.
bas cfunt'mc humming.
gctroft' adj. confident.
gc>ual)'rcu tr. to perceive.
bie OicttJdft' force, control.
gcttinl'ttg adj. mighty, enormous.
bie OJcttWlte'ltafc (-n) enormous
nose.
bas (ycttJttltb' ("er) garment, coat.
bas cnwf'fer waters.
baS GJeWeljr' (-e) weapon, arm.
ber (ijctt)cl)r'foftcn ( ) gun-case.
baS (yett)Crb'(c) ( ) trade, occu-
pation.
getue'feit part, former, departed.
gcimit'ncn (a o) tr. to gain, win.
gcJuifj' adj. certain.
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109
ba @ett)tf'fett conscience.
gewo'geit part, (favorably) in-
clined.
bie (SJefooIjtt'Ijeit (-en) custom,
habit.
getttiilbt' part, arched, bowed.
ber Ojidjt'onfaU ("e) attack of the
gout.
bag @jift (-e) poison.
glan'jcnb pr^es. part, brilliant.
bag la (*er)" glass.
bie @Ha3'fd)eibe (-n) pane of glass.
ber (SJla^'fdjranf (*e) glass case.
ber lou'be (gen. -ng, pi. -n) faith.
gfau'ften intr. and tr. (dot.} to
believe, think.
ber lau'6ettbegrtff (-e) concep-
tion of faith.
fllcirf) adj. same; adv. immediately.
glet'djen intr. (dot.) to resemble.
gU % iri)'miif;tg adv. evenly.
gfctdj'fam adv. as it were.
glie'bertofenb pres. part, palsying.
bie GHieb'ntafeen (pi.) limbs (of the
body).
bie to'rfc (-n) bell.
ijlortos' adv. gloriously.
bag liitf happiness.
iliitrf liri) adj. happy.
gttt'ljctt intr. to glow.
bie QJno'bc grace.
ber QJo'rfcl ( ) cock (on steeple).
gol'bcn adj. golden.
bie G)olb'trou6e (-n) sweet yel-
low grape.
ber ijn'ncr ( ) protector, well-
wisher.
ber OJott ("er) God, god.
ber (SJot'te^btenft (-e) divine serv-
adj. blasphemous,
bie Qiott^cit (-en) deity.
gott'loS adj. godless.
gott'ticrgeffen adj. impious,
bag rab ( er) grave,
ber 6Jrttb (-e) degree.
gram adj. angry (with).
grofftc'rcn intr. to rage (said of
diseases).
grou adj. gray.
gret'fen (griff, gegriffen) intr. to
put one's hand (grasping); in
etroag , to seize something,
ber (S5rci (-e) old man.
grefl adj. glaring,
bie (SJren'je (-n) boundary, limit,
bag rte'djeutanb Greece.
grte'rfjtfdj adj. Greek,
bie (iSrimaffe (-n) grimace,
ber (ifrtmitt rage.
grim'mig adj. fierce.
adj. (comp. ^er, sup. -"t)
large, great.
adj. magnificent,
bie (ijrij'jje (-n) size, dignity.
grotcSf adj. grotesque.
gritH adj. green,
ber Gkllttb ("e) bottom, ground,
background, reason; 311 e
ge'fyen to go to ruin ; int e at
bottom.
griiu'bcit tr. to establish, found ;
to fathom.
bie GJrup'pc (-n) group,
ber &v\\\} ("c) greeting.
grit f f?Ctt tr. to greet.
gittt'fttg adj. favorable.
gut adj. (comp. bef'fer, sup. beft)
good; adv. well.
gut'wtiitig adj. good-natured.
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VOCABULARY
bag iwr (-e) hair.
Ijnarfletu' adv. minutely.
tya'fccn (hatte, getjabt) tr. to have.
bie a'birf)t3nafe (-n) Roman nose.
ber a'rfen ( ) sea-wall.
fyaf'tcn Mr. to cling.
Ijo'flCr adj. lean, thin.
ber uf)it (*e) cock.
$(lla(i', Calais', interj. halloo.
l)alb adj. half.
bad .>fllb'bunfcl dusk.
bie (ili)'iitfd (-n) peninsula.
ber 4?alb'frci3 (-e) semicircle.
l)u!li r lniit ad. in an undertone.
btt'5 .nl(>'runb (-e) arch.
ber .alf)'traum ("e) vision ; quci'=
Icnber , nightmare.
bie Iwlf'tc (-n) half.
l)iil'lnturti|i adv. like a hall,
colonnade-like.
ber ,$nl ("e) neck.
Ijnlt interj. hold ! wait !
fjal'teu (a ie a) tr. to hold,
consider, keep.
bie .al'tunfl bearing.
bie ,ailb ("e) hand.
bie ^wttb'bcuicfltutfl (-en) move,
wave of the liand.
ber ,>(i)t'bctintrf hand-shake.
ber mu't)cl (") affair.
{jnit'liclu intr. to a<;t, deal by one.
bie ,*oaiib r ftl)rtft (-en) manuscript.
finn'flcu (ii t a) infr. to hang.
l)nu'fclu tr. to tease.
Ijart <lj. (co-mi), "er, sup. "e[t)
hard; pronounced; adv. hard-
ly, roughly ; uor directly in
front of.
Ijttrt'natftfl adj. stubborn.
fyart'fpielenb pres. part, hard-set
Ijof fen tr. to hate.
l)oft'lirf| adj. ugly.
ber ,s>nuc1) (-e) breath.
Ijou'fig adj. frequent.
bag iQautyt ("er) head.
ber ^paupfmonn (gen. -eg, pi.
-leute) captain.
bag .s>aiiy ("er) house ; nad^ e
(to) home ; jit e at home.
ber ^>au3'flur (-en) vestibule.
bie ^jwusi'tur (-en) entrance door.
ber ^ouMuirt (-e) host.
bie ^nut ("e) skin.
IjC interj. eh !
Ije'beu (o o) tr. to lift.
bie >c'rfe (-n) hedge.
ber ^ecr'fufjm ( ) army leader.
fycf'tcit tr. to fix, fasten.
Ijef'tifl adj. violent.
ber ^>ci'bc (-n) heathen.
bag .^ci'bcntum heathenism.
adj. heathen.
salvation.
ber ,)ci'lan& Savior.
tjci'Icn tr. to heal.
fjct'ltfl adj. holy, sacred.
ijctt'losi adj. abominable, awful.
l)Ctm <tdv. at home.
bie ci'mnt (-en) native land.
Ijct'matlD^ adj. homeless.
{jcirn' fcljrcu intr. (aux. [ein) to
return home.
Ijcim' frf)irfcu tr. to send home.
l)Ctm'=fpottcit tr. to overwhelm
with sarcasm.
uniiiiH-Iit intr. to wander
home.
bie ^jci'rot (-en) marriage.
VOCABULARY
f)ei'fjen (ie ei) intr. to be called,
said ; ba3 fyetjjt that is.
Ijet'ter adj. cheerful,
bie .'ccl'iU'ittnt (-en) heroic deed.
Ijel'fen (i a o) intr. (dot.) to
help.
Jjell adj. bright ; eg elacfy'ter
loud laughter,
bag $el'(a Hellas, Greece.
brightness.
adj. Hellenic.
e('lcrd)en ( ) farthing.
(-e) helm, steeple.
IjclDe'ttfd) adj. Helvetian.
ber 4?emb'fnol>f ("e) cuff-button.
J)Cr adv. hither ; Don . . . fyer from.
ljcrab r =f)augen (a i a) intr.
to hang down.
t)ermt'=fttegeH (o o) intr. (aux.
fein) to fly towards one.
I)cran'=tretcn (trittft a e) intr.
(aux. fetn) to step near.
fjcrauf adv. up.
f)crau r adv. out.
l)erau$'=fal)ren (it it a) intr.
(aux. fetn) to rush out ; to
ejaculate.
Ijcrb adj. bitter.
J)crbci'=I)Olctt tr. to summon.
boo >crl)ft'gefiil)l autumn feeling,
ber ^pcrbft'tag (-e) autumn day.
bie ^>crb|t'5cit (-en) autumn time,
ber .fterb (-e) hearth.
f)crctn'=lcu(f)tcn intr. to shine in.
l)cretu'=qucUcu (i o o) intr.
(aux. fetn) to pour in.
I)Cr'=f)OlCH tr. to get.
Ijernacf)' adv. afterwards,
ber ,?>crr (gen. -n, pi. -en) sir,
Mr., gentleman, Lord.
Ijcrr'ItcJ) adj. glorious,
bie^pm 'f t^af t (-en) estate, domain.
Ijerr'fcfictt intr. to reign.
l)er'=fd)aHcit intr. to sound over.
l)er r =ftellett tr. to construct, restore.
ljer'=tragen (a it a) tr. tocarry.
I)cr'=treil)cn (ie ie) tr. to drive
hither.
f)eru'ber=fdjuflcit intr. to sound
across.
f)erum'=ffll)rett (ii u a) intr.
(aux. fetn) to ride about.
l)crum'=fnerf)Ctt (o o) intr. (aux.
fetn) to crawl about.
J)erum f =fdjtt)ebett intr. to soar
about.
IjcrUH'ter=bli(fett intr. to glance
down.
ljeritu'ter=fd)auen intr. to look
down.
ljeruu'ter=fc^cn tr. to lower, de-
grade.
IjcrDor' adv. out ; ausi . . . fjeruor
out from.
^ert>or r =gral)Ctt (a u a) tr. to
dig out.
IjcrMor'=I)Cbcn (o o) tr. to em-
phasize.
I)cri)0r r =fd)rciten (fcfirttt, gefc^rtt=
ten) intr. (aux. fein) to walk
forth.
J)cruor'=treten (trittft a e) intr.
(aux. fein) to step forth.
J)crBor'=tt)erfc (i a o) tr. to
cast forth.
!)erDor'=3tcf)cn (^og, gejogen) tr.
to draw forth.
bao .^crf, (gen. -ene, pi. -en) heart.
fjcrj'fjaft adj. courageous.
l)Cr ( '/Hd) adv. heartily.
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VOCABULARY
bet or bie^ers'muSfcl (gen. -%,pl.
-n) cardiac muscle.
fyeu'te adv. to-day ; narf)t to-
night.
fyeu'ttg adj. of this date, modern.
bie Jpejeret' (-en) witchery.
Ijte'ljer see hier'&er.
Ijtcr adv. here.
Ijier'ljcr adv. hither.
Ijier'tlt adv. herein.
Jjte'ftg adj. local.
ber ^im'tnd ( ) heaven, sky.
l)im' nidoiuillcH : um , for heav-
en's sake.
fjimm'lifd) adj. heavenly.
tyilt adv. there, thither; ii'ber . . .
fiin over across ; unb roie'ber
now and then.
Ijtnauf adv. up.
l)tttauf'=lcucf)teit tr. to light one's
way up.
f)mauf'=fdjtelen intr. to look up
furtively.
I)inauf'=fd)rettcn (fcfyritt, gefdE>rit=
ten) intr. (aux. fein) to walk up.
fyhump =tt)crfcn (t a o) tr. to
cast up.
l)in<w#' adv. out ; ii'ber . . . fiin=
au3 beyond.
ba3 ,mt'bcrtti3 (-ffe) obstruction.
In'itburrf)' adv. through.
Ijiitciit' adv. in, inside.
l)incin'=bfl(fcH (a u a) tr. to
bake in.
fyincin'=(]cl|en (ging, gegangen)
intr. (aux. fein) to enter (into).
!)inciu' = fd)(itpfcn intr. (aux. fetn)
to slip in (to).
t)ht':f)orcn intr. to listen atten-
tively.
^itt'=retett (i i) tr. to carry
away, to enrapture.
Ijin'tcr adj. rear; prep, with dat.
and ace. back of; hinter . . .
fiercer' from back of.
ber ^in'tergrunb background.
Jjintertof'fen (a ie a) tr. to
bequeath.
Ijiu'tcrliftig adv. treacherously,
bie ^utt'tertiir (-en) back door.
^tnii'6cr adv. across.
J)tttii r &er=gcf)cn (ging, gegangen)
intr. (aux. fein) to go over.
ljtmm'ter=ftei(jctt (ie ie) intr.
(aux. fein) to descend.
tytitwcg' fommcu (tarn o) intr.
with iiber (aux. fein) to get over
(a difficulty).
I)in r =tt)cnbcu tr. to turn to.
tyin'=tt>erf en (i a o) tr. to cast
down.
Jjinju^fitgcn tr. to add.
bie .<otii,',u'fiujuu(| (-en) addition.
l)tU3U'=fc^cn tr. to add.
ber ^jirt (-en) shepherd,
bie $>ir'ttn (-nen) shepherdess,
bie ^ut'jc heat.
I)od) adj. (comp. hbfier, sup. fjodEjft)
high.
I)od)'bcutfd) adj. High German.
baS .^odj'gcbtrflC ( ) mountain
range.
fjorfj'gdcgcn adj. elevated.
J)0tf)'jjcttinrf)fcn adj. slender,
ber ,>ori) f jjicfod ( ) pointed gable.
l)0rf) r imftg adj. supercilious.
pdjft adv. highly,
ber ^>of ("'e) court,
bie ^of burg (-en) palace.
Ijoffctt tr. to hope.
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113
bte 4?0ff'nung3foftgfeit hopeless-
ness.
bie 4?of'fapcfle (-n) court band.
bte ^pof'firdje (-n) court church.
Ijuf'Hrf) adj. polite.
bie ^>iif'lid)fett (-en) courtesy.
ber ^of'metfter ( ) steward.
ber ^>of r roum ("e) courtyard.
bie ^>i)'J)e (-n) height.
ber ^o'ljenpg (*e) elevation,
range of hills.
ber ^to'Ijcpunft (-e) climax.
1)01)1 adj. hollow.
bas >ol)H'Iadje(tt scornful smile.
l)o'(ctt tr. to get.
bie ol'Ie (-n) hell.
ber ^iit'Icttfiirft (-en) prince of
darkness.
JjiH'jertt adj. wooden.
ber Burner' Homer.
fyu'reit tr. to hear, listen.
Ijor'ften intr. to nest, roost.
t)iil)fd) adj. pretty.
bad ^Mtt'berttcUdjClt ( ) the hun-
dredth part.
ber ut ("e) hat.
bie ^ut (-en) guard.
bao ,!pitt f d)en ( ) little hat.
id) pers. pron. I.
ibcaHfie'ren tr. to idealize.
ibl)l'Ufd) adj. idyllic.
tfjr pers. pron. you ; poss. adj.
her, their.
im'mcr adv. always.
ttttponic'rcn intr. (dat.) to impress.
in prep, with dat. and ace. in, to,
into.
bie ^n'bntnft fervor.
inbef'fcit adv. in the mean time;
conj. however.
ba^ Stt'ltm interior, heart.
in'ntg adj. heartfelt, deep.
bie $n'fel (-n) island.
ba Sn'felgcftobc ( ) shore of
an island.
tnSgcfomt' adv. altogether.
inftoBtc'ren tr. to install.
tnftinftito' adv. instinctively.
bag ^nftrument' (-e) instrument.
bag ^ttteref'fe (gen. -3, pi. -n)
interest.
bad ^ntrt'gttCttfpiel (-e) intrigue.
ir'gettb adv. some ; ein some,
any.
ir'rcn reft, to be mistaken.
bag ^ta'Hcn Italy.
ber ^tolic'ner ( ) Italian.
ttttlic'nifd) adj. Italian.
i'tettt adv. item.
jo adv. yes, indeed.
bie Sflgb (~ en ) hunt, game-pre-
serve, chase.
bie ^ugb'fHnte (-n) fowling-piece.
bte ^agb'Iuft sport, hunting ardor.
bag ^aljr (-e) year.
bag Saf)rf)HU'bert (-e) century.
bie ^atoufie' (-en) (j pr. like s in
measure) Venetian blind.
jauiul)!' adv. yes indeed.
JC adv. each ; ever ; je . . . be'fto
the . . . the.
jc'ber (fern, jebe, neut. jebeg) adj.
and pron. each, every.
je'berjeit adv. at all times.
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VOCABULARY
adv. however.
jc'iiinlv adv. ever.
jc'ncr (fern, jene, neut. jeneg) adj.
and pron. that, the former.
jcn'feitio, adj. opposite.
jcn'fcitfi* prep, with gen. beyond.
ber 3cfwt' (-en) Jesuit.
jct'jtfl adj. present.
jcfet adv. now.
baei 3ol)an'ne3gcft(J)t (-er) meek
countenance.
ba3 3u'bc(Hcb (-er) song of joy,
carol.
bte ^u'geitb youth.
jung (tdj. (comp. "er, sup. "ft)
young.
ber ^MH'flC (-H) by-
bte ^nitfl'frau (-en) maiden.
ber ^iiiiu'liiii] (-e) youth.
ber $un'fcr ( ) young nobleman.
bte ^un'fertit (-nen) lady.
adj. imperial.
fait adj. (comp. ^er, sup. -"eft)
cool, cold.
bte >ialt'liliitiiifcit coolness, com-
posedness.
ber frnntin' (-e) chimney, mantel.
ber ftnmilt'fcflcr ( ) chimney-
sweep.
bte fiam'ntcr (-n) bedroom, apart-
ment.
famp'fen intr. to battle.
ba3 >f a'ltauii Canaan.
ber \iiiitiulwt' (-en) candidate,
licentiate.
bte .Uano'ttc (-n) cannon.
bte SJou'scl (-n) pulpit.
ba ^ait'sclbrett (-er) pulpit-desk,
bte AJ nit':,clliriiftHit!i (-en) front of
the pulpit ; sides of the pulpit.
bte^an'jdtreWe (-n) pulpit stairs.
bct3 $dpi'tel ( ) chapter.
fdp'pcn tr. to cut (thread),
ber ^opUJt'ner ( ) Capuchin,
bte $arof'fe (-n) state coach,
bag $ar'tenfptd (-e) card-game,
ber iM'fc ( ) cheese,
bie fiatljcbro'Ic (-n) cathedral.
fotfjo'Iifd) adj. Catholic,
ber $auf'pret3 (-e) cost.
tdlint adv. scarcely,
ber ^oMflltcr' (-e) cavalier.
ferf adj. bold.
fein adj. no ; adj. pron. none, no
one.
ber field) (-e) cup.
fcn'nen (fannte, gelannt) tr. to
know.
ber ficn'ncr ( ) connoisseur,
ber Serf (-e) fellow,
bte S'cr'jc (-n) candle,
bte .Qct'tc (-n) chain,
bie fiet'3crgcfcf)td)te (-n) history
of heresies,
ber fiic gravel,
ba^ Sitnb (-er) child ; - - unb
.Uin'beofinb descendants,
ba^ fitnb'djcn ( ) small child,
baby,
bao fiht'bcrangc (gen. -%, pi. -n)
trusting eye.
bad fiin'bcdfinb (-er) grandchild,
bas ilinn (-e) chin,
bte fitr'dje (-n) church,
ber fttr'rfjcnaltcfte (-n) elder.
ba5 Mtr'rijcnbtlb (-er) sacred pic-
ture.
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115
bag Sir'djenltcb (-er) hymn,
ber $tr'd)cntorfteb,er ( ) deacon,
ber Sirdi'gattg going to church.
ber$ird)'gaitgcr( ) church-goer,
ber $trd)'h,of (""e) churchyard.
firdj'ltd) adj. religious,
ber Sirdj'turm ("e) church-steeple,
bie Strdj'turntfpiije (-n) tip of
the steeple.
ber Atirrfi'mca, (-e) way to church,
ber Strfdj'munb (-e) cherry lips,
bag Sif'fett ( ) pillow,
bie At la'ge (-n) complaint.
fla'gett intr. to complain ; tr. to
tell one's complaints.
f(dg'lid) adj. mournful, lamentable,
ber At I an i] ("e) sound, harmony.
flor adj. clear.
bag Slctb (-er) dress ; pi. clothing.
Hei'bcit tr. to dress,
ber Stci'berfdjrant ("e) wardrobe.
Went adj. small.
fleht'fttUt adj. timid.
flop'fctt intr. to knock,
ber Shto'be (-n) boy.
ber Sna'bcufdjuf) (-e) boy's shoe.
fno'rfdt intr. to snap, crack.
fual'tcit intr. to crack, pop.
bie Sttcdjt^'geftaU (-en) form of
a servant.
bag ATnie (-e) knee.
fmr'fdjcn intr. to crunch,
ber &tti(f (-e) courtesy,
bag ftno'd)engcritfte ( ) skeleton,
bie Sno r d)Clth,anb (^e) skeleton
hand.
ber Aino'rijcnmatm skeleton, Death,
ber At nopf (-"e) button,
ber $o'I)olb (-e) imp, goblin,
ber Sto'bolbftreid) (-e) impish trick.
fo'djen tr. to boil, cook.
ber Suffer ( ) trunk.
ber Sol 'ben ( ) gun-stock.
ber Solte'ge (-n) colleague.
bag Solortt' complexion.
ber $olofj' (-fje) colossus.
bie $ombtnattoit'(jabe (-n) gift
of combination.
fo'mifd) adj. comical.
fom'men (!am o) intr. (aux. jetn)
to come, happen,
bie SomiJ'bte (-n) comedy,
bie Soittpagme' (-n) (pr. -panjie)
company.
fonbitionte'ren intr. to serve on
probation.
bie $0ltfuftou' confusion,
fiiu'iicn (fonn'te, gefonnt) intr. to
be able, can.
loufequent' adj. consistent,
bog &ont)olitt' (-e) roll,
ber Sopf (^e) head,
ber So'rott Koran,
ber Sorb (*e) basket,
bag SiJrb'd)Ctt ( ) little basket,
bag Sorlt ( K er) grain, corn ; aufg
nel/men to draw a bead on
some one.
f oft' bar adj. costly.
fo'ftcn intr. with ace. to cost.
fra'rfjCIt intr. to crash, crack,
bie Sraft (-e) power.
fraf'tig adj. strong, powerful,
forceful.
ber Sra'gcn ( ) collar,
bie JTral'le (-n) claw.
franf adj. (comp. ^er, sup. ^ft) sick,
ber Srottf'h,eitfaa (^e) attack of
illness.
frepte'ren intr. (aux. fein) to die.
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VOCABULARY
frcu'jcn tr. to cross.
itmv,fnp'perl0t inter j. confound
it!
ber Sircuj'jug ( a e) crusade,
ber Airteflo'mniut (gen. -e3, pi.
-leute) warrior.
friim'mcH tr. to bend.
bieSrum'mung (-en) bend, crook,
bie $u'd)C (-n) kitchen,
bie u'ge( (-n) bullet,
ber Jht'gelbcutel ( ) bullet-pouch.
fiiljn adj. bold.
riUju'fliefjeitb pres. part, bold,
audacious.
fitnf'ttg adj. future.
funft'retd) adj. artistic, intricate,
bie up'pcloffnung (-en) skylight.
furj adj. (comp. ^er, sup. -"eft)
short ; adv. in short.
fltrj'nieUig adj. entertaining.
fuf'fett tr. to kiss,
bie u$'!)(utb ("e) : eine jii'rcer=
fen to blow a kiss.
8
(ti'rt)dit intr. to smile.
la'djcn intr. to laugh.
baQ SJo'rfjCtt laughter.
la'rfjcrltci) adj. ridiculous.
lo'bctt (a u a) tr. to load; to
invite.
bie iitt'gc (-n) situation,
boo iitt'flCt ( ) camp, bed.
lo'flcrit intr. to encamp, rest,
bao iinub ("cr) land, country,
bie iion'bc^firdjc (-n) established
church.
ItUt'bctfiililtrf) adj. customary.
baoi!oub'l)ou^ (^er) country house.
Innb'fttnbtfi adj. notorious.
bie iiaub'milij militia.
bie aitb'fd)(ift (-en) landscape.
bie Sianb'ftra^c (-n) highway.
ber iianb3'fncrf)t (-e) mercenary.
ber SJtnt'bltttjj3pla<j ("e) landing-
place.
long adj. (comp. *er, sup. *ft)
long.
lon'gc adv. for a long time ; nod)
md)t by no means.
Imt'jiiMt tr. to reach after.
(ami'flCfiOflCtt adj. long-drawn-out.
tnng'fom adj. slow.
bie finjtg'fcitc (-n) the long side.
Itiligft adv. long ago.
lang'utetltg adj. tedious, monoto-
nous.
ber drm noise.
Ittf 'fen (a te a) tr. to let, per-
mit ; not to do.
lo'fterlid) adj. sacrilegious.
ber fififtrijgo'uc (-n) La?strygon.
ba3 Soul) foliage.
bie iiau'bc (-n) arbor.
ber Snuf ("e) barrel (of a gun) ;
pace, gait.
bie Siou'ltc (-n) whim.
lau'frtjcu intr. to listen, eaves-
drop.
laut adj. loud, audible.
Icm'tcr adj. upright.
Jc'bcit intr. to live.
ba<3 iic'bcit life.
Icbcu'biii adj. alive ; ber 2eben=
bige living one.
ber i!c'l)cnfltem breath, pleasure
in life.
ber yc'bcndtDCfl (-e) course of life.
U'li'ljnft adj. lively, animated.
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117
ber fiefc'tng : mein , all my life.
ber fie'bcrlfl ppett ( ) bit of leather.
bag fie'bergeug cross-straps.
leer adj. empty.
bie fiee're (-n) void.
lee'rett tr. to empty.
le'geit tr. to lay ; reft, (with aitf) to
resort to.
le^'nen tr. and refl. to lean.
JeJj'ren tr. to teach.
ber 2eifc (-er)^body.
ber fieib'mofjr (-en) Moorish body-
servant.
leidjt adj. light, graceful.
Ieid)tl)tn' adv. lightly.
Icidjt'fptelenb pres. part, smooth-
ly-acting.
bag fietb harm ; letb tun imp. to
be sorry for.
Ici'bett (litt, gelitten) intr. to suf-
fer ; tr. mo'gen to like.
bie Sci'bcufdjnft (-en) passion.
Ici'beitfcfjttftHd) adj. passionate.
lei'bcr adv. unfortunately.
Icib'ltef) adj. tolerable.
Ict3(e) adj. quiet, gentle.
Ict'ftcn tr. to accomplish ; SerjidEjt'
'-, to renounce.
Icr'nett tr. to learn.
bie Sc'fc (-n) vintage.
Ic'feit (te a e) tr. to read.
leljt adj. last.
lcutf)'tett intr. to glisten, shine,
glow ; aufg 3^ m ' mer / to lig nt
the way to the room.
ber Seurfj'tcr ( ) candlestick.
bie Scu'te (pi.) people.
Icitt'fclijl adj. affable, pleasant.
bie ScDcnt'te the Levant.
bag Sirfjt (-er) light.
bag fitdj'teranguitben candle-light-
ing.
bie td)'hntfl (-en) clearing.
Iteb adj. dear ; ^a'ben to love ;
Sie'beg kindness.
bag fiteb'djett ( ) sweetheart.
bie Ste'De love.
lie'ben tr. to love, like.
He'fcett^ttwrbtg adj. amiable, kind.
bie Ste'&e3&erj$tt)eiflung despair
of love.
bag 2tcfi r ltng3ijebtrf)t (-e) favorite
poem.
bie te&'ltttgftro})lje (-n) favorite
verse.
bie fite'berfoeife (-n) melody.
lie'gen (a e) intr. to lie, to be
located.
bie fii'ttie (-n) line.
linf ad;', left.
bie Stu'fc (declined as adj.) left
hand.
Iht'ftfdj ad;', awkward.
Httf3 adv. to the left.
bie Sift (-en) cunning, stratagem.
li'ftig adj. cunning.
bie Sitetfltur' (-en) literature.
ber Siteratur'fetuter ( ) litte"ra-
teur.
bie Siturgte' (-n) liturgy.
lo'foen tr. to praise; irf) lobe ntir
commend me to.
(o'gifd) adj. logical.
bie I' bl)' it iimi payment.
Io adj. rid (of).
lo'=bred)cn (i a o) intr. (aux.
fein) to break loose, burst out.
I05 r =briilfcu intr. to pull the trig-
ger.
bie Sii'fung (-en) solution.
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bie VuiinlitiU' loyalty.
bie fiuft ( a e) air, breeze.
luf'tig adj. airy.
lii'gen (o o) intr. to lie ; tr. bag
liigt S^r that's a lie (you're
telling).
ber Sump (-en) niggard.
bie 2uft (*e) desire.
Itt'fttg adj. jolly.
bie fiu'fttjjfeit gayety.
ber fitj'rifer ( ) lyric poet.
ittn'riint tr. to make.
modj'ttg adj. mighty.
bas 9Hob r (f)cn ( ) girl.
tttalj'nen tr. and intr. to warn.
bie 2)Zajeft(it' (-en) majesty.
bag 9J}<tl (-e) time.
ina'Iett tr. to paint.
ber 9KaleJ)ar'ru3 stronghold.
ber 9Wa'lerau3brutf ("e) painter's
expression.
man ind. pron. one.
manrt) adj. many a, some; eg
several things ; f o eg so many
things.
ber Wttlt'gel ( ) lack, deficiency.
man'gellt intr. to be lacking.
ber aJlnun (^cr) man.
mouit'ltd) adj. manly.
bie 9Kamt r ltd)feit manliness.
ber SKan'tct ( ) mantle, gown.
ber SJiorf 'ftctlt (-e) boundary stone.
bie 9JJa&'fc (-n) mask, dissimu-
lation.
ba 9Kttfj (-e) measure.
bie 9Kafje : au3 ber en beyond
measure.
Itta'fjtg adj. moderate, temper-
ate.
imifi'uull adj. sober-minded, reg-
ular.
bie 9Kau'cr (-n) wall.
ber iKau'crpidlcr (_) pillar.
bag Waul ("er) muzzle, jaw.
mau'ftg : fid) ma'djen to put on
airs.
nicri)a r iiifri| adv. mechanically.
ber 9Kec^ani'mu (-men) mech-
anism.
bag 2fteer (-e) sea.
bie 9Keer'littcf)t (-en) bay.
bie 9J?eer'far6c color of the sea.
meljr adj. more.
tnci'bcn (ie ie) tr. to avoid.
mein pass. adj. my, mine.
tnetn'cibtg adj. perjured.
IttCt'lten tr. to think, intend.
tnei'uetuicgen adv. for aught I
care.
bie yjict'iiuiiii (-en) opinion, in-
tention.
met'fter^aft adj. masterly.
bag 3Kci'ftcrftittf (-e) master-
piece.
bag 3Wei'ftcrftiirfletn ( ) little
masterpiece.
mdaitdjo'Iifd) adj. melancholy.
Utel'ben tr. to announce.
ber lUciifrii (-en) man, person,
human being.
9Wcn f fcf)cugcbcnfcn memory of
man.
bag 2Kctt'fd)cnn,ebrangc crowd.
bag 9Jlcit p fd)en^cr5 (gen. -eng, pi.
-en) human heart.
bag 9Kcn'fd)cnfittb (-er) human
being.
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119
bag aKcn'ft^cttlcien ( ) human
life.
meu'f(f)eitlcer adj. deserted.
meitfrti'ltri) adj. humane, human.
mef 'fen (i a e) tr. to measure.
bag 9)tef'ftttg brass.
bie 2)Zeu'te (-n) pack of hounds.
bte 9)Jic'ne (-n) mien; ma'=
rfjen to show signs (of).
milb adj. mild.
litilitci'rifd) adj. military.
bie s J92Utt(ir'pcrfott (-en) military
man.
bie 9JMnu'tc (-n) minute.
bag 9Rtft'gcfd)ief (-e) evil fate.
mipott'bcln tr. to mistreat.
tnifjtin'gen(a u) intr. (aux. fein)
to come to naught, fail.
tnifjttcrftc'Iien (-ftanb, -ftanben)
tr. to misunderstand.
mit prep, with dat. with.
mit'=brtngcn (bracfote, gebrarfjt) tr.
to bring along.
mtt'=Ioufcn (au ie au) intr.
(aux. fein) to accompany.
mit'=itel)mcn (ntmmft, nafjm, ge-
nomtnen) tr. to take along.
ttttt'=fpiclen intr. to play along;
(dat.) to treat (roughly).
ber SRit'tng (-e) noon.
bie SJiit'tc (-n) center, midst.
mtt'=tcitcn tr. to impart.
bie SKit'tcUum] (-en) communica-
tion.
mtt'telmfifng adj. middling, me-
dium.
tnit'tctt adv. in the middle ; -
u'ber directly across ; burd)
through the midst ; un'ter
in the midst of.
bie 9JHt'ternad)t midnight.
tttttt'lcr adj. middle.
mtt'=5tel)ett (jog, gejogen) tr. to
drag along.
Itto'bettt intr. to molder.
mo'gen (mod;te, gentorfjt) tr. to
like, may.
miii]'ltri) adj. possible,
bie SJZiig'Udjfcit (-en) possibility,
bet 2JZoI)r (-en) Moor,
ber SJloment' (-e) moment,
ber 9Kottb (-e) moon,
ber 9)ion'tag (-e) Monday,
bas Wloot (-e) bog, swamp,
bie 2JJoo3 r ftcllc (-n) mossy spot,
bie 9)foral f moral.
9Jlore'o the Morea, Peloponnesus.
ntor'gen adv. to-morrow,
ber SJlor'gcit ( ) morning,
ber 9Jtor'gcnbefud) (-e) morning
visit.
mor'gcnfrifdj adj. fresh as the
morning.
bie 9)iofd)CC r (-n) mosque,
ber 9)iof'Icr Moselle (wine),
bag SJlotUi' (-e) theme,
bie Wlot'te (-n) moth,
bie SDlii'de (-") gnat.
mii'bc adj. tired,
bie Wit'lje (-n) trouble, difficulty,
bag 2Jliil)l f rab (^er) mill-wheel,
ber aiil'Ier ( ) miller,
bie SJJitl'Icrtn (-nen) miller's wife,
ber 2)htnb (-e) mouth.
muu'bcit intr. to open (into),
ber SOhutb'nrinfel ( ) corner of
the mouth.
IttUtt'feln intr. to whisper,
bte 9)lu'fc (-n) muse.
ntufijic'rcn intr. to make music.
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bte Wutf'fclf rnf t muscular power.
bte Wusfc'tc (-n) musket.
miif'fctt (ntufite, gemufet) intr. to
be compelled, must.
ttttt'ftertt tr. to inspect.
ber SRttt mind, courage.
bte 2Kitt'ter (") mother.
bie 2Kt)'fttf mysticism.
ber 9Kt)'tl)tfer ( ) (lit. mythical
person), ber SJltjtIjifo'ner ( ),
bie SRtytljtfo'tterin (-nen), in-
habitant of Mythikon.
bag 9Ki)tIjtfo'tterfird)lettt the little
church in Mythikon.
ttad) prep, with dot. to, towards,
after, according to.
bte 9tad) f aljtnung (-en) imitation.
ber 9Jad)'6ar (gen. -g, pi. -n)
neighbor.
bag 9?adj'barfinb (-er) neigh-
bor's child.
itarfjbem' conj. after.
bag 9Zarf)'bcnfett deliberation.
ltad)'benlltd) adj. thoughtful, med-
itative.
ber 9?o'd)cn ( ) skiff.
ttadj'-fommctt (fatn o) intr.
(aux. fein) to follow after.
nod)'=Ioffcn (a te a) tr. to be-
queath, fail to do.
ber 9?arf) r mtttaft (-e) afternoon.
nad)'=rufcn (te u) tr. (dot.) to
call after.
ber 9Zad) f rul)m posthumous re-
nown, fame.
od)'=fcl)cn (ie a e) intr. (dat.)
to look after.
itiirilft adj. nearest, immediate.
narfj'ftCtt^ adv. soon, presently.
nod)'=^ocn (o te o) tr. to
push after, ram in on top.
bie 9*orf)t (*e) night,
nfirij'ttficu intr. to stay over
night.
unrtits? adv. in the night,
ber Wa'den ( ) neck,
bie 9Ja'bcl (-n) needle,
bag 9Zo'bcI^l3 ("er) conifers,
evergreens.
na'gen tr. to gnaw.
na'f)(e) (comp. "r, sup. na'a^ft)
adj. near.
bte IKa'lje nearness, vicinity.
no'^ertt refl. to approach.
nfilj'rcn tr. to support, cherish.
Itottt' adj. naive.
ber Wa'mc (gen. -ng, pi. -n) name,
ber ^a'men^ng ("e) signature,
monogram.
itnm'ljaft adj. well-known,
ber yiavt (-en) fool.
ttor'rcit tr. to make game of.
bte 9?orretct' (-en) tomfoolery,
bag 9ta'rf)Cn ( ) little nose,
bte 9?tt'fe (-n) nose,
ber 9?a'fenflitflcl ( ) side of the
nose.
bie Softer (-n) adder,
bte 9Zotur' nature,
until r'Hrt) adj. natural ; adv. nat-
urally, of course,
bag 9?atur'f^tct (-e) freak of
nature,
bte 9Zntur'n)aljrljett truth to
nature,
bte 9?c'ticH)iille (-n) covering of
fog.
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121
ne'fieit prep, with dot. and ace.
beside, next to.
tte'beneutanber adv. next to each
other,
bag Sfe'bcnjitnmer ( ) adjoining
room.
ttelj'tttctt (nimmft, naljtn, genom=
men) tr. to take.
ttei'gcu tr. to bow, bend,
bie ^Jci'flun^ (-en) affection.
neill adv. no. '
neit'ncit (nannte, genannt) tr. to
name.
ber 9Jert> (-en) nerve,
bag Stelj (-e) net.
Itct'jcu tr. to moisten.
neu adj. new ; con etn anew,
neu'er adj. recent,
bie 9Zcu'gicrbe curiosity.
nett'gierig adj. curious.
tteu'ltd) adv. recently.
neuu num. nine.
Iteu'Wcrfafjtparf . recently written.
uid)t adv. not.
tttd)t3 indecl. nothing.
tti'rfctt tr. to nod.
ttte adv. never.
ntc'bcr adv. down.
mc r ber=britrfett tr. to press down.
ttic'fccr!]efd)Iogen part, despond-
ent.
mc'ber-Ijaugett (a i a) intr. to
hang down.
ntc'bcr=Ittffcn (ci ie a) tr. to
lower, let down.
nie'ber=legen tr. to lay down,
resign.
ttte'bcv=fd)Ingctt (a it a) tr. to
knock, cast down ; intr. (aux.
fetn) to snap down.
me'ber=fdjm6ett (ie ie) tr. to
write down.
nte'ber=tt)erfett (i a o) tr. to
throw down, overcome.
ttteb'lid) adj. neat.
tueb'rig adj. low.
ttte'mal adv. never.
ntmntermc^r' adv. nevermore.
nod) adv. yet, still; ge'jtern ,
only yesterday ; conj. nor.
itiirb'lirt) adj. northern.
HO'tigcn tr. to urge, compel,
bie 9?um'mer (-n) number.
tttltt adv. now ; interj. well !
tmr adv. only,
ber 9Ju^ use ; ju e nta'cfjen to
turn to advantage.
ttiit'gcn tr. to benefit,
bie 9Jt)m'pI)e (-n) nymph.
O
D interj. 0, oh !
ob conj. whether.
o'dcit adv. above.
o'&er adj. upper.
o'bcrft adj. uppermost.
ber D'fccrft (-en) colonel,
0'bcr conj. or.
bie Dbljffee' Odyssey.
bag 6l (-e) oil.
of'fett&flr adj. evident.
iJf'feittHd) adj. public.
off'ttCtt tr. to open.
oft adv. often.
olj'ne prep, with ace. without.
bag Dljr (gen. -3, pi. -en) ear.
ber Dfto'fccrhtg (-e) October day.
bie Drb'mtttg order.
bag Organ' (-e) organ, faculty.
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poor adj. few.
pn'rfcu tr. to pack ; to seize.
poff interj. bang !
ber *pontff (-en) panisc.
ber $apa' (gen. -s, pi. -s) papa.
bas Copier' (-e) paper.
bte ^Sop'pel (-n) poplar-tree.
ber ^aroflropl)' (-en) paragraph.
bas ^ar'djen ( ) couple, pair.
bie ^Jortei' (-en) part, party.
bas $ot'd)cn ( ) godchild.
ber ^Jo'te (-n) godfather.
bas s J5o'tcnftnb (-er) godchild.
patrto'tifd) adj. patriotic.
ber $atrt'ctu (-cit) patrician.
bie ^otron'tnfdje (-n) cartridge-
box.
iwus'liarfirt adj. round-cheeked.
bte ^Jou'fc (-n) pause, stop.
pcdj'ft^wnrs adj. pitch-black.
pcrfcft' adj. perfect.
ber ^erpment'faonb (^e) parch-
ment-bound volume.
bte ^erfott' (-en) person.
pcrfon'Hd) adv. personally.
bie ^krit'rfe (-n) wig.
bte *}?cft pestilence.
ber *)?fab (-e) path.
ber ^Jfttf'fc (-n) parson, priest.
pffif ftfd) adj. priestlike, priestly.
bte s jjfar'rc (-n) parsonage.
ber ^Sfar'rcr ( ) pastor.
bas $farr r f)aiid ("er) parsonage.
bas ^farr'ftnb (-er) parishioner.
ber ^fcr'bcfufj ( a c) hoof.
ppa'ftcrit tr. to pave.
pflc'flClt intr. to be accustomed to.
bte ^flitfjt (-en) duty.
bte ^Sfor'te (-n) gate, entrance.
ber ipfrop'fcn ( ) wad -
^)fui interj. fie ! for shame !
ba $funb (-e) pound.
bie $fyantafie r (-n) fantasy, imagi-
nation.
pl)tlo[opl)tc'rcu intr. to philoso-
phize.
bag ^U'gerfdjtff (-e) boat full of
pilgrims.
bas *piftol' (-e), bte ^ifto'le (-n),
pistol.
bas $tftol'd)en ( ) little pistol.
ber ^Jlon ("e) plan.
plu'itcit tr. to plan.
ber *|SItt<j ("e) place, seat.
intr. to chat, talk.
) adj. plebeian.
adv. suddenly.
pliiu'bcrn tr. to plunder.
po'cijcn intr. to knock.
bte ^ocftc' poetry.
ber ^5oct' (-en) poet.
Vofnu'iicu intr. to trumpet.
bte ^ofttur' (-en) posture.
ber $of'fcn ( ) trick.
bas *4$0'fto : faf fen to assume
position.
adj. splendid.
irf (-e) splendid piece,
masterpiece.
prc'biflClt tr. and intr. to preach.
bte HSrc'biflt (-en) sermon.
ber ^Srcid (-e) price ; urn let'nen
, under no circumstances.
prci3'=gcbeit (i a e) tr. to ex-
pose.
bas ^roftl' (-e) profile.
projcfftc'ren tr. to prosecute.
prit'fcn tr. to test.
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123
bet ^faltn (-e) psalm.
bag H$u'blihim the public, audi-
ence.
poppng.
bag ^Jul'ner ( ) powder.
bag $ul'Der!)0rit (*er) powder-
horn.
bag $ul'tierttiiJlW|ett ( ) a little
cloud of powder-smoke.
bie ^SuI'tierHJOlfc (-n) powder-
smoke.
ber ^Junft (-e) point.
Jwttf'to prep, with gen. on the
charge of.
adj. purple.
quit 'leu tr. to torture.
quattfijtcrt' part, qualified.
bag Duartter' (-e) quarter, section.
bag Cuer'brctt (-er) thwart.
ber duer'winb (-e) cross-wind.
tr. to say in broken
German etc. ; bag >eutfcf)e b
in broken German.
ro'bcrn tr. to rack.
roftf) adj. rapid.
ro'frfjeln intr. to rustle.
ber Dio'fcuftrcif en ( ) strip of sod.
rofoitntc'rcn intr. to argue.
ber 9Jat counsel, advice ; 511 e
jie'tyen to ask for advice.
rut'10 adj. perplexed.
bie JRat^'laube (-n) town-hall
cellar.
ber Oiciu'foer ( ) robber.
ber Wnurf) smoke.
ber })i(iuf'l)i)lb (-e) brawler.
tttU'fen refl. to scuffle.
roulj adj. rough, coarse.
ber JRaitm ("e) space, room.
rcnliftc'tett tr. to realize.
bie JReolitot' reality.
bie 9Jc'6e (-n) vine.
bag 9?eb'gelanbe vineyards.
bag JRcB'^u^tt ("er) partridge.
bie 9ie^'ttling (-en) account, bill.
redjt adj. right; adv. very, di-
rectly; ha' 6 en to be right;
bie 9iecf/te right hand.
bag 9ted)t (-e) right, privilege.
redjt'jeittg adv. at the proper time.
bte 9Jc'be (-n) speech.
fC'bcn intr. to speak.
reb'ltrf) adj. honest.
reformtert' part, reformed.
re'jJC adj. active, lively.
re'flefmoffig adj. regular.
rc'gen reft, to move, stir.
bie 9fe'gung (-en) impulse.
rc^obilttic'ren tr. to rehabilitate.
bag 9?etd) (-e) empire.
retd)'&efet5tpar. richly ornament-
ed, jeweled.
rei'djcn tr. to reach; bie anb ,
to shake hands.
retdj'Hdj adj. plentiful ; adv. freely.
reif adj. ripe.
bie Oiet'lje (-n) series, turn.
rct'nten intr. to rhyme ; refl. to
correspond.
rei'ntgen tr. to clean.
tein'Hd) adj. pure, cleanly.
ret'fett intr. (aux. fetn) to travel.
tci'jjen (i i) tr. to tear ; etne
rimaf fe , to make a face.
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rct'tcn (ritt, geritten) intr. (aux.
fetn and fyaben) to ride,
ber 9Jcis (-e) charm.
rci'jcnb pres. part, charming.
rclcgie'ren tr. to expel,
bte JReltgton' (-en) religion,
bie SJcpublif (-en) republic.
repubUfn'mfd) adj. republican,
bas SHe'quiem (gen. -3, pi. -s)
requiem,
bie OJequifittDu' (-en) (pr. -jion)
requisition.
reftgntert' part, resigned.
tcfohtt' adj. resolute,
ber SHefpcft' respect,
bag 9Jcfultat' (-e) result, outcome,
ber 5)if)0'tw3 Rhodes.
ridj'ten tr. to judge; 3x1 run'be
, to destroy.
viri)'tij] adj. correct, proper; adv.
correctly, indeed, sure enough,
bag JRic'feugcbirge Riesengebirge
(Giant Mountains),
bie JKtJJ'pc (-n) rib.
rebuff adj. robust,
ber JKorf'htopf (*e) coat-button,
ber ffiorf'fdjofj f e) coat-tail,
bie ffiotf'tafdjc (-n) coat-pocket,
bao JRo^r ("e) tube,
bas JRoI) r rirf)t (-e) reed-bank,
ber JRofo'foftil rococo style,
bie 5)Jol'lc (-n) role.
rol'Icu tr. to roll,
bae 9f{ij (-e) horse, steed.
rot adj. red.
ber !Kit'bc3af)( Number Nip.
rurf)'lo3 adj. nefarious.
rit'tfcn tr. and intr. (aux. fetn) to
move,
ber JHit'rfctt ( ) back.
bie }){iirf'fcl)r return.
bie JRitrf'tDnnb (^e) rear wall.
rijrf'ttjfirt^ adv. backwards.
bao JRu'bcr ( ) oar.
ru'bcrn tr. to row.
ber JRu'ber-jug ("e) stroke of an
oar.
ber 9Juf (-e) cry, call ; reputation.
ru'fen (ie it) tr. to call, cry.
bie SKn'Ije quiet, deliberation.
ru'ljctt intr. to rest.
ru'ljig adj. quiet.
ritb/mett tr. to praise ; to boast.
rub,m'rcirf) adj. renowned.
ritlj'rcu tr. to touch ; to affect,
move.
bie iiil|'nui!i emotion.
bie JRui'nc (-n) ruin.
rutnie'rcn tr. to ruin.
rumo'rctt intr. to make a racket.
ruttb adj. round.
ba3 9iunbctt r (-e) round garden-
bed.
rutt'^cfn tr. to wrinkle.
rii'fttg adj. vigorous.
ber ttol (gen. -s, pi. die) hall,
room.
bas Safftait'futteral (-e) morocco-
lined case.
bie o'flc (-n) rumor.
fo'gCM tr. to say, call, tell.
ber Sot'tO ((/en. -3, pi. -s) leap.
ber Snlut'frfjuf? ("e) military sa-
lute.
fnm'mcllt tr. to gather.
ber Som'mct velvet.
ber Sam'mctrorf (^e) velvet coat.
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fdttft adj. gentle.
fanft'mitttg adj. meek, mild.
ber Su'tait Satan.
fat'tettt tr. to saddle.
ber alj (^e) sentence ; leap.
fau'fen (fa'ufft, foff, gefoffen) intr.
to drink (of beasts) ; to guzzle.
bie gmu'le (-n) column.
bie Scc'nc (-n) scene.
ber Sffja'bernarf (-e) trick, hoax.
bie Sdjadj'tel (-n) box.
ber djo'be (gen. -ng, pi. "n) dam-
age, loss.
ber <Scf)o't>el ( ) skull.
frfja'beit intr. (dat.) to harm,
damage.
fdjtt'bcitfrol) adj. malicious.
frfjof'feit tr. to do, provide; jur
(Stel'le , to bring to the spot.
ber @d)ttll (-e) sound.
fdjdl'Ien intr. (aux. fein) to re-
sound, reecho.
fdjrtl'ten intr. to rule.
fdjii'men refl. to be ashamed (of).
bie djoit'be disgrace.
bie @d)flr (-en) band, multitude.
frf)(trf adj. (comp. ^er, sup. *ft)
sharp, clear.
frfjarf'geseirfjnet part, clean-cut.
ber @rf| often ( ) shadow.
ber Sd)0ij (*e) treasure.
fdjiilj'bar adj. valued.
ber tfjou'ber shudder, horror.
fdjou'crtt intr. to shudder.
ba^ djcw'fptel (-e) spectacle,
sight.
bie Srfjet'be (-n) target.
fdjei'bcn (ie ie) intr. (aux. fein)
to depart ; tr. to part, separate.
ber djein (-e) reflection.
fdjei'nen (ie ie) intr. to appear;
to shine.
ber Srtjclm (-e) rascal.
fd)el f tctt (i a o) tr. to scold,
ber <Srf|en'fclfii|lu ("e) grip of
the knees.
frfiett'fen tr. to give, present,
ber rfjenf'tifd) (-e) sideboard.
fdje'teit refl. to go away,
ber djerg (-e) joke.
ba <Sd)er5'Jort (-e) jesting word.
frfjett'eit refl. to shrink.
fdjie'ften (o o) tr. to shoot,
bag @d)tefe'gettJel)r (-e) firearm,
bag @d)iff (-e) ship; nave,
ber rfjiff' brud) ( a e) shipwreck,
ber <2rf)tff'brud)tp (declined as
adj.) castaway,
bag rfjiff'Ieitt ( ) little ship,
boat,
ber <3d)iff'motttt (gen. -eg, pi.
-leute) sailor.
bie Sri)ilb'iuarf)e (-n) sentinel.
fdjil'Icrnb pres. part, iridescent,
ber @d)impf dishonor.
fdjintp'fett tr. to abuse, scold,
bag 3rf|Iarf) r tenbilb (-er) battle-
picture.
ber Stfjlaf sleep,
bie Sd)l(i'fe (-n) temple (of the
brow).
fdjta'fcn (a ie a) intr. to sleep.
fd)laf'lo3 adj. sleepless.
@d)ffif r miti?e (-n) nightcap,
bag djlaf'jimmcr ( ) bedroom,
ber 3rf](ag ("e) stroke.
fd)(a'f)cn (a u a) tr. to strike,
beat.
fdjlan'geln refl. to wind.
fd)lauf adj. graceful.
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frfjtott adj. shrewd.
frt)k'ri)t adj. mean, bad ; adv.
poorly.
frf)Icrt)t'uiC!i adv. simply.
ber <Sd)leid)'nejj (-e) secret path.
fd)ltd)t adj. simple, plain.
fdjltc'jjeit (o o) tr. to close, con-
clude.
fdjHefj'lid) adv. finally, eventually.
fd)Hmm adj. bad.
ba3 3d)luf; (*er) lock ; castle.
ber djtof fcr ( ) locksmith.
fdjlof'fem Mr. to do locksmith's
work.
ber Srt)lot ( a e) chimney, flue.
fdjhl'rfett intr. to swallow, gulp.
fdjlurf'tfleife adv. by mouthfuls.
ber Sdjlunt'mcr slumber.
fdjlum'mertt intr. to slumber.
fdjJiir'fen tr. to sip.
ber 3rt|litfi ("e) conclusion.
fdjmiidj'ttg adj. slight, weak.
fd)iitii() r lid) adj. disgraceful.
fd) m u I adj. thin, narrow.
bie Sdjmctdjelei' (-en) flattery.
fdimerj'Hd) adj. painful, sorrow-
ful.
fdjmcrs'ttoU adv. painfully.
fdjmct'tmt intr. to crash.
fdjmie'bcn tr. to forge.
frfintitrf adj. trim.
ber 3rf)nal r (cnfd)ul) (-e) buckle-
shoe.
ber Sdjuce'berfl (-e) snow-capped
mountain.
fdjnci'ben (fdjiiitt, gefchmtten) tr.
to cut.
fd)ltell adj. quick.
ber Sdjuttt (-e) cut ; slice.
bao 2d|iiiti'un'rf carving.
ber 3d)itiir'fcl ( ) flourish.
ber djof'fc (-n) assessor.
fdjott adv. already.
fdjiin adj. beautiful.
fdjo'ncn tr. to spare, treat kindly.
bie @d)iJn'^ctt (-en) beauty.
fd)ity'feit tr. to draw (water);
21'tem , to draw breath.
ber (Sdjop'pen ( ) half a bottle
(of wine).
ber @d)orn f ftein (-e) chimney.
ber 3d)u jj ("e) lap ; tail (of a coat).
friiriifl adj. slanting.
ber @d)rcrf fright.
fd)rcrf'(id) adj. terrible.
fdjrei'bcn (ie ie) tr. and intr. to
write.
fdjret'en (ie ie) intr. to scream.
fdjrei'ten (fcfyritt, gefcfjritten) intr.
(aux. fein) to stride, step.
ber rtjritt (-e) pace, step.
fdjroff adj. abrupt.
fd)iid)'tern adj. modest, shy.
bag djul'bubengelodjter school-
boy laughter.
fdjul'big adj. guilty ; indebted.
bie dju'le (-n) school.
bie djul'ter (-n) shoulder.
ber @d)u^ ("e) shot.
fdjiit'tcln tr. to shake.
fdjilt'jeit tr. to protect.
ber djulj'getft (-er) guardian
spirit.
ber djitlj'ltng (-e) prot^g^,
charge.
fd)tuad) adj. (comp. ^er, sup. *ft)
weak.
bie 3rt)Uiii'ri|c (-n) weakness.
fdjttm'ncn imp. to have a presenti-
ment.
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bag <5rf)tt>an'fett swaying.
frf)HJor r ntertfef) adj. visionary.
frfjttwrs adj. (comp. *er, sup. "ft)
black; ber cfjroar'je negro; bag
dEjroar'je bull's eye.
ber djroars'rorf (*e) black-coat;
parson.
fd)tt)e'6en intr. to float.
frfjtoe'btfcf) adj. Swedish.
fdjtoe'felgelb adj. sulphurous, yel-
low as sulphur.
fdjttJei'gen (ie ie) intr. to be si-
lent.
bag (Sdjtoei'gen silence.
fd)ttetg'fant adj. silent, taciturn.
ber <Sd)ttei'tteb,unb (-e) nasty fel-
low.
ber 3rf)!ueif? sweat, labor.
ber @(!)ttJei'serfee (gen. -3, pi. -n)
Alpine lake.
fattier adj. heavy ; serious.
fd)ncr'ftrielettb see fyarf fpielenb.
ber Srfjnrie'gerfoljn ("e) son-in-
law.
bie djime'rigieit (-en) difficulty.
fdjttitn'gen (a u) tr. to swing.
frfjWiJ'rcn tr. to swear.
ber Sdjnmr ( *e) oath.
fed)S num. six.
fetfjft num. adj. sixth.
ber Sedj'stger ( ) sexagenarian.
ferfj'jtgja'Ijrtg adj. sixty years old.
ber cc (gen. -g, pi. -n) lake,
bie See'bmte (-n) expanse of
the lake.
bie Sce'budjt (-en) bay, inlet.
bie Scc'gtorfc (-n) bell near the
lake.
bie cc'lc (-n) soul.
ber Secl'forger ( ) pastor.
bie (Sec'Iuft ( c e) lake breeze.
bie (Scc'mittc (-n) middle of the
lake.
bie cc'fcitc (-n) side towards
the lake.
ba ee'llfcr ( ) lake shore.
ba e'get ( ) sail.
ber e'gctt blessing.
fcg'nen tr. to bless.
fe'fyett (ie a e) tr. to see.
fefjr adv. very.
bie (Sei'fcnblofe (-n) soap-bubble.
fein (roar, geroe'fen) intr. (aux.
fein) to be.
fcin poss. adj. his, its.
fei'nigc (ber, bte, bag) poss. pron.
his.
fett con;', and prep, with dot.
since ; lan'gem for a long
time.
bie <Set'tc (-n) side.
ber ci'tcnilid (-e) sidelong
glance.
bag ei'tettgetoeljr (-e) side-arm.
bie cf'tc (-n) sect.
fcI6 adj. same.
fd'ficr ind. pron. self.
felfcft ind. pron. self ; adv. even.
bag @dl)ft f geful}l self-conscious-
ness.
felb'ftottbig adj. independent, self-
dependent.
felbft'fiidjttg adj. selfish.
felbft'Derftanblid) adv. of course.
fe'ltg adj. blessed ; of blessed
memory.
fcl'tcn adj. rare.
felt'font adj. odd, peculiar.
felt'fomcrttJcife adv. strangely
enough.
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fen'bcn (fanbte, gef anbt) tr. to send.
feu'fcit tr. to lower.
ber (Sermon' (-e) sermon.
ber Scf'fel ( ) chair, stool, seat.
fet'ijen tr. to place; reft, to sit
down.
fcuf'jcn intr. to sigh.
fid) refl. pron. himself, herself,
itself, themselves ; yourself,
yourselves.
fi'djer adj. firm, sure.
fidjt'bur adj. visible.
fidjt'Ud) adv. evidently.
fie see er.
ftc'ben num. seven.
ficbemutbDicr'jigft num. adj. forty-
seventh.
ber Sicg (-e) victory.
fieg'ljaft adj. victorious.
ba3 Sil'bcr silver.
ber Sil'Ocrbcfdjlag silver plating.
fU'bcrn adj. silvery.
ftu'gcu (a it) tr. to sing.
ber Sinn (-e) sense.
filt'nen intr. to meditate, think.
Hii'tniinl conj. whereas.
jiU'Iid) adj. moral.
ber Silj (-e) seat.
fit'jcn (jajj, gefefjen) Mr. to sit.
ba3 Sfclctt' (-e) skeleton.
fftJStc'rcn tr. to sketch.
fo adv. then, thus, such ; conj.
so, therefore.
fofort' adv. immediately.
fogar' adv. even.
fo'gcitnititt part, so-called.
foglctd)' adv. immediately.
bie Solj'le (-n) sole.
fold) adj. such.
ber Solbat' (-en) soldier.
bie Soibn'tCHfrijuHrrc (-n) sol-
dier's joke.
fol'lcn intr. to be obliged, must
shall.
fount' conj. therefore, conse-
quently.
f on 'bent conj. but.
ber 3onn r nl)citb (-e) Saturday.
bie (Son'nc (-n) sun.
fon'negcbrount adj. sun-browned.
ber Son'nenftro^l (gen. -, pi.
-en) sunbeam.
ber Soun'tog (-e) Sunday.
fuuu'tiig(id) adv. every Sunday ;
an'getcm in Sunday dress.
ber Sonn'tagSrorf ("e) Sunday
coat.
fonft adv. otherwise, else, formerly.
forg'ffifttg adv. carefully,
foilDerfitt' adj. sovereign.
fonicit' adv. so far as.
bie Spon'gc (-n) clasp, buckle.
ber pa'lttcr ( ) Spaniard.
bao 8vo'nifd)briJtd)en ( ) Span-
ish bun.
fpan'ttett tr. to tighten, stretch ;
ben >al)n , to cock a gun.
ber Spofj ( a e) joke, fun.
fpttt adj. late.
ber S^Ct'fefottl (-fdle) dining hall.
ber Spcftei'fcl noise, uproar.
fpcftd'fcdt intr. to make a noise.
bao Spiel (-e) game, play.
bao 2picl'd)CU ( ) little game.
fptc'fcu intr. and tr. to play ;
simulate.
ba$ SpicJ'^cug plaything(s).
fphj adj. acute, pointed.
ber Spilj'iwrt ("e; pointed beard,
Vandyke beard.
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129
bag piij'bogenfenfter ( ) Gothic
window.
bie pit'je (-n) tip, point.
bet <3pott derision, scorn.
fpot'tCH tr. to deride.
ber Jjot'ter ( ) scoffer, derider.
bag pott'Kcblein ( ) little satir-
ical song.
bie pro'dje (-n) language.
bag pratfl'roljr (*e) speaking-
trumpet.
ber @prad)'fd)ai| ("e) vocabulary.
fpre'djeit (i a o) intr. to speak.
fprit'jen intr. to splash.
ber prtid) ( "e) judgment.
ber Sprung ("e) jump.
ber put (-e) specter ; joke.
bie @tuat'pcrutfe (-n) state wig.
ber toat^'Dcrroter ( ) traitor to
one's country.
ber Stndjet (gen. -g, pi. -n) sting.
ftd r (f)Cln r. to urge, goad on.
bie tabt (-e) city.
bas Stfibt'rfjcit ( ) little town.
ftab'ttfrf) adj. in the city.
bie Staffa'cje (g pr. like s in
measure) living figures in a
landscape.
ber Stttlttm ("e) trunk, stem.
ber Stnmm'lwum ("e) family tree.
ftam'mdu tr. to stammer.
ftnm'iuij) adj. robust, stout.
ber Stnnb stand, position, profes-
sion ; fyal'ten to hold one's own.
ftan'btg adv. continually.
ber Staitb'JJUttft (-e) standpoint.
ftorf adj. (comp. -er, sup. "ft)
strong ; adv. much.
fttttiomc'rcu (pr. =310=) intr. (aux.
jein) to be stationed.
ftfltt prep, with gen. instead of.
bie tfit'tc (-n) location, scene.
fte'djcn (i a o) intr. to stick.
fte'djenb pres. part, pointed.
fte'rfen intr. to be hidden, to be (in).
bag te'deitpferb (-e) hobby.
fte'Ijcn (ftanb, geftanben) intr. to
stand.
ftelj'Ien (ie a o) tr. to steal.
ber tetg (-e) path.
ftci'gen (ie ie) intr. (aux. jein)
to climb up, get up, rise.
ftcit adj. steep.
ber <5teiu (-e) stone.
bie tcitt'bttnf (-"e) stone bench.
bev teiu'bogen ( ) stone arch.
ftei'ttern adj. stone, of stone.
bie teitt'plottc (-n) stone slab.
bie tel'lc (-n) position, place.
ftcl'Jen tr. to place.
bie tel'tung (-en) position.
ber Stcr'bcfaH ("e) death.
ftcr'bcn (i a o) intr. (aux.
fein) to die.
ftcrfi'lid) adj. mortal.
fii'djdtt intr. to taunt, criticise.
fttc'bcn (o o) intr. to fly about.
ber tie'fet ( ) boot.
ber (Sttcr (-e) steer.
fttf'ten tr. to found.
(till adj. still, quiet.
bie Stt('(c silence.
fttfl'=ftef)en (ftanb, geftanben) intr.
to stand still.
bie @ttnt r mitng (-en) mood.
bie Stirlt(e) (-n) forehead.
bao totf'Jtierf (-e) story.
ftiiij'ncn tr. to groan.
ftol'pcru intr. (aux. fein) to stum-
ble.
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VOCABULARY
fcer tfl'refrieb (-c) mischief-
maker.
ftfi'rcn tr. to disturb.
bie tij'rung (-en) disturbance.
ber toft (*e) push ; blast.
fto'feen (o ie o) tr. to bump,
push, run.
ftot'tern tr. to stammer.
fttdrf^ adv. straight, directly.
bie tro'fe (-n) penalty, punish-
ment.
ffrfl'fen tr. to punish, reprove.
ftraf'fSUig adj. culpable, con-
demned.
ber Stroll (gen. -3, pi. -en) stream.
ftrafy'fcn intr. to glow.
bie rra'fte (-n) street.
ber trcid) (-e) trick.
ftrei'djeit (i i) tr. to cancel.
ftreuQ'blicfcnb pres. part. stem.
bie Strode (-n) line, verse.
bie Stu'bc (-n) room.
two Stittf (-e) piece.
bie 3tiiff' uinnt) ("e) stucco wall.
bie 3tubicr r ftul)C (-n) study-room.
bao 3tubicr'3tmmcr ( ) see tu=
bierftube.
bas Stu'bium (gen. -3, pi. -ten)
study.
bie Stit'fc (-n) step, stage, level,
grade.
ber 3tufj( C'e) chair.
ftitl'pcn tr. to tilt.
bie Stuii'bc (-n) hour.
ber Sturm ("e) storm.
ftiit'^en tr. to brace.
fu'rfjcn tr. to look for, seek.
ber Sii'bcn the South.
fitb'fid) "'(/ southern.
bie 2iib'|"cttC (-n) south side.
bie (Sum'mc (-n) sum.
fum'mcn intr. to hum.
fummtc'ren tr. to sum up.
ber @umpf ("e) swamp.
ber iin'bcr ( ) sinner.
fiifj adj. sweet.
tt>et'nc=unb see Srfjroeinefiunb.
bie Si)itilio f lif symbolism.
bie tjnago'gc (-n) synagogue.
bie S^no'bc (-n) synod.
to'beUoS adj. faultless.
bie Xo'fcl (-n) table.
ber a'felbt3fitr (-e) table-talk.
tfl'feln intr. to dine.
ber og (-e) day ; ber jiing'ftc ,
Judgment Day.
bag Sa'geSltdjt daylight.
tog 'ltd) adj. daily.
ton'5cn intr. to dance.
top'fcr adj. brave, bold.
bie Xo'fdjc (-n) pocket.
ber Xo'fdjcnfpiclcr ( ) juggler.
bie Xot (-en) deed ; in ber , in
fact, indeed.
bie Xttt'fodjc (-n) fact.
bie Xflu'fc baptism.
talt'gcit intr. to be suitable.
ber cil (-e) part.
tci'fcu tr. to share.
ber Xcl'leitfdjufe Tell's shot.
ber Xcm'pcl ( ) temple.
bas Xcr^crol' (-e) pocket-pistol.
bus Xcftamcnt' (-e) will, testa-
ment.
tcftcuitcntn'rifd) adv. by will.
ber Xeftamcute'DoUfrrcrfer ( )
executor.
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bet el'fd ( ) devil.
tcitf'ltfd) adj. devilish,
ber egt (-e) text.
tief adj. deep,
bie Xte'fe (-n) depth,
bag ier (-e) animal,
bag Xicr'djCtt ( ) little animal,
bie in'te (-n) ink.
bie Xtro'be (-n) (theatrical) speech,
ber ifdj (-e) table,
bag tfrf)'Ieitt ( ) little table,
bag Xi'telblatt (^er) title-page,
ber Xob death.
ber So'begfampf (*e) death-
struggle,
bie $o'benwttbe (-n) mortal
wound.
ber ob'fetttb (-e) mortal enemy.
tob'Ht!) adv. deadly, mortal.
toll adj. mad.
ber Ton ("e) tone, sound,
bie ou'nrt (-en) key ; tune,
bie ott'leitcr scale,
bag or (-e) gate,
ber or'foogeu ( ) arch over a
gate,
ber Xor'flitgel ( ) leaf of a
gate.
bie Xor'ljett (-en) folly.
tot adj. dead.
tot'=fd)tt)Ctgen (ie ie) tr. to hush
up.
tretdj'tcit intr. to strive ; see also
bictjten.
tro'gcn (a u a) tr. to carry,
bear ; to wear,
bie rflg'n)Cttc range.
traftic'rcu tr. to treat, handle,
bie ra'nc (-n) tear.
trattgferic'rctt tr. to transfer.
trou'ficngcfiiHt part, filled with
grapes.
trnu'en 'intr. (dat.) to trust,
ber roum (^e) dream.
trfiu'nten intr. to dream.
bag Xroum'geftdjt (-er) phantom,
vision.
tref'fen (i traf o) tr. to
strike, hit ; imp. to happen,
bag ref'fen ( ) engagement,
battle.
ttcff' ltd) adj. excellent.
tm'fcen (ie ie) tr. to drive ;
efpot'te , to make sport of ;
mit einetn piel , to make
fun of one.
bag rei'&ctt activity,
bie mt r mutg (-en) schism,
bie Xrep'pc (-n) stairway.
tre'tctt (trittft a e) intr. (aux.
jetn) to step, advance.
treu'ljersig adj. true-hearted,
sincere.
tritt'feu (a u) tr. to drink.
trod'Jten tr. to dry.
ber rog ("e) trough,
ber Xrompe'tenlarm sound of
trumpets.
ber rop'feu ( ) drop.
trS'ftClt tr. to comfort.
trolj prep, with gen. in spite of.
trot'jig adj. defiant.
trit'gcn (o o) tr. to deceive,
bag ud) (''er) cloth.
tit'cftfrf) adj. treacherous.
tum'mcllt refl. to be busy.
tun (tat, getan) tr. to do, make,
act.
bie Xitf (-en) door,
bie urm'fl)iljc (-n) spire.
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U
it'bcf adj. bad.
ber U'beltdter ( ) malefactor,
evil-doer.
ii'beit tr. to practise.
ii'&cr prep, with dat. and ace.
over, about, across.
itberall' adv. everywhere.
iibcrbtcs' adv. moreover.
iibcrfaClcn (a fiel a) tr. to
overwhelm.
iibcrgc'bcit (i a e) tr. to de-
liver, hand over.
iibcrge'fjcn (-ging, -gcmgen) tr. to
pass over.
U'bcrgcmig adj. more than enough.
iibcrgte'jjcn (o o) tr. to flood,
cover.
itbcrljnupt' adv. on the whole,
generally.
iibcrlnu'fcit (iiu ie an) tr. to
creep over; eS iiberlauft mid)
fait I shudder.
itbcHe'gcn tr. to consider.
bas Ubcrmniwt'nicrbcn being over-
come, getting overcome.
berii'bertttUt exuberance of spirits.
ii' be mi it tii] adj. arrogant, inso-
lent.
ubcrra'fd)cn tr. to surprise.
bit 1 Ulicrra'tdiitiifi (-en) surprise.
u'ber=fpringett (a u) tr. to jump
across.
iibcr^cit'iicu tr. to convince.
ii'brtfl (t'lv. left over, remaining.
it'brigcnS adv. moreover, on the
whole.
bao U'fcr ( ) bank, shore.
bte Uljr (-eu) clock.
lint prep, with ace. for, about,
around, in order ; fo so much
the ; urn ... Return' round about.
urn' !ld)cn (ging, gegangen) intr.
(aux. jein) to associate; mit
et'roa^ , to handle something.
ltm'=I)fln8cn(a i a) intr. (dat.):
um imb an f^angen to be con-
nected with, pertain to.
itm'=feI)rcH intr. (aux. fein) to
turn back.
ber Um'rifj (-ffe) outline.
ber Um'ftanb (^e) circumstance,
ceremony ; of)'ne Umfta'nbe with-
out much ado.
um'=ftojjcu (b ie o) tr. to annul.
um'=nienbcit (nmnbte, getoanbt) tr.
to turn around.
unrtwn'ben (a it) tr. to entwine.
itiif,ii'i]Cit part, lined.
nitaitfl)iir'(tri) adj. unceasing.
UU'lidubtg adj. uncontrollable.
uit'bormljcrjtij adj. unmerciful.
un'Dcbcnf(td) adv. unhesitatingly.
iiu'bcbnitcttb udj. unimportant.
HJt'bcbiiiiit adj. unconditional.
Ult'bctrrt adj. undisturbed.
un'bcfaunt adj. strange, unknown.
un'bC(JUCltt adj. uncomfortable.
lin'bcriiljrt adj. untouched.
im'bcfthltmt adj. indistinct.
itn'bctuu^t adj. unconscious (of).
HItb conj. and.
UU'cbcit adj. rugged, unpleasant.
HU'ciflCituiilnn adj. unselfish.
uiterl)iirt' adj. unheard-of.
nncrfiitt'ttrij adj. insatiable.
Ulicr|d|ro f ffcit adj. undismayed.
uitfcljl'bnr adj. infallible.
uu'flcbulbtg adj. impatient.
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un'gcfafjr adv. about.
wtgcljeu'er adj. immense.
ba3 Un'gd)Citcr ( ) monster,
prodigy.
un'geiftlid) adj. unspiritual.
un'gelabeit adj. not loaded.
ttttgcmctlt' adv. exceedingly.
Ult'gcitcrft adj. unteased, un-
troubled, undisturbed.
utt'gcfdjcljctt adj. that has not
taken place.
Ult'gefd)mtnft adj. undisguised.
im'geftodjCtt adj. not pricked, un-
injured.
un'gcfllltb adj. unhealthful.
Utt'gett)if$ adj. uncertain.
bie Utt'geroipcit uncertainty.
mt r gcu)iH)u(id) adj. unusual.
un'gett)0f)ltt adj. unaccustomed.
iiii'ge.vi'iniflcu adj. unconstrained.
un'gtiiulrig adj. skeptical.
Utt'glcid) adj. uneven.
baS Itn'glitrf misfortune, calamity.
Ult'glucfltd) adj. unfortunate, un-
happy.
bie llu'guuft disadvantage.
uu'gut adj. amiss ; nid)te fiir ,
no offense intended.
un'linwlirt) adj. uncanny.
Uttftltb'ltd) adj. undutiful.
unfne'gcrifd) adj. unmartial.
UltmiJg'ltd) adj. impossible.
bie Uitmiiii'liri)fcit impossibility.
un'mntig adj. displeased.
ititptttrtD'tifrf) adj. unpatriotic.
bie Ult'rufjc anxiety.
Utt'ruljtij adj. restless.
un'fftjdbHd) adj. harmless.
un'fdjliifftg adj. undecided.
un'fd)it(big adj. innocent.
itn'fer poss. adj. our.
Utt'fcrctncr ind. pron. one of us.
mt'ftiuucj adj. senseless.
Ultfterb'Ud) adj. immortal.
Ultta'bcrig adj. beyond reproach.
Utt'tcr prep, with dat. and ace.
under, among.
untcrbro'djCH part, interrupted.
Uttterbef'fen adv. meanwhile.
untcrbrii'rfcn tr. to suppress.
tllt'tergcorbttet part, subordinate.
linterf)ol r tcu (a te a) tr. to en-
tertain.
bie Untcrljal'tung (-en) entertain-
ment.
bie Untcrljattb'luttg (-en) negotia-
tion.
uittcrncJj'mcn (-nimmft, -na^m,
-nonunen) tr. to undertake.
untcritcl)'mcttb pres. part, enter-
prising.
untcrfrfjiit'jctt tr. to undervalue.
lUttcrfdjCt'bcn (te te) tr. to dis-
tinguish.
bie Uu'tcrfrfjrtft (-en) signature.
Ult'terft adj. lowest ; 311 at the
bottom.
Itntcrfu'djCtt tr. to investigate.
Htt'tcrtonig adj. humble.
JUi'ter=taitd}CH intr. (nux. fetn) to
dive down.
unrertoer'feit (i a o) tr. to
subdue, subject.
UHterjCtdj'ltCtt tr. to sign.
itn'tierburgt adj. unauthenticated.
ItnDcrfcJtlt'bar adj. unmistakable.
bie Uu'Uermutft irrationality.
UttDcrttlg'Iid) adj. indelible.
utt'Bcrttionbt adv. steadfastly.
uu'uoUfttiubtg adj. incomplete.
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un'toorftrf)ttfl adj. careless.
UJl'niCtt prep, with gen. near; adv.
not far off.
umwbcritclj'Kei) adj. irresistible.
bet Un'iuillc (gen. -n3) indigna-
tion, resentment.
un'roHlig adj. angry, indignant.
imtwllfom'men adj. unwelcome.
mi'iuinui adj. simple-minded,
foolish.
uu^crtrcnn'ltcf) adj. inseparable.
UH'^ufricben adj. dissatisfied.
ber Hi 'In uli leave (if absence.
urploty'Itrf) adv. suddenly.
bcr iltifo'iicv ( ) inhabitant of
Uetikon.
ber 2?o'tcr (*) father.
ttti'terltcf) adj. paternal.
ticnc^in'mfrf) adj. Venetian.
Wcrnb'frfjtebcu tr. to dismiss.
bie iPcrnn'ba (pi. -3) veranda.
uerbeu'gcn reft, to bow.
Dcrbttt'bcn (a it) tr. to connect,
combine.
bic SBcrbin'bungSlitue (-n) con-
necting line.
ucrb(i'rf)cn part, faded.
Dcrblitf'feit tr. to stagger.
ucrbnu'fcu tr. to owe.
ucrbcr'bcn (t a o) tr. to ruin,
spoil.
bao SPcrbcr'bcn destruction.
Dcrbrc'I|CU tr. to distort.
Ucrctu'jcU part, sporadic, occa-
sional.
Dcrfon'flcn (d t a) intr. to
take effect.
ticrfof'fctt tr. to compose, write.
bie Scrfnf fung condition.
bcrftn'ftcrn reft, to grow dark,
grow angry.
Ucrftof'fcn part. past.
t)crf(ud) r ttgcn refl. to evaporate.
ber JBcrfot'fjer ( ) persecutor.
ticrfu'gen tr. to dispose, provide.
ticrflo'bctt tr. to bestow.
lU'riiiil'lcit tr. to embitter.
ttergon'gcn part. last.
bie 2?crflan'ficnt)cit past.
tierfleb'ltd) adv. in vain.
t)CrjjIci'd)Cit (i t) tr. to compare.
berglit'fycn intr. (aux. fein) to
burn out.
tocrflnitflt' part, cheerful.
bcrgol'bcn tr. to gild.
bie ^crgol'bung gilding.
Bcrgrci'fen (-Gnff/ -griffen) refl. to
make a mistake.
Dcr^ttl'tcn part, restrained.
ba^ SSerplt'ittS (-ffe) situation,
relation.
Wcr^on'bcltt tr. to discuss.
bcrfjattg'mStioU adj. fatal.
tJCtljar'tcn tr. to harden ; uer
hdrtet stiffened.
crl)ol)'ncn tr. to deride.
tJcrjitn'flCH tr. to rejuvenate.
tJCrflci'bcit tr. to disguise.
BCrflct'ucrit refl. to diminish, grow
smaller.
UcrHm'flCit (a it) intr. (aux.
fein) to die away.
Dcrfnu'gcn tr. to desire.
ba<3 $cr(an'gcit desire.
ttcrlof'fcn (ii ie a) tr. to de-
sert, leave.
Dcrlc'gett adj. embarrassed, awk-
ward.
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bie SBerle'flCJtljeit embarrassment,
bte SBerlct'tung (-en) temptation.
tierltcbt' part, enamored.
tterlie'ren (o o) tr. to lose.
tterlo'ien tr. to betroth,
bas 2?erliJb'm3 engagement.
ucvm'd)cu tr. to bequeath,
bag $ermad)t'm (-fje) legacy.
Demtelj'rCM tr. to increase.
Bermit'tclft , prep, with gen. by
means of.
Dermo'bern intr. (aux. fein) to
crumble away.
tternadj'lafftgen tr. to neglect.
tocrtteljm'Hd) adj. audible, distinct,
bie 2$erminft' common sense.
ttcrniinf'tig adj. sensible.
tierpc'ftctt tr. to infest, taint.
Werpflidj'tcn refl. to bind one's self.
Uerro r ten(ci ie a) tr.to betray.
Berrcrft' part, confounded.
Derrct'fen intr. (aux. fein) to set
out.
toerret'teit (-ritt, -ritten) intr. (aux.
fetn) to ride away,
bie 2?emtd)t'l)cit (-en) atrocity.
Wcmt'rfeit tr. to derange, turn.
tomiirft' part, crazy,
bie SBerrurft'Jjctt (-en) folly,
ber SBemtf disgrace.
tjcrfam'mcln tr. to assemble.
WCrfdjaf'fCtt tr. to provide.
BCrfdjatttt' adj. embarrassed.
t)crfti)an'5cn tr. to intrench.
Derfcf)cr'5ett tr. to lose by trifling.
tierfdjtc'ficn (o o) tr. and refl.
to shift.
Derfrfjlie'^ett (o o) tr. to lock,
close.
oerfd)Iof fen part, taciturn.
berfdjlutt'flen part, entwined ; e
Sfjtffre monogram.
bcrf^ttiun'bcn part, vanished.
ticrfc'^Ctt (ie a e) tr. to provide.
Bcrfet'gCtt tr. to reply; to trans-
plant, transpose.
toerfttt'fen (a u) intr. (aux. fein)
to sink.
tr. and refl. to delay.
n (\ a o) tr. to
promise ; refl. to make a slip of
the tongue.
ber SBcrftanb' intelligence.
Bcrftan'biflGKfy'.sensible.intelligent.
ber 3krfterf' (-e) hiding-place.
ttcrftc'Ijeu (-ftanb, -ftanben) tr.
to understand.
Dcrftet'ttmt tr. to petrify.
ttcrftol)'lcn adj. stealthy.
ttcrftiirt' adj. agitated.
tjcrfto'fjcu (o ie o) tr. to put
away.
Dcrftum'mcn intr. (aux. fein) to
become silent.
Ucrfu'djClt tr. to try.
bie 2?crfu'tf)Hltj] (-en) temptation.
Dcrfit'fjClt tr. to sweeten.
Bcrtau'jrfjClt tr. to exchange.
ticrtct'btgcn tr. to defend.
Dcrteu'fclt adj. deuced.
ticrtte'fcn refl. to plunge.
ticrtit'ficu tr. to destroy.
bag Sertrau'eit confidence.
ticrtraut' part, familiar.
uertre'tett (-trittft a e) tr. to
wear out.
Derutt'gltntpfett tr. to defame, dis-
grace.
DerDoll'IommttCtt tr. to complete,
perfect.
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ttcrttJflitbt' adj. related; bet 35er=
roanbte relative.
ttcrme'gcn adj. bold.
HerttJc'ffCtt if. to blow away, dis-
arrange.
Dcrnjci'gcrn tr. to refuse.
DcrUJet'len intr. to remain.
Dcrtucn'bcn (-icanbte, -roanbt) tr.
to employ.
Derttri'rfdt part, embroiled.
Derttitl'bert part, demoralized.
bie Skrroir'nutci confusion.
ticrU)it'tcrt part, weather-beaten.
titrttiun'ben tr. to wound.
tter^eicfy'nen tr. to record.
Derjer'ren tr. to distort.
ber SBerjirfjt' renunciation ; see
also lei'ften.
ttcrjic'ljcn (-jog, -jogen) intr. to
delay, wait.
ticrjte'rctt tr. to ornament.
ber IScrpg' ("e) delay.
llt intr. to despair.
lt part, despairing.
bie Skrjuictf'hmg despair.
ber 2$ct'tcr ( ) cousin.
tJtcl adj. (comp. tneljr, sup. meift)
much, many.
uiclli'idit' adv. perhaps.
tuclntcf)r r ado. rather.
Utcr num. four.
bie i'icr'tdftuube (-n) quarter-
hour.
ber 2?if(ir f (-e) curate.
bao 23tfarint' (-e) curacy.
Utofctt' adj. violet.
bao i^olf (^er) nation, people.
ttoll adj. (camp, ^er, sup. -"ft) full.
Dolicn'bcn tr. to complete.
(o o) tr. to fill.
DoU'ljaUcub pres. part, deep-toned.
uiil'liii adj. complete.
tioUfom'mcn adj. perfect.
uull'ftiiiiitii] adj. complete.
uoll'tontii adj. full-toned.
tioltigic'rcn intr. to vault.
tion prep, with dat. of, from.
Dor prep, with dat. and ace. in
front of ; before ; fid) fyer in
front of one or it ; fur'jem a
short time ago.
ber SSor'obenb (-e) eve.
Boran'=jjef)cn (91119, gegangen) intr.
(aux. fein) to go ahead.
bie SPorauS'fidjt (-en) prospect.
bie SBor'bcbcuttutfl (-en) forebod-
ing, portent.
bas SPorbet'ncfjcu passing.
ber SBor'foB ("e) occurrence.
Uor r =follcit (a fiel a) intr.
(aux. fein) to occur.
bie SBor'frogc (-n) preliminary
question.
bar'gcttanttt part, aforesaid.
Uor f jjcftcnt adv. day before yester-
day.
baQ $or r !)abcH design, project.
t)0r r =^a(tcn (ii ie a) tr. to
charge.
ttor'sf ontfltett (font, gefoinmen) intr.
(aux. fein) to appear, seem.
Dor' = lcfcit (ie a c) tr. to read
aloud.
bie 2*0r'lefuufl (-en) reading.
tior'-lcutfjtcn tr. to set an example
to.
bie SBor'Hcbc preference, liking.
tiont adv. in front.
Dor'neljm adj. aristocratic, ele-
gant.
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t>or'=ttei)mctt (nimmft, nahm, ge=
nommen) tr. to take up.
H0r'=ritrfen tr. to reproach.
bas> Sor'riirfett advance.
t)0r'=fd)tueben intr. to be before
the eye.
tJ0r'=fe^ett tr. to serve ; to advance.
D0r'ftd)Hg adj. careful.
P0r'=fingett (a it) tr. to intone.
D0r'=ftcUeu\r. to introduce; refl.
to imagine.
ttortreff'Ucf) adj. splendid,
ber $0r'tritt precedence.
D0rit'ber=gef)ett (gtng, gegangen)
intr. (aux. fein) to pass by or
over.
0ru'beHrf)litpfctt intr. (aux. fein)
to slip by.
bie 2$0r'urteHloftgfeit freedom
from prejudice.
tior'ttJort^ adv. forward,
ber ^or'twtrf (^e) reproach.
D0r'ttwrf0D0lI adj. reproachful.
t)0r'=3tcf)cn (joq, gesogen) tr. to
prefer.
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bie 2$a'cf)e (-n) watch, guard.
Wd'tfjen intr. to be awake.
nmrfj'fcn (d u a) intr. (aux.
fetn) to grow,
bie SBnf'fc (-n) weapon,
bie 2Baf'feHfantmer (-n) armory.
tua'geit tr. to dare, risk,
ber 2Ba'gen ( ) wagon,
bao SBag'ntS (-fje) venture.
tt)ttl)'len tr. to choose.
ttialjr adj. true.
Wiilj'rcnb pres.part. lasting; prep.
with gen. during.
bie 293al)r'fjeit (-en) truth.
ttwfjr'Urf) adv. truly.
ber 2Balb f er) forest.
WOl'teit tr. to rule.
ber SBon'bcl conduct.
Hiiut'bclu intr. (aux. fein) to wan-
der, saunter.
bie ZBatt'bcrllift love of travel.
ttwtt'bertt intr. (aux. fein) to walk,
ramble.
bie SBan'ge (-n) cheek.
tomtit adv. when.
bag aSap'pen ( ) seal, coat of
arms, device.
Worm adj. (comp. -"er sup. *ft)
warm.
toor'nett tr. to warn.
bie 2Sor'nuttg (-en) warning.
ttar'tett intr. to wait.
roorutn' adv. why.
toa rel. pron. which ; interroga-
tive pron. what.
bas SBaf'fcr ( ) water.
Wa'tett intr. (aux. fein) to wade.
twerfj'fcltt intr. to change.
Uje'ber conj. neither.
tocg adv. off, away.
ber 233 eg (-e) way, road.
tUC'gcit prep, with gen. on ac-
count of.
tt)Cg r =rci^Ctt (i i) tr. to tear
away.
tt)eg'=fcljctt tr. to put away ; intr.
to jump away, jump over.
ttJeg'=ft0fjen (5 ie o) tr. to
push away.
tteg r =treiben (te ie) tr. to drive
away.
teg'=tt)erfen (i a o) tr. to
throw away.
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tocl) adv. : tun to hurt,
bie 3Bet)'mut melancholy.
ba3 28etb (-er) woman.
Uicib'lirt) adj. female, womanly.
ttJCt'bcn rqfl. to feast one's eyes on.
bie SBetb'luft love of hunting.
berS&etb'manit (yen. -Q, pi. -leute)
huntsman.
teet'gern reft, to decline, refuse,
ber 2Bci!)'raud) incense.
Weil con;', because.
UK'i'lanb adv. formerly,
bao 2S?cit'rf)Clt short time,
bie SBci'le while, time,
ber SBettt (-e) wine,
ber SScilt'bcrg (~e) vineyard.
ba3 SSetn'Iaub vine-leaves,
bie SBein'laubc (-n) grape-arbor,
ber 293ein'ftorf (*e) grapevine,
bie 23Jet'fe (-n) manner.
ttici'fcn (ie ie) tr. to show, point,
bie 3S>ci'l)Ctt wisdom.
neifj adj. white.
ttJCtt adj. far, wide ; t>on em
from afar ; ofy'ne ereei without
more ado.
Uiclrt) adj. and pron. which,
bie 23Jel'(c (-n) wave,
bie 2BcIt (-en) world.
Welt' erf oljrcn adj. experienced.
ttJClt'Hdj adj. worldly.
men'bcn (roanbtc, geroanbt) tr. to
turn.
bie SBcn'bung (-en) turn,
mc'itii] adj. little, few.
luc'ntgftcnS adv. at least.
ttJCnn conj. if ; aud) even if ;
an'berS provided that.
Wet interrogative pron. who.
bie 29er'bunf} (-en) wooing.
ttcr'bcn (nrirft, roarb or routbe, ge=
roorben) intr. (aux. fein) to be-
come, be ; will.
twer'fett (i a o) tr. to cast,
throw.
ba3 235crf (-e) work.
ber 28crt worth, value.
bas SBe'fcn ( ) being, character.
tt)C'fcnto3 adj. shadowy.
bie SBcf'pc (-n) wasp.
ber SBc'ftcn the West.
toiberro'tcn (ci ie a) tr. to
advise against.
bie 28t'bcrrcbe (-n) contradiction.
ba3 233t'bcrfptcl (-e) contrast.
Wt'bcrrofirttg adj. repulsive.
bie SSib'mung (-en) dedication.
tt)ibrtgcnfoU' adv. failing this.
ttltc adv. how ; conj. as if, like,
as; ... folcfje such as.
twc'ber adv. again ; im'mer ,
again and again.
baei 2Bte'bercrtt)ad)Cn reawaken-
ing.
lttc'bcr=gclicn (i a e) tr. to
restore.
tt)tcbcrf)er'=ftcllctt tr. to reestab-
lish.
tt)icberl)0 r lctt tr. to repeat.
nnc'bcr=fcl)rcn intr. (aux. fein) to
return.
ber 28tc'bcrfd)Ctn (-e) reflection.
ba<3 9S?ic'bcrfcI)Ctt meeting again ;
auf good-by.
ber aSie'bcrtaufer ( ) Anabap-
tist.
niic'gcn (o o) refl. to sway.
bag 28ten Vienna.
bie 92Bie'fc (-n) meadow.
Wtlb adj. wild.
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ttJtl'Kg adj. willing.
bie SBim'per (-n) eyelash.
bet 28tnb (-e) wind.
ttitn'btg adj. windy.
bag 2Bittb'Hfy (-et) lantern.
bet SKMu'fd ( ) angle, corner.
bag 2Btu'ser jaurftfCtt vintage shout.
bag 2Bitt'5crmeffer ( ) grape-
knife.
ttmt'sig adj. tiny.
ttitr pers. prorr. we.
bet SSHr'bel ( ) crown.
bet SBir'oeJttrinb (-e) whirlwind.
ttrir'tett intr. to act.
ttrirf'Hdj adj. real.
bag SSMrt^'ljauS (~et) inn.
wif'fen (racist, roufjte, geroufct) Zr.
to know.
lt>0 adu. where.
bie 280'dje (-n) week.
bet SBo'djcnmarft (*e) weekly
market.
footer' adv. whence.
tuoljin' adv. whither.
tt)0f)l adj. comfortable, well ; adv.
indeed, well.
tuoljlau' interj. well ! all right !
tt)of)l'befteUt adj. duly appointed.
ttioljl'geborcn adj. well-born; (as
title) your honor.
tuotil'gefofltg adj. approving.
bet 233of)('Iaut harmony.
bie SSSflJjI'tat (-en) favor, kind-
ness.
bet SBoljl'tcitcr ( ) benefactor.
bie 2$0I) r mutg (-en) dwelling.
bet 2380lfgang (*e) runway.
bie SBoI'fe (-n) cloud.
wol'len (rcitlft, rcollte, gerooHt)
tr. to want, wish ; will.
adv. wherewith, with
which, with what.
rtiorauf adv. whereon, on which,
on what.
bag 2380rt (*et r -e) word.
luoruii'ter adv. under which.
toop' adv. to which, for what
purpose.
ttJun'beroor adj. wonderful.
ttMtt'berlid) adj. peculiar, queer.
bie 2Bun'berltd)fett (-en) pecu-
liarity.
Wun'bertioB adj. wondrous.
ber SBunfdj ("e) wish.
bie SBiir'be dignity.
Wur'btg adj. worthy, dignified.
bag SSiir'fcIt^en ( ) small die.
bag SBiir'felfptel dice-playing.
ttwr'men tr. to vex.
ttiurm'fttdjtg adj. worm-eaten.
bie SBur'fterfumtlte (-n) family of
sausage-makers.
bie 993ur'sel (-n) root.
ttwft adj. wild ; ja'gen to call
bad names.
Wii'teit intr. to rage.
3
30^ (c) adj. tough.
pl) r (ett tr. and intr. to count.
galjltt adj. tame.
gttft adj. tender.
$art'fiif)lcnb adj. delicate.
jfirt'Itl^ adj. affectionate.
bet _3<ut (^e) fence.
jau'fett tr. to tousle.
bie $t'd)e (-n) bill, scot ; bie
bejafjlen to pay the piper,
bie ge'lje (-n) toe.
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ber ^efjttt'njettt tithe-wine.
ba<3 gct'djcn ( ) sign,
ber gei'geftngcr ( ) forefinger.
ftci'gctt tr. to show, point ; rcfl. to
appear.
bte vjci'le (-it) line,
bie $ctt (_en) time,
bte 3ctt'(>ilbuitg contemporary
culture.
intr. to mature.
adv. for life, for ever.
jdt'Hrf) adj. temporal,
bie $ctt'lofc (-n) meadow-saffron.
Scrbre'djcn (i a o) tr. to
break to pieces.
5crbrii'rfcH tr. to crush, press
away.
jcrlc'fctiporf. well-thumbed, dilap-
idated (by reading).
5emt'f?CH (i i) tr. to tear to
pieces.
jcrritt'tcit tr. to derange,
^crftii'rcit tr. to destroy.
bevgcu'flc (-n) witness,
ber ^cug'ljcrr (-en) castellan.
Stc'ljcn (sog, gejogen) tr. to draw,
pull.
) adv. rather, fairly.
adj. neat, graceful,
bas ^tm'ntcr ( ) room.
f,im 'merit 1r. to build, fashion,
ber 3tm'mcrtmnfc( ( ) corner of
a room.
^i'frfjcil intr. to hiss.
^it'tcru intr. to tremble,
bie 3itu(ifatton r (pr. -jion) civili-
/ation.
flii'flcrit intr. to hesitate,
ber $oru rage.
Sor'nifl rfj. angry.
<. to, as ; adv. too.
p'ffcit tr. to twitch, shrug,
baa gw'rffrWfl confection, candy.
$ubcm r adv. moreover.
3it'=etlcn intr. (aux. jein) to hasten
towards.
ftucrft' adv. first.
ju'-fliiftcrtt tr. to whisper to.
jufrte'bcn adj. satisfied,
bie ^ufl'briitfc (-n) drawbridge,
ber ^it'fld ( ) rein ; in bte -
greifen to grasp the reins.
Jltglctd)' adv. at the same time,
ber ^u'ljfif cr ( ) listener, hearer.
51t'=fcf)rcit tr. to turn towards.
5U r =lenfcn tr. to direct towards,
guide towards.
adv. last, finally.
intr. to dart out, the
tongue,
ber $" r 'd)crgulbcu ( ) Zurich
guilder.
pr'djcrtfd) adj. of Zurich,
ber 3i<r'rf)crfce Lake of Zurich.
JU f =rcbctt tr. (dat.) to urge.
5ur'ltCH intr. to be angry ; to scold.
juriiff' adv. back.
guriirf'=brtitge (bradjte, gebradjt)
tr. to bring back.
( ^urnrf'=ci(cu intr. (aux. fein) to
hasten back.
3itriirf'=fal)rcn (an a) intr.
(aux. fein) to jump back.
3tmtrf r =ful)rctt tr. to lead back.
$urHrf'=gfettCM (fllttt, geglitten)
intr. (aux. fein) to slip back.
5uritrf'=I)o(tc (ft ie a) tr. to
hold back.
5uriitf'=fcf)rcn intr. (aux. fein) to
return.
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3untef f =faffett (a te a) tr. to
leave behind.
3Urutf'=frf)(lHeit intr. to resound.
3imicf'=fd)retten (fdjjritt, gefdjrit;
ten) intr. (aux. few) to walk
back.
Suriitf =3tef)en (jog, gejogen) tr. to
draw back.
Stt f =rufen (te it) tr. (dot.) to call
to.
3ufnm'men=I)alteH (a te a) tr.
to hold together.
3ufam'meit=f)angett (t a) intr.
to hang together.
3Hfcnu'meit=fommcit (fam, geiom=
men) intr. (aux. fein) to come
together.
pfam'mctt=lcc}C tr. to put to-
gether, join.
3ufam'meu=ftcl)cit (ftanb, geftan=
ben) intr. to stand together.
3ufam'mctt=3tel)cit (509, gegogen)
tr. to draw together ; to con-
tract.
ber Su'fttfe ("e) addition, codicil.
ber 3u'fd)aitcr ( ) spectator.
3U'=fd)mbett (te te) tr. to in-
scribe.
3u'=frf)rcitett (fdjrttt, gefcfiritten)
intr. (aux. fein) to walk up to.
3U f fd)Cltb3 adv. visibly.
3U'=fcnben (fanbte, gefanbt) tr. to
send to.
bie _3u'fprncf)e encouragement,
consolation.
ber gu'ftoub (^e) condition.
3tt r =ftoffett (5 te o) intr. to
happen.
3ii'=tragen (a u a) tr. to
bring, deliver.
3u'=troucu tr. (dat.)to credit with,
believe one capable of.
bie 3w'tunlidjfeit officiousness.
3lttt)ei'Ictt adv. occasionally.
3tt'=tt)etfen (te ie) tr. to assign.
3U'=tt)Cltben (wk.) tr. to turn to-
wards.
3u'=tt)crfctt (i a o) tr. to
throw to.
3U'=ttitnfett intr. to wink at.
ber ^wang force, compulsion.
3n)cttt'3tg num. twenty.
3tt)CCit see jroet.
3Jt)ci num. twojju en two by two.
ber ^Wei'fcl ( ) doubt.
StUCt'fcht tr. to doubt,
bev 3 Il)c 'fl (~ e ) branch.
3tt)Ctt num. adj. second.
3U)Cttou'f?crft adj. second from
the outside.
3tt)Ct'tcU0 adv. secondly.
3JDCtto'bcr)t adj. second from the
top.
ber 3uil'lhtg (-e) twin.
3Wtlt'fcrn intr. to blink,
ber ^Wtrn (-c) thread.
3Ut'fd)Cn prep, with dot. and ace.
between.
ber 3 n) i'frf)enwtn T e ) interme
diate space.
jniiJIf num. twelve.
gttiblf'rubrtg adj. twelve-oared.
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