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PREFACE. 
 
 THERE are already available for the American stu- 
 dent several excellent editions of Lessing's soldier- 
 comedy, but I believe there is ample space for a new 
 one. In every way possible I have endeavored to 
 meet the practical needs of the increasing number of 
 those who read Minna von Barnhelm, and to profit by 
 the omissions as well as by the pains of the editors 
 who have preceded me. 
 
 The Introduction tells the story of Lessing's life 
 and artistic development down to the year 1768. 
 Pursuant to my belief that truth is the more evident 
 if simply spoken I have contented myself with setting 
 forth succinctly the main data of the poet's interest- 
 ing career. For this purpose I recast and abridged 
 the first half of Kiy's popular biography of Lessing, 
 which is the latest authoritative account of the poet's 
 life that is unembarrassed by prejudice and subjec- 
 tive criticism. I hope that none will complain of the 
 large use I have made of another's work. As on 
 other occasions I was concerned merely to offer the 
 student the best material at hand for a helpful consid- 
 eration of his problem. 
 
 The text of the play is that of the Lachmann-Munc- 
 ker edition so changed as to conform to the latest 
 
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4 PREFACE. 
 
 official system of spelling adopted by all German- 
 speaking countries. The Exercises which are in- 
 cluded in the book will afford the teacher opportunity 
 to give his class some much-needed drill in the ready 
 use of the idiom it is attempting to master, and will 
 assist the student to understand the play as nothing 
 else could. 
 
 The Notes are designed to fulfill a double purpose : 
 to explain difficulties in the text, and to aid the stu- 
 dent in his interpretation of Lessing's masterpiece by 
 occasional references of a literary and appreciative 
 sort. I gladly acknowledge my indebtedness to pre- 
 vious editors, chiefly to my colleague Mr. Cutting, 
 and to Mr. Calvin Thomas, for more than one crisp 
 statement taken from his Practical German Grammar. 
 The Vocabulary is fuller than any of its predecessors, 
 for I believe the presence of a word-list in an edition 
 of this kind may be justified only by its completeness 
 and its adequacy in furnishing a good English render- 
 ing for every implication of the text. 
 
 The illustrations which accompany the book were 
 chosen after a long search among the many engrav- 
 ings and etchings which have been devoted to. Minna. 
 They are distinctly German in conception and tone 
 and will doubtless suggest the characters of the play 
 much as Lessing would have them. 
 
 PHILIP S. ALLEN. 
 LAKE ZURICH, ILLINOIS, 
 May, 1907. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 INTRODUCTION : PAGE 
 
 LESSING'S FAMILY 7 
 
 AT SCHOOL 10 
 
 THE UNIVERSITY 12 
 
 BERLIN FIRST WRITINGS 17 
 
 BERLIN AND LEIPZIG Miss SARA SAMPSON ... 22 
 
 THIRD RESIDENCE IN BERLIN 26 
 
 BRESLAU 32 
 
 MINNA VON BARNHELM 35 
 
 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . .45 
 
 TEXT 47 
 
 EXERCISES (gragen) 175 
 
 NOTES 189 
 
 VOCABULARY , 225 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Lessing's Family. 
 
 GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING was born January 22 
 1729 in Kamenz, a little Silesian town some forty miles 
 south of Breslau. His father, Johann Gottfried Leasing, 
 was burgomaster of the village, and the son inherited 
 from him, poor as he was in the goods of this world, a 
 richness of spirit which fitted him well for the struggles 
 of his later life. The father was a man much above the 
 average. During his university years he had devoted 
 himself to historical and linguistic studies, as well as to 
 theology, and was possessed of the desire to train him- 
 self for a professorship. His slender means, however, 
 would not permit him to attain this far-distant goal of 
 his ambition, and he was compelled to enter the church. 
 In 1733 he became head pastor at Kamenz. 
 
 One undesirable yet characteristic trait of the father's 
 temperament which Gotthold inherited was a tendency 
 to quick Danger. The son himself recognized this fact, 
 for on one occasion he wrote : " You were so good and 
 yet so irascible a man. How often have you regretted 
 with tears in your eyes your sudden impulse to passion ! 
 How often have you said to me : Gotthold, I beg you 
 to take warning by me ; be on your guard ! For I am 
 afraid, I am afraid and still I should so like to see my- 
 self bettered in you." 
 
 The theological attitude of the father was likewise 
 important for the intellectual development of our poet. 
 
 7 
 
8 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 He ever avoided the religious wrangles and the partic- 
 ularism of his time ; he was a zealot in no single cause. 
 And yet he was an enthusiastic and orthodox member of 
 the Lutheran church, and never failed to uphold decis- 
 ively his Protestant doctrine against Catholic teachings ; 
 the full comprehension which he had for the ardent com- 
 bativeness of Luther is significant of the father of Les- 
 sing. In another direction too he was an illustrious model 
 for his son : the list of his writings as given in his biogra- 
 phy fills more than four pages. 
 
 Self-discipline and frugality were the basic notes of 
 his character, and they made it possible for him to rise 
 above heavy household cares and in some measure pro- 
 vide for his numerous progeny. Yet he was not ungen- 
 erous: his house always bore the reputation of a freely 
 offered charity, despite the poverty which reigned within 
 it. When fortune began to wane, a healthy body, an 
 upright mind and steadfastness of purpose endured. 
 From year to year the condition of the family became 
 however worse ; debts began to increase, and again and 
 again in later times the pastor was compelled to address 
 himself to Gotthold with a request for money, to Gott- 
 hold who was himself without means. At last his una- 
 vailing struggles against circumstances made of the father 
 a querulous and broken-spirited man. 
 
 But the old pastor was ever dear to his son ; no uncer- 
 tain testimony of this is the grief which seized and held 
 Lessing when in 1769 his father died. Despite every 
 seeming estrangement Lessing was close in spirit to his 
 father his whole life long, as close as was possible for a 
 
INTRODUCTION. 9 
 
 son whose emancipated views of the world the father 
 never shared. 
 
 Lessing's mother, Justine Salome Feller, a daughter 
 of the pastor's predecessor in office, was a simple woman 
 whose life was embittered by illness and the never-failing 
 domestic cares. She appears to have exercised upon her 
 son no lasting influence, as Goethe's mother is fabled to 
 have done, for she seems to have never possessed the 
 slightest understanding of his inner conflicts. She had 
 the consciousness of being a good and faithful mother ; 
 her philosophy of life found satisfaction within the narrow 
 scope of her environment and could therefore not admit 
 the ideals of her son; and so Gotthold's development 
 brought her only the bitterest of disappointments. She 
 would have preferred to see him enter the church as his 
 father had done before him. 
 
 Lessing had eleven brothers and sisters. One, Justine, 
 was three years older than he ; a brother, Theophilus, 
 stood next to him in age and was his playmate, and later 
 for a while the companion of his studies. The other 
 brothers were still children when Gotthold left his fath- 
 er's house. Karl, who has written the biography of his 
 brother, was born at just this time. During Gotthold's 
 early years a tutor was procured for him, the older 
 brother of the Mylius who was afterwards his comrade 
 in Leipzig. In that a tutor could be provided for the 
 talented boy, we may believe that affairs at home were 
 not at that time so bad as they later became. Gotthold's 
 youth was not clouded by the dull despair which was 
 afterwards to brood over his father's home. 
 
10 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 At School. 
 
 At the age of eight Gotthold began his studies in the 
 public school at Kamenz and continued there four years. 
 In the last year of his attendance there strained relations 
 suddenly arose between Lessing's father and the head of 
 the school. The rector Heinitz was a man of versatile 
 talents and much in communication with the partizans of 
 Gottsched, who by precept and example were striving to 
 raise the contemporary German stage from its low estate. 
 Thinking to aid in this worthy cause Heinitz wrote a 
 pamphlet entitled " The Stage as a School of Rhetoric," 
 which, because of its alleged unorthodox views, soon cost 
 him his position. No wonder the pastor thought his son 
 would be compromised in such an environment, for he 
 had long had it in mind to educate him for the ministry. 
 And so when Lieutenant Colonel von Karlowitz suc- 
 ceeded in getting Gotthold a free scholarship at St. Afra 
 in Meissen the boy left his father's roof and in June 1741 
 was admitted to this celebrated institution. 
 
 How quickly Lessing outstripped his fellow pupils we 
 may learn from the note which Grabener, the rector at St. 
 Afra, once wrote the pastor in answer to an inquiry re- 
 garding his son's progress : " He is a horse which must 
 have twice the usual fodder. The lessons Which are too 
 hard for others are as easy as anything to him. We can 
 hardly do much more for the boy." Now the curriculum 
 was a difficult one ; without cessation, except for a possi- 
 ble furlough of a fortnight every other year, the students 
 lived as in a cloister away from the great world without 
 
INTRODUCTION. H 
 
 and were allowed no time for distracting play. Twenty- 
 five hours a week were devoted to worship, prayer, and 
 biblical exegesis, fifteen hours to Latin, four hours to 
 Greek, and what time was left was given to French, to 
 history and geography, to mathematics, astronomy, and 
 philosophy. No instruction however was offered in 
 either German language or literature ; Karl Lessing once 
 said, " At St. Afra they spoke more of Greece and Latium 
 than they did of Saxony." 
 
 But Lessing seems nevertheless not to have been led 
 astray ; for we find him laying little stress on Latin com- 
 position, but rather striving as best he could to under- 
 stand the very spirit of the Greek and Latin works he 
 studied, in the conscientious endeavor to gain a pene- 
 trating insight into the spirit of antiquity. He read 
 eagerly in private the old writers of story and of comedy. 
 At this period Hagedorn, whose views in these matters 
 were akin to Lessing's, seemed to him the greatest of 
 contemporary poets. 
 
 His first poetic effusions spring from this time. Little 
 need be said of the ballad which deals with the bravery 
 of the Saxons defeated at Kesselsdorf ; he wrote it to 
 please his father and dedicated it to his patron von Kar- 
 lowitz, but was unable to find in it, even in his eighteenth 
 year, anything but a waste of time. Greater pains, how- 
 ever, he took with his first comedy Derjunge Gelekrte of 
 which we shall come to speak a little later. He was al- 
 ready persuaded that the worst sort of fool was a book- 
 made fool, and such a one is the centre of the action in 
 the comedy. Pedantry Lessing could never endure, and 
 
12 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 characteristic of this attitude of mind is his well-known 
 statement regarding bookishness : " Other men's experi- 
 ence derived from books is called erudition. One's own 
 experience is wisdom. The smallest capital of wisdom is 
 worth more than millions of erudition." 
 
 Amid the horrors of the Second Silesian War Gott- 
 hold repeated to his father the oft-expressed plea to leave 
 school before the termination of the prescribed six-years' 
 course of study. This letter gives a vivid picture of the 
 conditions obtaining in Meissen. It runs : 
 
 You mourn for poor Meissen, which now looks more like a death- 
 pit than a city. Everything is full of stench and filth, and anyone 
 not compelled to enter the town stays as far away as ever he can. 
 In most of the houses thirty or forty wounded soldiers are lying, 
 whom none cares to approach, because all who are dangerously 
 maimed have inflammatory fever. It is a wise provision of God 
 that these terrible happenings did not assail the city in summer, 
 for then the plague would surely have raged. 
 
 As would be expected, the pastor was moved to beg 
 for remission of a year of Gotthold's course. The gov- 
 ernment soon granted the request, and Lessing was thus 
 enabled to graduate on the last day of June 1746 the 
 subject of his Latin valedictory address being, "The 
 Mathematics of the Ancients." Eight years afterwards 
 he referred to his schooldays at St. Afra : " How gladly 
 would I be back in those years, the only ones in which 
 I was ever happy." 
 
 The University. 
 
 In September, 1746, Lessing matriculated at the Uni- 
 versity of Leipzig to study theology. He enjoyed a 
 
INTRODUCTION. 13 
 
 scholarship given him by St Afra because of his excel- 
 lent work. Notable as was the influence exerted from 
 the first upon the young student by Professors Christ 
 and Ernesti, who led him to interpret modern art and 
 poetry in terms of a thorough understanding of antique 
 models, the great cultural force in his life at this time 
 was the city of Leipzig itself. Life in this important 
 mercantile town with its manifold activities offered a 
 glaring contrast to the monastic seclusion of the school 
 in Meissen. 
 
 Even then Leipzig was the headquarters of the Ger- 
 man book-trade and commerce. It was at the same time 
 the seat of a celebrated university where the newly 
 awakened study of antiquity was directed by two of the 
 most famous linguists of the day; where Gottsched by 
 his creative activity had established a nucleus for all 
 literary interests ; where a new school of poets was the 
 cynosure of all German eyes. Lessing himself acknowl- 
 edges that in the beginning he was fairly stupefied by 
 the new impressions which flooded in upon him. It was 
 some time before he adapted himself to this new world. 
 
 He soon realized how far the young and rich people 
 outstripped him in the matter of social presence and ad- 
 dress, and recognized too late that he had neglected life 
 for books. He was ashamed of his rustic bashfulness, of 
 his ignorance of what went to make up good breeding, 
 and he registered a firm resolve to repair his omissions 
 without delay. In a short time he learned to dance and 
 fence, and soon progressed so far that one could scarce 
 accuse him of lack of adroitness. 
 
14 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Leasing had met again in Leipzig his cousin Mylius, 
 known to him in the old Kamenz days. Mylius was 
 seven years older than Gotthold, a journalist and natural 
 philosopher, as well as a more or less seedy sort of bo- 
 hemian poet, whose verses could claim but small merit. 
 This cousin introduced Lessing to the theater, and made 
 him acquainted with the actors and the greenroom life 
 of Leipzig. The theater in those days was under the di- 
 rection of a talented actress, Karoline Neuber, and was 
 consequently enjoying a period of ephemeral bloom. 
 Even Gottsched was glad to support " die Neuberin " 
 with his counsels, although the vehement artiste was 
 prone to be bored by them. 
 
 Lessing made use of the inspiration which he gained 
 from this intercourse to revise his comedy Der junge 
 Gelehrte. It was produced by the Neuber troupe in 
 January 1748 and greeted with much applause. He 
 contributed poems to his cousin's periodicals and shared 
 his studies. He wrote jovial lyrics in company with 
 Naumann, who in more serious moments was an imitator 
 of Klopstock, and spent much time in the company of 
 Ossenfelder, a schoolmate at St. Afra, who was known 
 locally as a clever companion, a confirmed votary of the 
 weaker sex, and the author of many a whimsical quatrain. 
 Lessing thus consorted with actors and " free-thinkers " 
 and cared little for the celebrated men who adorned the 
 Leipzig of his day. Klopstock had come to the univer- 
 sity a term before him, but they did not meet. Likewise 
 he never knew Gottsched personally. Lessing was, to be 
 sure, as little calculated to appreciate Gottsched's dryness 
 
INTRODUCTION. 15 
 
 4 
 
 as he was to sympathize with Gellert's mildness or Klop- 
 stock's emotionalism. He preferred to translate French 
 dramas in collaboration with Christian Felix Weisse, to 
 sketch new plans, and to cherish his love-affair with the 
 pretty actress Demoiselle Lorenz. This passioi was 
 cooled when in the spring of 1748 the Neuber company 
 broke up and its members removed to Vienna, but not 
 before news as to the son's conduct had reached the par- 
 ents in their parsonage at Kamenz. 
 
 To save the prodigal from utter destruction the pastor 
 wrote that his mother was on her deathbed and that he 
 must make haste if he would see her before her dissolu- 
 tion. Lessing hurried home, not without suspicion of 
 the pious deception which was being practiced upon him, 
 and was much relieved to find his mother worried but 
 quite well. He remained with his parents for three 
 months, writing verses of love and wine, conducting long 
 theological discussions, which convinced his father that 
 his time in Leipzig had not been wasted, and even writing 
 a sample sermon for his mother as proof that he could 
 "become a pastor any day." Nevertheless he declared 
 frankly that he had definitely given up theological work, 
 but was prepared to study medicine and incidentally lin- 
 guistics, that he might secure a university professorship. 
 At Easter 1748 he returned to Leipzig. 
 
 True to his promise he registered for a course in medi- 
 cine and continued his studies with Christ and Ernesti, 
 but he could not refrain from giving much of his time to 
 writing and to visiting the theater, which appealed to him 
 with renewed force because of his long abstinence. And 
 
16 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 he had not agreed to give up the theater, much as his 
 parents had urged him to do so. His previous debts had 
 been paid through the generosity of an uncle, but he had 
 been foolish enough to give security for certain actors, 
 and when the Neuber troupe left Leipzig he found these 
 claims still unsettled. As he could not pay, and as his 
 creditors were pressing, Lessing found himself in evil 
 case. At first he meditated flight to Vienna, there to 
 try his hand at writing for the stage and acting in com- 
 pany with Demoiselle Lorenz. Finally, however, he de- 
 termined to go to Berlin, whither Mylius had preceded 
 him, and with never a word to creditors or friends he 
 was off. 
 
 On the journey he was taken ill in Wittenberg and 
 forced to accept shelter at the house of an acquaintance. 
 In August 1748 he entered the university there as a 
 mere pretense, but his creditors were soon on his track 
 and he suffered the bitterest need. He then determined 
 to give up his studies, paid his debts out of his scholar- 
 ship money and sought refuge with Mylius, who in the 
 interim had become editor of the Berlin paper later 
 known as the Vossische Zeitung. He arrived at the 
 Prussian capital in November 1748 and in the beginning 
 of the new year announced his latest move to his 
 mother. 
 
 In Leipzig he had made an honest endeavor, along un- 
 conventional lines it is true, to find an activity which 
 suited his talents and satisfied his ambition. It was re- 
 served for the future to show what rich fruits of knowl- 
 edge the two years in Leipzig had borne for him. 
 
INTRODUCTION. 17 
 
 Berlin Lessing's First Writings. 
 
 Gottsched had transplanted French tragedy to Ger- 
 many, his wife had performed a similar service for 
 French comedy. Their pieces were rather crude and 
 of no great wit ; they depicted customarily the common 
 trivialities of life, and coarseness was often the substitute 
 for comicality. Their people were characters with small 
 personal appeal, whose names were borrowed from an- 
 tiquity. They observed with painful exactitude the three 
 unities which the French demanded : unity of place, of 
 time, and of action. 
 
 In his first dramatic attempts, all of which bear the 
 stamp of the Leipzig days, Lessing occupies the point of 
 view of Gottsched and holds fast to the French dramatic 
 technique, especially to the three unities. Evident proof 
 of this is given us in his translation of an essay of Cor- 
 neille's. But while Gottsched and his wife were wont 
 to compose their dramas without awaiting the dictates 
 of poetic impulse, and merely, as it were, to round out 
 German literature, Lessing writes his plays to satisfy an 
 inward craving. He considers a perfectly motivated 
 progress of the action the essential thing in a drama. 
 Even in his first works he proceeds from the actual ex- 
 periences of his inner and outer life. The figures them- 
 selves, however, have often as little flesh and blood as 
 those of Gottsched. 
 
 The material for his second play Der Freigeist^ like 
 that of Der junge Gelekrte, Lessing got from actual ex- 
 perience. In this drama the agnostic Adrast believes all 
 
18 INTRODUCTION 
 
 churchmen hypocrites and knaves. Theophan, a young 
 and pious cleric, frees him from this false view through 
 the influence of his patient and honest character. The 
 servants of the two leading figures are pictured as comic 
 likenesses of their masters ; the play closes with a double 
 marriage. The dialogue is animated and realistic and 
 much witty repartee is indulged in ; but this comedy can 
 scarce have displeased the father of Lessing, because of 
 its forcible conversion of young Adrast. 
 
 Another drama Die Juden which appeared in the same 
 year 1749 controverts the opinion that a Jew is by nature 
 an evil-doer, that the real Christian may best be judged 
 by the measure of his hatred for Judaism. In a certain 
 way the play may be considered a forerunner of Nathan 
 der Weise. From the artistic point of view this piece 
 appears but a weak performance, and yet it is built on a 
 significant moral truth in that it demands that we see in 
 the Jew a fellow-being to love. Other youthful attempts 
 of Lessing, such as Der Misogyn (Woman-hater), Die alte 
 Jungfer, and Der Schatz, may be omitted from discussion 
 here because of their comparative unimportance. The 
 dialogue in them at times rises to an impressive height, 
 a certain skill is now and then manifest in the handling 
 of situations, but as a rule they reveal the uncertain touch 
 of one who is slowly feeling his way towards his real 
 vocation. 
 
 Two of his uncompleted sketches, however, require 
 mention. Das befreite Horn is notable for the convincing 
 scenes it contains, where groups of people are successfully 
 handled after the manner of Shakespeare, whom Lessing 
 
INTRODUCTION. 19 
 
 had come to know through the medium of a German 
 translation. In another dramatic fragment Samuel Henzi 
 the poet used historical material taken from contemporary 
 life and depicted the conflict between municipal freedom 
 and the arrogant violence of the favored aristocracy. 
 The piece aroused universal attention, for there appears 
 in it the free breath of the new time, the spirit of which 
 was first made manifest in a journal edited by Lessing 
 and Mylius, entitled Beitrdge zur Historie und Aufnahme 
 des Theaters. They criticize severely the current imita- 
 tion of French models and sneer at the monotony and 
 insipidity which this has brought upon the German stage. 
 Altogether Lessing has left us more than fifty dra- 
 matic outlines and fragments. Considerable interest at- 
 taches to these slight schemes. They are like the pre- 
 liminary studies of a painter and quite as valuable for 
 the student of his art as the more finished results. But 
 before we follow the further development of these and 
 other themes it is desirable to pause and view his life in 
 Berlin. 
 
 Such support as Mylius had to offer Lessing he gave 
 freely. But the poet was stripped of everything except 
 the barest necessities of life, and a month after his arrival 
 in Berlin he had to write home for new clothes, so that 
 he might venture among people without shame and suc- 
 ceed in securing a position. His request at first met with 
 but poor success ; the pastor wrote to demand that Les- 
 sing proceed home without delay. The son was willing 
 enough to leave Berlin, to prove that he did not hesitate 
 to separate from Mylius, whose influence Lessing's par- 
 
20 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 ents particularly feared. But home he would not go; 
 he had determined to give up study and live as a free- 
 lance in literature; his parents might choose for him, 
 whether he should go to Vienna, Hamburg, or Hanover. 
 Catholic Vienna seemed to father and mother more to be 
 dreaded than agnostic Berlin, therefore the son soon re- 
 ceived money for clothes and books. 
 
 Great plans now occupy the brain of the young poet 
 who is just coming to man's estate. He lays the founda- 
 tions for a history of the world's dramatic art. He plans 
 adequate translations of the Greek and Roman plays, as 
 well as of those of modern times, particularly Shake- 
 speare. He busies himself with a projected reform of 
 the German stage. These vast schemes, as might be ex- 
 pected, scarce passed beyond formative beginnings, but 
 in their enunciation his reputation as critic was so widely 
 disseminated that he was offered the editorship of the 
 literary supplement of the Vossische Zeitung. Except for 
 a short interval Lessing conducted this popular magazine 
 from 1751 to 1755 and thus found ample opportunity for 
 the expression of his ideas regarding the literary questions 
 of his day. He defended Klop stock's Messias against 
 the attacks of Gottsched and his partizans, and even dis- 
 covered a certain lofty tenderness hidden amid the ex- 
 travagance of Klopstock's odes. He denied Rousseau's 
 celebrated thesis that " science of any and every kind is 
 a misfortune for mankind," and showed that the reign of 
 science and the deterioration of morals may be contem- 
 poraneous in human history, but that they do not stand to 
 each other in the relation of cause and effect. 
 
INTRODUCTION. 21 
 
 Lessing enjoyed the personal acquaintance of Voltaire 
 and for some time was an occasional dinner -guest at the 
 palace of Sans-souci where the great Frenchman was then 
 living. The break in their friendly relations was un- 
 doubtedly the cause of the prejudice which Frederick the 
 Great entertained for our poet. 
 
 In December 1751 Lessing went to Wittenberg to gain 
 the degree of master of liberal arts. This was awarded 
 him in April of the following year. Here he turned with 
 unexampled zeal to the study of the Roman poets, find- 
 ing himself especially attracted to the epigrams of Mar- 
 tial. The consequent productions in this genre by Lessing 
 belong to the very best of their kind ; since the time of 
 Logau no German poet had written pithy quatrains with 
 such caustic humor and so barbed a wit. Horace too was 
 read and read again and a campaign waged against pas- 
 tor Lange who had just published a wretched translation 
 of the Latin poet. Lessing's mocking scorn soon put his 
 opponent to rout. The brutal manner of his direct attack 
 is a clear intimation of that forceful severity which ani- 
 mated much of Lessing's later criticism. 
 
 On the poet's return to Berlin late in the year 1752 he 
 resumed work as critic and editor of the Vossische Zei- 
 tung. The old friendship with Mylius had passed the 
 latter was now devoting himself to leisure rather than to 
 work and had small place in Lessing's growing circle of 
 acquaintances. Sulzer, the doctrinaire of aesthetics, Quanz, 
 the renowned flute virtuoso, Yoss, the publisher, Ramler, 
 the poet, Nicolai, and Mendelssohn ; these men of widely 
 varying social aims and aspirations formed the group 
 
22 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 with whom Lessing enjoyed a stimulating intimacy. 
 Friedrich Nicolai was but a few years younger than Les- 
 sing ; he had learned the book-trade and acquired besides 
 culture of exceptional breadth. An essay of his published 
 in 1755 was generally regarded as the work of the older 
 friend, so carefully had Nicolai imitated the style of Les- 
 sing in his attempt to perfect his own. Moses Mendels- 
 sohn was the son of a poor Jewish teacher ; as a boy he 
 had come to know Hebrew and the Talmud. He was 
 master of several languages, offering instruction in French 
 and English as well as in Latin and Greek, but particu- 
 larly was he devoted to music. During the early years 
 of his friendship with Lessing he had to work hard to 
 secure a miserable living, but after his marriage in 1762 
 his prospects brightened. 
 
 All during this time Lessing's fame was growing in 
 the scholarly world. New impetus was given it by his 
 essay on Pope ein Metaphysiker (1755), in which he treated 
 the question, how far a poet may be a philosopher. This 
 writing, like the later Laokoon, was the ripe fruit of his 
 association with Mendelssohn. Not till Lessing's sojourn 
 in Wolfenbtittel did they definitely separate, but their 
 friendship for each other never grew quite cold. 
 
 Berlin and Leipzig " Miss Sara Sampson." 
 
 While living in Berlin, Lessing had by no means lost 
 his interest in the stage. A prime requisite for success- 
 ful activity on his part had ever been the fascinating en- 
 joyment and the beneficial stimulus which the theater 
 held for him. 
 
INTRODUCTION. 23 
 
 In April 1755 it was said that Leasing had been living 
 for seven weeks in the retirement of a summer house in 
 Potsdam at work on a new drama Miss Sara Sampson. 
 With this work the poet offered Germany the first domes- 
 tic drama in prose ; it was at the same time the first 
 poetic pronouncement of his new ideas and principles. 
 This frank justification of the bourgeois tragedy proved 
 that he had definitely broken with the traditions of 
 French drama. The study of English literature gave 
 him the impulse to do this ; it had become at this period 
 the soil in which German art found root. 
 
 It was Lessing's great merit to transfer tragedy to the 
 realm of reality and of common human sympathies, where 
 we meet with definitely drawn characters, where our in- 
 terest is won for the tragic conflicts and mistakes of indi- 
 vidual persons. And yet in Miss Sara Sampson foreign 
 customs and conditions still confront us ; another decade 
 must pass before the poet is to present in his Minna von 
 Bamhelm a picture of German life. And not till then 
 did he strip away the last vestiges of dependence on 
 French poetry, in whose fetters German literature had 
 languished from the Thirty Years' War down to the ap- 
 pearance on the scene, of Lessing. 
 
 Ackermann, the celebrated actor and theatrical manager, 
 who was playing an engagement in Berlin, accepted the 
 piece, but the first performance of it was given in Frank- 
 fort on the Oder, July 18 1755. Lessing himsell^con- 
 ducted the rehearsals of the piece, and its success was 
 immediate. A friend of Lessing's reported that the audi- 
 ence would have sat four hours as still as a statue and 
 that they were melted in tears. 
 
24 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Then arose Lessing's longing for some city which pos- 
 sessed a stock company of actors. There was at the time 
 no such troupe in Berlin, if one except the Schuch com- 
 pany, which from 1754 to 1759 played low comedies and 
 vulgar farces in a ramshackle establishment on the Gens- 
 darmenmarkt. It was not until 1771 that Koch laid the 
 foundations of a permanent theater in Berlin. Lessing's 
 gaze therefore turned again to Leipzig, the hub of German 
 culture. Without notice he abandoned Berlin in the 
 autumn of 1755 and went to Leipzig ; there he found 
 Koch, whom he had known in the old days of the Neuber 
 troupe and who had meanwhile founded his own theater. 
 
 When Lessing beheld his tragedy presented by the 
 members of the Koch company he saw before him more 
 clearly than ever the truest direction of his future efforts. 
 He set himself with intense eagerness to the task of 
 creating for the German people a national drama and a 
 worthy stage. He entered into a close relationship with 
 Koch and his actors, began to adapt foreign pieces for 
 the Leipzig theater and became in a sense a volunteer 
 stage-critic. In these endeavors he was heartily supported 
 by Weisse, the acquaintance of his earlier residence in 
 Leipzig, who had meanwhile found enthusiastic recogni- 
 tion with his lively operettas, his drastic comedies, and 
 his sentimental farces. 
 
 Bat after a while there swept across Lessing the old 
 wanderlust, the longing to Snow the world and life bet- 
 ter than he could in the narrow trammels of his routine 
 existence. Once before he had been on the verge of ac- 
 cepting a professorship at the LTniversity of Moscow; 
 
INTRODUCTION. 25 
 
 again he had been tempted to accompany a young Swiss 
 as traveling companion on a long journey, only to give 
 up the project at the last moment because he disliked to 
 sacrifice his liberty. Now came the opportunity of spend- 
 ing three or four years in different cities of Europe in 
 company with a rich gentleman by the name of Winkler, 
 and Lessing eagerly accepted the offer. In May 1756 
 the start was made from Leipzig. By way of Hamburg, 
 Bremen, and Groningen the friends came to Amsterdam. 
 In September, just as they were about to cross the Eng- 
 lish Channel, the tour was spoiled by the outbreak of the 
 Seven Years' War; Leipzig was occupied by the Prus- 
 sians, and nothing remained but to hurry homewards. 
 
 In the Spring of 1757 Major von Kleist joined the 
 Prussian forces; he was in delicate health, with some 
 tendency to hypochondria, and therefore sought Lessing's 
 company continually, as the latter never failed to arouse 
 him from his despondency. They had known each other 
 in Berlin when Kleist was in garrison at Potsdam, and 
 the earlier acquaintance soon ripened into a sincere and 
 lasting friendship. A long descriptive poem entitled 
 Fruhling is Kleist's best title to fame ; but Lessing, who 
 became his unfailing counselor, led him into new paths 
 and he wrote a heroic poem which extolled death for 
 one's country and under the name of Cissides und Paches 
 gained wide, if temporary, currency. 
 
 Kleist endeavored to secure for his friend a suitable 
 position in Berlin ; he tried to get him a secretaryship 
 with Prince Heinrich ; he sought with the aid of Gleim to 
 make Lessing head-clerk in the War Office or a librarian. 
 
26 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Gleim, however, who regarded Leasing as a Saxon, pre- 
 sumably did not second Kleist's. efforts with sufficient 
 warmth, for nothing came of all these plans. Gleim had 
 long been renowned as the Mycaenas of many a struggling 
 poet, but in return for his good offices he was prone to 
 demand not only the gratitude of his protege but admira- 
 tion of his artistic successes. Lessing's pride as well as 
 his honesty forbade his entertaining such an attitude 
 towards the father of German anacreontic verse ; although 
 when Gleim was ready with the manuscript of his Preu- 
 ftische Krieyslieder von einem Grenadier Lessing procured 
 a publisher for him and later greeted these songs mis- 
 takenly of course as true folk -poetry. 
 
 After Kleist's departure from Leipzig in May 1758 
 Lessing returned to Berlin. His political position in 
 Leipzig had been growing more and more difficult, for 
 while it was rumored in Berlin that he was an adherent 
 of Saxony, the people of Leipzig had suspected him of 
 being a Prussian sympathizer, largely perhaps because of 
 his constant companionship with Kleist. He was filled 
 with the desire to be back in the Prussian metropolis, 
 where, as he writes to Gleim, he would not need to lower his 
 voice if he wished to tell a friend that the king of Prussia 
 was a great king despite everything everything. 
 
 Third Residence in Berlin. 
 
 Lessing found awaiting him in Berlin a swirl of activ- 
 ity, center of which were the fame and the heroic deeds 
 of the great sovereign. In the very midst of this stir and 
 bustle stood his friends. Besides Gleim and Ewald von 
 
INTRODUCTION. 2Y 
 
 Kleist, Mendelssohn, Ramler, and Nicolai were enthusi- 
 astic admirers of Frederick the Great, who with his troops 
 was opposing half Europe. 
 
 Is it strange that Lessing too, despite his much-vaunted 
 cosmopolitanism, enlisted himself in the party of the royal 
 hero ? Frederick seemed to him the champion of Prot- 
 estantism, of enlightenment and freedom of the conscience, 
 as opposed to Austrian Jesuitry ; to his mind Frederick 
 was seeking to uphold the honor of the German name in 
 the face of Latin arrogance and of the barbaric rule of 
 the Muscovite. 
 
 In the ecstasy of triumph at unhoped-for victories, 
 however, Lessing's heart was suddenly saddened by the 
 fate of his best beloved friend : Kleist was killed in the 
 battle of Kunersdorf August 24 1759. What the de- 
 ceased had been to him none of his later friends ever be- 
 came ; it was in work alone that he could now seek comfort 
 and oblivion of his grievous bereavement. While still in 
 Leipzig Lessing had been brought by Glenn's war-songs 
 to devote himself more exhaustively to a study of older 
 German poetry and had written an essay on certain early 
 Swabian heroic poems which the Swiss scholars were re- 
 editing. This interest in German poetry which was newly 
 aroused within him by the warlike deeds of Frederick 
 finds expression in his edition of selections from Logau's 
 epigrams; he included in his book exegetical notes on 
 the poet's diction and a glossary which is said to have 
 given the brothers Grimm the starting-point of their great 
 dictionary. 
 
 In the same period were published Lessing's Fables and 
 
28 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 his study regarding them. He came upon them when he 
 was rummaging through his writings of an earlier period, 
 and although he realized how little they satisfied the 
 severer demands of his present art he did not wish to 
 destroy them. Thus he revised them and replaced older 
 ones with new creations which were more deserving, 
 more truly poetic. He excluded the moral from the realm 
 of poetry and limited it to the fable, a field which he con- 
 sidered a sort of windrow between poetry and didacticism. 
 He defined the fable as the graphic depiction of a moral 
 problem by means of an invented narrative ; epic and 
 drama on the contrary he maintained had nothing to do 
 with such an end. Lessing's fables are notable for the 
 clarity of their poetic depiction as well as for the beauty 
 of their style ; they have ever been regarded as models 
 of German prose. In the study on fables he theorizes 
 regarding the different treatment of the action in them 
 and in the drama. The action of the fable, he decides, 
 is sufficient to attain its end if the poet but gain thereby 
 the basis for his instructive moral ; but the dramatic poet 
 makes the arousing of passions his goal, and this can only 
 be secured by imitating passion. 
 
 Proof of the validity of this doctrine appears in Les- 
 sing's martial drama Philotas which was born in the 
 same year 1759. He chooses for his play the simplest 
 possible train of events and traces them clearly and suc- 
 cinctly back to their essential beginnings. He wrote his 
 drama in prose because he believed he could thus attain 
 his end most perfectly. According to his own testimony 
 Lessing based his work upon Shakespeare, since the lat^ 
 
INTRODUCTION. 29 
 
 ter in the development of his simple plots more nearly 
 approached the ancients than did the French so extolled 
 by Gottsched. 
 
 About this time Lessing was also working at his Dok- 
 tor Faust, a dramatization of the German Faust-legend 
 which had already been elaborated by Christopher Mar- 
 lowe. Only a fragment is preserved to us, the one in 
 which Faust quizzes seven devils about their swiftness. 
 Long before, in 1753, Lessing had begun to work upon 
 the drama, soon after he had witnessed the popular ver- 
 sion of it at Schuch's theatre in Berlin. The fragment 
 which has survived belongs to this first dramatization; 
 in a later form of the piece first appears the arrant rogue 
 who betrays innocence, but the manuscript of this second 
 reworking of the theme was lost during Lessing's Italian 
 journey. In one way or another this play occupied the 
 poet his whole life long and yet in the year 1768 friends 
 tried in vain to induce him to publish his work. Later it 
 was commonly hoped that he would finish it, but this ex- 
 pectation was never realized. Nowhere have we the 
 slightest hint as to how Lessing had determined to treat 
 the problem of the play. 
 
 In 1758 he determined to found a critical magazine of 
 his own and thus achieve what had long been the object 
 of his ambition. In January of the following year there 
 appeared the celebrated Literaturbriefe ("Briefe, die 
 neueste Literatur betreffend ") in which together with his 
 friends Moses Mendelssohn and Nicolai he reviewed the 
 newest productions of the book-market. These reviews 
 took the form of letters pretendedly addressed to an offi- 
 
30 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 cer wounded in the war (Ewald von Kleist). Although 
 the poet was not named in these letters it soon became 
 evident that he was the author of most of them, for there 
 was no disguising his ardent and impetuous spirit. 
 
 Literary phenomena were not criticised minutely, for it 
 was Lessing's contention that the individual merits of a 
 work of art must be judged according to their unity as a 
 harmonious whole. In his articles Lessing created mod- 
 ern German criticism and thus laid the foundations for 
 the classic literature which was to follow. In his three 
 great dramas he was later to give Germany illustrious 
 models of his poetic theories. Sharp words were directed 
 against the poets and authors of the period, and no less 
 caustic criticism meted out to the German translators 
 who were without the requisite special knowledge for 
 their work. Thus the insipidity and pedantry of Gott- 
 sched and his disciples were pointed out. The unpre- 
 tending simplicity of popular poetry, however, held his 
 fancy captive. He recognized the significant value of 
 Shakespeare, was charmed by a love-song of Moliere's, 
 and paid high tribute to the poems of Kleist, Gersten- 
 berg and the war-songs of Gleim. But he returned ever 
 and again to Gottsched and rendered harsh judgment 
 against his attempted reform of the theater. The acri- 
 mony of Lessing's spirit led him often to a biased view 
 of things. 
 
 This is no place to consider in detail the suggestive 
 work of the poet's critical mind. Everywhere through- 
 out the letters an attack is made upon obsolete forms of 
 expression, upon what is unprofitable, un-German and in- 
 
INTRODUCTION. 31 
 
 artistic. Directness of utterance and a note of strong 
 conviction rarely fail to make them attractive and full of 
 vigor. The Literaturbriefe soon became a power to be 
 reckoned with, and they made straight the paths for in- 
 dependent criticism. 
 
 Thus sped the time of Lessing's third sojourn in Berlin, 
 filled to the brim with multifarious activities and inter- 
 ests. He lived content in the capital of the great king. 
 When the day's work was done he took his cheer in the 
 " scholar's cafe " of Resewitz, in the Monday Club, to 
 which every celebrity of Berlin belonged, or in the Fri- 
 day Club, which included the narrow circle of Lessing's 
 best friends. Often too he might have been found in 
 the wine-cellar known as Baumann's cave, which was close 
 to the dwellings of both Lessing and Ramler. The sig- 
 nal that either desired a meeting there was a red flag 
 fluttering from the window. 
 
 And so the poet came to his thirtieth year, still fully 
 conscious of his youthful robustness, and yet realizing 
 that his prime had come. He had attained to the meri- 
 dian of literary celebrity, his friends respected and ad- 
 mired him, his enemies feared him. His income during 
 this period, if not abundant, was yet sufficient for his 
 wants. He had even been able to aid his brother Gott- 
 lob to study theology at Wittenberg. But the old spirit 
 was astir in Lessing to leave the great city and set out 
 again on his travels. He found no enduring inspiration 
 in either war or the rumors of war. The victorious army 
 did not seem to him a troop which fought for its native 
 land because it was inspired by love and duty; it ap- 
 
32 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 peared rather a composite mass of Saxons and Austrians 
 decked out in Prussian uniform and enlisted for the pur- 
 pose of cutting their brothers into shreds. He had ample 
 opportunity to view the atrocities of the struggle at short 
 range he was present when two editors who had con- 
 demned the Russian policy in their newspapers were pub- 
 licly beaten. Added to this came at first misunderstandings 
 with his friends and then recriminations. A distaste for 
 his environment soon became apparent. 
 
 At this juncture General von Tauentzien offered Lea- 
 sing a government secretaryship. As governor of Bres- 
 lau the general needed a dependable and clever assistant 
 in certain complicated operations having to do with the 
 establishment of a new coinage. The terms of the posi- 
 tion were especially favorable and Lessing accepted with- 
 out hesitation. On the 7th of September 1760 he left 
 Berlin and took up his new work at Breslau. Shortly 
 after his departure he was proposed for membership in 
 the Berlin Academy of Sciences and the nomination con- 
 firmed by the king. 
 
 Breslau. 
 
 Lessing's chief in Breslau was a brave soldier and a 
 worthy sort of man with a respect for intellectual capa- 
 city. He possessed small culture of a formal kind, and 
 yet he soon won the esteem of our poet. During the 
 whole five years of their cooperation the relations of the 
 two were of the most friendly nature. 
 
 Despite the kindly reception extended to Lessing in 
 Breslau, however, there never left him during the first few 
 
INTRODUCTION. 33 
 
 months of his life there a feeling of isolation. The stulti- 
 fying occupation of his days could scarcely appeal to him 
 who was used to far more nourishing mental food. Amid 
 the confusion of martial life, even amid its diversions, he 
 often yearned for the stimulating intercourse with his 
 friends. 
 
 And his Berlin friends who heard that he was spend- 
 ing his evenings at the theatre and his nights gambling 
 and carousing with officers condemned him. In a similar 
 manner Goethe's friends were later to pass judgment on 
 that young diplomat's first years in Weimar. In both 
 cases none paused to consider the favorable effect which 
 new life and associations were exercising. Lessing's ac- 
 quaintances could not know that he often stole away from 
 his office in the government building or from the faro- 
 table in the officers' quarters to read Spinoza and to work 
 at his Laokoon. 
 
 It was Lessing's intention to learn from life as well as 
 from books, and in his position he had the very best op- 
 portunity to do so. In his surroundings, if he would not 
 always be talking of philosophy or politics or belles-lettres 
 at evening gatherings and receptions, there was little left 
 but the card -table. Goethe understood his dilemma well, 
 for in Dichtung und Wahrheit he speaks of the years our 
 poet passed in Breslau as follows : " In contrast to Klop- 
 stock and Gleim, Lessing liked to throw dignity aside, 
 since he was perfectly conscious that he could resume it 
 at any moment. He was content to lead a frivolous and 
 worldly life, as he ever needed a counterpoise for his 
 seething mind." 
 
34 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Distraction of a sort was offered Lessing by attending 
 the theatrical performances of the Schuch troupe. He 
 made friends with various members of the company, par- 
 ticularly with the beautiful wife of Brandes, whom he 
 himself helped to train for the stage. In later years he 
 met husband and wife again in Hamburg and stood god- 
 father to one of their daughters, who was named Minna 
 in his honor and who later won much fame as actress and 
 opera singer. The personality of the mother, of whom 
 Lessing was so fond, is visible in more than one scene in 
 Minna von Barnhelm in the figure of the heroine and in 
 that of Franziska. 
 
 In every way the poet's knowledge of men and of life 
 was broadened by his years in Breslau. In company 
 with officers he visited the Schuch theater. Army men 
 were his boon companions in the Golden Horn inn, where 
 he was wont to sit till late in the night. A story is told of 
 how Lessing on his return home was wont to disturb the 
 slumbers of his landlord, who kept a baker's shop. The 
 latter revenged himself on his luckless lodger one morn- 
 ing by placing on sale in his window a gingerbread man 
 shaped in the figure of a nighkwatchman with the legend 
 "Gotthold Ephraim Lessing." Long afterwards, if we 
 are to believe one of the Silesian poems of Holtei, this 
 caricature in cake was a favorite morsel for the children 
 
 of Breslau : V erleichte hab ihch salber gar 
 Ack blus daB ihcks vergassen 
 A Lessing uf em Kindelmarkt 
 Perschonlich ufgefrassen. 
 
 We can never be certain of the reasons which led Les- 
 
INTRODUCTION. 35 
 
 sing definitely to give up his connection with von Tau- 
 entzien. It would appear that the demands made upon 
 him by his family were more than he could fulfill ; per- 
 haps, too, the poet had grown tired of dependence. His 
 parents expected that he would retain his position until 
 all his brothers had been educated at Lessing's expense, 
 and now they asked him to make a place for his brother 
 Gottlob in Breslau. Lessing flatly refused to accede to 
 their wishes, because the brother was an idle fellow who 
 lived in constant discord with his family ; but the poet 
 never failed to aid his father to the utmost of his ability. 
 
 He was offered at this time a professorship in Konigs- 
 berg which would have made him the colleague of the 
 philosopher Kant. But this post was refused, for the 
 duties of such an office appealed to him but little. 
 
 Our poet was ever prone to speak in disparaging terms 
 of his sojourn in Breslau, and still this period formed a 
 happy and an important chapter of his life. His un- 
 troubled occupation vouchsafed him contentment, it fur- 
 nished him with ample leisure for his scientific studies 
 and his literary avocations. The great achievements of 
 these years, Minna von Barnhelm and Laokoon, bear the 
 imprint of care -free and creative joy. 
 
 Minna von Barnhelm. 
 
 We first hear of Lessing's soldier-drama in a letter to 
 Ramler written the 20th of August 1764. After men- 
 tioning a recent sickness the poet says : " I'm fairly wild 
 to put the last touches on my Minna, and yet I hesitate 
 to work on it with only half a brain to aid me. I have 
 
36 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 not had an opportunity to speak with you about this com- . 
 edy because it is really one of the last of my projects. 
 If it is not better than all my previous dramatic pieces, 
 then I am determined to have nothing more to do with 
 the theater. It may well be that I have rested too long. 
 You will be the first by whom I shall expect to be 
 judged." 
 
 / Minna von Barnhelm may be defined as a comedyjof 
 the more serious type. The influence upon it of the 
 Frenchman Diderot is undeniable, for he it is who recom- 
 mended to the poet middle-class life as the source of his 
 plot, who differentiated the serious comedy from bour- 
 
 \ geois tragedy. 
 
 In one of his Literaturbriefe Lessing had sent forth a 
 demand for a real German drama, one whose material 
 must concern the poet closely, which must drive him to 
 treat of it. Such subject-matter was now ready to Les- 
 sing's hand the moment that he sought for it in Prussia's 
 history. Goethe was right when he said : " A true and 
 higher standard of life came into German poetry for the 
 first time with Frederick the Great and the deeds of the 
 Seven Years' War. I am compelled to mention one 
 work which above all others is the truest offspring of this 
 time, which is animated throughout by the North German 
 national spirit : Minn a von^Barnhelm^ 
 
 TtaTiis comedyT^essmgstarts from the theory that the 
 fate of y r ar affects not only the existence of princes and 
 peoples, but disturbs the relationphipa of inrMvid^ 
 
 In their private fortune one may thus havftajnirror of 
 the great changes which are being wroughtin the world 
 
INTRODUCTIOF. 37 
 
 without. This^ individual lot has escaped the notice of 
 the historian, but is shown all the more clearly to the 
 imagination of the poet. 
 
 Minna is the first German comedy to deal with recent 
 happenings, with the scarcely completed war and the 
 figure of the greatest Germanruler and general ; it im- 
 mortalizes the fairest of jiis sovereign gifts, justice. His 
 person is kept aloof from the stage, from motives of re- 
 spect, but Lessing detaches most effectively the shadow 
 of the king from the Background of the play. 
 
 The work was fif st iskethed~mT7o r TTn a garden situ- 
 ated on the Breslau Btirgerwerder ; the final draft was 
 finished in the following year. In 1764 the poet sub- 
 jected the manuscript to a last revision with Ramler in 
 Berlin, and wrote with his own hand a careful copy of 
 the finished work. Lessing confidently expected that the 
 play would prove a great success. 
 
 In the comedy the characters are j 
 
 figures as in the works of Gottsched, but men with all 
 man's amiable sides, with^alLhis weaknesses. Neither 
 Tellheim nor any other of the soldiers who appear unites 
 within himself all the excellences of his profession. If 
 their characters stand out in relief from the figure of the 
 dissolute Frenchman Biccaut, still light and shadow are 
 divided in the play just as they are in real life. Thii^ 
 patriotic pridegains its due meed, although jingoism re- 
 ceives no flattery. 
 
 The action of the play is six months after the Huber- 
 tusberg peace, and yet one may hunt in vain for any 
 allusion to the Austrian. In like manner the Saxons are 
 
38 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 not criticised unfavorably. With subtle tact Leasing 
 places Minna's estates in Thuringia and the major's home 
 in Courland; despite his military proficiency the latter 
 declares that he is a peaceful squire and longs to divest 
 himself of the king's coat. For, he says, he has become a 
 soldier " from adherence to the king and from whim," in 
 that he thinks it good for every honest man to try his 
 hand for a while in such a cause, in order to grow 
 familiar with danger and to learn coolness and determi- 
 nation. But now his whole ambition is to remain a quiet 
 and contented man. By means of this temperate inter- 
 pretation of the military class the poet brings his protag- 
 onist closer to civilian walks of life. The major does 
 not vaunt his heroic deeds and his scars received in 
 battle; even the saving of Tellheim's life by Werner 
 does not seem boasting, for the former would have done 
 the same for his sergeant if occasion required. 
 * The reconciliation between hostile Prussia and Saxony 
 js typefied in the relationship of Tellheim and Minna. 
 The peaceful adjustment of fraternal discord is in a cer- 
 tain way alluded to in the reconciliation of Minna's uncle 
 with Tellheim, the moment they know each other per- 
 sonally. 
 
 It was a daring thing for Lessing to mention the per- 
 son of the king repeatedly in the drama while Frederick 
 was still alive. He did it, too, without descending to 
 crude lip-service. How simply does Minna say to the 
 landlord : " The king can't possibly know all his deserv- 
 ing men, and even if he knew them he can't reward them 
 all." And when the chasseur hands the major the royal 
 
INTRODUCTION. 39 
 
 rescript, Minna tells him that she now realizes the king is 
 not only u great man, but he must surely be a good one 
 also. 
 
 It is everywhere clearly evident that Lessing takes his 
 story from the period and from real circumstances. The 
 Seven Years' War is the background of thej)lay. There 
 was no iackof_di8charged^fficers ? even if there were not 
 many who possessed Tellheim's nobility and unflinching 
 honor. Because there wasnolonger use for their services 
 they had ton5e^smised^with^ul,scruple and without 
 ellheim's generous act towards the 
 Saxon Estates recalls a real occurrence of the war : To 
 guard the hostile city of Ltibben against being given over 
 to the flames a major von Biberstein advanced the citi- 
 zens the sum of money demanded of them. 
 
 WJiile Lessing was effecting the justification.^! bis 
 stage-hero at thejiands of thejkmg h 
 
 pleading the cause of those^discharged_^fficiers who in 
 t^irstrai^htened circumstances had to endure the envy 
 oTthe^^^gters^ Justice uses the Janjlord^yf this when 
 he says : " Why were^you landlord gentlemen so tract- 
 able during tEewar ? Is^this Jbit of peace making you 
 so arrogant ? " 
 
 Paul Werner takes his name from a worthy sergeant 
 who was ennobled because of his bravery and quickly 
 thereafter promoted to be general and head of a hussar 
 regiment, contrary to all military precedent. Thus Les- 
 sing has drawn much of his action from real life. Kat- 
 zenberg, which Werner likes to mention in the narratives 
 of his martial deeds, is a locality near Meissen. And the 
 
40 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 mother of the philosopher Garve even insists that the 
 whole episode of the meeting of Minna and Tellheim, 
 according to Lessing's own testimony, really took place in 
 the Golden Goose in Breslau. 
 
 The action of the play passes on August 22 1763 in 
 the Berlin hotel known as the King of Spain. The unity 
 of time is the natural result of the simple action which is 
 limited to two rooms in the inn. The main action con- 
 sists in the apparent abrogation and the final maintenance 
 of the betrothal of Minna and Tellheim. The former 
 finds her recreant lover in the inn which she has just 
 entered in the company of her maid Franziska. Her 
 uncle and protector has been detained by an accident 
 while on his way to her. Chance wills it that the women 
 are assigned the very room which Tellheim has vacated 
 shortly before. The meeting of the lovers is thus easily 
 brought about. Minna frees her major from the phantom 
 of a false sense of honor by means ofhe? faithfcilJave 
 and her woman's wisdom. 
 
 The actors are readily divisible into two groups. The 
 T^ifipian circle includes Tellheim, Just, Werner, the cap- 
 tain's widow von Marloff, and Lieutenant Biccaut ; the 
 Saxons are Minna, Franziska, and the count of Bruchsal. 
 The landlord is a connec ting IinTT "between" tEem, and be- 
 cause of his avarice, malice, mesulaaUyptrewardicB, curi- 
 osity, and garrulousness he furnishes an excellent comedy 
 figure, although it may be objected that his characteriza- 
 tion is too one-sided. But the comic poet has license to 
 exaggerate in the portrayal of secondary figures. Even 
 the subordinate action of the play which Goethe unjustly 
 
INTRODUCTION. 41 
 
 critic! s&Lis so tightly woven into the development of the 
 main denouement that it could not lightly be disentangled. 
 
 Mendelssohn once called attention to the fact that 
 Lessing succeeded best in the depiction of characters most 
 closely related to his own temperament. Thus Colonel 
 Odoardo in Emilia Galotti, the hero in Nathan and the 
 templar jis well, exhale the poet's own spirit. And it is 
 safe to say that Major_von Tellheim is Lessing's very 
 flesh and blood. 
 
 Lessing introduced into his play the concept of honor 
 which till then had played its roleonlyin the Frenchjind 
 Spanish tragedy ; and most of the code he takes from his 
 own heart! The free and independent mind of Lessing 
 echoes in the words of Tellheim : " The great ones have 
 convinced themselves that a soldier does but little for 
 them from inclination and not much more from duty; 
 but all he does for the sake of his own honor." And 
 again : " Service of the great is full of danger and is not 
 worth the trouble, the repression and the humiliation that 
 it costs." Besides, the poet endows the mature and lov- 
 ing Tellheim with that bitter and melancholic trait so pe- 
 culiar to himself in later years. " Thus I thought and thus 
 I spoke when I did not know what I was thinking and 
 saying. Anger and sullen rage had clouded my whole 
 soul ; love itself in the fullest radiance of happiness could 
 not flood light into me." 
 
 Every virtue which Minna finds to praise in Tellheim 
 reminds one of Lessing ; his foibles are those of our 
 poet; carelessness in money matters, a certain spendthrift 
 humorj etc. Lessing too would have sprung to the aid 
 
42 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 of a mistress whom he considered poor and unhappy and 
 would have said with Tellheim: "My own^nisfortune 
 weighed me down; her unhajjpmess raises_me.. I can 
 look about me unashamed again." But like the major 
 too he would have given vent in a moment of depression 
 to that bitter laugh which affrighted Minna's ears. 
 
 Herder once wrote a trenchant description of Tell- 
 heim's character. " This man," he says, " is of a turn of 
 mind sojiojble, so strong, so good and yet so sensitive, so 
 humane towards everything no^ matter what; towards 
 Mmna^ancT Just, towards Werner and the captain's 
 widow, towards the poodle and the landlord, that he is 
 just my man. To be sure he is not lamblike with Just, 
 no soft fool with Werner; but he is always the major, 
 the noblest, strongest_character, actmgfwith a certain dig- 
 nity andnbarshnesTwiSoul which ncTmalenBelng should 
 exist. I should change no word ttlaTTieiiitters, not even 
 in the place where with a quiet and bitter laugh he speaks 
 the cruelest curse against Providence for, ah, one must 
 have at such a time the strength and manhood that our 
 common, Christian, cowardly, hypocritical souls lack ! 
 Not in vain do his pistols hang behind his bed, and that 
 touch I forgive him too ; he is always the gallant Tell- 
 heim." 
 
 But although the poet unconsciously incorporated into 
 the character depiction of the major many traits of his 
 own temperament, his friend Ewald von^jleist, who 
 fell at Kunersdorf, served Lessing as a conscious model. 
 Kleist disliked army routine in time of peace, and like 
 Tellheim he was never repaid for the sums which he 
 
INTRODUCTION. 43 
 
 advanced his company out of his own pocket. His ser- 
 vants stole from him as do the servants of the play's hero. 
 The occasional pessimistic philosophy of Tellheim, too, 
 reminds one of Kleist more than of Lessing : " How 
 small, how pitiful is this great world 1 " The poet bor- 
 rowed from his friend the ruminative trait in the major's 
 character ; the latter, for instance, when conversing with 
 Minna, does not hear what she says and answers her with 
 fantastic speeches about the Moor of Venice. 
 
 The dialogue in Minna is especially witty and full of 
 verve, the answers are crisp and to the point. Turns of 
 speech used by one character are often taken up in en- 
 gaging fashion by another actor and utilized in his 
 own interest. Thus the landlord repeats the phrase of 
 Minna's : " The king can not know all his deserving sub- 
 jects " as his own opinion quite. Tellheim reverts to a 
 former criticism of himself : " I am Tellheim the cash- 
 iered, whose honor is mortified, the cripple, the beggar," 
 whereupon Minna sets herself to contradict him. Wer- 
 ner's remark to Franziska, that a soldier may easily lose 
 one ring or one sweetheart more or less, is paraded be- 
 fore him by the maid when occasion offers. There is 
 life in the conversation, in the manner of question and an- 
 swer. Lessing filed somewhat the speech of daily life 
 and brought it to the stage. 
 
 The comedy was published in book form by Yoss at 
 Easter 1767 ; in 1769 a Frenchman made a free adapta- 
 tion of the piece, and in this form it was produced in 
 Paris. Minna was soon translated into English and 
 Italian. But in Germany, strangely enough, it won its 
 
44 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 ground but slowly. Its appearance in Hamburg was at 
 first forbidden, to please the Prussians not until Sep- 
 tember did its presentation come, and that moment, says 
 Devrient, " the roles of Minna became almost the pass- 
 word by which one could recognize the capacity and dis- 
 tinctive quality of a person's talent. In every consider- 
 able company there were people for whom these roles 
 seemed to be particularly written, it was as if they had 
 sprung straight from the womb of dramatic art." 
 
 The comedy was presented in Vienna the following 
 November, somewhat condensed and with a strong cast. 
 Berlin witnessed its first performance in March 1768, 
 without the omission of a single line. At the fall of the 
 curtain the pit rose and demanded unanimously the rep- 
 etition of the play on the following evening, and this 
 action was repeated ten times in succession, always amidst 
 great applause. The director soon came to regard this 
 piece as his money-making venture, for in the dullest 
 season he gave the comedy nine times in four weeks and 
 always to standing-room. 
 
 " Minna von Barnhelm was the first German play," an 
 
 authoress of the period, Frau Karsch, writes to Gleim, 
 
 " which gathered together a large and unified audience ; 
 
 the poet succeeded as no other had in making his appeal 
 
 / to noblemen and tradespeople, to the scholar and the 
 
 \ layman nay, he infused them with a sort of enthu- 
 
 / siasm." And Goethe remarks : " There lies in the 
 
 \ comedy not only Lessing's intellect but his great, warm, 
 
 noble heart as well ; his heart full of honor and love 
 
 v the whole Lessing." 
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
 
 A selected list of books which are readily accessible 
 and will help the student to a thorough understanding of 
 the author and the play. 
 Biedermann Deutschland im xviii. Jahrhundert 2 vols. 
 
 1880 ; especially vol. ii pp. 241-359 
 Bieling Textkritische Studien zur Minna von Barnhelm 
 
 1888 
 
 Borinski Lessing 2 vols. 1900 
 Braun Lessing im Urteile seiner Zeitgenossen 3 vols. 
 
 1884-1897 
 
 Bulthaupt Dramaturgie des Schauspiels vol. i 1898 ; es- 
 pecially pp. 12-31 
 Danzel-Guhrauer Lessing s Leben und Werke 2 vols. 
 
 1880-1881 
 
 Diintzer Lessing s Leben 1882 
 
 Dtintzer Erlduterungen zu Minna von Barnhelm 1896 
 Eloesser Das burgerliche Drama 1898 
 Fischer Lessing als Heformator der deutschen Literatur 2 
 
 parts 1896 
 
 Freytag Technik des Dramas 1894 
 Frick Wegweiser durch die klassischen Schuldramen vol. 
 
 i 1898 
 Geiger Berlin 1688-1840 2 vols. 1893-1895 ; especially 
 
 pp. 440-483 
 
 Kiy Lessings Leben und Werke 1904 
 
 45 
 
46 BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
 
 Lachmann-Mimcker Lessings Sdmtllche Schriften 14 
 
 vols. 1886 E. 
 
 Lehmann Forschungen uber Lessings Sprache 1875 
 Lessing Lessings Briefwechsel mit seinem Bruder Karl 
 Lowell Literary Essays vol. ii 1895 ; especially pp. 162- 
 
 231 
 
 Minor Lessings Jugendfreunde 1883 
 Muncker Lessings Verhdltnis zu Klopstock 1880 
 Poser Das deutsche Lustspiel bis auf Lessing no date 
 Proelss Geschichte des neueren Dramas 1881; especially 
 
 vol. i pp. 146 ff. 
 
 Redlich Lessings Brief e 2 parts, no date 
 Rolleston Life of Lessing 1889 
 Schmidt Lessing 2 vols. 1899 The best biography 
 Schone Briefwechsel zwischen Lessing und seiner Frau 
 
 1870 
 
 Sime Lessing 2 vols. 1879-1890 
 von Stockmayer Das deutsche Soldatenstuck seit Minna 
 
 von Bamhelm 1898 
 von Treitschke Lessing in historische und politische Auf- 
 
 sdtze vol. i 1886 pp. 66-74 
 Wundt Lessing und die kritische Methode 1885 
 Zimmern Lessing 1878 
 
ZHinna von 
 
 ober 
 
 bas Solbatengliicf 
 <tn Cuftfptel in funf Zlufsugen 
 
2ft a i or Don eltljeijn, &erabfcf)iebet. 
 
 Stftinna toon 23 ami) elm. 
 
 raf oon SBrutfjfaU, t^r Oljeim. 
 g r a n g i ! a, ify 
 '3 u ft, SBebienter 
 
 ^Saiil S&erner, geroejcncr Sac^tmeifter be 
 
 2>er SBirt 
 
 @inc 2)ame in Xrauer, 
 
 (Sin gelbjager. 
 
 9iiccaut be la Sftarliniere. 
 
 S)tc @jene ift abtoedjfelnb in bem @aal etne6 SirtSljanfeS 
 unb einem baranftogenbcn 
 
 (48) 
 
(grfter 
 
 rfter Huftrttt. 
 
 3ttft fifct in cittern SBittfet, fdjlummert uttb rebel itn fcraume. @rf)Urf C 
 
 Don etnem SBtrte ! >u, nn$ ? grtfd), 33rnber ! rfjtage 
 
 gn, 33ruber ! (Sr fjott aii unb ertoa^t burc^ bie 
 
 fi^on n^teber ? Qtf) mcufje !ein 2luge ju r 
 
 mit t^m fjenun. atte er nur er(t bie @af| t)on atlen 
 
 ben @d)(agen ! o^ fie^, e$ ift STag ! 3<^ mufc nur 
 
 balb meinen armen errn auffu(^en.^9)([it meinem SBtUen 
 
 foil er letnen gtt nte^r in ba^ tjermalcm'te 
 
 SBo ttrirb er bie 9ia^t jngeKaqt fyaben ? 
 
 Ztuftritt 
 
 Strt 
 
 2)et SBirt. uten DJZorgen, Qm Qnft, guten SJJor- 10 
 gen! @i, fd)on fo frii^ anf ? Dber foH td^ fagen: noc^ 
 fofpdt auf? 
 
 age gr, tt)a^ @r tt)tH. 
 
 H|t^^^c^ fage ntcf)t at^ ,,guten 9fiorgen"; nnb 
 ba t?erient bod) tt>ot)f, ba^ err 3^ wflrofcen S)anf w 15 
 barauf fagt ? 
 
 3uft (Sro^en Danf ! 
 
 Set SBirt SOJan ift t)erbriep(ic^ r toenn man feine ge^ - 
 I)Brige 9?ul)e nici)t ^aben fann, 2Ba gtlt ; ^ r ber err 
 33ia}or ift nid)t nad) aufe gefommen, nnb Sr ^at ^ier auf 20 
 if)n gefanert ? 
 
 (49) 
 
50 IHtnna r*n Barnfjelm. 
 
 Suft 3Ba$ ber 2ftann nidjt atteS erfaten faun ! 
 2>er SSirt 3d) toermute, id) Permute. 
 
 3fuft feljrt fi$ urn unb roitt ge$en. @ettt )iener ! 
 
 2>er 28trt wt t*. 9Md)t bod), err 3uft ! 
 5 3uft. 9?un gut; ntcfjt ein Wiener ! 
 
 2>er SBirt (St r err 3u(t ! id) nriH bod^ ntd)t 
 ^err Qitft, ba^ gr nod) Don geftern ^er bofe ift ? 
 JDirb feinen 3 orn ^^ er 92ad^t be^alten? 
 
 3uft 3d); nnb itber atle folgenbe 9?ad)te, 
 10 2>er SBirt 3ft ba d)riftUt^ ? 
 
 3uft (Sbenfo djrtftttc^, a(^ einen el)rlic^en ajfann, ber 
 nidjt gtett^ be^a^en lann, cms bem aufe fto^en, auf Me 
 (Strafe irerfen, 
 
 2)er SBirt ^fut, n?er lonnte fo gott(oS f ein ? 
 15 3uft Sin ^riftlt^er afttt)trt 2)leinen errn! fo 
 einen 3Kann ! fo einen Cfftjier ! ?**^- 
 
 2)er SStrt. Sen ^atte ic^ anS bem aufc gcftopcn? 
 anf bie tra^e geiuorfen? Saju ^abe id^ Diet gn Diet 
 21cf)tnng fitr .einen Officer nnb Diet jn Diet 9J?lftrateit 
 20 einem abgebanf ten ! Qfy ^abe t^m anS 92ot ein anber 
 3tmmer einruumen muff en. )enfe Sr ntt^t mel)r baran, 
 err 3 u ft r tuft m Me aene. otta ! 3d) iDitW auf 
 anbere SBeife ttrieber gut mad)en. em sunge fommt Sring 
 ein ta^^en; err 3uft mitt ein ta^^en ^aben; unb 
 25 toaS utc ! 
 
 Sttft* 3JJad)e gr ft^ feine 23Kii)e, err SBirt. S5er 
 Jropfen fott ju ift lt)erben, ben bod) id) toil! nid)t 
 id) bin noc^ nii^tern. 
 
 SBttt 511 bem Suttgen, ber eine Stnfc^e Stqueut unb em ta 
 
 30 brtngt. ib f)er ; get) ! 9tun, err 3uft/ it)a gans 
 
JUST 
 
(Erfter 2Iuf3iig. gjmetter 2tuftrttt. 51 
 
 33ortreff(id)e3, ftarf, lieblid), gefunb. er taut unb ret^t t$m 
 ju. )a$ fann einen iibertoadjten 3ttagen ttrieber in Orb* 
 niing bringen ! 
 
 3uft. S3alb bitrfte id) nidjt! )od) toarum fofl id) 
 tneiner efunbfyeit feine robfyeit entgelten faff en? r 5 
 
 nimmt unb trittft. 
 
 2)cr 
 
 . 3ttfl; ittbcm er ba toSc^ett ioieber juritc!gt6t. 9Zid)t libel! 
 
 Slber, err SSirt, @r ift bod) ein robtan ! 
 
 2)cr 2Bivt. 9Kd^t bot^, tudjt bot^I efd)tt)tnb no^ 10 
 ein ; Quf einem Seine ift nidjt gnt fte^en* 
 
 3ttft nac^bem cr getmn!en. a ntU^ id) fagen : gut, fe^t 
 
 gut! elbft gemad)t, err SSirt? 
 
 4Bepte ! Deritabler Sanjiger ! e^ter, 
 r - is 
 
 SBirt, n)enn i(^ ^eudjeln fimnte, 
 
 fo tDiirbe id) fur fo tt>a$ ^euc^eln ; aber id) fann nicfyt ; 
 Sr ift bod) ein robian, err SBirt ! 
 3^ tneinem 8eben f)at mir ba6 nod^ nie* 
 manb gefagt* 9Jo^ einS, err 3 U P ; ciKcr guten 20 
 inge finb bret! 
 
 3uft, 2)ieinetmegen! r trmit. ut ing, toaljrlid) gut 
 S)ing ! 3lber aud) bie 9Sa^rl)eit ift gut )mg. err 
 ffitrt, @r ift bod) ein robian ! 
 
 Ser'SSirt SBenn ic^ e ttmre, luitrbe icf) ba iDoljt 25 
 fo tnit an()oren? 
 
 3fuft O {a, benn felten ^at ein robian atle. 
 
 2)cr aSirt -^^J^^ 6 ^ > err 3 u f t? ine ^ iers 
 d)ttttr pfFbfffo beffer. 
 
 3Jein, ju Did ift ju diet ! Unb toaS ^ilft ? ^ so 
 
52 IHtnna uon Barnfyelm. 
 
 , >err SBirt ? &$ anf ben fefeten STropfen in bet 
 glafd)e miirbe id) bei tnmter SRebe bfeiben. $fni, err 
 SBirt ; fo gitten Sa^tg&r gu Ijaben unb fo fcf)led)te 
 3Kore$ ! (Sinem Sftanne, tDte metnem errn, ber ^^^* 
 
 5 nnb ag bet 3^ gemo^nt, t)on bem @r frfjon fo ntand)en 
 fdjonen Xaler gejogen, ber in feinem Seben leinen 
 Better f^ulbig geblieben tft ; toeit er ein paar donate 
 I^er nicf)t prompt bejaljtt, meit er nt^t mefyr fo tiiet 
 aufge^en tci^t, in ber Slbtoefenfyeit ba^ 3^ mttter au ^' 
 
 10 juraumen ! 
 
 2>er SBtrt. J)a tc^ aber ba$ 3^ mnter ttottDenbtg 
 branc^te? ba id) tjoratt^fa^/ ba^ ber err SKaJor e 
 felbft giitiDtfiig tuitrbe gertiwnt ^aben, toenn ir)ir nur 
 tange anf feine ^urMfnnft fatten marten ftfnnen? 
 
 15 SoIIte i^ benn fo etne frembe errfd)aft tirieber t)on 
 meiner Jitre inegfa^ren (affen ? ollte itf) einem an* 
 bern SBirte fo einen 3Serbienft mutiDilfig in ben 9?ad&e,n 
 {agen ? Unb id; gfanbe ntdjt einmal, ba fie fonft mo 
 nntergefotmnen mare, S)ie 3Birt^iinfer finb je^t alle 
 
 20 ftarf befe^ <Sot(te eine fo junge, frf)ime, tieben^mitr' 
 bige J)ame anf^ber (Strafe bleiben? S)ajn ift @ein 
 err t)iet jn gafant ! llnb ma^ t)erliert er benn babei ? 
 abe icf) i^m nidjt ein anbere^ 3^ mmer ^ a f 
 ranmt ? 
 
 25 3>ft inten an bem Jaubenft^tage ; bie 
 smifdjen be^ 3Za^bar^ genermanern - 
 
 2>cr SBirt Die 9lnefid)t mar mofjl feljr f^5n, el)e 
 fie ber Derjmetfelte 32ad)bar tierbaute. 
 bod^ fonft galant, nnb tapejiert - 
 
 30 %nft. emefen ! 
 
; <rfter Slufsitg. Pritter tfiiftritt. 53 
 
 S)er 28trt 9?id)t bod), Me erne 333cmb ift e3 nod). 
 Hub @ein tiibdjen baneben, err 3fuft; ttm$ fefylt 
 bem @tnbd)en? @$ Ijat einen $amtn, ber gtoar im 
 SBinter em toetiig raud^t- 
 
 2lber bod^ im @ommer re(i)t pbf^ Ia|t. -- s 
 ^ gtaitbe gar, (r t)e^wtun no^ obenbMn^ 
 SSirt 5Ru, nu, err ^uft, err ^uft - 
 3uft 3JJad)e (Sr err ^uften ben ffopf nid)t tuarm, 
 ober - 
 Set SBirt ^^ tnadjf i^n toarm? ber $)angtger 10 
 
 (Sinen Dfftjter tvie metnen errn! )ber tnetnt 
 gr r ba^ ein abgebcmfter Cffeter nidt)t auc^ ein Dffijter 
 ift/ ber 3l)m ben ate brecfietrjann ? SSarum tt)aret 
 i^r benn im Srtege fo gefcpieimg^i()r erren 38irte ? 15 
 9SJarum mar benn ba jeber Offigicr ein toitrbtger 2Kann 
 nnb jeber olbat ein e^rlid)er r brat>er Ser(? 
 f fdE)on fo iibermiitig? 
 farigr fic^ nnn, cr 
 ereifern. 20 
 
 Drifter Jluftrttt. 
 
 . S)er SBirt 3u|t 
 
 im $ereintreten. 
 ^ttft in bet 3Keimtng, bo^ i^n bet 28irt nenne. 3^-ft? @0 be s 
 
 fannt finb U)ir? 
 to. 2eJ3Hj.eum 3fuft! 
 
 ) batfjte, id) mare tt)o^t err $nft fiir 3f)n ! 25 
 
54 ITttnna r>on Barnfyelm. 
 
 bet ben 2Rajor getoaljr wirb. t I ft! D err > err ' 
 
 err 3uft, fefy' (r fid) bod) um; em err- 
 
 ~ t>. SetUjcim* 3uft, id) glaube, bu jantft ? 2Ba$ Ijabe 
 
 id) bir befofylen? 
 
 5 2)cr 28trt O, 3f)ro naben! janfen? Da fet ott 
 
 t)or! Qfy untertcintgfter Sne^t fotlte fid) unterftefjen, 
 
 mit etnem, ber bte nabe tjat, 3^nen anjuge^ren, gu 
 
 janf en ? 
 
 3ufi SBenn id) ifym bocf) ein^ auf ben $aenbii(fe{ 
 
 10 geben biirf te ! 
 
 2>er 28trt g^ i(t ma^r, err 3 U P fpvic^t fitr fetnen 
 errn, unb ein tDenig ^i^ig, 2tber baran tut er red)t ; 
 id) fc^a^e i^n um fo trie! fjofyer ; id) Uebe i^n barum. 
 Sufi* )a id) it)m nid^t bie ^aljne au^treten foil ! 
 
 15 Set SBtrt. 91ur fd)abe r ba^ er fid) umfonft erf)i^t. 
 
 J)enn idj bin gett)i^ t)erfic^ert, ba^ Qfyo naben leine 
 
 Ungnabe be^megen auf mid) getoorfen ^aben, tt)eif 
 
 bie 9Jot mic^ notmenbig 
 
 ti, SdHjctnu @d)on ju t)iet, mein err! ^cf) bin 
 
 20 ^^nen fdjufbig ; @ie rdumeti mir in meiner 2lbtoefenl)eit 
 ba^ 3' mmer au 3 ; i^ muffen beja^It toerben ; ic^ mug 
 n?o embers unterjufommen fudjen. Se^r natitrlid). 
 
 2>er SBirt 2Bo anber^ ? ie ttjotten au^jie^en, gna- 
 biger err? 34 ungliicfli^er 30?ann! ic^ gefd)(agner 
 
 25 9Kann! 9lein, nimmerme^r! (Sfyer mu bie S)ame baS 
 Cuartier mieber raumen. er err Sftajor fann i^r, 
 tt)itl i^r fetn 3^ mmer w^t laffen ; ba 3i mmer ip f e ^ n 5 
 fie mufc fort ; ic^ faun ifyr nic^t ^elfen. 3d) ge^e, 
 gndbiger err 
 
 30 to* SeHfjeint. greunb, nic^t jtt>ct bumme treidje fitr 
 
(Erftcr 2111(3113. Dritter 2lnftrttt. 55 
 
 etnen! te S5atne mufj in bcm Sefifce be$ Dimmers 
 bleiben v 
 
 $er 28trt, Unb Q^ro naben folften gfauben, ba 
 id) au 2RtJ3trauett, au$ orge ftir meine Sejafylnng ? 
 211$ toenn ic^ ntdjt iDit^te, ba^ mid) ^ro naben s 
 beja^ten fdnnen, fobalb @ie nur molten* S)a toer*^ 
 fiegelte ^3eutelc^en r fimf^unbert Stater 8out$bor (te^t 
 barauf, irel(^e 3^) ro ttaben in bem @^reib|)ulte 
 fte^en geljabt ; ift in guter SSertoatyrwig. 
 
 tj. Jefi^cim. Sa^ milt id) ^offen ; fo toie meine itbrige ^o 
 Sadden, $uft fott fie in gntpfang nefjmen, iDenn er 
 ^finen bie 9te^nung beja^It ^at. 
 
 2)er SStrt 53a{)i^aftig r i^ crf^ral rec^t, ate ii) ba^ 
 53eutetc^en fanb, Qfy l^abe immer 0^^ @naben f itr 
 einen orbentlic^en unb dorfidjtigen 3)lann geljatten, ber 15 
 
 fid) niemate gan5 an^gibt. 2lber benno^ tuenn 
 
 ic^ bar elb in bem c^reibputte fcermutet ptte 
 
 t> Sctt^cim. SBiirben @ie ^oftidjer mit mir tierfaljren 
 fein. Qfy t)erfte^e @ie. efyen @ie nnr, mein err ; 
 laffen ie mi(^ ; id) fyabe mit meinem 33ebienten jit 20 
 fpred^en. 
 
 cr SStrt. Slber, gnabiger err 
 
 b. SeHfjeittt, ^omm, Quft, ber err ftritt nid^t er- 
 tanben, ba id) bir in feinem anfe fage, n)a bu tun 
 
 fo5ft 25 
 
 2>er 9Strt 3c^ ge^e {a fdjon, gnabiger err ! 
 ift jn ^^ re 
 

 56 irtinna con Barnfyelm. 
 
 Dterter 2luftrttt. 
 
 to. Xell^eim. Six ft. 
 Sittft ber mit bem gufce ftantyft unb bem SBtrte nafyftwcft. ^f ni ! 
 
 to. Seflljetm. 23a3 gtbt'3? 
 $uft. ^d) erfttde nor 
 to. Settfjeiw. )a$ toare fo diet ate an SBottKtuttglett. 
 5 Sufi. Unb @tc, ie erfenne id) nid)t mel)r r mein 
 >err. ^d) fterbe tior 3') ren 2Utgen, ft)enn ie nid)t 
 ber Sdju^engel btefe^ t)(imtfd)en / nnbarm^er^tgen 9?a(fer^ 
 ~ finb! Jrdft algcn nnb Sdjroert nnb 3kb l)atte id) 
 iljn ptte id) il)n mit biefen anben x erbroffeln, mit 
 10 biefen ,3af)nen ^errei^en tDolfen. 
 to. Sefl^ctm. SJeftte!' 
 3ft. 8tcbcr ^8eftte r ate fo ein SKenf^ ! 
 to. 2eflf)cim. 2Ba^ toittft bn aber? 
 Sufi. ^(^ tt)itf, ba^ ie e$ empfinben follen, lt)ie 
 15 fefyr man ie beleibigt. 
 to. Seftljcim* Unb bann? 
 
 Suft* a^ @ie fid) radjten. Stein, ber fieri ift 
 .Jljnen 3U gering, 
 
 to. ZcK^ctm. onbern, ba ic^ e^ bir anftritge, mid) 
 20 $n rci^en? a^ inar t)on 2lnfang mein ebanfe. (Sr 
 mid) nic^t t^ieber mit Sfngen fe^en nnb feine 
 au beinen cinben empfangen foflen. 
 bn eine ganbtoott elb mit einer 
 terci(^t(id)en SDttene fiiniuerfen fannft. 
 25 gnft. @o? eine t)ortreff(ic^e 9xac^e! 
 
 to. ScdJjctm. 3(ber bie tt>ir nod) derfdjieben miiffen. 
 
(Erfter 2Iuf3ug. Pterter Sluftrttt* 57 
 
 $tf) fyabe fetnen getter bares etb nteljr ; tdf) toetjs audj 
 femes aufjntretben, 
 
 3itft. ftetti bares elb ? Unb tociS tft benn baS fitr 
 etn 48eutet nut funftitnbert Slater Soutebor, ben ber 
 SBirt in ^^rem rfjretbputte gefunben? s 
 
 tj. Sefl^eim. )a$ tft etb, tDet^eS mtr aufjufjeben 
 gegeben toorben, 
 
 Suft oc^ nidjt bte ^unbert ^iftofen, bte ^^nen 
 $fy alter SBad^tmeifter t>or trier ober fitnf SBod^en 
 bra^te? 10 
 
 ti. Sefi^etm* te namftc^en, Don ^JJaut SBernern. 
 SBarum ni^t? ,** 
 
 Suft 'Dtefe ^aben @ie nod) nicfjt gebrauc^t ? 9)?ein 
 @err, mtt biefen liJnnen ie madjeu, IDU^ (Ste u^ < 
 3luf ntetne SSeranttuortung 
 
 t>. Seflljehiu SSa^rt)a[tig ? ; ^| 
 SBerner ^orte t)on mir f ttte 
 gorberungen an bte 
 
 ^ SeH^eim. Sag id) jidjerhd) - U iv. Btttfer lucrben 20 
 miirbe, menn id) e mc^t fd&om ^ : . ^g^ j{ tt ^ t ; r 
 fe^r ocrbunbe^ 3'^fi - : u ^ 4nd)t 
 
 SBernern, fein j$*ffc %mitf nm mtr ju tetletu @s 
 tft mir bodjiice, ba| ^prferrafeft habc. $ore, ^itft, 
 ma^ -ritW^r.jjffii^j^to^ -fccine ^edmung ; tt)tr finb qe^ 25 
 
 -!-* r. : , ' ' 
 
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 Sort melir ; e fomntt iemanb, 
 
58 lUtnrta oon Barnljelm. 
 
 ^unfter 2luftrttt. 
 (5inc2)ameinXroucr. 
 
 Same. 3$ ^^ te um SS^tjet^nng, metn err ! 
 
 to. SeWjetm. SBen fndjen te, 2ftabame ? 
 
 2)ic Same. 6ben ben toitrbigen Sftann, mtt toel^em 
 id) bte (Sfyre ^abe gn fpred)en @ie fennen mid) ntdjt 
 5 me^r? 3d) ^tn bie SBitme Qtyctt efyemaligen tab^rttt* 
 meifterd 
 
 to* Seflfjetnu Um bed immeld toillen, gnabtge gran! 
 toel^e SSeranbcrung ! 
 
 $t< %ute. 3rf) (^^ ^on bem Sranlenbette anf, anf 
 tod u ui cr gc^merj itber ben 23erlnft meined Scanned 
 j^/T. 3d) i"' i R 3D nen f ri ^) bef^tocrltd^ fallen, err 
 3)?aio. r - 3^ re M" e au f fr a $ 8anb, too mtr eine 
 
 c. ater f hnt ^^ ^i^t glucfUdje grcunbin eine 
 
 fieim iu 3^- el )/ ia B und attetn. 
 
 9icbcn 
 
 mtr bitrfen te ]itf) 3()ree lhtr,tucf /] 
 ^ann id) 3^ ne ^ toorin btenettl^i 
 
 2>ic 2>ame, 3)Zetn err SKajo^H 
 
 20 to, Sctt^cim* 3^1 beftage @te r pdbtge ? fi?onn 
 
 lann icf) 3fynen btenen? te totffcn, 3^ r <9etnal;I *vw 
 
(Erfier 2Iuf3ug. Sedrfter Huftritt 59 
 
 metn grennb ; metn greunb, fage id) ; id) tt>ar immer 
 farg mit biefem Zitd. 
 
 $>te 2>ame, 2Ber toeift e$ beffer ate id), ttrie toert 
 Sie feiner grennbfdjaft tt)aren, tote toert er ber 3^rigen 
 mar ? (Sic toilrbcn f cm letter ebanfe, 3^r 9Jatne ber s 
 Icfctc Jon feiner fterbenben iHppen getDefen fctn, ^citte 
 nifyt bie ftarfere S^atnr btefe^ tranrige 3Sorrcd^t fur 
 feinen unglitcfttcfyen (So^n, fur feine ungludltdjc attin 
 , v geforbert - 
 
 oren @ie auf, 3JJabame ! SBeinen 10 
 mit ^fynen gern ; aber id^ Ijabe fjente feine 
 Jrcinen. 3?erf(^onen <3ie mid), ie finben nti^ in 
 einer tnnbe, IDO id) teidjt jn Derleiten irdre, tDiber bie 
 'SSorftc^t jn ihurrcn. D r metn rec^tfc^affener JKarloff ! 
 efd)toinb, gnabige gran, m% ^aben @tc ju befe^ten ? is 
 SBenn id^ Q^ncn jn bienen im ftanbe bin, iDenn itf) e$ 
 bin 
 
 Sic- 2antc* Qdj barf nid)t abreifen, o^ne feinen te^ten 
 SBitten gn t)oltjie^en. Sr erinnerte fi(^ fnrj t?or feinem 
 (gnbe, bap er ate $l)r c^nlbner fterbe, nnb befd;n?or 20 
 mid), biefe @d)nlb mit ber erften Sarfcfiaft jn tilgen. 
 -3d) ^be feine (Sqnipage Derfanft nnb fomme, feine 
 anbfdjrift etnjnlofen. 
 
 D, Sett^ctm* 2Bie r gnabige gran? barnm fommen @ie? 
 
 Sic $ame* T)arnm. (Srtanben @ie, bap id) ba^ etb 25 
 
 ), 9)?abame ! 5D?ar(off mir 
 big? ba^ fann fdjtoer(id) fein. Saffen @ie boc^ feljen. 
 
 er jie^t fein S;afc^en6ud) Ijerau8 unb fuc^t. 3^ P^^ e tltd^td. 
 
 2)ic 2)amc. @ie merben feine anbfd)rift t)erfegt so 
 

 60 ITtinna oon Barnfyelm. 
 
 fyaben, unb bie anbfd)rift tut nid)t3 jur 
 Grrlauben @ie 
 
 b. Seflfjcim* 9?ein, 9)?abame! fo ettoaS pffege id) nit^t 
 ju tJIrfcjfenl SSenn id) fie nid)t ^abe, fo ift e$ ein 
 5 4Betoei^ bafj id) nie eine ge^abt fyabe, ober ba^ fie 
 gettlgt unb Don mir fd)on juritdgegeben toorben. 
 
 Sie Same. err 9Jta{or! 
 
 to. Settljeim. anj getotB, gnabige gran. JWarloff 
 
 ift mir nitf)t$ fdjutbig gebtieben. 3d) tottptc mid) and) 
 
 10 nidjt ju erinnern, baj^ er mir Jemaf^ ettoa6 fdjulbig ge= 
 
 toefen toare yt'idjt anber^, 3)?abame ; er tjat mid) Dief* 
 
 met)r ate feinen @{^u(bner l)inter(affen. 3 
 
 tun fbnnen, mid) mit etitem SDianne ab^uftuben, 
 
 ber fed)3 3 a ft. re Wd ^^b Unglitd, g^re unb efal)r 
 
 . re 
 ift 
 
 15 mit mir geteift 3^ toerbe e$ nifyt Dergeffen, bap etn 
 ofyti Don il)m ba ift (5r irirb mein @ol)n eiu r fo* 
 balb id; feiu SSater fern faun. 3)ie 3Serimrrung, in ber 
 ic^ mit^ ie^t felbft befinbe 
 .Ste Same, (Sbetoiitiger 9Jfann! 3lber benlen @ie 
 
 20 and) Don mir nic^t gu ftein. 9te^men @ie ba^ @e(b, 
 err 3)iapr; fo bin id) toemgftenS beruljigt, 
 
 ti* SeB^etni* 2Ba^ braut^en Sie gu 3^^ 33eruf)tgung 
 tueiter ate meine 33eritc^erunci, ba mir biefe^ e(b 
 nid)t gefyort? Ober tDoflen Sie, ba^ id) bie uner?o- 
 
 25 gene SKatfe meine greunbe^ befte^fen foil ? >BefteI)kn, 
 SUfabame, ba iDitrbe e$ in bent eigent(id)ften SSerftanbe 
 feuu $$m geljort e^, fiir il)n tegen @ie e an. 
 
 Ste Same, ^c^ Dcrftclje Sie ; t)erjet^en ie nur r 
 ttjenn ic^ noc^ ntd)t re^t toct^ tote man 2Bol)Itaten 
 
 so annetjmen mup. SBo^er totffcn e^ benn aber and) ie, 
 
(Erfter Slufjug. Stebenter 2luftrttt. 61 
 
 ba eine 2)httter mef)r fitr ifyren @ol)n tut, ate fie fitr 
 il)r eigen 8eben tun toitrbe? %tf) ge^e- 
 
 to. SdHjeutu ef)en@ie, 3ftabame, geljen@te! 9teifen 
 @te glMlid) ! %fy bitte @tc ni(^t, mtr 9^a^rt(^t t)on 
 ^{)uen ju geben. @ic mod)te mtr ju enter 3^it !ommen, 5 
 io id) fie nit^t nu^en ffinute. Stber noc^ etn^, gndbtge 
 grau; balb ptte itf) ba^ 28i($ttgfte uergeffetu SKar* 
 loff tyi uo^ au ber fiaffc unfcr e^emaligen $egtment$ 
 ju forbent. Seine gorberungen ftnb fo ridjtig toie bte 
 meinigen. 3Berben tneine bega^t, fo miiffen au^ bte 10 
 femigen bejafytt tt)erben. %$ tjafte bafitr* 
 
 3He 2)ame* )! ntetn err Slber it^ fdjtoeige lieber. 
 Siinftige $Bo^Itaten fo norberetten, fjetgt fie in ben 
 3Iugen be^ gitnmete fc^on ermiefen ^aben. m^fangen 
 ie feine 48elol)nung, unb tneine Jrdnen ! et ab. is 
 
 Siebcnter 2tuftrttt. 
 
 2lrme6, bra&eS SBcib ! 3^ mu nirf)t 
 Dergeffen, ben 53ettet ^u t>enudjtetu er ntmmt au fetnem 
 
 Srieff^aften, bie er jerreifet. 2Ber ftrf)t mtr bafitr, 
 
 eigner 9)ianget mtci) nic^t einmat tjerleiten Idnnte, 
 baDon ju macfyen? 20 
 
 2tuftritt 
 3uft. 
 Xctt^ctm* Sift bu ba? 
 
 inbem cr fief) bte Stugen tifcf)t. 
 
 Seflljeittn 35u ^aft gemeint? 
 
62 tfttnna r>on Barnfjelm. 
 
 $ fyabe in ber Sitdje meine 9?ed)nung ge~ 
 fdjrieben, unb Me Siidje tft Doll 3Jaucf). ier tft fie, 
 mein err! 
 
 tu Seltyetnu ib l)er. 
 
 5 3>f* >aben e Stonnljergtafett tnit mir, mem err. 
 3^ ii)ei^ too^I, baft bie 3)Zenfcf)en tnit ^^ ne ^ ^' ne 
 l)aben ; abet 4 
 k XcH^ctm. 3Ka^ toittft bit? 
 3ufL ^(f) ^atte tnir e^er ben Job al^ meinen 3lb^ 
 10 fdjieb t)ertnntet. 
 
 n. SeB^eim* $$ fann bic^ ntd)t tanger braudjen ; 
 
 i(^ ofyne Sebienten be^etfen lernen* 
 auf unb licft. ,,2Ba$ ber err 2JJajor mir 
 big : S)ret unb einen ^alben 3)?onat 8oi)n r ben Sftonat 
 is 6 Jqler, madf)t 21 Jaler. @eit bent Srften biefe^ an 
 $feinigfeiten an^gelegt, 1 Jaler ? r. 9 ?pf. umtna 
 ummarum, f $2 Staler 7 r. 9 ff^ nt, unb e$ 
 tft bitttg, bag ic^ bir btcfcn laufenben 3Konat gans be* 
 jatyfe. 
 20 3ft* ie anbere cite, err DJJapr - 
 
 to* Seflljetttu 9Jo^nte^r? sieft. ,,2Ba^ bent errn 2)?a^ 
 
 jor id) f^ulbtg : 2ln ben gelbfdjer fitr mic^ beja^It, 
 
 25 Jaler. ^itr 33Bartung unb ^ffege tDal^renb tneiner 
 
 ftur fitr mid) beja^tt, 39 Staler. SJJJeinem abgebrannten 
 
 25 unb geptunberten 3Sater auf meine Sittc t)orgefd)offen, 
 
 o^ne bie jtoei Seutepferbe ju re^nen, bie er tljm ge= 
 
 fd)enft, 50 aler. (Summa ummarum, 114 Jaler. 
 
 35at)on abgepgen Dorfte^enbe 22 Staler 7 r. 9 ^5f v 
 
 bleibe bent errn 5DJa}or f^ulbig 91 aler 16 r. 
 
 303 $f." fterl, bit bift toH! 
 
(Hrfter Bufeug. 2l*ter tfuftritt. 63 
 
 3uft. 3d) gfoube e$ gern, ba$ id) gf)nen toeit meljr 
 fofte. 2lber e$ twre tieriorne Zintt, e$ baju ju fdjreiben. 
 3d) fann $f)nen ba$ nidjt bejafyten ; unb toenn Ste mir 
 Doltenb^ bte gideret ne^men, bid) id) au^ no^ nt^t 
 Derbtent f)abe, fo tDottte id) lieber, te fatten mic^ 5 
 im Sasarette frepteren faffen, 
 
 to. SeUJjetttu 3Bofur fie^ft bit mid) an? )U bift mir 
 nidjtS fc^ulbtg, unb id) ipilf bid) einem wm meinen e= 
 fannten empfe^Ien, bet bem bu e$ beffer ^aben follft 
 at^ bet mir. 10 
 
 Sufi ^sd) bin S^nen ni(^t^ fd)nlbig, nnb bodj motlen 
 
 to. Settijeim. SBeil id^ bir nid^t^ fd^ntbig iuerben 
 
 3ujt J)arum ? nur barum ? @o gett>i id) 
 f^utbig bin, fo gett)i^ ie mir ni^t^ f^nlbig n?erben is 
 , fo gett)i^ follen @ie midt) nnn nidfjt tierfto^en, 
 @ie, tua^ @ie tooflen, err 3Kciior; i^ 
 bteibe bei ^I)nen ; id) mu^ bei 3^ en bleiben. 
 
 to. Sctt^cim. Unb beine artnci(Jigfeit, bein Xrofe, 
 bein nrilbe$, nngeftlime^ S33efeu gegen afle, tion benen 20 
 bi| v meinft, ba fie bir ni^t^ jn fagen t)aben r beine 
 titaifd)e djabenfrenbe, beine 9?a(^fnd^t 
 
 Suft. 5Uia^en ie mic^ fo f^Umm, toie ie rotten ; 
 t^ toitt barnm bod) nid)t fd^tec^ter Don mir benlen ate 
 Don meinem nnbe. 33origen SBinter ging idj in ber 25 
 S)ammernng an bem Sanafe nnb ^5rte ettoaS iuinfetn. 
 %fy ftieg ^erab nnb griff nadt) ber timme nnb gtanbte, 
 ein Sinb. jn retten, nnb jog einen ^nbel an$ bem 
 SBaffer. 9ln(^ gnt r badjte id^. er ^nbet lam mir 
 nad) ; aber id) bin fein giebljaber Don ^nbeln. $d) 30 
 
64 IHtnna t>on Barnljelm. 
 
 Jagte ifyn fort, umfonft ; id) prilgelte iljn t>on mir, urn* 
 fottjt Qd) Kefj tyn be$ ;Kadf)t nidjt in tnetne gammer ; 
 er blteb Dor ber iire auf ber (Sdjteelle. c2Bo er mir 
 ju nalje fam, ftiefj id) il)tt mtt bem gue ; ,cr fc^rte, 
 
 5 fal) mid) an nnb tnebelte uiit bent djtocmje. 9?od) 
 ^at er fetnen 53tffen 53rot au^ nteiner anb befommen; 
 unb bod^ bin id) ber einjige, bem er ^ort, nnb ber iljn 
 anru^ren barf, (Sr fpringt t)or mir ^er nnb macfyt mir 
 feine Snnfte nnbefoljten t)0i\ &% tft ein fjapdjer ^3nbet, 
 
 10 aber ein gar jn gnter nnb. 9Senn er e$ Idnger 
 
 treibt, fo Ijore it^ enblic^ anf, ben ^nbeln gram gn fein. 
 
 tj. Seflljetm wfeue. o toie i^ iljm ! S^ein, e^ gibt 
 
 feine tbllige Unmenfc^en!- --3^ ^ir Weiben bei= 
 
 fammen* 
 
 is Sf^ anj getoi^! @ie moflten fid^ oljne 33e^ 
 bienten be^elfen? @ie cergeffen Qfyw Steffnren nnb 
 ba^- @ie nnr eineS 3lrme mddjtig finb. @ie fonnen 
 fid^ }a nic^t attein anffeiben, $i) bin ^^nen nnent= 
 bef)riic^ nnb bin ofyne mid) felbft gn rii^men, err 
 
 20 3Kajor nnb bin ein Sebienter, ber toenn ba 
 @d^(immfte gnm @(^(immen f ommt, f itr feinen crrn 
 betteln nnb ftef)Ien fann. 
 t>. SeflJjeim. ^) u ft tow bfeiben nid)t beifammen. 
 @d)on gnt! 
 
 Heunter 2luftritt 
 SBebtenter. t?. XcU^eim. 
 25 $er SBebieutc. 53ft! ^amerab! 
 
rfter 2luf3ug. Heunter 2luftritt 65 
 
 Set Sebtente. Sann & tnir nid)t ben Offijier 
 toeifen, ber geftern nod) in biefem Dimmer a f etne a ber 
 
 @ette jeigettb, toon toelcijer er fjerfommt gelDO^nt Ijat ? 
 
 a biirfte id) leidjt tonnen. 2Ba3 bringt @r 
 
 25ebteute, 2Ba$ ttrir immer bringen, twnn tt)ir 
 nic^t^ bringen : ein fiomptimcnfc 3Keine errfd)aft I)5rt r 
 ba er bnrt^ fie 'ticrbrangt toorben. 3rteine ^errfdjaft 
 tt)ei^ sn leben, unb id) foil i^n be^falte nm 5?ef5etf)nng 
 bitten, 10 
 
 3uft 9Jnn r fo bitte @r if)n nm a3er3eit)nng ; ba ftefyt er. 
 
 er Sebtente* 2BaS ift er? SBie nennt man ifyn? 
 
 n Sctt^eim* 9Kein greunb, id) fyabe cuern Stuftrag 
 fi^on get)ort. ift eine ''ifberftuffige ofltd)feit don 
 enrer errf(fiaft r btc/ id) erfenne, tr>ie id) fott. 9JZad)t is 
 i^r meinen / @titpfe^C' - 2Bie l)ei^t enre ^errfc^aft? 
 
 2)er Sebtcnte. SBie fie ^ei^t ? @ie Ittjjt fi(^ gnabige^ 
 graulein ^ei^en. 
 
 t>. Sett^etuu Unb i^r ^amilienname ? 
 
 2>er Sebtente* en ^abe id) nod) nidjt ge^ort, nnb 20 
 barnad) jn fragen, ift meine adje ni(^t, ^(^ riif)te mid) 
 fo ein, ba ic^ meiftentetB atter fec^6 SBod^en eine nene 
 errfd)aft ^abe. er ^enfer bet)alte atte i^re 9?amen ! 
 
 Sft 33rafco, Samerab ! 
 
 2)er S3cbientc 3 U biefer bin id) erft dor tuenigen 25 
 Jagen in reSben gefommen, @ie fnd)t, glaube id), 
 Ijier i^ren Srttutigatn. 
 
 d* eH!)etttu enug, mein grcunb. en Seamen enrer 
 errfdjaft tnotlte idE) njtffen, aber nid)t if)re e|eimniBc. 
 nnr ! so 
 
66 . Xninna pon 33arnlfelm. 
 
 $er SSebientc, $amerab, baS toare fein err fiir 
 mid)! 
 
 2Juftritt. 
 
 SettJjeinu SKadje, .^uft, macije, ba ttrir au biefem 
 fommen ! . )ie dfltd)lett ber fremben Same ift 
 mir empfmbltdjer ate bte robt)eit be^ 2Btrt$. 
 
 biefen 9ting r bte etnjtge So(tbarleit r bte mir itbrig ift, 
 
 fcon ber id) me gegfaubt Ijatte, einen fot^en eBra!3 
 gu mad)en! 23erfe^e i^n! Ia^ bir a^t^ig griebri^bor 
 barauf geben ; bie JRerfjnung be^ SBirt^ fann leine brei- 
 10 ^ig betragen. Sega^te i^n unb i^itme meine 
 3a f h)o^in ? 2Bof)in bu toittft. er toOfjlf etffte 
 ^of ber befte. S)u fofift mid) ^ter nebencm auf bem 
 Saffee^aufe treffen. Qd) gefye ; mad^e beine @adje gut, 
 
 ISuft. Sorgen ie nidjt, err SDlaior ! 
 15 ti, Settljeim tommt tuieber surttci. 9Sor Qtteu ^ingen, ba^ 
 meine ^3ifto(en, bie ^inter bem 33ette gefjcmgeu, nicf)t 
 t?ergeffen tuerben. 
 3ufi 3d) tt)tH nid)t^ Dcrgcffcn. 
 ti Setffjeim lommt normals suriicf. RodE| ein% i nimm mir 
 20 aud) beinen ^Jubet mit j fyorft bu, 
 
 Ifter tfuftrttt. 
 
 iDtrb nidjt gurittJbfeiben, S)afiir 
 laff ic^ ben ^ubet forgen. m! aud) ben foftbaren 
 ^at ber err no^ ge^abt ? Unb trug ifyn in ber 
 
WERXER 
 
(Erfter Zli^ug. gtsolfter 21uftritt 6T 
 
 afdje, anftatt am ginger ? @nter SBirt, tmr finb fo 
 
 lal)t noc^ nid)t, ate toir fc^einen, 53ei iljnt, bet ifym 
 
 fclbft toitt .i^ bic^ DerfefeetvfdiBtteS 9iingel^en! 3c^ 
 
 toeix er tirgert fi^, ba^ bn in feinent anfe nid)t ganj 
 fotlft toeqefyrt Kxb&K** W) 
 
 2luftrttt. 
 
 ba, SBemcr ! guten Jag, 9Berner ! 
 fommctt in ber @tabt! 
 
 SSerncr. Sa^ t)erlDunfd)te )orf! 3^ toting, u 
 moglid) tt)teber getoofynt tDerben. 8uftig, Sinber, lufttg 
 id) bringe frif^e^ etb! 98o ift ber SKaior? 10 
 
 r mn^ bir begegnet fein ; er ging eben bie 
 
 SScrnch %d) lommc bie intertreppe ^erauf, 
 tuie gefjf 3 t^m ? ^^ ^^ re \fyw t)orige 2Bod)e bei end^ 
 getoefen, aber 15 
 
 Suft. 9?un? lt)a^ ^at btd^ abgefjalten ? V 
 
 SBeriter. ^uft fy a f* bu Don bent ^rinjen eral(iu 
 get)ort? 
 
 3itft eraflin^? 3^ ttmftte nidjt. ,^/t^ 
 
 SBerncr* Sennft bit ben gro^en clb'en im 2ftorgen* 20 
 tanbe nidjt? 
 
 Sufi >ie SBeifen au bent 3JZorgen(anbe fenn' id) 
 IDO^I, bie unt^ ^enfa^r mit bent terne ^ernmfaitfen. 
 
 SSeruer, 2Jfenf^, id) glanbe, bn lieft ebenfotr>enig 
 bie 3 e itnngen ate bie 33ibet ? )n f ennft ben ^rtn^ 25 
 eraf(iu$ nic^t ? ben brazen 2ftann nid)t, ber 
 
68 UTtnna txm Barttljelm* 
 
 toeggenommen unb ncidjfter age bie ottomcmifdje ^forte 
 einfprengen itrirb ? ott fet )anf, baft bodj nod) irgenb- 
 too in ber SBelt Srieg ift! ^d) fjabe lange getwg ge* 
 Ijofft, e$ follte J)ier toieber {6^^ei)en, SIber ba fi^en fie 
 5 unb ^etlen : fi(^ bte anh Dlein, Solbat 
 bat mu itf) ttrieber fein! Surj, tnbem er 
 fie^t, ob t$n jemanb be^orc^t tm 93ertrauen, %u\t, tdE) wanberc 
 nad^ ^3erften, um unter @r. ^onigltd^en ol)eit, bem 
 ^Prinjen erafltn, etn paar gelbjiige tntbev ben Jitrfen 
 10 ju tnac^en* 
 
 u? 
 
 S^/ ^^ e ^ wid^ fyier fiet)ft ! Unfere S5or* 
 fasten jogen flet^tg totber ben Xurfen, unb ba fotlten 
 totr nocf) tun, tuenn tt)ir e^r(itf)e Serfs unb gute (Sfjriften 
 15 toaren. gretUc^ begreife \fy tt)of)f, ba$ em S e ^S u 9 
 tntber ben Siirfen nict)t ^alb fo tufttg fein faun ate 
 etner iDtber ben Srcmjofett; aber bafitr mu^ er autf) 
 befto tierbtenftlidjer fein, in biefem unb in jenem 8eben. 
 S)ie Xitrfen ^aben bit atte 6abetS mit Stamanten be- 
 jofefct- 
 
 ^uft Um mtr Don fo einem abel ben Sopf [pal 
 gu laffen, reife ic^ nirfjt eine 5Kei(e. !Cu tcirft bodj nirf)t 
 tott fein unb bein fd)dne^ rfjulgengeri^t t)erlaffen? 
 
 SSemer. ), ba^ ne^tn^ ic^ mit ! 3JJerfft bu ma^? 
 25 a$ iit^en ift Dcrfauft 
 Sufi 3Serfauft? 
 
 SScrncr* @t ! Ijier finb f)unbert )u!aten, bie ic^ 
 geftern auf ben Sauf befommen; bie bring' id) bem 
 SKajor 
 so 3ufL Unb a foil ber bamit? 
 
(Erfter ltnfon$. gfaolfter Zluftritt. 69 
 
 SSerner. 3Ba er bamit f ofl ? 3Ser jehren f oft er fie, 
 fcerftrielen, fcertrinlen, tier twe er nrilL )er 2)2ann 
 mug elb fyaben, unb eS ift fdjfecfyt genug, bag man 
 iljm ba$ (Setnige fo fatter mad)t ! 2lber id) ttwgte fdfjon 
 ma^ id) tate, toenn id^ an feiner (SteHe ipdre ! S^ 5 
 bdd)te : ^ot ? en^ ^ier atfe ber en!er ! unb ginge mit 
 SBernern na^ ^erfien! --SHfe! ber ^rtnj 
 mug ja mo^f t?on bem SKaJor SCctt^ctm ge^drt 
 , luenn er au^ fc^on feinen gemefenen SBadjtmei* 
 fter -^aul SBemern nic^t fennt. Unfcre Slffaire bet ben 10 
 
 Soil id) bir bie er^d^ten? 
 
 SSerner* u mir ? ^c^ merle tooljf, bag etne 
 fc^one !0i&pofitton iiber betnen ^erftanb ge^t. $i) tottt 
 meine ,^3erten nid^t Dor bie "due toerfen, SDa ntmm 15 
 bie ^unbert ufaten ; gib fie bem 3ftajor. age ifjm, 
 er [ott mir aucf) bie auf()eB ! en. ^cf) mug je^t auf ben 
 9JJarft ; id) Ijabe jtDei Sifpel Stoggett ^ereingefd)i(Jt. 
 id) barau^ tofe, faun er gIei(^fa{B ^aben* 
 
 9Berner r bu meinft e^ fyerjficf) gut ; aber it)ir 20 
 m5gen bein elb nic^t 33ef)aite beine ufaten, unb 
 betne fyunbert ^iftolen fonnft bu and) un&erfel)rt tt)ieber 
 befommen, fobatb ate bu ttritfft 
 
 SSerner* @o ? Ijat benn ber 3Jiajor noc^ etb ? 
 
 Suft 5Rein. 25 
 
 SSerncr, at er \id) tro lueses geborgt? 
 
 SBerner. llnb tuotjon febt t^r benn? 
 3ttft SBir laffen anf($rei6en r unb tuenn man 
 me^r anfcfjreiben ttrill unb un jum aufe IjerauSftrirft, so 
 
70 IHtnna con Barnfyehn. 
 
 fo tterfe^en ftrir, toa$ tirir nod) fyaben, unb jiefyen toetter. 
 >ore nur, tyanl, bem Sirte ^ier muffen ttrir einen 
 ^offen fpielen. 
 
 SSerner, at er bem ^ajor tt>a$ in ben SBeg ge- 
 5 legt? %tf) bin babei! 
 
 3njt 2Bte mar^, menu h)ir iljm be^ 3lbenb^ r n)enn 
 er au$ ber Slabagie fommt, aufpa^ten unb tfyn brat) 
 buretten?- 
 
 i? tl)rer jtuet 
 
 SScrncr. e^ 2lbenb3 ? 
 10 einem ? a ift nic^t^. 
 
 Sttft Dber, iDenn toir i^m ba^ an^ uber bem 
 anftecf ten ? 
 
 SBerner, engen unb brennen ? Serf, man tydrf 3, 
 ba^ bu ^Pacffnec^t gemefen bift, unb nic^t olbat ; 
 15 pfut ! 2lber tua^ t)aft bu benn ? 28a3 gibrt benn ? 
 
 3ufi Somm nur, bu fotlft bein SBunber 
 
 SBerner, @o ift ber Seufel fool)! f)ier gar 
 
 3uft 3<* ft)o^I, fomm nur! 
 
 SSerner. >efto beffer! 9ta^ ^erfien alfo, narf) 
 20 ^5er [ten ! 
 
 e8 erften 
 
3toetter Sluing, 
 
 >te @$ene ifi in bcm Simmer beS grauleiit& 
 
 <rfter JCuftrttt. 
 2ftittita Don 33arttl)elm. graitjUta. 
 
 ^rfittlettt im SRcgttg!, nadj ifjrer ttr fefcttb. gr 
 
 ttrir finb and) fefyr frit!) attfgeftcmben. ic 
 un^ lang toerben* 
 
 Stattjt^la* 3Ber fann in ben derjtoeifefccn grp^en 
 Stabten fcf)Iaf en ? S)te ^aroffen, bte ^arfjttwtfjter, bte 5 
 Jrommeln, bte aen, bte Corporate ba^ fyifrt nt$t 
 aitf su raffetn, ju fcfjreien, ju tDtrbeln, ju tnauen, su 
 flu^eB, gerabe, ate ob bte 9Jarf)t ju nt^td fteniger 
 tDare afe jur 9tu^e. (Sine affe See, gniibige^ 
 grattlein? 10 , 
 
 2)a ^raulcm* )er See f^medt mir ni^t. 
 
 ftranjistcu ^(^ iDtH don unfcrcr @d)ofolabe matf)en 
 laffen* 
 
 2>a graulctm 8a{$ ma^en, fitr bid) ! 
 
 $rattjtfa. gilr mi^ ? ^^ toottte eben fo gern fiir 15 
 mttf) attetn pldubern, ate fitr micf) atlein trinfen. 
 gret(id) n^irb nn^ bte tit fo lana tt)crben. SBtr toer* 
 ben dor 8angtDet(e nn^ pu^en tnitffen nnb ba^ ^leib 
 Derfudjen, in lt)elrf)ent tDtr ben erften tnrnt geben Gotten. 
 
 Sa ^raulettu 3Ba rebeft bn Don titrmen, ba id) 20 
 bto l)erfomme, bte a(tnng ber ^a|)itnlatton su forbern? 
 
 ^rattjt^la* llnb ber err Officer, ben lt)tr tje'rtrteben, 
 unb bent tmr ba^ Sompltment baritber madjen laffen, 
 
 71 
 
72 tftinna son Barnfyelm. 
 
 er mn and} nid)t tie feinfte 2ebenart fyaben, fonft 
 ptte er tool)! nm Me (gfyre fonnen bitten taff en, nn3 
 feine 9lnftt>artnng macfjen ju bitrfen. 
 
 Sa3 graulcttu & finb nidjt atte Offijtere 2etl^etm. 
 5 J)te SBa^r^ett ju fagen, t(^ tteg tl)m ba^ Sotnptiment 
 autft bloft ma^en, um (5k(cgen^ett jn fyaben, mid) nati) 
 btefem bei ifym ju ' erfunbigen. granjisfa, mein erj 
 fagt e mtr, ba^ 'ineme 9?eife gtiidttdE) fern rrrirb, ba^ 
 ifytytt finben toerbe. 
 
 10 f^rattjidfiu a^ erj, gttabtgeS grautem? 
 trauc bod) }a femem ^erjen ntdf)t gu triet. a 
 rebet un^ getoatttg gern nad) bem 2JJaute. SBenn ba 
 9JJau( ebenfo geneigt toftrc, nad) bent e ^i en 3 U 
 fo icttrc'.bie 9Kobc fangft anfgefontnten, bie 
 15 nnterm @^fo(fe gu tragen. 
 
 ^raulein. a! ^a! mtt betnen SDlSuIern nnterm 
 )te 3}Jobe toare mtr eben red)t! 
 
 Steber Me f^dnften 3^^ n ^ g^3 e ^t, 
 aB atle SIngenbttcfe ba erj baritber fprtngen laffen! 
 20 2>a ^rittlettu 3Ba? btft bn fo gurftd t)attenb ? 
 
 3fratt5tf a* S'Zetn, gnabtge^ grcinfetn ; fonbern id) tuoflte 
 e^ gern mel)r fetn. 3)?an fpric^t feften Don ber Jngenb, 
 bie man fyat ; aber befto ofter Don ber, Me nn3 fe^It. 
 
 $a ^rauteiiu . @tef)ft bn, grangtela ? Sa t>aft bn 
 25 etne fe^r gnte Slnmerfnng gemadjt 
 
 granji^fa, emad^t ? 33?acf)t man ba$, toa^ etnem 
 fo etnfatlt? 
 
 2)a^ ^rattlettt* Unb mei^t bn, toarnm id) etgenttic^ 
 btefe 2lnmerfnng fo gnt ftnbe ? ie ^at t)iel 
 so anf meinen 
 
. 
 
 FRANZISKA 
 
gtuetter SJufsug. (Erfter 2Iuftritt. 73 
 
 , 2BaS ^dtte bet Q^ncn nicfyt and) 
 
 auf if)n? 
 
 2>a pfrSuletiu greunb unb geinb fagen, baft er ber 
 tapferfte 2ftann toon ber SBcIt tft Slber met f)at ifyn 
 toon STapfertett Jemal^ reben tjoren? (r ^at ba^ rec^t- 5 
 frfjaffenfte .erg, aber 9ied)t[c^affen^ett unb gbelmut finb 
 iEBorte, bie er nte auf bte 3 un 9 e brtngt. 
 
 SSon tt)a^ fitr Jugeuben fprtcfyt er beun? 
 6r fprt^t t?on feiner ; benn tf)m fe^It 
 leine. 10 
 
 tDottte td^ nur ^5ren, 
 
 ^rauletn. SSarte, grangisla, tc^ befiuue mid^. 
 r fprtc^t fefjr oft t)on Dfonotnte. Qm SSertraueu, 
 g(aube r ber 2ftatm tft em SSerft^menber* 
 9?oc^ ein^, gnabtge^ grttulcin. Qtf) ^abe 15 
 i^n audf) Jef)r oft ber Sreue uub 33eftcmbtgfett gegen 
 @ie ermdljneu ^oren. SBie, menu ber err aud^ etn 
 gfWevgetft indre? 
 
 2)a^ ^raulcin. >u Ungtiicflt^e ! 3lber metnft bu 
 ba^ tm rnfte, grcmgtefa ? 20 
 
 Srattjigla* SBte lange ^at er 3f^ncn nun fdfjon nid^t 
 geft^rteben ? 
 
 2)a^ ftvanltin. 9l(^ ! f ett bent grteben ^at er mtr nur 
 em etnjtge^ 2)?al gef^rieben, 
 
 granji^fa. 2lud) etn eufjer lt)tber ben grteben! 25 
 SBunberbar! Ser grtebe foHtc nur ba^ 935fe lutebcr 
 gut madden, ba^ ber ^rteg gefttffet, unb er gerritttet 
 auc^ ba$ ute, tra^ btefer fetn egenpart ejttria nod^ 
 t)eran(a^t ^at, )er grtebe foflte fo etgenfitfntg nicfjt 
 fetn! --Unb mie lange t)aben tt)ir fc^on fjrtcbc? 5Dte 30 
 
74 HTinna son Barnfyelm. 
 
 3ett tofrk etnem geiwlttg fang, toenn e fo toentg 
 9?euigfeiten gibt timfonft gefyen bte ^often ttrieber 
 ridjtig ; niemanb fcfyreibt ; benn niemanb fjat toaS ju 
 fd^reiben. 
 
 5 2)a^ ^raulcttt. & tft grtebe, f^rieb er mtr, unb tcf) 
 na^ere mtt^ ber (grfitHung meiner SButtfdje, 2lber, ba 
 er mtr bie[e^ nur einmal, nitr cm emjige^ 5Ka( ge* 
 fc^rteben 
 
 ^rattji^Ia* S)a6 er un$ gtDtngt, biefer (grfuttung ber 
 10 SBunf^e fetbft entgcgenjucilcn : ftnben lt)tr t^n nitr, ba$ 
 foil er un^ entgetten! SBenn inbe^ ber .SRann bod) 
 erfiillt ^(itte, unb nnr erf ii^ren ^ter 
 
 g[tn* unb m$. ci^ er tot toare? 
 gitr te, gnabtge^ grauletn ; in ben 
 15 Sfrnten etner anberen, 
 
 $a3 ^raulettu u Cudfgetft! 3Barte, granstSfa, er 
 foil btr e^ gebenfen ! Sod) fdjtoa^e nur ; fonft f(^laf en 
 nrir n)ieber ein. etn JReghnent h)arb nad) bem grte* 
 ben gerrfffen. 3Ber tt)ei^ in toeldje 2Sertt)trrung t)on 
 20 SRed^nungen unb Sftacfytoeifungen er baburd) geraten? 
 9Ber toetfc, ju melc^em anbern Sfegtmente, in toetdje 
 entlegne ^Jrobinj er Dcrfcfet toorbcn ? 2Ber lt)eip, lt>elcf)e 
 Umftiinbe @^ pocl)t jemanb. 
 eretn ! 
 
 Jtuftrttt. 
 S)er SSirt. 3)ie 53origen. 
 
 26 $er SBtrt ben ftopf tootonftetfcnb. ^Jft e crlaubt, meine 
 gnabtge errfcf)aft? 
 
gtpetter 2Juf3ug. gnmter 2Iuftrttt. 75 
 
 Unfer err SBirt ? 9?ur fcoflenbS Ijeretn. 
 
 mtt einer geber Ijutter bent Dfjre, etn S3tott papier imb 
 in ber anb. $(i) lomme, gntibtgeS gr&Ulettt, 3^ ett 
 
 etnen nntertanigen guten Sftorgen ju itwnfcfyen, sur 
 
 (f)5ne^ Stnb, 5 
 
 2ftcmn! 
 
 3Bir bebanfen un$. 
 llnb tDunfc^en ^^m and) etnen gnten 
 
 28tri J)arf ic^ mt(^ unterftef)en r ju fragen, ttrie 10 
 naben bie erfte Slac^t unter metnem fd^Iec^ten 
 e geru^t? 
 
 )a3 S)a^) ift fo f^Icd^t nidjt, err 3Birt ; 
 aber'bte 33etten fatten fonnen beffer fetn. 
 
 2Ba^ f)ore id^ ? SWdjt too^l geru^t ? 23iel^ is 
 t ba^ -bte gar jn gro^e Svmitbung t)on ber SReife 
 ^^wleitt* @$ lann fein. 
 JBiri enrifc, gemtp ! benn fonft ^nbe^ r foHte 
 nic^t DoUfomtnen narf) ^}^ro naben Sequemti^^ 
 feit getuefen fein, fo geruljen 3fyro naben nur ju 20 
 
 ut, err SBtrt, gut! SBir finb 
 ntd^t bldbe ; unb am toenigften nwft man tm aft^of e 
 bfobe fein. 3Bir tDoIIen fd^on fagen, nrie unr e^ gern fatten. 
 Set aSirt. iernci(f)ft fomme id) sngleid) snbem et 25 
 
 bie geber ^inter bent O^re J 
 
 SBtvl .Ofjne ftmttfti fennen ^ro naben frfjon 
 bie lieifen SSerorbnungen unferer ^olijei. 
 
 graulcin. Widjt tm geringften, err 9Btrt. so 
 
76 IHinna pon Barnfyelnu 
 
 2>er 28irt. 3Str SBtrte ftnb angetotefen, letnen 
 ben, toes (StanbeS unb ej4Tea^tj8 er <wd> f ei, tiier* 
 unbgipanjig tunben ju befycmfen, ofyne feinen Dlamen, 
 eimat, gfjarafter, fyeftge efdjftfte, mltetH<f)e Sauer 
 5 beS 2lufent^alt^ unb fo toeiter gefjorigen. Drt^ f 
 etnjureirfien. 
 
 2)cr SSHrt 5^ ro naben merben atfo fid) gefatlen 
 
 Ittff en 3ntem er an einen Xifc^ trttt unb ftrf) ferttg mnc^t, 511 fdjret&en. 
 
 10 2)a ^Sitleitu @e^r gent. 3$ ^ei^e 
 
 2>er SSiri (Stnen Keinen 2lugenbltcf ebu(b! <sr 
 f^retbt. w )ato, ben 22. Sluguft a. c. alfljter jum Sonige 
 t)on (Spanien angelangt" 5Jtun ero 9fameX gnabige^ 
 grduletn? 
 15 2)a ijrauleitt* S)a grttutein t)on Sarnf}elm. 
 
 SSirt f^teibt ,,t>on ^Barn^elm" $otnmenb ? N 
 r, gna.btge graulein? 
 
 lein* 2Son metnen iitern au^ @ai)fen, 
 2)er 28irt wtewt ,,iitern au @a^fen" 2l 
 20 fen ! gt, et, au^ (Sac^fen, gnabtgeS griiutein ? 
 ad^fen? 
 
 S^un? h)arum ni(^t? (S tft boc^ 
 anbe feine itnbe, au^ acf)fen $u fetn ? 
 2>er aSiri Sine itnbe? 33epte! ba^ tt)dre ja etne 
 25 ganj neue itnbe! 3lu^ @atf)fen atfo? (Si, et! aM 
 @ad|fen! )a$ tiebe a^fen! 2lber too mir red)t ift, 
 gnabtge^ grauletn, (gadjfen ift nicf)t llein unb I)at mef)* 
 rere nrie foil i^ e^ nennen ? iftrtfte, ^rotjingen. 
 Unfere ^Jolijei ift fe^r ej aft, gntibigeS grau(etn. - 
 so 2>a3 ^ttutetiu $tf) t)erftel)e : t)on metnen utern au^ 
 Xprtngen alfo. 
 
gtsetter 2luf3ttg. n?etter 2Iuftrtti 
 
 f)urigenj ^a, ba3 ift beffer, 
 gnabigeS graulein, baS ift genaiter. c^retbt unb tieii. 
 ",,)a3 graulein turn- 4Barnf)elm, fommenb ton tljren 
 @iitern au^ STtjitrmgen/ nebft etner ^ammerf rait unb 
 gtoet Sebtenten" 5 
 
 gfranjtela, tner Sammerfrau? ba0 foK itf) iDO^I 
 fern? 
 
 2)er SSirt Qa, tnetn f(J)dne^ fiinb* 
 granji^la. 9htn,_ err Sirt, fo [efeen @ic anftatt 
 tonmerfrau Sammertungfer, $3) ^ore, bte ^oliset 10 
 , ift fdjr ey aft : e mod)te etn SDWftperftanbnt^ geben, 
 mefrf)e twr bei meinem Slufgebote emmal )tittbef madden 
 ICnnte* Senn ii^ bin hrirffid) nod) ^ungfer unb 
 grangi^la ; mit bem efdjledjt^namen SSttltg, 
 SBtttig* ^(^ bin aitdj au Xprtngen. $Kein 23ater 15 
 3Jiiitter anf einent t)on ben iitern be gnabtgen 
 
 ^at je^t mein -SSruber. ^31^ !ant fe^r jung auf ben 
 unb tDarb mit bem gnabigen ^raulein erjogen. 28ir 
 finb t)on etnem SUter, Kmftige ^ic^tme^ emuttbjtwnijtfl 20 
 ^a^r* $tf) ^abe at(e^ geternt, tt)a^ ba gncibtge grciu- 
 tein gelemt f)at ^ foil mir tieb fetn, iraenn mic^ bte 
 ^otijei redjt fennt. 
 
 2)cr SBtrfc ut r mein fd)one$ ^inb, ba^ toill id) 
 mir auf tneitere ^ac^frage merfen, 3lber nunmel)r, 25 
 gnabtgeS graulein, 1)ero 93erri(^tungen airier? 
 
 2>a3 gtatt(ettt> ajfeine SSerri^tungen? 
 
 2)cr SBirt* (Su^en S^ro naben ettua^ bei be$ 
 3aicftSt? 
 Srtattleitu O nein! so 
 
78 tKtnna con Barnljelm. 
 
 SBtrt, Dber bet nnfern Ijoljen 
 
 $er SBirt Ober 
 
 2to ^raulchu 9Mn, nein. gcty bin tebigltd) in met* 
 5 nen eigenen SUigelegenljetteti f)ier. 
 
 er 2trt anj tt)o^I r gncibige^ griinlein ; aber ttrie 
 nennen fic^ biefe eigene/ftngelegen^eiten ? 
 
 $a ^rSitlettt* @ie nennen fid) granjtefa, i^ glaube, 
 toir tt)erben t)ernommen 
 
 10 gfrattjte!iu err SBirt, bie ^olijei h)irb bod) ntdjt bie 
 c^eimntffe eine^ ^nntcttjumner^ jn tt)iff en tjcrlangen ? 
 
 2)er 28trt. StBcrbtng^ ntein frf)one^ ^inb, bie 
 , at(e loiffen, nnb befonber^ e^eimniffe. 
 
 a nun, gndbige^ grdnlein, tua^ ift jn 
 ? o Ijoren @ie nnr, err SBtrt; aber ba 
 Ja nnter nn$ nnb ber ^olijei bleibt! 
 
 SBa^ tDirb it)tn bie 5)tcirrtn fagen? 
 9Sir lommen, bem dnige einett Officer 
 - 
 20 2)cr 2Btrt* 3Bie? toa^? rnetn Sinb! metn tinb! 
 
 Sranji^Ia* Dber nn^ fcon bem Offijiere fapern jn 
 foffetu Seibe^ ift ein. 
 
 2)a ^rdulctm granji^fa, btft bn toll? err irt, 
 bie ^QfelDeife Ijat eie sum beften. 
 
 26 2>cr 2Btrt ^rf) tnitf nii^t Ijoffen! 3 toar m ^ meiner.- 
 SBenigfeit fann fie frfierjen fo t)iel r toie fie toill ; nur 
 mit einer ^o^en ^5otijei- 
 
 ftraulehu SBiffen ie ma^, err 2Birt ? ^d) 
 mid) in btefer ad^e nic^t gn ne^men* ^c^ bddjte. 
 so ie tie^en bie ganje (^reiberei bi anf bie 2tn!nnft\ 
 
. gipeiter 2Iuftritt. 79 
 
 meineS OljeimS. 3$ Ijabe $l)nen fdjon geftern gefagt, 
 toarum er nidjt mit mir gugleid) angefommen. Sr tier* 
 ungliicfte jtoet 2fteifen t>on l)ier mit feinem SBagen unb 
 oolite biircf)au^ ntd)t r ba mid) biefer 3 u f a ^ ^^ e 9 f J a ^ t 
 mefyr loftcn follte. 3^ mu^te alfo t)oran. $Benn er s 
 t)ierunbsmanjig (Stunben nad^ mir eintrifft, fo ift e$ ba^ 
 8angfte. 
 
 Ser SBirt 9^un ja r gnabige^ grautein, fo footten 
 h)ir i^n erlDarten. 
 
 2>a3 Srautcitt. @r totrb auf $ljre gragen beffer ant^ 10 
 iDorten fdnnen. / (Sr i^irb toiffen, raem unb tt)ie lt)eit er 
 fid) 311 entbedeh f)at; tt)a^ er ton feinen ef^dften 
 anjeigen mu, unb lua^ er bat>on t)erf(^tr)eigen barf. 
 
 2)er SSirt Sefto beffer ! ^reilic^, freili^ fann man 
 
 Don einem {Ungen SKcibcfyen bic granat?a mit einer bebcutenben 15 
 
 3Ktene anfe^enb nic^t tjertangeu, ba e^ eine ernftfjafte 
 @ad)e mit ernft^aften Seuten ernftljaft traftiere 
 . 2>a ^rSnlein. Hub bie ^unmer fur i^n finb bocl) in 
 Serettld)aft, err SBirt? 
 
 2>er S3irt SBJJKtg, gnabige^ grautein, &ottig ; bi^ auf 20 
 ba~ eine 
 
 .. tycanySta. 2lu bem @ie t)ietleid)t aut^ nod) erft 
 einen efyrlidjen 9Jlann Dcrtretben miiffen? 
 
 er 28irt J)ie Sammerjungfern au^ @ad)fen, gna- 
 bige^ grciulein, finb tt)ot)I fe^r mitleibig. 25 
 
 2>a gfrftnleim od), err SBirt ; ba^ ^aben @ie nic^t 
 gut gemac^t. 8ieber fatten ie un^ mfyt etnnel)men fotten. 
 SSirt* SBie fo, gnabigeS grixutein, tDie fo? 
 Srauletn. 3d) I)ore, ba^ ber Offtgier, cl^cr 
 burd) un^ terbrangt tuorbcn so 
 
80 ITtinna son Barnfyelm. 
 
 $er SBtrt, $a nur ein abgebanfter Dfftjier ift, gna* 
 bigeS grdulein. 
 
 2>a3 grrbtleitu SBenn fd)on! S 
 2>er SStrt 2ftit bem e gu @nbe gefjt. 
 $a3 Srrauleitu e f to [glimmer ! g$ foil ein fefyr 
 fcerbienter 2Kann fein. 
 
 SBirt gd) fage (Jfynen ia, ba^ er abgebanft tft. 
 JJrattleiiu J)er ^ontg farm nid)t alle tjerbiente 
 3Kdnner fennen. 
 
 10 2)cr aSirt D gettrif;, er fennt fie, er fetmt [ie aKc. 
 @o fann er fie nt(J)t atte belol)nen. 
 @te toaren afle belo^nt; tuenn fie barnarf) 
 gefebt fatten. Slber fo lebten bie erren, tDii^renb be^ 
 $riege$, al^ ob toig ^rieg bfetben miirbe, ate ob ba^ 
 15 )em unb 5D?ein etpig cmfgefyobeu fein h)iirbe. gei^t 
 Jiegen alte SBirt^^aufer unb aft^dfe t)on ifynen uoH, 
 unb ein SBirt fyat fic^ mo^I ntit il)nen in acfyt $u nef)^ 
 men. 2$ ^ n m ^ biefem not^ fo giemlid) tDeggefom- 
 men. atte er gleicfy fein elb me^r, fo fyatte er bod) 
 20 nod) elbe^mert ; unb gtDei, brei donate f)citte id) i^n 
 freUid) nod) ru^ig lonnen fifeen laffen. ocE) beffer tft 1 
 beffer. 2tpropo6, gndbige^ grdulein, Sie t)erftef)en 
 fic^ boc^ auf Qnmitn? 
 
 Sag graulcitt. SRic^t fonberlic^. 
 
 AI 2)er aStrt. 9Ba fotlten 3l)ro naben nicftt? Qtf) 
 ^ ne tt etnen $Ring jeigen, einen foftbaren 9ting. 
 gnabtne^ grdulein fjaben ba and) einen fe^r 
 fd)dnen am $in$tr f unb {e mefjr ic^ i^n betrad)te, je 
 mefyr mu^ i^ mi^ txjunbern, bag er bem meinigen fo 
 so ctynlid) ift O ! fefjen @ie boc^, fe^en @ie bod) ! 
 
u?etter Slufsug. u?etter 2Iuftrttt. 81 
 
 mttr ~^/ 
 
 .er tfjn cm bent guttetal IjerauSntmmt unb bem grautein iitretdjt 
 
 . cm geuer! bcr mittelfte Srtltant altein toiegt iiber fttnf 
 
 ttt t^n &etra<$tenb. 3Bo bttt td) ? SBa^ f C^ 
 
 trf)? )tefer {Ring 
 
 5)er SSttt. 3ft feme funfjeljnljunbert Staler unter 
 JBriibcrn 'crt 
 
 2>er 28irt> ^d) t)abe mid^ and) tttdjt einen 3lugenblid 
 beba^t, acfjtgtg ^3iftoten barauf gu fet^en. 10 
 
 graitleitt. (Srlennft bu tfjn ntc^t, gra 
 
 J)er namticf)e ! err Strt, IDO 
 @ic biefen Sting fyer ? 
 
 3Sirt. Wnn, mein Stnb? @te ^at bod) toof)I fern 
 baran? 15- 
 
 nji^fa. SBir !em 9tec^t an btefem $Rtnge ? ^n* 
 auf bem Saften mu bee, graulein/ Dcrjoflcncr 
 9Jame ftetien. SBetfen @ie boi^, graulein. 
 
 2>a graulcm. gr ift% er tffs! SBte lommen 
 @ie ju btefem ^Ringe, err SBtrt? 20 
 
 2>er 28ttt gd)? auf bte efjrltdjfte SBeife t?on ber 
 SBelt. nabtge$ graulein r gndbtge^ graulem, @ie 
 merben mtcf) nid)t in Sdjaben unb Ungliic! brtngen tt)ol* 
 (en ? $8a3 h)ei^ id), too fid) ber SRing eigentltd) fyer- 
 f^reibt ? SBa^renb be^ 'riege fjat ntandje^ feinen 25 
 crnt, fe^r oft, mit unb o^ne ^tbeitnt^t be errn, 
 tjeranbert Unb rieg toar Srieq, (S^ toerben me^r 
 SRinge a;t^ @ad)fen iiber bie renje gegangen fein, 
 eben @ie mir i^n ttrieber, gniibige^ graulein, geben 
 mir it)n toieber! ^o 
 
82 . tttinna con Barnfjelm. 
 
 (grft geanttoortet : fcon toem fyaben @te ify 
 Jirt 23cm einem Sftanne, bem id) fo tt)a nicfyt 
 fann, t>on einem fonft gnten SJJanne 
 fSfraitletu; 23on betn beften Statute unter ber 
 5 onne, luenn @ie ifyn Don feinem Stgentumer Ijaben. 
 efd)ttrinb bringen @ie tnir ben SSJJann ! & ift e$ [elbft 
 ober toenigftenS mu^ er i^n fennen. 
 
 SSirt* 2Ber benn? ti)en benn? gnabige^ grdulein? 
 
 ie benn ni^t ? unfern 2ftaj;oi\ 
 10 2)er SBtrt 3JiaJor ? SRedjt, er ift TOajor, ber biefeS 
 Dimmer tor ^}^nen betDotjnt ^at, unb t)on bem id) if) 
 Sa JJrauIein. 2Kaior t)on Jetl^eim? 
 2)er SBirt. 33on Jed^eim, ja ! fienncn ie i 
 2)a ^raulcin. Db id& il)n fenne ? grift^icr? 
 15 fyeim ift ^ier ? Sr ? er ^at in biefem ^tomer gett?o!)nt? 
 Sr ? er Ijat ^{)nen biefen 9?ing Derfe^t ? 2Bie lommt ber 
 2ftann in biefe 3SertegenI)eit ? So ift er ? gr ift 
 fc^ulbig ? gran$i3fa, bie d^atuQc ^er ! 
 
 anf ! tnbem fie 5ranjifa auf ben Xifc^ fctjt unb Bffnet. 2Ba ift er 
 
 20 3^ien fc^nlbig ? SBem ift er meljr fd^ulbig ? Bringen 
 @ie mir atte feine djnlbner. Qm ift elb ier 
 finb 9Bed)fel . Siae^ ift fein ! 
 2>er SBirt SBa^ l)bre id)? 
 2)a ^rauhttt. SBo ift er? too ift er? 
 25 2>er 28irt. 97o^ cor einer tunbe toar er ^ier. 
 
 a ^raitleim ^B^tf) e ^ SKann, toie fonnten @ie 
 gegen i^n fo nnfrennb(id), fo fjart, fo granf am fein ? 
 
 naben t)erjeil)en 
 efd)iwnb, fd)affen te mir i^n jur 
 so Stelle, 
 
gtretter 2Juf3iig. Drttter 2Iuftriti 83 
 
 Set aBtrt. ein 33ebienter ift trietteid)t nod) t)ier, 
 SBotten 3^ r naben, baft er ifyn anffnd)en foil ? 
 
 2>a3 ftraulehu Ob id) toil! ? (gilen @te, lanf en @ie ; 
 filr biefen tcnft attain tpttt ic^ eg t>ergeffen, toie f^tecf)t 
 @ie mit tfym umgegangen ftnb. 
 
 ^attjiala. fo, err SBirt, ^urttg, fort, fort ! 
 
 Drttter Zluftrttt. 
 
 ^raulctn. 9^un ^abe id^ t^n tmeber, 
 te^ft bit, nnn fyabe t^ t^n U)teber ! Qtf) lt)et^ 
 mo tdj t)or greuben bin! greue bid) bodj mit, Hebe 10 
 granjfefa* 3lber freitic^, tt)arum bu ? )od) bu fottft 
 btc^, bn tnujH bid) mit mir freuen. Somm, 8iebe, id) 
 toitt bid) befdjenfen, bamit bu bid^ mit mir freuen fannft* 
 @pric^, granji^fa, toa$ fott i(^ bir geben? 5Ba$ fte^t 
 bir t)on meinen adjen an? SBa^ ^atteft bn gent? 15 
 9?imm, toad bn lt)ittft ; aber frene bid) nnr* Qtf) fe^e 
 tt)o{)t, bn ft)irft bir nidjts net)tnen. SBarte ! <stc fa^t in bte 
 (S^atune ba, liebe gransisfa, unb Qttt t$r cib, fanfe bir, . 
 tw$ bn gern I)dtteft gorbere mefyr, lt)enn e^ nic^t jn* 
 tangt Slber frene bic^ nnr mit mir. tft fo tran- 20 
 rig, fid) attein gn frenen. 9tnn, fo nimm bod) 
 
 granjtgfa. 3^ f te ^ e e $ -3^ e ^/ grantein ; @ie finb 
 trnnfen, Don grdt)Iid)feit trnnfen. 
 
 rftulctu* 3Jfab(^en, id) t)abe einen janfifd)en 
 ^, nimm, ober etc anmtat i^r ta etb in bie $anb. llnb 25 
 toenn bn bit^ bebanlft ! SEarte ; gnt, ba icf) baran 
 
84 Ifttnna son 
 
 benfe. @te gretft normals in bic cfjatuHe ttacfj clb. )(*$, Hebe 
 
 granjisla, ftecfe beifeite fur ben erften bleffierten armen 
 olbaten, ber uns anfprirfjt. 
 
 Pterter 2tuftrttt. 
 
 3>er Sirt 2>a8 grauleitu 
 
 fjraulcitt 9iun? tutrb er !ommen? 
 5 $er aStrt. 2)er itJtbertodrttge, wtgefdjltffene 
 2Ber? 
 
 48ebtenter* @r toetgert fid), na^ 
 t^m gu ge^en* 
 
 Sranjisla. 53rmgen @ic bo^ ben S^urfen ^ei\ 
 10 )e$ 2)2ajor^ Sebiente fenne ic^ }a too^I afle. SBcId^cr 
 toftrc bentt ba^? 
 
 2)a iJrattlettt* Srtngcn @tc t^n gefd^toinb ^er. SSettn 
 er un^ fie{)t, tDtrb er frfjon ge^en. er sstrt ge^t a&. 
 
 ^unfter 2luftrtit. 
 
 grciuletn, granjisfa. 
 
 fjrauletru ^^ totin ben 9lugenbltc! nt^t er* 
 15 toarten. 3lber> granji^fa, bu btft norf) immer fo fait? 
 S)u nrittft bid) no^ nt^t mtt mtr freuen? 
 
 tootttc txm erjen gern ; tt)cnn nur 
 3Benn nur? 
 
 SBir ^aben ben Sftann tDiebergefunben ; 
 20 aber nrie ^aben ir i^n lutebergefunben ? 5Ifa^ allem, 
 tr Don ifym ^oren, mu^ e iljm ubet ge^n. r 
 fetn. 2)a^ Jammert mid). 
 
n>eiter 2luf3ug. Secfyfter 2Juftritt. 85 
 
 ffrauleuu ^antmert bty ? 8a bid) bafitr urn- 
 armen, meine liebfte eftrietin ! )a toifl id) bir nie 
 Dergeffen ! $d) bin nur fcerliebt, unb bu bift gut. 
 
 Setter Ztuftrttt 
 2)er SBtrt 3ujt S)te iBortgen. 
 
 SBtrt 2JJit gcnaucr 3Jot bring 7 id) ifyn, 
 
 in frembe^ efic^t! Qtf) fenne iljn nid^t* 5 
 
 3Jlein grennb, ift @r bei bent 3)iajor 
 Don etfl)eim? 
 
 3Bo ift @ein err? 
 l)ter. 10 
 
 3lber @r ttci i^n gn finben? 
 Sufi ~Qa. 
 
 SBtQ @r i^ 
 
 $rauleuu gr ertoeift mir bantit einen ef atten. 15 
 ! 
 
 Unb Seinem @errn einen ienft. 
 and) ntd)t 
 SBofyer Dermutet (Sr ba? 
 @ie finb boc^ bie frembe errfcf)aft, bie % ifjn 20 
 biefen SKorgen fom|)timentieren (affen? 
 grautetu. Qa. 
 
 bin id) fdjon re^t. 
 
 Beig @ein err meinen 5yjamen? 
 iRetn ; aber er lann bie aKgu ^5flid)en !iDamen 25 
 ebenfotnentg tetben afe btc'attgu groben SBirte. 
 
86 ITttnna son Barnljelm. 
 
 2>er 2Sirt )a$ foil tool)! mit auf mid) gefjen? 
 
 2>er SSirt @o taft @r e bod) bem gnixbigen grau^ 
 tern nid)t entgelten,. unb Ijole (gr if)n gefdjitrinb I)er. 
 fSfrauleht jur sranauia. g^cinjt^la, gib tljm etma^ 
 
 bie bem Suft etb in bie $anb briirfen tota. 2Bir t)er* 
 
 tangen Seine )ienfte ni^t umfonft. 
 
 Unb tc$ 3^r etb nidf)t o^ne S)ien(te. 
 
 (Sine^ fitr ba^ anbere, 
 
 10 3wft* 3^'!ann ni(^t SKctn e ^ ^t mir befo^Ien, 
 au^praumen. a tu ? id) je^t, unb baran r bitte id), 
 midf) nid)t l^eiter gu fcerljmbeni* 3Benn id) fertig bin, 
 fo ttritt id) e6 iljm ja tt)o^( fagen, ba^ er ^erlommen 
 fann. r ift nebenan auf bem Saffcefyaufe ; unb toenn 
 15 er ba nid)t^ SefferS gu tun finbet, tuirb er aut^ n?o^t 
 
 SG3ia fortge^en. 
 
 @o tDarte (Sr bod). )a$ gnabige grau- 
 tein ift be$ errn 3J?ajor^ @d)toefter. 
 2)a ^rauleim %a, ja, feine @c^tt)efter. 
 20 3ufi S)a^ tuei^ i^ beffer, ba ber 33?ajor !eine 
 @c^tt)efter l)at. r l)at mic^ in fedjS 3Konaten 
 an feine gamilie nad^ ^urlanb geft^id t. 
 gibt mant^erfei @d)toeftern 
 5rattjif a. Unt)erfd^amter ! 
 
 25 3>uft 3Jtu man e^ nicfyt fein, lt)enn einen bie 8eute 
 f oflen ge^en taffen ? @e$t ab. 
 
 ift ein @d)linget! 
 
 fagf e^ ia. 2lber laffen @ie i^n 
 nur! 333ei^ id) bod) nunmeljr, IDO fein err ift. Qtf) 
 so toitt i^n g(eid) felbft ^oten. 5Rur> gnabige^ grautein, 
 
n?etter Tlufsug. Siebenter 2Iuftriti 87 
 
 bitte id) nntertdnigfUfobann ia mid) bet bem errn 
 3fta{or 511 entfdjntbigen, baft id) fo nnglndtid) getoefen, 
 twber meinen SBtBen einen 3)Zann son feinen 3Ser* 
 bienften \ 
 
 raulettt* efjen @tc nur gefdjttrinb, err SBtrt 5 
 tntH t(^ atte^ tirieber gut ma^en* set sstrt ge^t ab, 
 unb ^terauf, granjt^fa, fouf t^ttt nad^ : er foB i^tn meinen 
 Seamen nic^t nennen! granstsfa bem mite m%. 
 
 ^ / ' Siebenter 2tuftritt. 
 ^s 2)a6 grautein unb ^tetauf 
 2)a ^rattlein. ^ ^abe ifyn ttrieber ! 53in ic^ attein ? 
 
 - Q$) tt)ill ntd)t Umfonft attein fein (Ste faltet tie ^panbe. 10 
 
 3lii(f) fiin id) nid^t allein ! unb wwt aufmarts. @in ein^iger 
 banlbarer ebanfe gen immel ift ba$ tjollfommenfte 
 -^-^ ^B' ifjn! id) f)ab' i^n! iKit ausaebteueten 
 3^) Bin gliidti^ ! unb fro^tic^ ! 3Ba^ fann ber 
 er tieber fe^en, a{^ ein frtff)fid)e$ eft^5pf ! is 
 !ommt Sift bn ttrieber ba r granjMa ? @r jam* 
 mert bic^ ? 3D?icf) jammert er nid^t, Unglitcf ift and) gnt 
 ^iettei^t, ba^ it)tn ber immel atte^ na^m, nnt i^m in 
 mir atte^ mieber jn geben! 
 
 grftn^fefa. gr fann ben 3lngenblicf fjier fein. @ie 20 
 finb nod) in -3^ rem ^Zcglig^ gndbigeS granlein* SBie, 
 menn @tc fid) gefdjttrinb anfleibeten? 
 
 2)a ^rauleuu @el)! i^ bitte btd^. @r luirb ntic^ 
 Don nnn an Sfterer fo ate gepnfet fe^en* 
 
 ), @ie lennen fi^ mein grdntein* 25 
 
 9JJdbd)en, bn ^aft e^ tt)iebernm getroffen. 
 
88 tttinna t>on Barnfyelm. 
 
 SBenn toir fdjon finb, finb ttrir ungepu^t 
 
 am fdjdnften. 
 
 2>a3 gfraufettt* SWiiffen ttrir benn fd)on fein? 2lber, 
 
 bag nrir nn3 fd)5n glauben, tear Dielleid)t nottoenbig. 
 
 5 Sftein, toenn id) tfym, tf)tn nur f^on bin ! granji^Ia, 
 
 tuenn alte 3Jfcibd)en$ fo [inb, tt)te tc^ mid) je^t fiit)Ie, 
 
 fo finb ttrir [onberbare linger. ^artltrf) unb ftolj, 
 
 tugenb^af t unb eitel, njottitftig nnb fromm SMi mirft 
 
 mic^ nic^t derfteljen. Qtf) Derfte^e mtd^ tt)o^I fetbft 
 
 10 nidjt !l)ie greube macfyt brefjenb, tt)irblic^t. 
 
 ^ranjt^fa* gaffen @ie fi^, mein grdulein, id) fyflre 
 I ommen. 
 
 2)a grauletiu 3Ki(^ faff en? 3=^ fottte ifyn ru^ig 
 em^f angen ? 
 
 2luftrttt. 
 
 , . 2)er Sirt S)i . 
 
 15 tJ Sctt^Ctm tfUtJcrcm, unb tnbem er ftc erblirft, flte^t er auf ftc 511. 
 
 Sit)! meine 2ftinna! 
 
 $a3 ^rdltlettt i^m entgegen ftic^enb. 211) ! mehl ScQ^Ctm ! 
 fc* ScH^Ctm ftuftt auf elnmal unb tritt luieber juriicf. S?erjetl)en 
 
 @ie, gnabige^ graulein, ba^ graufein Don ^Barnfjelm 
 20 {)ter jn finben - 
 
 2)a ^Sttlcttt. $ann ^f)nen bot^ fo gar unertoartet 
 
 nit^t fein ? Snbcm fie t^m na^er tritt unb er meljr juritcftcei^t. 3^ * 
 
 fott Qfyntn Derjei^en, bag ic^ no^ ^^re SDJinna bin ? 
 Stergeil) O^nen ber immel r bag iS) nocf) ba^ granlein 
 25 Don Sarnljefai bin ! 
 
 to. Sctt^etm* nabige^ grautein @te$t ftarr auf ben sBirt 
 
 unb jucft bte Sc^ultern. 
 
gtodter 21uf3tig. Xteunter 2Juftrttt. 89 
 
 ^tattteitt tmrb ben SStrt getoafc unb tointt bet granstSfa. 
 
 err, y\lL<^ 
 
 u* etti)eiu SBenn ttrir un$ betberfeits nidjt trren 
 gfranjigfa, 3 e r > err SBtrt/ ^^ti brtngen @te un^ 
 benn ba ? efdjurinb lommen @te, laffen te un^ ben 5 
 fudjen. 
 
 (t e ni^t ber 9te^te ? (gt ja bo^ ! 
 ntrf)t bod^ ! ef^tuinb lommen @tc ; 
 3^oii)ter norf) leinen guten SKorgen 
 gefagt. 10 
 
 fait i$n an. Sommen @ie, n)tr iDotlen ben 
 Sii^en^ettet mac^en, 8affen @ie (e^en, toa^ twr ^aben 
 toerben 
 
 2)et SStrt @tc fotfen ^aben, t)or erfte 15 
 
 grauiigfa. Sttfl, ja [title ! 2Benn ba^ granfein jei^t 
 f(f)on n)ei, toa fie gu aJWttag fpetfcn foil, fo ift e^ 
 um t^ren 3lppetit gefdjefyen. Sommen @ie, ba^ miiffen 
 @te mir altein fagen, ga^rt i^n wit ctoait a^' 
 
 Heunter 2Juftrttt. 
 
 , 2)a graiitcin. 
 
 trren toir un$ nod)? 20 
 
 ber ^immet tooltte! aber 
 gibt nur eine, nnb @ie finb e. 
 
 2)a^ ^rftitletm SBeldie llmftanbe ! 2Ba mir nn^ su . 
 fagen ^aben, !ann Jebermann !)oren. 
 t> Sctt^eim. @ie Ijier ? SBa^ fnd^en @tc I)ier, gnd- 25 
 grixutein? """" 
 
90 UTtnna son 
 
 
 9?idjt$ fudje id) mel)r. ma offenett 5lrmen 
 
 auf i$n augment. 3tt(eS, teas id) fudjte, fyabe idj gefunben. 
 to* Seflljetm suructoetcsenb. @ie fud)ten eiuen glMlidjen, 
 c einen 3f) rer S^ 6 toiirtrigen 9Jiamt, unb finben etnen 
 5 (gfcnben.. 
 
 $a3 graufcht; So Iteben @ic mid) nid)t me^r? 
 unb Iteben etne anbere ? 
 
 tj. Sett^ctm* 311)! ber Ijat @te nte getiebt, metn 
 grauletn, ber etne anbere narf) ^^nen Iteben fann. 
 10 2>a3 ^raulcttt; @te reij^en nnr etnen @tatf>el an^ 
 metner @eele. SBenn id) 3fy crj Derforen fjabe/ 
 Ite'gt bara'n, ob mid) (ei^giilttgleit ober mcid)tigere L 
 barum gebrad)t? @ie tieben mi(^ nic^t mefyr,^ 
 unb tieben audf) feine anbere? Ungfitcflidjer SKann, 
 is toenn Sie.gar ni^ lieben! 
 
 b. Sett^cim. 9?ecf)t r gndbige^ graulein ; ber UnglM* 
 licl)e mug gar nici)t$ lieben. @r t)erbient fein Unglitcf, 
 toenn er btefen ieg ni^t itber fic^ felbft ju er^alten 
 it)ei^ ; n?enn er e$ fi(^ gefatten taffen fann, bag trie, 
 20' toetc^e er liebt, an feinem Unglilcf 3lntei( ne^men bitr- 
 fen. 2Bie fd)tt?er ift biefer ieg ! Seitbem mtr 
 2?ernunft unb 91ottt)enbigfeit befet)Ien, pinna t)on 33arn* 
 ^elm gu t)erg'effen, tna^ fur 3Kiil)e ^abe ii) angelDanbt ! 
 (Sben iDotttc id) anfangen gu f)offen, bag biefe 3)litl)e 
 25 nid)t etDig tiergeben^ fein toitrbe : unb @ie erfdjeinen, 
 mein graulein!- 
 
 Sa graulehu SScrftc^ id) ie re^t ? alten @ie, 
 
 mein err ; (affen ie fe^en, mo mir finb, e^e trir un^ 
 
 toeiter Dertrren ! tnotten 2ie mir bie einjige 
 
 30 beanttoorten ? 
 
groeiter 2Iuf3ug. Heuntcr 2Iuftrttt. 91 
 
 to. Sefiljetm. Qtbt, mein grdnlein 
 
 $a 3rraulettt. SBotten @ie mir and) ofyne SBenbung, 
 
 ofyne SBinfetjng anttnorten ? 2ftit nicljts ate einem trod nen 
 
 Qa ober 9Jein? 
 
 $a grauletit. @ie fonnen e. nt : nngeac^tet 
 
 ber -Jftnlje, bie @ie angeiuenbet, mid) jn t>ergeffen, 
 
 tieben @ie mid) nod), Jeflf)eim ? 
 to. Seflljetm. 3Rein granlein, biefe grage 
 2)a ^raulcttt. @ie fyaben t)erf proven, mit nid)t^ ate 10 
 
 3a ober 9iein jn anttt)orten, 
 to. SeCJjeim. llnb ^inpgefe^t : toenn'it^ fannJ- 
 2)a fjrdulcttt. @ie lonnen ; @te muffen miffen, tt)a 
 
 in ^rem erjen Dorge^t 8ieben @ie mid) nodj, 
 
 to. ScH^eim. 2Benn mein 
 
 2)ag ^^wtcttt. 3 :a ^ er 
 
 to. Settljetm. 9tnn, Ja ! 
 
 2>a 5 r ttttlcitt. ^a ? 
 
 to. Sctt^cim. ^a, }a! Slttein 20 
 
 2>a $rauleitt. ebn(b ! @ie lieben mid) nod) : ge* 
 nug fiir mid). ^tt tyaa fiir dnmi ^on bin ic^ mit 
 3^nen gefatten! gin nnbrtger, mefan^oftfd^er, anftef* 
 fe^ber 3:on Qd) nefyme ben meinigen ttrieber an- 
 9int!, mein lieber UnglMtidjer, @ie lieben mid) nod^ nnb 25 
 fyaben ^^re SJKinna nod), nnb finb nngliidli^ ? 8ren 
 @ie bot^, toa^ 3^ re 9Jfinna fiir ein eingebifbete^, af- 
 berneS 5Ding tt)ar, ift. @ie tie^, fie la^t fit^ tran- \y 
 men, 3^r ganse^ (M fei fie* efi^tuinb Iramen 
 @ie ^^r Ungtiid an. ie mag t)erfnd)en, tuieDief fie 30 
 &effen an 
 
92 ZTIinna con Barntjelm. 
 
 to. Seflljetm. STOein graniein, id) bin nidjt gettioljnt 
 -ju Ifagen. 
 
 2>a3 Srauleitt. efjr tooljl. 3d) tottjjte aud) titdjt, 
 
 toad mir an einem olbaten nad) bem ^rafyfen roeniger 
 
 5 gefiete, al$ ba$ Stagen. 2lber eS gtbt etne gettriffe 
 
 fatte, nad)Ia[[ige 2lrt r tion feiner SEapferfeit unb t^on 
 
 [einem Ungtitcfe ju fprerf)en 
 
 ti Settljeim, Sie im runbe bod^ auc^ gepra^It nnb 
 geffagt ift; 
 
 10 $a3 ^rauleitu D mein SRerfjtfyaber, fo fatten @ie 
 
 fic^ autf) gar nicfjt ungfiidlic^ tiennen folten* anj 
 
 geft^tDtegen, ober ganj mit ber @prad)e ^erau. Sine 
 
 SJernunf t, .etne ^lottoenbigfeit, bie 3^nen mi&) jn ter* 
 
 geffen befiefytt? $d) bin eine grofte 8ieb^aberin t)on 
 
 15 SSernunft ; ic^ t)abe fef)r t)iel (prerbietnng fur bie ^tot* 
 
 wenbigleit* Slber laff en te bod) Ijoren, toie Derniinf tig 
 
 biefe 33ernnnft, it)ie notmenbig biefe 9Zotit)enbigleit ift. 
 
 to* SettJjetm. SBo^I benn ; fo fyoren te, mein gran* 
 
 lent. ie nennen mid) JeH^eim ; ber S^ame trifft ein. 
 
 20 Slber fie meinen, tc^ fei ber iettfyetm, ben @ie in 
 
 S^rem $5aterlanbc, ge!annt ^aben, ber blitf)enbe SKarm, 
 
 uollcr ^Infprudfje, tjbflcr 9?u^mbegierbe, ber feine$ ganjen 
 
 itorper^, feiner ganjen eele macljtig toar, Dor bem bie 
 
 K .jj^^djranfett ber @^re nnb be^ lUdd eroffnet ftanben, 
 
 . 25 ber QtytZ erjend nnb ^^rer anb, iDenn er fdjon 
 
 ^^rer noc^ nirf)t toiirbig toar, tdgtii^ toiirbiger jn toer= 
 
 ben tyoffen burftc. Siefer 5EeIIf)eim bin idf) ebenfo* 
 
 toenig, ate icf) mein 9Sater bin, 33eibe finb geluefen. 
 
 Q$) bin ettljeim, ber t)erabfdt)iebete r ber an feiner I)re 
 
 -,o gefranfte, ber Sritypel, ber Settler. ^enem, mein 
 
gmettcr 2Iuf3ug. Zteuttter 2Juftritt. 
 
 93 
 
 grcintein, Derfpradjen @ie fid) ; tootten <Sie biefem SBort 
 fatten? . 
 
 2>a Sfrauleitu )a$ Itingt fefyr tragifdj! )odj, 
 mein err, bis id) {enen ttrieberfinbe, in bie ettljeim3 
 bin id) nnn einmat fcernarrt, biefer toirb mir fdj)on s 
 cms ber ^ot ^elfen miiffen* Seine anb, Ueber Sett^ 
 
 ler ! ^nbeni fie t^n fiei ber Jpanb ergreift. 
 
 tl* Seftfjetm ber ble^anbere ^anb mil bem ^ute Dor ba ^efid^t fdjliigt 
 unb ftci toon i^r abtoenbet, S)ClS ift jn t)iel ! 2Bo bin (3) ? 
 
 Saffen @ie mid), granlein ! ^^ re ^^ e f oftcrt mit^ ! 10 
 Saffen @tc mid)! 
 
 ^rautettt* SBaS ift ^^ e ^? ^ rotten @ie fyin? 
 ^etm* 25on ^ nen !"~~ 
 
 3?0n mir ? Sitbem fte feine cmb an t^re Sruft 
 
 jtc^t. trimmer ! 15 
 
 t>. Sett^etm* )ie 25erjiDeifInng ititrb mi(^ tot su Qfyen 
 toerfen* 
 
 ^taulettt. SSon mir? 
 tu Seff^ctm* 3Son 3^nen. @ie nie, nie U)ieber ju 
 feljen, ^^^^ f entf^Ioffen, fo feft entfd)Ioffen /t ^) 
 leine 9c^)cnft!^tf^feit jn begel)en, @ie leine 
 befomient)eit beget)en gn taffen* 8affen @ie 
 
 3Jf inna ! Steifjt ft(^ to unb ab. 
 
 2>a3 Sraulcttt t^m na^. SJZinna @ie taff en ? 
 Sfeltfjeim ! 
 
 be$ tt)eiten 
 

 fritter 9tufug, 
 
 (Erfter Jluftritt 
 
 S)ie $ette : ber @aat. 
 eaten Srief in ber anb. 9ftUJ3 irf) bod) nod) ettttnal ttt 
 
 ba$ t)erbammte au$ fomtnen! Sin 4Briefd)en feon 
 nteinent errn an ba gnabige grihtlein, ba$ feme 
 @c^it)efter fetn n)tl(. Senn ftc nur ba nidjtS un= 
 5 fpmnt! @onft h)trb be^ 53rteftragen^ Icin nbe toer* 
 ben 3^ toare e^ gent Io^ ; abet id) mb(^te anc^ ntcf)t 
 gern ins ^ mmer ^tnetn,^ S)a^ grauen^^eug fragt fo 
 t)tef, unb td^ antmorte fo ungern ! a, bie Zurt gef)t 
 auf. 2Bie gemitnf^t! ba^ S'antnterfd^en ! 
 
 2luftritt 
 
 10 fjrattjt^la jut iire Serein, au ber fie fommt, @0tgen @te 
 
 ntcf)t ; t^ tt)ttl fd)on aufpaffen. @ie^ ! gnbcm fte suftcn ge= 
 tDo^r hiirb ba ftie^e mtr ja gletrf) lt)a auf., Slber mtt bent 
 33te^ tft ntc^t^ anjttfangen. 
 
 Sufi 3^r SMener- 
 15 grattjt^fa. 3^ toofltc fo etnen Stener ntdjt- 
 
 3uft SKu, nn, Dcrgci^ @tc mtr bie gcben^art ! a 
 brtng^ id) tin Sriefdjen t)on nteinent errn an 3^ re 
 errf^aft, ba gnabige graulein @rf)n)efter. 
 nicf)t fo? @^tt)cftcr. 
 
 20 5 r ^Stla eb' @r ^er ! SReiBt i$m ben S9rief auS ber 
 
 ie foil fo gut fetn, ISfct ntein err bitten, 
 
 94 
 
fritter Slufsug. n?eiter 2Juftritt. 95 
 
 unb e ubergeben. ernad) foil @ie fo gut fein, 
 mein gerr bitten baft @ie nicfjt ettoa benlt, idE) bitte 
 
 Sftun benn? 
 
 Sftein @err berftefyt ben 9?umme(. @r toeift, 5 
 bafc ber 993eg ju ben $rau(ein$ burd^ bte Sammermcib' 
 c^en gefyt, bttb y id; mir ein! S)tc ^ungfer fod 
 alfo fo gut fein, tajjt mein err bitten, unb ifynt 
 fagen taffen r ob er nid)t ba^ 3Sergnitgen ^aben fonnte, 
 bte 3 un 9f er au f e ^ 2Sierte[ftimb(i)en ju f^rec^en. 10 
 
 8ScrjctI|' @ie mtr, tuenn id^ 3f^r einen unredjten 
 gebe, 3^ @ie! 9tur auf ein SSiertetftunb- 
 c^en ; aber allein, ganj aGein, tn^gef)eim r unter Diet 
 Slugen. gr ^citte ^fjr ma fefyr S^otmenbige^ gu fagen. 15 
 
 SranjiSf a. ut ! icf) fyabe i^nt auc^ t)iel ju fagen. - 
 6r lann nut foramen ; id^ crbc ju feinem SJef eljle fein. 
 Slber r tnann lann er fommen? SBann ift e$ 
 am gelegenften, -3 un 9f er ? @o in ber Sammerung ? 
 ^tanjtela. SBie meint Sr ba^? @ein err lann 20 
 fommen, U)ann er tiritt; unb bamit pade Sr ficfjnur! 
 3ttft* ^ergli^ gern ! ssta fortge^en. 
 ^tanji^fa* dr' gr bod); nocf) auf ein SBort. 28o 
 finb benn bie anbern Sebienten be$ 3Kaior^? 
 3uft* S)ie anbern ? )af)in, bort^in, itberal^in. 25 
 
 SBo ift SBi^elm? 
 
 )er ^ammerbiener ? ben td^t ber SKaJor reif en. 
 f a. @o ? unb Wltyp, ^ ift & er ? 
 3uft er 3^9 e ^ ? ben fyat ber err auf jufjeben ge* 
 ge&en. so 
 
96 HTinna t>on Barnljelm. 
 
 SBeit er iefct feme $agb Ijat, ofyne- 3 
 fcL Slber STOartte? 
 
 3uft. )er Sutfcfyer ? ber ift toeggerttten. 
 SranstSfa. Unb ftrifc?.' ' , 
 
 5 Suft, U)cr Saufcr? ber ift ammeter t 
 
 $ranjifa, 3S$o tear gr benn, ate ber SKaior bet 
 in 3:f)Uringen im SBtnterquarttere ftanb ? & toar 
 not^ nitf)t bet iljm? 
 
 Sufi O ia, trf) mar ^ettlned^t bet tl)tn ; aber id^ lag 
 10 im Sajarett 
 
 ^ranj^fa. SReitfne^t? Unb iefct ift (gr? 
 3uft Slfle^ in allem ; Sammerbiener unb ^ager, 8au* 
 fer unb ^Reitfned^t. 
 
 granjt^la* Sa^ ntu^ id) geftetjen! @o t)iefe gute, 
 is tud^ttge 8eute t>on fit^ gn laffen unb gerabe ben Slfler- 
 f^Iec^teften ju bel)alten! Qtf) mo^te bod; nrifjen, ma^ 
 fein err an Ofynt fanbe! 
 
 25iet(ei(^t finbet er, baft id) ein e^iiid^er Serl bin. 
 O, ntan ift and) fcerjtoeifett tDenig, tuenn 
 20 man toeiter ni^ ift ate e^rlirf). 9BiIt)eIm irnr. ein 
 anbrer -Jftenfcf)! 9?eifen (a^t it)n ber err? 
 
 Qa, er Ia|t iljn, ba er'^ nid^t fjinbern fann. 
 
 SBie ? 
 
 O, SBil^elm toirb fid) atte S^re auf feinen 
 25 9?eifen maiden. Sr I)at be^ errn ganje arberobe mit. 
 ^ranjtefa. 2Ba$? Sr ift bo^ nic^t bamit burdjge^ 
 gangen ? 
 
 Sttft S)a$ fann man nun eben nidfjt fagen ; fonbern, 
 ate ttrir t?on 9Wrnberg meggtngen, ift er un$ nur nid^t 
 so bamit narfjgefommen. 
 
 an 
 
Drtttcr 2luf3ug. groeiter tfuftrttt. 97 
 
 ) ber S 
 
 e$ toar em ganger 2ftenfd) ! er forntte frifieren 
 unb rafieren unb parlieren unb fdjarmteren. 9itd)t 
 twfyr? 
 
 %van%i$ta. (Sonad) fyatte id) ben 3<iger nid)t son ntir 5 
 getan, toenn i(^ tt)te ber SIRaior getoefen luare, ^onnte 
 er t^n fcljon nic^t at^ $&%& nil^en, 'fo tt)ar e^ bo^ fonft 
 ein titdjttger Surfrfie. SJem fyat er i^n benn auf pljeben 
 gegeben. 
 
 Suft J)em Sommanbanten non panban. 10 
 
 ^ransi^Ia, er geftnng? S)te 3=agb auf ben SSatten 
 fann bo^ ba and) nidjt gro^ fein. 
 
 bgt auc^ ba nt(^t. 
 tut er benn? 
 3uft. er larrt. 15 
 
 @r farrt? 
 
 -3lber nur anf bret Qafy. Sr nta^te ein ffeineS 
 unter be^ errn ^ompagnie nnb tooBtc-.fc^ 
 SWatm burcf) bie SSorpoften bringen. 
 
 erftanne ; ber S8fctt)i(^t ! 20 
 
 D, e$ ift ein tii^tiger ^erl, ein $&$&, ber 
 funfjifl 9JZei(en in ber Sftnnbe, bnr^ SBatber nnb 3Korafte, . 
 altc gu^ftetgc, afie S^teifmege fennt. Unb fd)ie^en !ann 
 er! 
 
 nt, ba ber 3)?ajor nnr noc^ ben brazen 25 
 
 at er i^n 
 
 ^d) benle, (Sr fagte, Martin iDdre meg* 
 geritten? @o tt>irb er bo^ luo^I njieberfomnten ? 
 
 9Keint @ie? 30 
 
1 98 ITttnna oon Barnfyelm. 
 
 3Bo tft er benn Ijingeritten ? 
 gefyt nun in Me jeljnte SBocfye, ba ritt er 
 mtt beS errn ehtjigem unb (extent SReitpferbe nad) 
 ber djtoemme. 
 
 5 ftranjisfa. Unb tft nocf) nicfyt nrieber ba? ), ber 
 algenftridf ! 
 
 3uft, ie (Sdjtoemme fann ben brazen ^ntf^er au^ 
 tDO^f t)erfd)^emntt fyaben! ^ tDar gar ein renter 
 Sutfdier ! r fyatte in SBien je^n ^^ re gefaljren. @o 
 10 einen friegt ber err gar nici)t iDteber. SBenn bie 
 im molten 9?ennen lr>aren r fo bnrfte er nur ntarfjen : 
 unb auf einmal (tanben fie ttrie bie 2Wauern. S)abei tt)ar 
 er ein auSgelernter SJo^arjt! 
 
 5ftun ift tnir fiir ba^ SStoancentent be^ 
 bange 
 
 9?ein, nein, bamit ^af feine SRidjtiflfett. Sr ift 
 bei etnem arnifonregimente getDorben. 
 
 
 id) an ein tteberticfjeS 9ftenfc!), !am 
 20 be 5yfad:)t3 niemat$ nad) aufe, uiac^te auf be$ errn 
 9Jamen itberatt @d)u(ben unb taufenb infame 
 ber 3Jiajor fa^ r ba er mit aller elralt 
 
 - ba ^angen ^nntomimif^ onseigenb ; er bradjte iljn alfo 
 
 guten SBeg. 
 
 25 ^^it5t^fa D/ ber S3ube ! 
 
 Suft 3lber ein perfefter Saufer ift er r ba ift 
 S33enn i{)m ber err fitnfjig c^riite Dorgab, fo lonnte 
 er ifjn mtt feinem beften 9tenner nic^t eint)olen. gnfe 
 fjingegen fann bem afgen taufenb @d)ritte Dorgeben, 
 
 so unb id) toette mein Seben, er ^olt iljn ein. @^ luaren 
 
Drttter 21 uf 3113. Drttter 2Iuftrttt. 99 
 
 fyt guten greunbe, 
 unb ber Wltpp, ber 2ftartin nnb ber grife? Stan, 
 empfiefylt fief) ! e^t a&. 
 
 Drttter 2tuftrttL 
 
 gran$i!a unb fjeruacl) bet SSirt. 
 a bte tljm ernftSaft na^fie^t. Qd) tJerbtCttC bett 
 
 3^ ^ebanfe mt^, Qnft. Qtf) fefete bte gljrlidjlett ^u 5 
 ttef ^erab. Qtf) totll bte 8e^re ntdjt t)ergeffen. 21^1 
 
 ber Uttgfitcfltdje 9Kann! ^e^rt fi^ urn unb Juia tto^ bem 3immer 
 be 5^^wl e ^ Qe^en, inbem ber SStrt fommt. 
 
 9Btrt 2Barte @te boc^, metn fd^one^ Smb. 
 
 ^ a be je^t nt^t geit, err SStrt. 10 
 2)cr SEBirt* S 3?ur em Heine^ 3Iugenb(tcfd)en! 
 feme Sta^rtc^t setter Don bem @errn 3D?apr? 
 fonnte borf) untndgtt^ fern 9Ibf(^teb fern! 
 benn? 
 
 e^ 3^ r ^ a ^ gnabtge grautetn nt(f)t 15 
 erja^It? t 2tte i(i) @te, mem fd)bne Stub, unten in 
 ber Sitcije t3erlie r fo fam i^ ti^n ungefa^r mteber Ijter 
 in" ben aat ' fi>^(j[5x4^ ?* ^ >> v^\>' 
 33on ungefa^r, in ber Slbftcfyt, einiDentg 
 
 20 
 
 2>er SStrt @i, mein $inb, mie fann <Sie ba bon 
 ntir benfen? inem SBirte Iftjjt nid^t iibler al^ S^eu- 
 gierbe.-T-^^ ^cir nid)t lange ^ter r fo prellte anf etn* 
 mat bie itre bei bem gncibtgen graulem auf* !iDer 
 SD^ajor ftitqte I)erau3; ba graulein iljm nacf); fretbe in 25 
 enter S3etge^nng,mit 4BIi(Ien, in einer tettung fo 
 
100 Itthtna con Barnfjelm. 
 
 lapt fid) nur fefjen. @ie ergriff tljti; er rtfc fid) 
 log; fie ergrtff ifyn ttrieber. ,,et(l)etm!" ,,granletn! 
 laffen Ste mid)!" ,,3of)in?" o jog er fie bis an 
 bie Jreppe. 2JHr iuar fd)on bange, er toitrbe fie tnit 
 
 5 fyerabreijsen, Stber er ttxmb fi(^ nod^ Io^. a grciu* 
 (em blieb an ber oberften S^iDette fte^n, fat) itjm na^, 
 rtef il)m na(^, rang bie anbe. 2luf einntal toanbte fie 
 fidf) um, lief nad) bem genfter r Don bem genfter iDieber 
 jur Sreppe, t)on ber reppe in bem @aale fyin nnb tt)ie= 
 
 10 ber. rier ftanb id) ; I;ter ging fie bretmat bei mtr 
 fcorbei, o^ne mii) ju fef)en (Snblidj tear e r al6 ob fie 
 mid) fafye; aber, ott fet bei un^! \ glaube, ba 
 grantein fa^ mitf) fiir @ic an, mein Sinb. w gran* 
 5i$fa," rief fie, bte 2lugen anf mid) gertdjtet, , r bin t^ 
 
 15 nun glitdticf)?" arauf fa^ fie fteif an bie J)ed:e, unb 
 ttrieberum: ,,bin id) nnn glitdlid)?" aranf it)if(^te fie 
 fi<^ Stranen an bem Singe nnb Icid)elte nnb fragte mi(^ 
 tmbernm: f ,gran5i!a r bin id) nnn glMlid)?" 2Bafyr= 
 l^aftig, id) tnn^te nid)t, .ttrie mtr tuar. 53i fie nad) 
 
 20 i^rer Sitre (ief ; ba let)rte fie fi<^ nocfymafe nad) mir 
 
 nm: , f @o fomm bod), gran-$i$!a; mer jammert bid) 
 
 nnn?" Unb bamit fyinein. 
 
 ^raitji^fa, D ^err SBirt, ba$ ^at Qfyntn getranmt. 
 
 2^cr SBirfc etranmt? ^ein, mein fdjone^ $inb, fo 
 
 25 umftcinbltc^ tranmt man nidjt. Qa, td^ tootlte tt)iet)iel 
 
 --''/ brnm geben, id) bin nicfyt nengierig, aber id) tooHte 
 
 tuieDiel brnm geben, tuenn ic^ ben d)Iitffet bajn ptte. 
 
 ^ranji^fa* S5en dpffel? n nnfrer Xiire, err 
 
 SBirt, ber ftecft innerl}alb; n)tr fyaben if)n jnr 5Kad)t 
 
 30 fyereingejogen ; mir finb fnr^tfam. 
 
Dritter ^ufjug. Picrter SJuftritt. 101 
 
 SSirt Sfticfyt fo einen djtitffel; id) ttrift fagen, 
 mein fdjdne$ $inb, ben djliiffet, bie 2inIegung gletdH, 
 fam, fo ben eigentfidjen ^nfammenljang Don bem f tt>asl( 
 id) gefefyen. 
 
 gfrattjisfa, $a fo! 9?nn, abien, err SBirt, SBer* 5 
 ben totr balb effen, err SBirt? 
 
 SStrt 3ftein fdf)5ne ^inb r nid)t ^n sergeffen, 
 ic^ etgentti^ fagen toottte. 
 
 ^ranji^la. 9tun? aber nnr fnrj 
 
 2)cr 2Btrt 2)a^ gnabtge grantein l^at nod^ meinen 10 
 Sting; tt^ nenne i^n meinen 
 
 $rait5t3fa, (Sr foil if)nen nnDerloren fein. 
 
 2)cr SBirt. $d) trage barnm ant^ feine @orge ; t($ 
 tDtlt^ nnr ertnnern, @ie^t ie, id) tottt iljn gar nid)t 
 etnmal loieber fyaben, Set) Icinn mir bod) tool)I an ben is 
 gtngern abjafjfen, tDo^er fie ben 9ttng fannte, nnb mo^er 
 er bem tfyrigen fo a^nlid) fa^* r ift in i{)ren anben 
 am beften anfgefyoben. Qfy mag i^n gar nidjt 
 nnb mitt inbe$ bie ^nnbert ^iftofen, bie id) baranf 
 ben ^abe, anf be$ gnabtgen grdnlein^ 9?ed)nnng fe^en. 20 
 %litf)t fo re^t, mein fdjones finb? 
 
 Pierter 2luftritt. 
 SSirt, 
 
 SSenter. S)a ift er {a! 
 
 3fr<nt$t3fa, ^nnbert ^iftoten? %$i) meinte, nnr ad)tig. 
 2)er SSirt @ ift toafyr, nnr nennjig, nnr nenngig. 
 ti)it( id) tnn, mein fd)8ne$ Sinb, ba^ mill id) tnn. 25 
 ba tt)irb fii^ finben, e 
 
102 Htinna son Barnfjelm. 
 
 ber ifjnen IjtnterrtmrtS nailer fommt unb auf eintnot ber $r 
 
 aifa Quf bte gutter Hopft. graueujimmerdjen ! grauenjim- 
 mermen ! 
 
 5 2Bertter. grfdjrecfe @te nidjt! grauensimmerdjen, 
 grauenaimmerdjen, id) fefy', @ie ift I)tibfd) unb ift 
 gar fremb Unb pbfdje frembe Scute mitffen getoarnt 
 toerben grauensunmerdjen, grauengimmerc^en, neljm' 
 @te fid^ Dor bent 2ftanne in ad)t ! siuf ben sstrt setgenb. 
 
 10 $er SSirt ^e, untiermutete greube! err 
 SSerner! 2BUIfontmen bet un, tDtflf ommen ! W 
 ift borf) immer noc^ ber fufttge, fpa^afte, e^rlic^e 
 ner ! @ie fott fid) t)or ntir in a^t nefjnten, mein 
 
 15 SBerner* ef) @ie i^m ixberatt aM bem 2Bege ! 
 
 2)er aSirt 3Kir! mir! 93in ic^ benn fo geftifjr* 
 lic^? a, l)a, ^a! or' @ie boc^, mein 
 Sinb! 2Bie gefdttt ^r ber Spa^? 
 
 aSerner. (a^ e bo^ immer feine$g(eid)en fitr 
 20 erftdren,) toenn man i^nen bie SBa^r^eit fagt. 
 2>cr aStrt. SDtc 2Saf)r^eit! Ija, H ^a! 
 n^a^r, mein fc^one^ Sinb, immer beffer! )er 33Jann 
 lann fpa^enl %$ gefafyrlidj? idE)? @o Dor jman- 
 gig 3^^^ inar tt>a$ bran. 3a, Ja, mein fd)ime$ Sinb, 
 25 ba mar id) gefdl)r(icf) ; ba h)Upte mandje baDon ju 
 f agen ; aber je^t 
 aScrner* D iiber ben atten barren! 
 2)er SSirt a ftecEt^ eben! SSenn ttrir alt tt)er* 
 ben, ift e$ mit unfrer efd^rli^leit aM. ( tt)irb if)m 
 so and) ni(J)t beffer ge^n, err SBerner ! 
 
Drtttcr 2Iuf3iig. Pterter 21uftrttt. 103 
 
 aScrncr, $o ecf unb lein (Snbe! 
 mermen, fo Diet 23erftanb toirb @ie mir tool)! ^utrauen, 
 bag id) Don ber efafjriidjfeit nidjt rebe, )er etne 
 eufel fyat ifyn Derfaffen, aber e$ (tub bafitr fteben 
 anbere in ifyn gefafyren 5 
 
 Set SBirt O, l)of @tc bod), f)or' @tc bo^! SBte 
 er ba$ nun toteber fo Ijernnt jn bringen toeip! pcifs 
 iiber @|3a5 f unb immer tw$ 92eue^ ! D, e ift etn Dor= 
 treffti^er 9Jfann r ber err ^aul 9Berner ! 5 ur granaufa, 
 ais ins' D^t. u too^If)abenber 3}Jann unb nojlj lebtg, in 
 ^at brei 2ftetten t^on ^ter etn fcfjtfneS grelfcfiulgen* 7 
 
 
 
 t)at 33eute gemac^t im Srtege! Unb ift 
 2Bad)tmeifter bet unferm errn 3)?aior getoefen. D, 
 ba^ ift etn greunb Don unferm errn 3)iaior! ba^ ift 
 ein greunb [ ber fid) fitr it)n totfi^Iagen lie^e ! 15 
 
 3entcr. $al unb bo ift etn greunb Don metnem 
 3Jfaior! ba^ ift ein greunb! ben ber 2ftaj;or follte 
 totf^Iagen (affen* 
 
 er 28irt 3Bie? toa^ ? 5Kcm r er ^ SBerncr, ba^ 
 ift ni(^t guter @pa^, $d) fein greunb t)om errn 20 
 2ftajor ? S^etn, ben pa Dcrftc^' ic^ ntdjt. 
 
 aScrncr, ^uft ^at mir fcf)one Singe 
 
 2)cr atrt Quft? ^c^ bad)f3 too^I, 
 @ie fpradje, ^}uft ift ein bofer, garfttger 3Kenfc^, Slber 
 ^ier ift ein fcfjoneS Sinb jur tette ; ba^ lann reben ? 25 
 ba$ mag fagen, ob id) lein greunb tion bent errn 
 STOafor bin? ob id) U)m leine ienfte ertoiefen fyabe? 
 llnb toarum fotttc \ nid)t fein ^reunb fein? $}t er 
 nidjt ein t)erbienter 3JJann? & ift toaljr er ^at ba$ 
 llngtitcf gel)abt r abgebanft ju toerben ? aber tt)a^ tut so 
 
104 XHtnna rxm Barnfyelm. 
 
 ba$? Der Sontg !ann nid)t alte t>erbiente Scanner fen- 
 
 nen; unb toenn er fie and) afie fenttte, (o fann er fie 
 
 nid)t atle betoljnen. 
 
 aScnter. )a Ijeifet 3f)n ott fprecfjen ! Slber $uft 
 s freifid) ift an 3uften and) nirf)t Diet Sefonber^ ; boc^ 
 
 em Aligner ift Qnft ntdf)t ; unb toenn ba lua^r tocire, 
 
 tt)a^"er rntr gefagt f)at 
 $er aStrt ^d) tH Don ^uften nid)t^ f)oren ! 2Bie 
 
 gefagt, ba3 fc^one Sinb ^ier mag fpredjen ! 311 t^r tn c^r. 
 10 @te tuei^, mein Sinb, ben 9ting ! (Srjaljf @te e6 bo^ 
 
 err SSentern. a toirb er mid) beffer fennen lernen. 
 
 llnb bamit e^ nicf)t t)eranfommt, ate ob (2ie ntir nnr jn 
 
 (Befallen rebe, fo tDtll id) nid)t einmal babei fein. 3c^ 
 mill nidjt babei fein ; id) toilt ge^en ; aber @ie fotlen 
 is mtr e$ toieberfagen, err SBerner, (2ie follen mir e^ 
 
 itJteberfagen, ob Qnft nid^t ein garftiger SSerteuntber ift. 
 
 ^iinfter ^uftritt. 
 
 SBcrncr* grauenjimmer^en, fennt ie benn meinen 
 
 Den 3Jiaior t>on 
 20 fenn' id) ben brat>en SKann. 
 
 38crner. 3ft e$ nidjt ein brater 2ftann? 3ft 
 bent 3Kanne toof)( gnt? 
 
 3Son runb tneine 
 SBa^r^aftig? ie^t @ie, 
 25 d)en, nun fommtSie mir nocf) einmal fo fcfjbn t?or. 
 
Dritter 2Iuf3ug, ^iinfter 2Iuftritt. 105 
 
 2lber ttmS ftnb benn ba$ f itr uenfte, bte ber SBtrt 
 unferm -JRajor toill ertoiefen fjaben? 
 
 3?ratt5t3fa. Qd) ftmftte eben nid)t ; e$ toare benn, 
 bafj er fidj ba$ ute snfdjretben toolite, meltfie^ glitcf^ 
 (td^ermetfe cms f cittern fcfyurftfrfjett ^Betragen gttt[t^|)p.tt. 
 
 SBcrner. @o it)dre e6 ja it?a^r, tt)a^ tntr 3n 
 
 ^Clt ? egen bie <5ette, too ber 2Birt abgegangen. Cttt tii(f f 
 
 bu gegcmgett btft! (Sr I)at ttjm imrfHrf) bie 
 attSgertiwnt ? o etnem Sftatttte fo einen treidf) ju 
 fpiefett, tt)ei( fitf) baS fetegel)irn einbttbet, ba^ ber 10 
 2Wann leitt etb tne^r f)abe! J)er 2)faj;or fern elb! 
 
 5ransifa. @o ? fyat ber ^a{or @elb ? 
 
 SSeruer. SBie ett! (Sr toeig ni(^t r n)iet)iet er ^at. 
 (Sr triet^ ni(f)t, lt)er i^m fdjutbig ift, $tf) bin i^tn fetber 
 frf)tt(big unb bringe tt)tn eitt atteS 9?eft(f)ett ie^t @te r 15 
 grauen5ttnmer(^en r ^ier itt biefetn 33etttetd)ett ba er nu0 ber 
 etnen af$e jie^t finb ^unbert Souisbor, unb in biefetn SfJott^ 
 djen ba er au ber anbem ste^t ^unbert J5ttfaten Silted fettt 
 Oelb! 
 
 Sranjtefa* SBa^r^aftig? 2Iber toanttn t)erfe^t benn' 20 
 ber SKaior? (5r ^at {a etnen SRing t)erfe^t- 
 
 aSenter, 33erfe^t! lanb' @te bo^ fo toaS ni(f)t, 
 93ie(tet(i)t ba| er ben ^ettel !^at jern Pollen Io8 fetn. 
 
 grattjMa. g tft fein cttcfl ce ift ein fef)r foft- 
 barer 9ting r ben er tool)! no(^ bajn t>on lieben anben 25 
 
 SBerner. )a$ mirb^ ancf) fein. 25on lieben dnben! 
 ia r {a ! @o n?a6 ertnnert einen man^mal, tooran man 
 nifyt gern ertnnert fein toitt. X)rnnt fc^afft tnan'^ an$ 
 ben 3tttgen, so 
 
106 XTttttna ron Barrtfyelm. 
 
 2Bte? 
 
 SBerner, )em olbaten gefyfs in SBinterquartieren 
 
 tounberlicf). a tjat er nicfyts 311 tun unb pflegt fid) 
 
 nnb madjt bor Sangertoeile Selanntfdjaften, bie er nur 
 
 5 auf ben 2Binter meint unb bte ba$ gute ^erg, mit bem 
 
 er fie madjt, fur geitlebenS annimmt ^u[d^ ift il)tn 
 
 bann ein $RingeI(f)en an ben ginger praftijiert ; er toetfc 
 
 fetbft nid^t, it)ie e^ baran fommt. Unb ni(f)t felten gab' 
 
 er gent ben ginger ntit brunt, tt)enn er e^ nur toieber 
 
 10 Io^ tDerben fonnte, 
 
 ^ranjt^fa* Si, unb folfte e bem 5D?aj;or aut^ fo 
 gegangen f ein ? 
 
 SBerner, anj gett)i^ Sefonber^ in @at^fen ; toenn 
 er je^n ginger an {eber anb ge^abt Ijatte, er fyatte fie 
 15 alle s^an^ig fcotter ^tnge. gefriegt. 
 
 ^ransi^f'a tetfeite. )a$ ftingt ja gans befonber^ unb 
 fcerbient unterfuc^t ^u iDerben, err greifcfjulge ober 
 err 2GBacf)tnteifter 
 
 2Bcrner grauenjintnter^en, tocnn^ Qfy nic^t^ ^er* 
 20 fcf)tcigt, err 3Sa^tntetfter, ^ore it^ am liebften. 
 
 f5rattji^a 9ton, err 9Baif)tmeifter, ^ier ^abe it^ ein 
 Sriefdjen t)on bem ^errn^ SJiajor an meine errfd)aft. 
 Qi) tt)ill e^ nur gefdjttrinb l)eretntragen unb bin gleirfj 
 iDteber ba SBill Sr toof)( fo gut fein unb fo lange fyier 
 25 luarten? ^rf) mod)te gar ju gern mefyr mit $$m plau^ 
 bent. 
 
 SBerner, ^taubert @ie gern, grauenjimmerc^en ? 9?un 
 meinetmegen ; ge^ @ie nur ; id) ^(aubere and) gern ; 
 tc^ tt)itl toarten. 
 so Sranji^la. D, lt?arte gr borf) [a ! qt a *. 
 
Drtttcr Zlufsug. Stebenter ^tuftritt. 10 T 
 
 Setter 2luftritt. 
 
 SSerncr, )a$ tft fein unebneS grauenjimmer- 
 tfjen! 2lber id) fyatte ifyr bod) nidjt fcerfpredjen fotten, 
 311 marten, )enn ba$ SBidjtigfte mare tt)o^I, idf) furf)te 
 ben 9JZaior auf. @r \rnll mein elb ntd)t unb 
 Iteber? Saran fenn' id) iljn. g fallt mtr ein 
 ler ein, 2te t(^ t?or t^ierje^n agen in ber @tabt 
 befucfyte i^ bie 9?ittmeifterin 3JiarIoff. )a$ arme SBetb 
 (ag franf unb iatwnerte, ba^ i^r 3Kann bent 2ftaior t)ier^ 
 ^nnbert ^aler ftfjitfbig geblieben tDdre, bie fie nicfjt 
 tDii^te, H)ie fie fie bejafylen fottte, ente oolite ic^ fie 10 
 mieber befn^en ; id) tDotlte i^r fagen, SBenn irf) ba^ 
 elb fiir mein ntcfyen au^be^a^It friegte, ba td^ ifjr 
 fitnf^unbert Xaler Ieil)en li)nnte, )enn i^ mn^ ja 
 )po^t tt)a$-bat)on in i^er^ett dringen, luenn'^ in ^er- 
 fien ni(^t ge^t, 9lber fie mar itber atle Serge, llnb 15 
 ganj getin^ mirb fie bem 3JZa{or nidjt ^aben beja^fen 
 f dnnen, 5va f fo \tifl W& "\\ftfttn. nnb ba^ |e e^er [e 
 . (iebef 3)a^ grauenjintmerrfjen mag mir^ nii^t iibel 
 ne^men ; ic^ fann nid)t marten. etjt tn ebanfen auf uni> at 
 
 wnb fto&t faft auf ben 3JJojor, ber i^m entgegenfommt. 20 
 
 /^ 
 
 Siebenter iluftritt 
 9. XeUfyeim. ^aul S enter. 
 Seflfjemu @o in ebanfen, 2Berner? 
 
 a finb @ie Ja ; id) mottte eben ge^n unb 
 ie in Qtytm neuen Quartiere befurf)en, err 
 
108 UTinna von Barnfyelm. 
 
 &. SeKfjeim* Um mir^antJioi-Jffiiri^ 
 Ofjren Dolt ju ffndjen. ebenle mir nidjt baran. 
 \ SBerner. 3)a$ Jfratte id) better getan ; fa. Slber 
 eigentlid) tnolfte id) mid) nur bet $f)nen bebanlen, bafc 
 
 5 ie fo gut getoefen unb mtr bte fjnnbert SoutSbor cwf- 
 ge^oben, $n\t ^at mir fie tmebergegeben. @^ lt)are 
 mtr tt)o^I freiti^ lieb, JDenn @ie mir fie nod) langer 
 aufl)eben fonnteru 9Jber ie finb in etn neu Quartier 
 gejogen, bac^ lueber 2ie nofy id) fennen, 2Ber tpei^ 
 
 10 ti)ie^ ba ift. ie Knnten S^rten ba geftofyfen toerben^. 
 llnb @ie mit^ten mir fie efe|en~; ba plfe nidjt^ ba- 
 Dor. ^llfo fann icf)' ^tjnen freilid^ ni(^t jumuten. 
 
 to. Settljeim is^einb. eit toann bift bit fo t)orficf)tig, 
 SBerner ? 
 
 15 SBcrncr. (5^ lertit fid) toofyL Wlan fann ^eutju^ 
 tage mit feinem elbe nid^t t>orfid)ttg genng fein. 
 S)arnad) fyatte id) noc^ tpa an ie ju befteHen, ^)err 
 2)?ajor, t)on ber 9?ittmeifterin 3J?arIoff ; id) lam eben 
 Don ifyr Ijer. Qfy 93^ann ift ^^nen {a trierfynnbert 
 
 20 Jater fcfjntbig geblieben ; f)ier fc^icft fie ^Ijtien anf 2lb= 
 f^fag ^unbert 3)nfaten.. ^a^ itbrige tuiH fie fttnfttge 
 SBoc^e fd)ic!en. ^d) moc^te mol)t felber Urfat^e fetn, 
 ba^ fie bie nmme nicf)t gan3 fdjiclt. 35enn fie ar 
 mir and) ein Staler at^tsig fc^nlbig ; nnb n>eit fie 
 
 25 bad)te, it^ tDdre gelommen, fie gn ma^nen, tDie^ 
 benn and) toofyf tt)al)r n^ar fo gab fie mir fie nnb gab 
 fie mir an bem 9?ottd)en, baS fie fitr ie fd)on gnre^t 
 gelegt f)atte. ie !cnnen anc^ f djon el)er Qfyt I)nnbert 
 Jater ein adjt Z age noc^ miff en, afe id) meine 
 
 so rofdjen. a nef)men ie bod). 
 
Drttter Slufsug. Stebenter 2luftriti 109 
 
 ttu 3Berner! 
 
 9?un ? twrum feljen @te mid) f o ftarr an ? 
 So nefymen @te bod), err Sfiajor! 
 to. $efll)etm* SBerner! 
 2Benter, SSaS feljlt gotten? Sag argert @tc? 
 
 tl SettfjCtttt Bitter, irtbem er fid? bor bte time fd^lagt unb mit bent 
 
 auftritt. 2)ae e^ bic Dierfyunbert Jater ntd)t 
 
 SBentcr* 9Zun> nun, crr SKaior! aben @tc mtcf) 
 benn ntc^t t)erftanben ? 10 
 
 to. SeHQjeim* (Sben toeit tcf) btc^ bcrftanbcn ^abe! 
 a mid) bodj bte beftcn 3Kettf(^en fyent am metften . 
 qniilen miiffen! 
 
 3Bcrncr. SBa^ fagen @ie? 
 1 ,& Scfi^ctm* S^ ge^t bid) nur jar affte an! el), 15 
 
 Snbem et bte ^anb, nttt ber tfint XSerner bte 2)itlaten reidjt, 
 
 SBerncr. 
 
 u* SeB^etm* SBerner, tt)enn bu nun don mtr I)drft r 
 ba bte ^Karloffin t)eute ganj fritlj fetbft bet mir ge- 20 
 fcefentft? 
 
 SSerner. @o ? 
 
 to. Settfjeinu a fie mir ntd)t$ me^r f^utbig ift? 
 
 SScrucr. 2Bal)rfyaftig ? 
 
 ^ Sctt^cim. a fie mid) bei Better unb pfennig 25 
 beja^It ^at, tua^ toirft bu bann fagen? 
 
 SSctner ber ftcO ctncn Stugenblicf 6e[innt. ^^ ttjerbc fagen, 
 
 ba td^ getogen fyabe, unb ba^ e^ eine tjunb^ftfttfdje 
 @ac^e um^ 8itgen ift, toeil man britber ertappt toerben 
 fann. 3 
 
110 UTtnna con Barnfyelm. 
 
 
 to, SettJjeim. Unb toirft bid) fd)amen? 
 
 SSerner. 2lber ber, ber mid) (o ju liigen gtoingt, 
 fottte ber? Sotlte ber fid) nid)t and) fcpmen? @el)en 
 @ie, err 3ftajor, toenn id) fagte, baft mid) 3^ 23?r s 
 5 fafjren nid^t tjcrbrfiffc, fo ptte id) tDieber gelogen, unb 
 td^ ttritt nid)t me^r titgen. 
 
 IP* Seflijeuiu (Set nid)t t)erbrieft(ic^ r SSerner! 3d) 
 erfenne bein erj unb beine 8iebe ju mir Slber id^ 
 brauc^e bein elb nidjt. 
 
 10 SBerner* @ie braud^en e nifyt ? nnb tjerfanfen tieber 
 unb t>erfeen lieber unb bringen fid) lieber in ber eute 
 
 8eute mdgen e immer tDiffen, baft 
 i^ nid)t metjr ^abe* 3Jfan muft nidjt reiser fc^einen 
 
 is iDoHen, ate man ift 
 
 SBcrner. 3lber toarum armer ? Sir fyaben, fo lange 
 unfer greunb fyat 
 
 t> Sctt^ctnu e^ jiemt fid) nidjt, baft id) bein (Sdjutb* 
 ner bin, 
 
 20 SBerner* 3iemt fid) ni(^t ? -- SB^nn an einem ^eiften 
 Jage, ben un$ bie @onne unb ber geinb' ^eift ma^te, 
 fid) 3^ r SReitfnei^t mit ben Santinen tierloren Ijatte, 
 unb ie ju mir famen unb fagten : SBerner, ^aft bu 
 nic^t^ ju trinfen? unb id) ^fynen mctnc ge(bftefd)e 
 
 25 reid)te, ni^t l^at)^ @ie na^men unb tranf en ? 3^ etn ^ e 
 fid) ba6? 53ei meiner armen Seele, tt)enn ein Jrunf 
 faute SSaffer bamafe nid)t oft mefyr mert mar ate alle 
 
 ber Quarf ! Sni'em er aud) ben Seutel mit ben Souiboren 5eraujte^t unb ' 
 
 i^m &eibe ^inreic^t. 97e^men @ic, lieber 3JtaJor! ^ilben 
 so @ie fid^ ein, e$ ift SBJaffcr. 2lu^ ba$ ^at ott fitr 
 afle gefdjaffen. 
 
Drttter 2Iuf3iig. Stebenter 2Iuftritt. Ill 
 
 to. Settljetm. )u tnarterft mid) ; bit Ijflrft e$ ja, id) 
 will bein cfyutbner nidjt fein. 
 
 SSerner. rft jtemte e fid) nidjt ; nun molten @ie 
 jticfyt ? 3 a / ba tft toa$ anberS. caws argerit^. <f?te ipotten 
 metn ^ulbner ni(i)t fein? SBenn @ie e benn aber 5 
 fdjon iDixren, @err 9)ta{or? Ober finb ie bem SOfanne 
 ni(^t^ f^ulbig, ber einmal ben ieb auffing, ber 3^nen 
 ben Sopf flatten follte, unb ein anbermat ben 2lrm 
 om SRumpfc ^ieb, ber eben lo^bruden unb 3^nen bie 
 tuget burt^ bie $ruft Jagen moHte ? SBaS Wnncn 10 
 @ie biefent 3J}anne me^r fd^ulbig merben? Ober ^at e^ 
 mtt meinem a ^f e ^uiger ju fagen al mit nteinem 
 Seutel? SBenn ba^ Dornefym gebac^t ift, bet nteiner 
 armen @eele, fo ift t% and) fefyr abgefd^madt geba^t! 
 
 to* Seflijeim. 3Jtit luem fpri^ft bu fo, Sterner? 2Bir is 
 jinb attein; iei^t barf icL.e^ ^genj; toenn un$ ein 
 britter ^orte, fo twre e^ SKttSBciifcfctr Qi) befenne e$ 
 mit SSergnitgen, ba itf) bir jtoeitnat mein 8eben ju 
 banfen ^abe. 2lber, greunb, n?oran fe^Ite mir eS, ba 
 id^ bei etegent)eit nid)t ebenfot)iel fitr bi^ murbe getan 20 
 fyaben? e! 
 
 28erner. 9?ur an ber etegen^'eit! 2Ber Ijat baran 
 gejtDeifett, err 2}iajor? abe i^ @ie nid^t ^unbertmal 
 fitr ben gemeinften @olbaten r menu er in$ ebrdnge 
 gefommen tt)ar, 3^ Seben magen fe^en? 25 
 
 ' 'to. Settfjeim. SHfo ! 
 
 3 enter. 3lber 
 
 to. Sett^etm. SBarunt tierftefyft bu mic^ nic^t red^t? 
 $3) fage : e$ jiemt fid) nicfjt, ba^ ic^ bein @d)utbner 
 bin ; id^ mill bein @d)ulbner nid)t fein. 9Zantti^ in so 
 
' 112 Xfttnna t>on Barntjelm. 
 
 ben llmftanben nid)t, in toetdjen id) mid) JeJjt befinbe. 
 
 SBeriter, (So, fo! @ie tootten eS berfparen bte auf 
 
 beffere geiten ; <Sie Pollen ein anbermal elb don mir 
 
 borgen, toenn @ie teineS braud)en, toenn <Sie felbft 
 
 5 h)eld)e$ fyaben unb id) bielleidjt feineS. 
 
 *. Settljetm* 3Jtan muft nicf)t borgen, toenn man nidjt 
 iDieber ju geben toeift. 
 
 SSeliter. : ,6inem SKanne ttrie (Sie fann e^ nidjt immer 
 fef)len. 
 
 10 to. Sett^etm* )u fennft bie SBelt! 9lm luenigften 
 muft man fobann Don einem borgen, ber fein elb felbft 
 braitdjt 
 
 SSerner. ) ja, fo einer bin id) ! SBoju braucfjf icf)^ 
 benn? SBo man einen 2Bad)tmeifter notig I)at, gibt 
 15 man ifym and) ju teben. 
 
 to. Sett^eim, 2)u braucf)ft e^, melftr ate SBac^tmeifter 
 ju lt)erben, bicf) auf einer ^3a^n tueiter ju bringen, auf 
 ber ofyne ^elb. aucf) ber SSitrbigfte juriicEbleiben fann. 
 
 SSefiTer, 3)?et)r ate 2Bad)tmeifter ju i^erben? baran 
 
 20 benfe id) nicf)t Qfy bin ein guter SBadjtmeifter, unb 
 
 biirfte Ieid)t ein fd)(ed)ter 9tittmeifter unb fid)er(id) nod) 
 
 ein fcf)Ie^trer (general tDerben. 33ie @rfaf)rung ^at 
 
 man. 
 
 to. Sefl^eim. 9)lacf)e nid)t, baft id) ettoaS Unredjte^ 
 
 25 ton bir benfen muft, SBerner. $3) fjabe e^ nicf)t gent 
 
 gefyort, n?a^ mir $n]t gefagt f)at. !J)u ^aft bein ut 
 
 berfauft unb miflft tcieber ^erumfd^tDdrmen. 8aft micf) 
 
 nii)t bon bir gtauben, baft bu nicfjt fotr>o^t ba$ 9)?etier 
 
 ate bie tt)i(be, Iieber(id)e Seben^art liebeft, bie ungtitc!^ 
 
 so tid)ertt>eife bamit berbunben ift. 9J?an muft ^olbat iein 
 
Dritter TJufsug. Stebcnter ^luftritt, 113 
 
 anb r ober an8 fttefie ut ber-@ac6e,. fur Me _ 
 
 O^ne Slbfidjt fyente Ijter, morgen ba 
 bienen, fjeiftt tote em gleifdjerfnedjt retfen, toeiter ntdjW. 
 
 2Scrner. SRutt ja bod), err SDZftiyr, id) toift Otynen 
 folgetu ie toiffen beffer r toa^ ftd) ge^firt 3^ toitt 5 
 bet 3?^nen bletben. Slber, lieber SJJajor, nefjmen @te 
 bot^ aud) beriDeile mein elb* euf ober morgen 
 tmtft ^^re @a(^e gu$ fetiL @te tnitffen elb Me 
 SJ^ettge befommen, @ie- fotten mir e^ fobann tntt Qn* 
 tereffen totebergeben* Qtf) tu' e^ j[a nur ber ^ntereffen 10 
 toegen. 
 
 tj. Sett^etm* Sc^tDetg' bat)on ! 
 
 SSerner. Set metner artnen @ee(e, tc^ tit' e nur 
 ber 3fntereffen toegen ! SBenn tc^ mancf)mal bad^te : 
 tote totrb e^ nttt btr cmf$ Sllter toerben ? toenn bn gn is 
 c^anben gel)auen bift? toenn bn ntdjts t)aben totrft? 
 toenn bn totrft betteln geljen ntitffen? fo bac^te itf) 
 toteber : SRetn, bn totrft ntdjt bettefn ge^n ; bn totrft gnm 
 DJZajor SteH^eim ge^n ; ber totrb fetnen te^ten pfennig 
 nttt btr tetten ; ber totrb bid) jn Jobe fitttern ; bet bent 20 
 totrft bn al$ etn e^rttrfjer $erl fterben f5nnen 
 
 *. Jett^Ctm inbem er 9Serner onb ergreift. Unb, ^amerab, 
 
 ba^ benfft bn ntdjt nod)? 
 
 SSernev, SRetn, ba benf itf) nt^t metjr. 9Ber uon 
 mir nti^t^ annef)tnen toill, toenn er^ bebarf nnb ify% 25 
 ^abe, ber toid mir and) ntd)t^ geben, toenn er ; $ ^at 
 nnb tc^^ bebarf. <Sd)on gnt ! ssia 9 e^n. 
 
 to. ScH^etm, 3JJenfc^, mac^e mid) md)t rafenb I -SSBo , 
 toiHft bn t)tn ? $ait t^n iuntct. SBenn i(^ &$ nnn anf metne 
 berftdjere, ba^ id) noc^ elb ^abe; toenn id) bir so 
 
' 114 tfltnna con 33arnfjelm. 
 
 anf meine Sfyre t>erfpred)e, ba id) Mr eS fagen tirill, 
 toenn icf) feineS me^r ^abe ; ba bn ber erfte nnb etn* 
 gige fein foflft, bei bem id) mir ettoaS borgen luitl : 
 bift bn bann pfrieben? 
 
 5 aSerncr. 9Jht td^ ntd)t ? eben ie mir bte anb 
 baranf, err aJtajor. 
 
 b. Sett^cim. )a, ^JJanl! llnb nnn genng ba&on. 
 Qtf) fam ^iertjer, nm ein getmffeS 9Jiabd)en jn fpredjen. 
 
 2luftritt. 
 
 aii bem 3^ me ^ ^ e 
 
 $aul SSerner. 
 
 tm erausttctcn. @tnb @te nod) ba, err 
 
 10 TUCifter? Snbem fie ben Xett^etm getro^r toirb. llftb/ @te futb 
 
 ba r ^err aKajor? en HugenbTTcf tin tcf) ju 
 
 Jrteber in ba 3immer. 
 
 Heunter 2IuftriiL 
 t). eHI)eim. ^aul SSerner. 
 
 3)a h)ar fie! 2lber ic^ ^ore {a, bu 
 lennft fie, 2Berner? 
 15 SScrner. Qa, id) fenne ba$ granensimmer^en, 
 
 J3. ScfUjeim* leidjtDo!)!, irenn id^ mtd^ red^t ertnnere, 
 at6 id) in l)uringen SBinterquartier ^atte, tearft bn 
 nidjt bei mtr? 
 
 aBerner, 9Jein, ba beforgte i^ in Seipjtg SRontie* 
 20 rnng^ftitcfe, 
 
 t>, SeB^cim* SBo^er fennft bn fie benn alfo? 
 
Dritter 2luf3ug. gefjnter 2Iuftrttt. 115 
 
 SBctner. Unfere 4Be!cmutfd)aft i(t norf) bfatpmg* <Sic 
 ift fcou tyeute. 2lber junge Sclatmtfdjaft i(t toarm. 
 
 tn Settljetm*. 2ttfo Ijaft bit tt)t graulem iro^t ait(^ 
 f(f)on gefeljen? 
 
 aSetncr. 3ft t^re errfrf)aft cm graulein? @ie I)at s 
 mtr gefagt, @tc lennten t^re err[d)aft. 
 
 t>> ScC^ctm. Brft bu ntdjt? au^ ^itrmgen ^er. 
 
 SBcrner. Q\t ba^ grciutein Jung? 
 
 t>. Seflfjemu ^a. 
 
 SScrncr. @^on? 10 
 
 tu Scfi^cim. @el)r 
 
 SScrncr. 9tetrf)? 
 
 aSerncr. 3P -3f)tten ba grduletn and) fo gut trie 
 ^ 3fttibdjen? a^ ludre ja Dortreffltc^ ! 15 
 
 . S33tc meinft bu? 
 
 Jtuftrttt 
 
 luiebcr f)eratt8, mil cinem 33riefe in ber attb. 
 t). XcU^cim. $aur SBertter. 
 
 *. Seflfjemu 8tebe ^ranjt^fa, t^ {jabe bt^ nod^ utc^t 
 
 Ijet^en I5uneu 20 
 
 * 3 n ebaufen tnerben @te e^ bod) fd)on 
 getan fjabeu. 34 ^ e iB/ e ptib mtr gut* 34 S^ ne ^ 
 au^, Slber ba^ ift gar nidjt artig, ba @te 8eute, bic 
 gut ftnb, fo augftigeu. 
 
 fic^. a, nuu merf td^. @^ ift ridfyttg ! 25 
 
116 ITttnna son Barttfyelm. 
 
 to. SdHjewu SKctn @d)icffat, gratijisfa ! aft bu 
 tfyr ben 33rtef iibergeben? 
 gfrattjisfa, $a, un ^ ^ er ii6ergebe id) Qfyntn tet$t 
 
 iljm ben 93rtcf. 
 
 5 to. Xeflljetm, Sine Stnttoort? 
 
 Sftein, ^rcn etgenen 33rtef tDteber. 
 2Ba^? @ie toiH tt)n ntd)t Icfcn? 
 f a. te tootlte n)ot)t, aber tmr I onnen e* 
 ntc^t gut lefen. 
 10 b* Seflfjehm @rf)aferin! 
 
 ^ranjt^fa* Unb tDtr benfen, ba ba 33rteffd)retben 
 fitr bie ntd)t erfunben tft, bte ftcf) milnbltrf) mit emanber 
 unter^alten f5ttnen, fobatb fie tootten. 
 
 to. SeK^etm* Seller 23orit)anb ! <2ie mu^ t^n tefen. 
 15 gr ent^dlt metne SRec^tferttgung, atle bte riinbe unb 
 Urfad^en 
 
 gran5t^fa* !iDte tt)ttt ba grautein t)on Qfynen fetbft 
 Ijorett, ntd)t lefen, 
 
 to. SeC^etm* 3Soti mtr felbft l)5ren? Samtt mid) ^ 
 20 jebe^ SBort, jebe 9Kiene t)on il)r jeriptrre, bamit ic^ in < 
 jebem ifyrer Stitfe bte ganje ro^e metne 2Serluft 
 empfinbe? 
 
 ^ranjtgla. Ofyne Sarm^erjigf eit ! 9?e^men @ie I <sie 
 gt6t t^m ben 93rief. @ie ertDavtet @ie nm brei ll^r* <Sie 
 25 toifl au^fa^ren unb bie @tabt befefyen. @ie follen mit 
 t^r fasten. 
 
 2it i^r fasten? 
 
 tlnb tt)a^ geben ie mtr, fo faff t^ ie 
 beibe ganj atlein fasten? Qi) tDifi ju aufe bleiben. 
 so ^ Xttifytim. anj attein? 
 
Dritter 2Iuf3ug. gefytter 2luftritt 117 
 
 Qn einem fcfyonen Derfdjloftnen SBagen. 
 to. Sedljetnu Unmijgttd)! 
 %van%i$ta. $a, ja ; int SBagen mn ber err 
 auSfjatten : ba fcmn Lnn3 ntc^t enttutf^en* 
 um gef(^tel)t e^ eben. Jhxq, @ie fommen, err SMajor, 5 
 unb ^unfte brei Sftutt? @ie tuoHten mi(^ ia aucf) 
 altetti frrc^en* SBa l^aben @ie mtr benn 311 fagen? 
 
 Qa fO, tDtr ftnb ntrfjt altem. Snbem fie 8crnn an1te$t 
 
 *. 2ctt^ctm* od^ granjtefa, tt)ir maren altetn. Slber 
 ba ba$ grdulein ben Srtef nid^t gelefen ^at, fo ^abe 10 
 idf) bir not^ nicf)t^ gu fagen* 
 
 grant3fa, @o tDaren tutr bod) attein? tc t)aben 
 Dor bem errn SBad)tmetfter feine eljeimntffe ? 
 
 to* efi!jeittu S^ein, feine, 
 
 5rau5ifa* leicfjiuoljt, biinft mtd^, fottten @tc toelcfye 15 
 Dor il)m ^aben, 
 
 to. Settfjetm. 2Bte ba^ ? 
 
 SScrner. SBarum ba^, grauenjtmnterc^en ? 
 
 ^ran^fa* 33efonber el)eimnt[fe Don etner gett?tffen 
 3lrt Sllle jtDan^ig, err SBadjtmetfter ? snbcm fte tetbc 20 
 
 iinbe mit gefpretjten gingern in bie ^o^e Ijaft. 
 
 acrner. @t ! (t ! granenjimmercljen, granenjtmtner* 
 c^en! 
 
 Uranjigf a. uf dj iff ant finger, err SDSa^tmciftcr ? 25 
 
 51B ob fie einen 9?ing gefrfjtoinb nnftecfte. 
 
 *. Xca^etm. 3Ba^ {)abt t^r? 
 SSerner* ^anenstmnterdjen, granenjintnter^en, @tc 
 tDtrb ia toof)l pa Derftetjn? 
 t> Scflfjeim* SBerner, bn ^aft boc^ ntd)t Dergeffen, so 
 
118 Hltmta son Barnljelm. 
 
 id) bir me^rmafe gefagt I)abe, ba$ man itber einen 
 getoiffen ^nnlt mit bem granengimmer nie fcfyergen mn ? 
 SSerner. 33ei metner armen @eele, id) fann'S t>et> 
 geffen Ijaben ! granengimmercfyen, id) bttte 
 3?ranjtltu 9?nn, t^enn e^ @pa^ getoefen tft ; bie^maf 
 id) e^ i^m tjerjei^en, 
 
 aJeflJjeum SBenn id^ benn burdjau^ fommett tnu^ 
 [o mad>e bocf) nur, ba^ ba grdutem ben 
 33rtef Dormer nod^ Iteft* )a mirb mir bte ^eintgung 
 10 erfparen, Singe nod^ etnmal ju benfen, not^ einmat ju 
 fagen, bie ic^ fo gern toergeffen mo^te. !j)a r gib il)r 
 
 ifyn ! 3tiem er ben Srief umle^rt unb t^t t^n siireirfjen tcia, ioirb er getoa^r, 
 
 ba& er erbroc^en tft. Slber felje id^ recfjt ? !j)er 23rief, gran- 
 gi^fa, ift ja erbrodjen. 
 
 15 %tan$i$a. a^ fann toofjl fein. scfte^t t$n. SSa^r- 
 fyafttg, er ift erbroc^en. SBer ntuft i^n benn erbrod)en 
 t)aben? S)od) gelefen Ijaben ft)ir ifjn ftrirHid) nii^t, err 
 3Jiajor, H)trf(id) nidjt SBir tDotten i^n aud) ntdjt lefen, 
 benn ber c^reiber fommt felbft Sommen @ie ja ; 
 
 20 nnb miffen @ie tt)a^, err 9JJo{or ? Sontmen @ie nifyt 
 fo, mie @ie ba finb, in tiefeln, lanm frifiert @ie 
 finb jn entfd)itlbigen ; @ie ^aben nn^ nic^t Dcrmutct 
 Sommen ie in c^u^en, nnb taffen ie^^/frijc^ frt= 
 fieren. @o fe^en @ie mir gar gu orab^-jjSr gu 
 
 25 ^ifd) an^, 
 
 * ^d^ banfe btr, grangi^la. 
 <Sie feljen an^, ate ob @ie tjorige 
 lam^iert fatten. * 
 t>. SeK^cim* !Dn fannft e^ erraten Ijaben. 
 
 so fJranji^Ja* SBir footten nn^ gteic^ an^ pn^en nnb 
 
Drtttcr 2tuf3ug Ifter 2Iuftrttt. 119 
 
 fobcmn effen. SBtr beljielten @ie gern jutti (Sffen, abet 
 3f)re egentoart modjte nn$ an betn Sffen fyinbern ; 
 nnb fefyen @ie, fo gar fcerttebt finb ttrir ntdfjt, baft nnS 
 ntcfyt fyungerte. 
 
 fc. Sctt^cim. 3^ ge^! granst^Ia, bereite fie mbe si 
 em toentg t)or r batntt ic^ itjeber in tfyren, no(^ in meinen ( 
 
 Slugen t)erad)tli^ tuerben barf, $omnt, SBerner, bu 
 fottft mit mir e[fen, 
 
 aSerner* Sin ber SBirtStafet, ^ier im aufe? )a 
 'tDtrb nttr fetn 53tffen fcfytnetfen. 10 
 
 u. SeH^ehm 53ei mir anf ber tube. 
 
 SSenter. @o folge icf) ^^ ett gtetcf). 9?ur noc^ ein 
 SBort mit benf grauenjimmerdjen. 
 
 ti* Sett^eim* a^ gefattt mir nid)t itbet ! e^t at. 
 
 Clfter Jluftritt* 
 
 Sfrattjtefa* Slun, err SBa^tmetfter? is 
 
 SBerner, granensimmerdjen, tt>enn i(^ tDieberfomme, 
 fott irf) aurf) getter fommen? 
 
 gfrattjtefa* Somm' (Sr, tt)fe @r toil!, err 
 metfter ; metne 2lugen werben lti(f)t lutber 3$n 
 Slber meine D^ren toerben befto me^r auf i^rer ut 20 
 gegen %$n fetn muffen. 3 toatt i^9 Sto9 e ^ ottc Cotter 
 SRtnge ! &, et, err SBacfytmetfter ! 
 
 aSerner. Stetn^ grauenjtmmerc^en, eben ba$ 
 id) 3^r nod) fagen : bie S^nnrre fnl)r mir nur fo 
 & ift ntd^t^ bran. 2JZan fyat Ja mol)t an e i n e m 9? inge 25 
 genng. Unb ^unbert nnb aber ^nnbertmat ^abe icf) ben 
 
120 Httnna con Barnfyelm. 
 
 3JZa{or fagen Ijoren : )a$ mug em @djur!e t>on einent 
 otbaten fern, ber ein 2ftabd)en anfitfyren fann! o 
 benf id) and), grauenjimmerdjen. 33erlaff @ie fid) 
 brcmf ! Qfy mug madjen, bag id) ifym nad)f omme, 
 uten Slppetit, grauenjimmer^en ! e^t 06. 
 
 Srattjtefa. let^falfe, err 2Bad)tmetfter ! 3^ 
 glaube, ber 5Kann gef dflt mtr ! snbem fie 
 
 lommt ifjr baS ^rdutetn entgcgen. 
 
 2Cttftrtt 
 
 grautein. 
 
 fjraulem* 3ft ber SKajor fd^on hrieber fort? 
 
 ic^ gfaube, id) toare je|t fiion l^teber rufjtg 10 
 genug, bag ttf) t^n fjatte ^ter be^alten !dnnen. 
 
 Uub i(J) mit( @ie notf) ruljiger madfjen. 
 
 S5cfto beffer! @cin Sricf, o feut 
 Srtcf! 3 e ^ e 3 e ^ e f^ ra ^ ^ en e^rlt^en, eblen 9J?aun,- 
 ^ebe 3Betgerung, mid) ju befi^en, beteuerte mtr [erne is 
 ?tebe. @r tDtrb e^ tt)ol){ gemerft fyaben, bag tt)ir 
 ben Srief gelefen, 3)?ag er bocfy ; iDeun er nur 
 lommt Sr fommt bocf) gett)tg ? 33fog ein tuenig- ju 
 triel @tolj f granji^la, fcf)eint mir in feiner 2luffitf)nmg 
 ju fein )enn au^ feiner eliebten fein IM ni(i)t 20 
 pollen ju banfen ^aben, ift tolj, untJerjei^Itdier Stolj ! 
 SBenn er mir biefen gu ftarf merfen Iagt r 
 
 tnotten @te feiner entfagen? 
 @, fie^ bod)! 3jjmmert er bidi 
 fc^on tufeber? ^ein, Hebe 5fttirrin, e i n e 3 gc^ler^ megen 25 
 entfagt man feinem SDlanne. 9?ein : aber ein 
 
Drittcr 2luf3ug. gmolftcr tfuftntt 121 
 
 tft mit beigefatten, il)n toegen btefe$ @tolje mtt a^n* 
 Stolje em tcemg gu martern* 
 
 9iun, ba muffen @te ja red^t fefyr.rufytg 
 fetn, mein grdutetn, luenn ^fynen ftfjon inteber treid^e 
 betfattett* 5 
 
 2>a3 fjraulcitt. ^(^ bin e$ autf) ; lomm nur. it 
 urirft beine 9?otte babet ju f^telen tjaben. @te ge^en 
 
 britten 
 
 ^ 
 ,^ 
 
SHerter 
 
 (Erfter Oluftritt. 
 
 3) a 6 graulein, tooftig unb reid), aber mit e(d)macf gefteibet. 
 
 granjt^la. @ic ftc^en t>om Xifdje auf, ben ein ^Bebienter 
 
 abrditmt 
 
 @te fonnen unmogltcf) fatt fetn, 
 graulein, 
 
 2)a SrSttleitu SDletnft bu r granjt^fa? 
 bafj \tf) mid) ntc^t ^ungrig nteberfe^te, 
 5 fjranjfela* SBtr fatten attSgemadjt, femcr 
 ber SJfa^jett nicfyt su erma^nen* Slber toir fatten un 
 auc^ Dornc^mctt folten, an i^n ntri^t ?u tenfen, 
 
 Sa3 grrauleitu SBirflirf), id| t)abe an -nicfyts ate an 
 i^n geba^t* 
 
 10 $ran}tdf a a^ mcrltc id) too^f. 3^ fing t)on ^un^ 
 bert ingen an jn fprec^en, unb ie antmorteten mtr 
 
 anf jebe$ Derle^rt-. in anbrer Seblenter tragt iRaffee auf. tCt 
 
 lommt etne ^a^rung^bet ber man efyer rtllen ma^en 
 
 !ann, er Hebe, meiancfyoltfcfje Saffee ! 
 15 $a ^raulciti. ntttn? Qfymafytttint. Qfy benfe 
 
 blo^ ber geftion na^ r bte Id) ifym geben lt)ttt, aft bu 
 
 mt^ retfit begriffen, granjt^fa? 
 SrrattsiSfa* O ja ; am beften aber toare e^, er er* 
 
 fparte fie nn, 
 20 $a3 ^raulcttu S)n lutrft fet)en, ba ic^ i^n t?on 
 
 rnnb au fenne, Der 3Wann, ber mid) je^t mit alien 
 
 122 
 
RICCAUT 
 
Ptcrter 2Iuf3ug. (Erfter 2Juftrttt. 123 
 
 Dertoeigert, onrb mid) j>er^ cumaen 
 ftreitig madjen, fobalb er Ijort, bag id) unglucflicf) unb 
 fcerlaffen bin. 
 
 gfrattjisfa feijr emftsaft Unb fo toa$ mug Me fetnfte 
 tgenliebe nnenbttd^ ft^eln. 5 
 
 $al ^raitlctn* ittenri^terin ! @e^t boc^! Dorl)in & n 
 erta^te fie mi^ aufW^lf^iefet auf (Sigenliebe.^^l 
 9tnn, fag mirf) nur r liebe granji^fa. n foftft mit 
 beinem SBad^tmeifter au(^ madden fonnen, tt)a^ bu ipifift. 
 
 SfranstSfa, 3Jfit meinent 2Bad)tmeifter ? 10 
 
 a fjraulcin* ^a, tt)enn bu e$ Dottenb^ feugneft, fo 
 ift e$ ri^ttg. Qd) ^abe tfyn noc^ ni(f)t gefef)en; aber 
 au$ jebem SBorte, ba^ bu mir t?on i^m gefagt ^aft, 
 ic^ bir beinen 2Kann. 
 
 - 
 
 2tuftritt 
 
 9liccaut be la 2ftarHnUre. S)a grauiein. 
 
 noc| inner^alb bcr jene. Est-il permis, Monsieur 15 
 le Major? 
 ftrmtsisfa, SBa^ ift ba$? SBill ba^ju un^? egen 
 
 Me Xiir ge^enb. 
 
 5Riccaut Parbleu! Qt bin unriltig Mais non 
 Qt bin nit unriftig C'est sa chambre 20 
 
 3rratt5tfa. anj gett)ig r gnabigeS grautein, glaubt 
 biefer err, ben SJiajor t)on STelf^eim no(^ fyier ju finben. 
 
 Sitccaut ^g fo ! ^ e Major de Tellheim ; juste, 
 ma belle enfant, c'est lui que je cherche. Ou est-il ? 
 
 Sr ujo^nt nid)t mef)r tyier. 25 
 
124 tTTtnna t>on Barnfyehn. 
 
 SRtccaut. Comment ? nof tor trier un f toansi! tnnb' 
 Ijier logier ? llnb togier nit mefyr fjier ? SBo logier er 
 benn? 
 
 2>a Sfrfittlettt tie aitf i$n sulommt. 2JMn err, 
 5 SRiccaui Ah, Madame, Mademoiselle, $f)ro 
 nab t>erjetf) 
 
 2)a ^raulein. 3J?ein err, 3f^re ^rrung ift fefjr p 
 
 cergeben unb 3^ re 3Sern)unberung fefyr natitrli^. S)er 
 
 err 9)?ajor Ijat bie ute ge^abt, mtr, al$ einer grem- 
 
 10 ben, bte ni(f)t nnterjufommen h)n^te r fetn 3^ tnmer S u 
 
 iiberlaffen* 
 
 9?iccaut* Ah, voila de ses politesses! C'est un 
 tres-galant homme que ce Major ! 
 
 2>a3 ^rautcttt* SBo er inbeS ^tngejogen, tua^r^ 
 15 Ijafttg, icf) mu^ mtdf) fdjamen, e^ ni(i)t jit tt)t(fen, 
 
 SRtccaut* ^^ro nab nit tt)t^? C'est dommage; 
 j'en suis fache. 
 
 SuS ^rautcttu %3) fjcitte mid^ afterbing$ barnac^ er* 
 funbtgen fotten. greilid^ luerben if)n [eine greunbe nod) 
 20 fyier fud^en, 
 
 SRtccaut Ql bin fe^r t)on feine greunb, $t)w nab 
 
 granjfefa, meigt bn e nt(f|t ? 
 9]ein, gnabige^ grdulein. 
 9?iccaut $t ^att i^n ju fpref, fe^r notmenbif. 3^ 
 25 fomm i^m bringen eine Nouvelle, bat)on er fe^r frfi^Iil 
 fetn tmrb. 
 
 2)a grvSitletm 3^ bebauere nnt fo t)tet me^r. - 
 3)orf) ^offc ic^, t)ieflei(i)t balb ifyn gu fprcd^cn. 3ft e^ 
 gleidjtriel, an ftjeffen 9Jtonbe er biefe gnte yiafyrifyt er- 
 so faljrt, fo erbiete id^ mi(^, mein err 
 
tfterter Slufsug. groetter 2Iuftrttt 125 
 
 SKccattt* Ql fcerftef). Mademoiselle parle fran^ais ? 
 Mais sans doute ; telle que je la vois ! La demande 
 etait bien impolie; vous me pardonnerez, Made- 
 moiselle. 
 
 $a3 $raulettu Sftein @err -^ 
 
 SRiccatut. 5ftit? @te faref nit franjBfifrf), 3<f)ro nab? / 
 3J?ein err, in granfretdf) toitrbe id) / 
 2l6er t^arnm fyier ? 3^ ^ re l a / ^ 
 ba^ @tc mi(^ ^erfteljen, mem @err. Unb i^, mein ] 
 err, tt)erbe @ie geit)i^ auc^ tjerfte^en; f^redje 
 tote e ^^nen beliebt 
 
 SRtcccut ittt, gutt ! Ql fann anf mif auf 
 eyplijier. Sachez done, Mademoiselle, Qfyo nab 
 foH atfo mi^ bag if lotnnt don bie afet bei bet 9J?t= 
 nifter 3Kinifter tion 3Jf inifter fcon toie ^eig ber 15 
 2ftmifter ba brait^? in ber fange @tra^? anf bie 
 breite $Ia|?- 
 
 ^rftuletn* ^(^ bin t)ier nod^ t)5ttig nnbefannt. 
 , bie 2Jtinifter t)on ber $rieg3bepartentent, 
 S)a f)aben if jn 2)?ittag gefpeifen ; if fpeif en a 2^ 
 Pordinaire bet ilf)nt, nnb ba i man gefommen reben 
 anf ber 3Jtajor Selffjeim; et le Ministre m'a dit en 
 confidence, car Son Excellence est de mes amis, et il 
 n'y a point de mysteres entre nous @e. fjelteng, 
 tt)ttt if fag, ^aben mir Dertran, ba bie @af Don nnferm 25 
 SJJafor fei anf ben Point jn enben, nnb gntt jn enben, 
 @r ^abe gemaft ein Rapport an ben $onif, nnb ber 
 Siftitf ^abe baranf refotoier toat-a-fait en faveur du 
 Major. Monsieur, m'a dit Son Excellence, vous 
 comprenez bien, que tout depend de la mani'ere dont 30 
 
126 ITCttma con 
 
 on fait envisager les choses au roi, et vous me con- 
 naissez. Cela fait un tres-joli gar^on que ce Tell- 
 heim, et ne sais-je pas que vous 1'aimez ? Les amis 
 de mes amis sont aussi les miens. II coute un peu 
 
 5 cher au roi ce Tellheim, mais est-ce que 1'on sert les 
 rois pour rien ? II f aut s'entr'aider en ce monde ; et 
 quand il s'agit de peftes, que ce soit le roi qui en 
 fasse, et non pas un honnete homme de nous autres. 
 Voila le principe, dont je ne me depars jamais. 
 
 10 2Bas fag 3fl)ro nab ijierjn? SBtt toa{)r, ba3 ifc ein 
 brat) 3J?ann ? Ah, que Son Excellence a le coeur bien 
 place! (r fyat mtr au reste Derftfer, ft)enn ber 2J?ator 
 nit fd)on befommen ^abe une lettre de la malr, etne 
 Sontflifen anbbrtef, ba^ er ^eut infailliblement miiffe 
 
 is befommen etnen. 
 
 2>a ^raulctm elt)tB, mein err, btefe 9?a(f)rt^t mtrb 
 bem 3D?aior Don Xetlljetm ^c^ft angene^m fetn. 3$ 
 munfc^te nur, t^m ben greunb juglei^ mtt Seamen nen- 
 nen ju fonnen, ber fo triel Stntetl an fetnem IU(fe 
 
 20 ntmmt 
 
 9ltccaut SKetn Sftamen tofinf^t ^ro nab? Vous 
 voyez en moi Qfyo nab fef) in mil le Chevalier 
 Riccaut de la Marliniere, Seigneur de Prt-au-val, de 
 la branche de Prensd'or. 3^ ro nab ftel) derlDnn- 
 
 25 bert, mtf ait$ fo ein gro r gro^ gamtfie ju ^bren, qui 
 est veritablement du sang royal. II faut le dire ; je 
 suis sans doute le cadet le plus aventureux que la 
 maison a jamais eu $t bien toon ntetner elfte 
 in affaire d'honneur malte nttf flie^en. J)arauf 
 
 30 if gebtenet @r. ^dpftttfen gUtfyett, ber Stepublif @t 
 
Pterter ^Iiifsug, u>etter Zluftritt 127 
 
 SKartno, ber Sron ^olen, unb ben <taaten*eneral, bis 
 if enblif bin toorben ge^ogen fjiertjer. Ah, Mademoiselle, 
 que je voudrais n'avoir jamais vu ce pays-la ! citte 
 man mi! gelaft im )ienft Don ben @taaten*eneral, fo 
 miijft if nun fein auf? toenifft DB'crft. *9E6er fo fyier 5 
 immer nnb ettrif Capitaine gebtieben, unb nun gar fein 
 ein abgebanfte Capitaine 
 
 2>a3 ftrautehu 35a^ ift Diet Ungliid, 
 
 SRtccaui Oui, Mademoiselle, me voila reforme, et 
 par la mis sur le pav6 ! 10 
 
 2>a ^raulctn. %tf) beffage fc^r. 
 
 SRtccaut* Yous tes bien bonne, Mademoiselle. 
 9?ein, man fenn fif ^ier nit auf ben 23erbienft. Stnen 
 2J?ann trie mif fu- reformier ! (ginen SJJann, ber fif nof 
 bafu m biefem Dienft ^at ruinier yt ^aben babei fu- is 
 'geftVt me()r al^ ftoanfil taufenb Livres. SBa ^ab if 
 nun? Tranchons le mot; je n'ai pas le sou, et me 
 voila exactement vis-a-vis du rieru . 
 
 2>a ^rautcttt. g^ tut mir%tl^emein feib. 
 
 SRtccaut Yous ^tes bien bonne, Mademoiselle. 2lber 20 
 toie man pfleg fu fagen : ein jeber Unglucf f^te^ naf 
 fif feine 4Bruber ; qu'un malheur ne vient jamais seul : 
 fo mit mir arriver. 28a$ ein honn^te homme t)on mein 
 Extraction faun anber^ fyaben fitr Ressource afe ba 
 Spiel ? 9?un ^ab if immer gefjrielen mit IM, fo fang 25 
 if fyatt$ nit toon nbten ber litd S^un if if)r ptte uon 
 noten^ Mademoiselle, je joue avec un guignon, qui sur- 
 passe toute croyance. @eit funffe^n Jag i^ uergangen 
 feine, mo fie mif nit fyab gefprenft: 9fof geftern i)ab fie 
 mif gefprenft breimaL Je sais bien, qu'il y avait quel- 30 
 
128 Ulinna ton Barnljelm* 
 
 que chose de plus que le jeu. Car parmi mes pontes 
 
 se trouvaient certaines dames gl trritt nif$ toeiter fag. 
 
 Sftan mufc fein galant gegen bie )amen* ie fjaberi au! 
 
 mil fyeitt inviter, mir fu geben revanche ; mais vous 
 5 m'entendez, Mademoiselle 2)?cm mu$ erft ftrift, tootion 
 
 leben, efye man fyaben fann, too&on fu fpielen 
 2>a gfraulettu ^c^ tt)tlf ntt^t ^offen, metn err- 
 SRiccaut* Vous 6tes bien bonne, Mademoiselle 
 
 Sa fjrrittleitt mmmt bte ^ranatSfa tietfeite. grcm3t3fa, ber 
 
 10 3Kann bauert mid) im Srnfte. Ob er mir e$ twfyl ubet 
 nefjmen tmtrbe, tt)enn ic^ i{)m etfta^ cmbote? 
 fiel)t mir nicfyt banarf) au. 
 ut! 3Kein >err, id) ^5re, ba^ 
 @ie fpietett, ba @ie 53anf marfjen, oljne f 3 U)e ^ e ^ an 
 is Orten, too ettoaS gu geminnen ift. ^c*) u$ Qfyutn be* 
 fennen, ba$ id) gteic^fato ba^ Spiel fefyr liebe 
 
 SRiccaut Tant mieux, Mademoiselle, tant mieux ! 
 Tous les gens d'esprit aiment le jeu a la fureur. 
 
 2)a fjraulein* a^ i^ fefyr aern jeminne, fe^r gern 
 
 20 mein etb mit einem 3)?anne toage/ : ber gu fpielen 
 
 toei^. SBaren @ie tt)of)t gfetgt, mein >err, mid) in 
 
 efetlf^aft ju ne^men? 3Kir einen Slnteil an ^fjrer 
 
 53anf git gdnnen? 
 
 SRtccaut Comment^AIademoiselle, vous voulez tre 
 25 de moiti6 avec moi? Tie tout mon coeur. 
 
 2>a 3frfittlehu 23oig^fte nur mit etner Sleinigfeit 
 
 e^t unb langt (Mb auS' i^rer c^atuCe. 
 
 9iiccaui Ah, Mademoiselle, que vous tes char- 
 mante 1 ^ cjt \ 
 
 so 2)a 5 r Sulein. ie^ fyabe id), toa^ ic^ tmldngft ge* 
 
Pierter 2Juf3ug. n>ctter 2Iuftrttt 129 
 
 toonnen, nur jeljn Pftolen id) mu mid) jimr fdjamen, 
 fo toenig 
 
 SRiccaut* Donnez toujours, Mademoiselle, donnez. 
 
 JRimmtea. rfoffer 
 
 2>a3 Sfrauleuu )I)ne ^toeifel, *> a B 3fy re JBcmf, mem 5 
 err, fefyr anfefynlid) tft 
 
 SRiccaut 3a tool)!, fd)r anfc^nlif. Se^n^iftol? gtyr 
 ^nab foil bafiir interessier bet tneiner ^3an! auf em 
 )rettet(, pour le tiers. *gtt)ar auf em S)reitei( fofien 
 fein etttmS met)i\ Sof mtt einer fd^one Satnen mu^ 10 
 man eS ne^men nit fo genau. 3! gratulier mtt fit 
 lommen babttrf in liaison mit ^^ r ^ tiab, et de ce mo- 
 ment je recommence a bien augurer de ma fortune. 
 
 2)a^ fJfrauIettL 3^ ^ a ^ a ^^r ntd^t babei fein, tt)enn 
 @ie fpieten, mein err. 15 
 
 SRiccaut. 2Ba brauf %fyo nab babei fn fein ? SBir 
 anbern (Spieler finb ef)rttfe Sent nnter einanber. 
 
 2>a3 ^rriuleitt* 9Benn toir glu(f(id) ftnb, mein err, 
 fo merben <5ie mir metnen 2lnteii ftfion bringen. lnb 
 lt)ir aber nnglitcttic^ 20 
 
 SRiccaut. @o fomm if fyofen Stelrnten. 9?it tt?a^r, 
 nab? 
 
 rautcin* 3lnf bie ?tinge bitrften bie 9tefrnten 
 fe^Ien. SSerteibigen te nnfer elb ba^er ja tool)!, 
 mein err. 25 
 
 9liccawt SBofur fe^ mif ^t)ro nab an? gitr ein 
 gtnf atepuifel ? fitr ein bnmme JEenff? 
 
 ^a ?Jrautcm, 25erjeil)en @ie mir 
 
 SRiccaut Je suis des bons, Mademoiselle. Savez- 
 vous ce que cela veut dire ? Qt bin t)on bie 3lu3ge^ 30 
 f ernt 
 
130 ItTinna r>on Barnfjelm. 
 
 Sfrattleim Slber bod) tool)!, mein err 
 SRtccaut* Je sais monter un coup 
 2>a grraulettt bemmnbernb. odten @ie ? 
 Sltccaut* Je file la carte avec une adresse 
 $a grrduleuu 9Jimmermel)r ! 
 SJtccaut. Je fais sauter la coupe avec une dexte- 
 
 ^rauleim te iDerben boc^ ntrf)t, mein >err? 
 SRiccaut. SBa^ nit? 3^ro @nab, ma^ nit? Donnez- 
 10 moi un pigeonneau a plumer, et 
 
 2>a ^rauletm galf^ fpieten? betriiyen? 
 Sliccaui Comment, Mademoiselle? Yous appelez 
 cela betritgen? Corriger la fortune, 1'enchainer sous 
 ses doigts, etre sur de son fait, bd$ nenn bie S)eutf d) 
 is betritgen ? Setritgen ! O, iDa^ ift bie beutfrf) @|)raf f itr 
 ein arm @praf! fitr ein pfump praf! 
 Sag 3frauleuu Dlein, mein err r toenn @ie fo ben!en 
 SRiccaut Laissez-moi faire, Mademoiselle, nnb fein 
 @ie rnp ! 2B0 ge^en @ie an, U)ie if fpiel? enug, 
 20 morgen entireber fefyn mil n?ieber Qfyo nab mit fynnbert 
 ^?iftol r ober fel) mif tmeber gar nit Yotre tres-humble, 
 Mademoiselle, votre tres-humble GUeubs ob. 
 
 ^rauletn Me i^m mit (Sritaunen nb 9Serbru noc^fie^t. Q(f) 
 
 ba^ Iete, mein err, ba^ le^te! 
 
 Sritter Jluftritt. 
 S)a graiilein. 
 25 ^ran^igfa erbtttert. ann icf) no^ reben ? JO frfjon ! o 
 
Pterter 2luf3iicj. Drttter 2Iuftritt. 131 
 
 'potte nur ; id) tierbiene < " 
 
 fletnen Kadjbenfen unb gelaffencr. SpOttC Ttidjt, gfrattjiSfd ; id) 
 
 fcerbiene e$ nidjt 
 
 Stanza, SJortreffltd) ! ba l)aben @tc ettoaS Sitter* 
 liebfteS getan : 'etnetn }3i^buben toteber auf bte ^Setne 5 
 gefjolfen. 
 
 ^raulctn. @^ war etnem UnglucEIt^en sugeba^t, 
 Unb toa ba^ 53e(te babel ift: bet fieri 
 Ijait @ie filr feine^glet^en. O/ ic^ mu ifym nac^ unb 
 tt)tn ba6 elb wieber abne^men, ssta fort. 10 
 
 2>a ^rSttleim granjt^la, Ia ben fiaffee nii)t Dot 
 lenb fait merben; fd^enf ein. 
 
 SranjM a. (5r tnu e S^nen tDtebergeben ; @ie fjaben 
 fief) anber^ befonnen ; ie tooflen mtt tfym nt^t in @e= 
 feflfd^aft fptelett. ^e^n ^iftolen ! @ie Ijdrten ja, grau^ 15 
 
 lein, baf$ e^ ein Settler War ! a graulem fc^enlt inbe fet&ft 
 
 cm SBer wirb einem Settler fototel geben? Unb t^m 
 no^ baju bte '(Srniebrtgung, e^ erbettelt ju f)aben r ju 
 erfparen fudjen? Sen aJiitbtdtigen, ber ben Settler 
 au3 romnt Derfennen imlt, Derlennt ber Settler ttrie*2o/ 
 ber. Sinn mdgen @ie e^ Ijaben, grcinlein, wenn er %fyt 
 
 abe r id) weig nidjt wofitr, anfte^t, unb m$t ber 
 emc xaffc. SBotten @ie mir ba^ SInt nod) metyr in 
 lung bringen ? %d) ntag nit^t trinfen. a grfiuietn f 
 loteber iueg. ,,Parbleu, ^^ro nab, man tenn ft! ^ter nit 25 
 auf ben SSerbienft." g tt bem zone be granjofen. greilid^ nicfjt, 
 wenn man bie pi^bnben fo nngefyangen ^ernmlanfen 
 
 fjrattletlt laft unb na^benlcnb, tnbem fie trinft. 
 
 bu nerfte^ft bid) fo trefffirf) anf bte gnten 2Wenfcf)en: so 
 
 abei 
 
13:2 IHtnna con Barnfyelm. 
 
 aber, mann mittft'bu bte fcfytecfjten ertragen lernen? 
 Unb fie ftnb bod) audj SJienfcfjen. Unb ofterS bei 
 meitem fo fdjtedjte 3ftenfcf)en nifyt, ate fie fdjeinen. - 
 9ftan mu iljre gute ette nur auffud)en, Qtf) btlbe 
 
 5 mtr em, biefer grangofe tft ni^t ate ettel. 9lit3 blo^r 
 gitetfett mad)t er fid) gum falfdjett pteler; er itriH mtr 
 nidjt Derbunben f^emen; er mitt fid) ben >anf erfparen. 
 33teCetd)t, ba^ er nun ^tnge^t, feme Heinen djufben 
 beja^It, Don bem 5Refte, fo tt)ett er retdjt, fttll unb fpar- 
 
 10 fam tebt, unb an ba$ piet nicfjt benlt. SBenn ba3 tft, 
 
 liebe granjfefa, fo laft i^n 9iefruten ^alen, menu er 
 
 \rniL tbt t^r Me affe. '3)a, fe^ to'cg ! Jlber, fage 
 
 mtr, follte 2:ettl)eim nic^t fc^on ba f ein ? 
 
 $ratt5tfa> 9Jetn, gnabtge^ grdulem ; ic^ !ann betbe 
 
 is ntd)t; tt>eber an etnem fd)(e^ten 9JJenfd)en Me gute, nod) 
 an einem guten Sftenfdjen bte bofe ette auffudjen. 
 ^raulem* r fommt bot^ ganj getDt^? 
 
 gf a. & foltte luegbleiben ! te bemerfen an 
 i^m, an tljm, bem beften 9J?anne, ein toenig tolj, unb 
 
 20 barum tuolten te i^n fo graufam necfen? 
 
 2a fjrautettt* ^ommft bu ba ttrieber ^tn? d)toeig; 
 ba^ toitt t^ nun einmat fo. 2Bo bu mir biefe 8uft 
 t)erbirbft, mo bu ntc^t atte$ fagft unb tuft, mie mir e^ 
 abgerebet ^aben! 3^ mitt bid) fdjon attein mit t^m 
 
 25 laffen; unb bann ^--S^t fommt er 
 
Pierter SJufsug. Pierter 2Iuftritt 133 
 
 Pierter 2luftrttt 
 
 SSerncr ber in einer fteifen <teflung, gteidjfam im 
 2>ienfte, tyereintritt 3>dgfrauleitt. g r a tt $ i 8 1 a. 
 
 5ftem, e$ ift nur fern lieber Sadjtmetfter. 
 8ieber 2Barf)tmeifter ? 2luf tpen bejieljt 
 Iteber? 
 
 nabtgeS grciufein, mat^en @te mtr ben 
 tjertutrrt, 3I)re 'Ctenerin, err 9Bacf)t' 5 
 meifter; toa^ bringen @ie un^? 
 
 ge^t, o^ne ouf bie ftransifa 511 ac^ten, an ba gra'uleht. 2)Ct 
 
 t)on SteK^eim ttiftt an ba gniibtge grdulein &on 
 53arnf)etm burd^ mi^ r ben SBadjttnetfter SBerner y feinen 
 untertdntgen 9tefpeft Dermelben unb fagen, bag er fo* 10 
 gtet(^ ^ter fetn toerbe. 
 2)a^ Sraulcitt. SBo bteibt er benn? 
 2Senter* Qfyo naben merben Derjeifyen; lt)ir ftnb' 
 noc^ t)or bem @cf)Iage bret au bem Qttartter gegangen ; 
 aber ba l)at tt)n ber Krieg^^a!)Imeifter imterft)eg an- 15 
 gereb't; unb toeit nttt berg(eicf)en erren be^ 9?eben^ 
 immer fein Snbe ift, fo gab er mtr einen 2Btnf, bem 
 gnabtgen granletn ben 25orfatt gu ra|)portieren, 
 
 ^raulcitt. 9te^t tt>of)l, err SBa^tmetfter. $d) 
 nur, ba ber ^rieg^ja^Imetfter bem 9J?aj;or ettt)a^ 20 
 
 moge ju fagen ^aben. 
 SSerner, S)a^ Ijaben bergteit^en erren ben Offtjteren 
 fetten. aben Qfyo naben ettoaS gu befe^Ien? %m 
 
 'Segrtff, ttrieber 511 ge^en. 
 
 ^ranjt^la, Ston, too benn fcfyon toieber l)in r >err 25 
 .3Ba(^tmet(ter ? fatten Drir benn nit^t^ mit einanber 311 
 ptaubern ? 
 
134 Znirma von Barnfjelm. 
 
 
 SBcrttCr fa^te -511 gransiSfa unb entftljaft. ier nicfyt, 
 
 gtmmerdjen. g$ iff ttriber ben SRefpelt, tt)iber bie, @itb? 
 orbination. nabige grautein 
 
 2>a3 ^raulettt, $dj banle fur @eine Semu^ung, err 
 
 5 SBadjtmeifter. @^ ift mir lieb getoefen, Qfyn fennen 
 
 3U lernen. granjisfa f)at mir Diet gute$ Don 
 
 fagt* SSernet mod^t eine fteife SSerbeugiing unb ge^t ab. 
 
 ^unfter 2tuftrttt. 
 graulein. gra 
 
 ift bent 2Bad)tmetfter, g 
 SBegen be^ fpottifcfjen Stoned fyabe id) 
 10 3 C ^' btefe$ etn norfjmat^ aufjuntu^en, 3a, gnci- 
 btge^ grciulein, ba^ ift mein SBarf)tmei(ter. @ie finben 
 ifyn o^ne 3^ e if e t e ^ n ^^ig ftetf unb ^dljern. Qtyt fam 
 er mir faft audj fo ttor. Slber tc^ merfe ipo^I, er 
 glaubte, Dor 3^ ro ^aben auf bie ^arabe gie^en ju 
 is muff en. Unb toenn bie Solbatentoarabieren, ja frci* 
 Jtcf) fdjetnen fie ba me^r r^DRpuppcn af$ 9Kdnner.. 
 @ie foHten tt)n I)ingegen nur fe^en unb ^dren, toenn er 
 ft^ felbft gelaffen ift. 
 
 2>a ^rauleuu a mit^te id) benn tpo^t. 
 20 grattjigla. @r tuirb no^ auf bem aate fein. 3)arf 
 io) nt^t gefyn unb ein tuenig mit tfym pfaubern? 
 
 2)a ^raulcin. Qdj serfage bir ungern btefe^ 2Ser- 
 
 gnitgen. u mu^t I)ier bleiben, granjisfa. 5)u mu^t 
 
 bei unferer Unterrebung gegenttxirtig fein. ^ fcittt 
 
 25 mir nodf) etit)a bet, @ie 5ie^t t^rcn 9itng bom ginger, a, nimm 
 
Dicrter 2Iuf3tig. Secfyfter 2Juftrttt. 135 
 
 meinen 9ttng, Dertoaljre ifyn unb gib mir be^ 
 fetnen pcrf^j^' "" 
 
 SBarnm ba? 
 
 L ben onbern 9^tng ^olt. 9iet^t 
 
 id) e3 felbft nt(^t; abet* mid) biinft, id) fel)e fo etttaS 5 
 g, tt)o id) ifyn brau^en fonnte* 3Jian '^ocf)t 
 gib fyer! <sie ftecft t^n an. gr if 
 
 Sed?fter Jtuftrttt. 
 
 t), Xct(^cim in bem ncimttc^en ^teibe, aber fonft fo f ttne 
 toertangt 2)a grdulein. 
 
 to. XcK^cim* , ntibige$ grdulein, @ie tuerben mein 
 SSertoeilen entf^utbigen* 
 
 ^raufcin* O, err 9Kaior r fo gar militarifd) 10 
 tuir e^ tnit einanber ni^t ne^men. @ie finb ja 
 ba! Unb ein SSergniigen erhJrteit ift aiti^ ein 3?et> 
 gnitgen. 5Run? tnbem fie tijm is^einb m eft^t ftefjt Itebcr 
 , lt)aren tiir ni^t tjor^in Sinber? 
 
 o^I r Stnber, (jnabige^ grciulein, 15 
 Sinber, bie fit^ fperren, too fie gelaffett folgert fodten, 
 2>a gfrrwleitu SBir molten au^fa^rett, lieber 2ftaior, 
 bie @tabt ein toenig 311 befefyen, nnb I)erna^ meinem 
 D^eim entgegen* 
 
 Bie? 20 
 
 e^en @ie, aud^ ba^ SBic^iigfte ^aben 
 h)ir einanber noc^ ntcfet fagen fbnnen. 3 a / er trtfft nod^ 
 fyeuf ()ier ein. gin 3 u f a ^ if* fc&ttib, ba^ id) einen ag 
 fritter o^ne i^n angelommen bin. 
 
 raf frb33rnct)fatl ? 3ft er juriid ? 25 
 
136 Xttinna von Sat-nfjelm. 
 
 Unrnfjen beS $riege$ Derfd)eud)ten 
 tfjtt nad) 3* a ft en J *> er 8ri e *> e fat tf)n tmeber juritdge- 
 bradjt. aftadjett @ie fid) feine ebanfen, Jetfijeim. 
 SJeforgten ttrir fdjon cremate ba3 ftarffte ^tnbernis un- 
 5 fcrcr SSerbtnbung Don f enter eite 
 ti* Seflfjeiuu Unfcrcr 3Serbinbung? 
 2)a ^raulcin. @r ift 3^r greitnb. @r Ijat Don ju 
 titelen ju Diet utcd Don ^^nen gel)ort, urn e3 ntc^t ju 
 fcin. (5r brennt, ben 3Kann Don Slntlifc ju lennen, ben 
 '.10 feine etnjtge grbtn gewa^tt ^at. Sr lomntt ate Of)ettn, 
 al^ 33ormnnb, rite 93ater, mid) 3^ e ^ W iibergeben, 
 
 b. ^ettfjctm. St^ ftrdittetn, marnm ^aben @tc met^ 
 nen 33rtef ntd)t gelefen? SBarum fyaben @tc t^n ni^t 
 tefen tooffen? 
 
 15 2>a ^rattlcitt. g^ren 33rief ? ga, id^ ertnnere mid), 
 ic fd^tdften mtr etnen. SBie n?ar e^ benn mtt btefem 
 Srtefe, granjtefa? aben h)tr ifjn gekfen, ober ^aben 
 tt)ir ifyti ntd)t gelefen? SBa fd>rteben @ie mtr benn r 
 Ueber Jell^etm?- 
 
 20 tu Sefi^eim, 9lt(^t^, al^ tw$ mtr bte @l)re beftefjlt. 
 $a Sraulcin. J)a ift, ein ef)rlid)e 2J?abd)en, bie 
 @ie liebt, nidjt fi^en jn loffen. greilic^, befiefylt ba^ 
 bie @rc. emi, id) fyatte ben ^Brief tefen foflen, 
 3lber tt)a t(^ nid)t gelefen fyabe, ba^ l^ore ii^ {a. 
 25 &. Sefl^cim* 3 a r @te foHen e ^oren 
 
 2)a ^raulettt* 9?ein r id) brau^' e and) nidjt ein^ 
 
 mal jn fytfren. S Derftef)t fit^ Don fetbft. (Ste fonnten 
 
 eine fo fyapcfjen treid^e^ fcil)ig fein, ba^ @ie mid) 
 
 nun ni^t mottten ? JBiffcn ie, ba^ t^ auf gtit meine^ 
 
 so Seben^ befdjimpf t iDare ? 9)?eine SanbSmanmnni* tuitrben 
 
 * X 
 
Sterter 2tuf3itg. Sed?fter 
 
 mit gingern auf mid) toeifen* ,,1)a3 ift fie/' toitrbe 
 eS fyeiften, ,,ba ift ba grciutein turn Sarntjehn, bie 
 fiii) einbitbete, toetf fie reid) fei, ben iwtfern eltt)eim 
 ju betommen: afe ob bie toadern Scanner fitr elb ju 
 l^aben todren!" @o tt)itrbe e$ fyifcn, benn metne 5 
 8anbnttitmhmen finb alle netbifd) auf mid), 3)a^ t(^ 
 rett^ bin, Idnnen fie nicfyt leugnen; aber bat)on Pollen 
 fie nicf|t^ miffen baft id) auc^ fonft norf) ein 
 bin, .ba$ feine^ 9}ianne tuert ift. 
 
 10 
 
 u* ettJjetttu ga, ia, gncibtge^ grdutein, baran er- 
 fenne id^ ^3^ re ?anb$manntnnen. @ie tcerben 
 einen abgebcmften, an feiner (S^re gelrctnften D 
 einen Srilppc^ einen Settler, trefflid) beneiben. 
 
 2)a ^raulcin* Unb ba$ affe^ U)dren @ie ? 3$ ^5rte 15 
 fo tt)a^, iuenn i^ mid) ni^t irre, ftfjon ^eute tjorntittag. 
 Da ift }ofe$ unb ute^ nntereinanber, Saffen @ie 
 nn^ boc^ iebe^ na^er beleucfjten. 2?erabfdf)iebet finb 
 @ie? (So f)i)re icf). %d) gtaubte, 3^r Regiment fei 
 blog untergeftecft toorben. 2Bie ift e gefommen, bap 20 
 man einen SKann t>on 3^ ren 3Serbienften nit^t beibe= 
 fatten? 
 
 ti Sett^ctm* g ift gefommen, toie e^ lommen ntiiffen, 
 )ie ro^en ^aben fic^ iiberjengt, baft ein olbat an^ 
 5Tteignng fiir fie ganj tuenig, au ^fli^t nic^t tiiet me^r, 25 
 ( ber aHe^ ^tintr eignen S^re tDegen tut. 28a fdnnen 
 fie ifjm atfo f^ulbig ju fein glauben? )er ^riebe !^at 
 itjnen metjrere meineg{eicf)en entbe^rti^ gemac^t ; unb 
 am (Snbe ift i^nen niemanb unentbeJjrlid)/ 
 
 @te fprerfjen, tt)ie ein SJfann fpred^en so 
 
138 IHtttna txm Barnfyelm. 
 
 mug, bent bie roften fjinttrieberum fefyr entbefyr(id) finb. 
 Unb nietnafe toaren fie e mefyr a(3 }et. ^d) fage 
 ben roften meinen groften )anl, ba fie ifjre SSfafpriidje 
 auf einen 3ftann fyaben faljren laffen, ben id) bod) nnr 
 
 5 fefyr nngern mtt ifjneflugetettt ptte. $d) bin 3^re 
 ebtetertn, Jell^eim; te braucf)en tcettcr feincn errn. 
 ie t)erabfrf)tebet ju finben, ba Hid fjatte i^ mtr 
 fanm trditmen laffen ! Dod^ ie finb ntrfjt bfog ocrab* 
 fd^tebet : @tc finb notf) me^r. 3Ba6 finb @tc 
 
 10 meljr ? in ^rttppcl, fagten @tc ? 92nn, tnbem fie t^ 
 
 oben bis unten betradjtet bet Sritppel tft bOC^ nO(J) 
 
 ganj nnb gerabe ; f^eint bot^ not^ jiemtit^ gefnnb nnb 
 ftarf. Steber Atettfyetm, tuenn ie auf ben SSerluft 
 
 gefunben tiebma^en betteln ju ge^en benlen, fo 
 
 15 propfyejete ic^ ^^nen t)orau^ r ba @ie Dor ben tuentg* 
 [ten Jitren etrna^ befommen tuerben, au^genomtnen Dor / 
 ben Sitren ber gutfyeqtgen 3D?abcf)en tote ie^. 
 
 D* SeHIjetnu ^e^t ^ore ic^ nur ba mutmiHige 2Jfcib= 
 djen, Itebe 3JJtnna. 
 
 20 a Srauletn* llnb id) I)ore in ^f^rcm 23erlt)eife nur 
 ba w ltcbc 2Kinna," Qfy mill nic^t me^r mutttJttlig 
 fehu enn td^ befinne micf), bap @ie aKerbing^ etn 
 fleiner $ritypet finb. gin @^u ^at ^l)nen ben red):en 
 3lrm ein toenig gela^mt. S)ot^, atle n>ol)t itberfect, 
 
 25 fo tft and) ba$ fo f^Umm uifyt. Mm fo Diet ficfjrer bet 
 id) Dor 3f) ren @d)Wgen. 
 t>* Settfjetm, grdufein ! 
 
 Sa^ ^rftttleitt* <5ie mollen fagen: aber @ie urn f> 
 Dtel meniger Dor meinen. 9tun, nun, lieber Xctt^etn, 
 
 so id) Ijoffe, ie loerben e3 nic^t baju fommen laffen. 
 
Piertcr SJufjug. Scc^fter 2Juftrttt. 139 
 
 n* Settljeim* @ie tootlen fadjen, mem grautein. Qtf) 
 beltage nur, baft id() ntd()t mitlad)en fann. \ 
 
 a Sfrauleitu SBarunt nid)t ? 2Ba$ Ijaben @ie benn 
 gegen ba$ 8a^en? ann man fee*m au^ nt^t ta^enb 
 ernftljaft fem^^8teber aJiajor, ba^ 8ac^en er^alt 5 
 Derniinfttger at^ ber 3Serbru^ J)er 53elnei Itegt 
 tor un8. ^re (a^enbe greunbm beurteitt -3I)re Urn- 
 ftdnbe toeit ri^tiger ate @te fetbft, SBeit ie fcerab* 
 fd^iebet finb, nennen @te firf) an 3^ rer ^ re gefranft ; 
 tt)eil @tc etnen t^u^ in bem Slrme ^aben, tna^en <5ie 10 
 fi^ 511 etnem $ritypeL 3ft ba^ fo rerf)t? 3ft ba^ 
 feme iibertretbung ? Unb tft e^ meine (gtnrie^tung, bafc 
 atle iibertreibungen be 8a4erlic^en fo fafytg finb ? 3^ 
 toette, tcenn id) Qfytn Settler nnn fcornefyme, ba^ an^ 
 btefer eben fo toenig @ti^ fatten tirirb* @te toerben 15 
 einntal, jlfletmal, breimat 3f) re Squipage terloren fyaben ; 
 bei bem ober jenem Sanfier tDerben einige Sapitale 
 mit f^iDinben ; @ie toerben biefen unb ienen 
 ben @ie im J)ienfte getan, !eine offnung ^aben iDteber 
 ju erljaften : aber finb @te barum ein Settler? SBenn 20 
 3^nen auc^ ni(^t^ itbrig geblieben tft, ate rt>a mein 
 Dfjeim fiir @ie mitbringt... - 
 
 b. SeJfljetm, Qfy Dl)eim r gnixbtge^ graufein, ttrirb filr 
 mi^ nid)t^ mitbringen. 
 
 2>a Srauleitt. 9li(^t ate bie jtoeitanfenb ^iftolen, 25 
 bie @ie nnfern tanben fo gro^mitttg Dorfd^offen, ^>Lv^ 
 
 tj SeK^etm* fatten ie bod) nnr meinen Srief ge* 
 lefen, gnabige^ graittein ! 
 
 rauleuu 9Jun Ja, itf) ^abe ifjn gelefen. 2lber 
 uber biefen ^unft barin getefen, ift mir ein so 
 
140 ittinna pen Barntjelm. 
 
 SRfitfet. llnmog(id) fann man $l)nen au$ einer 
 eblen anblung em 23erbred)en madden tooKen. @r* 
 Haren @ie mir bod), lieber 2ftajor 
 
 to. Seflfjeim, @ie erinnern fid), gniibigeS graulein, 
 
 5 ba id) Orbre fjatte, in ben Smtern Qfyer egenb bte 
 
 Contribution mit ber aitBerften @trenge bar beijittreiben, 
 
 Qfy iDoflte tnir biefe Strenge erfparen unb fd^op bie 
 
 feljlenbe Snmme felbft t>or 
 
 2)a3 5 r ^^itt* ^ a ^ I)I erinnere irf) mii^, $tf) 
 10 Kebte @ie urn biefer STat tiritten, o^ne tc notf) gefe^en 
 guljaben. *^ ' v 
 
 Seflljetm. S)ie tcinbe gaben mtr tfyren 
 iefeiv^attt|id).ibet 3^i^tiung be griebenS unter 
 bte ju. rattfamerenbe Sdjnfben etntragen laffen, J)er 
 SBei^fet ttarb fitr gitftig erfannt, aber mtr toarb ba 
 gentum be^felben ftrettig gema^t, SZint^jog f|)dttif(^ 
 ba^ 3JJaut, al^ ic^ tjerfirfjerte, bte ^atute bar Ijerge* 
 geben gu ^aben. 9Jfan erffctrte t^n fitr etne 33e$e$ung, 
 fitr bag ratial ber Stanbe, tDetl id) fobaft mit tl)nen 
 
 20 auf bie mebrtgfte umme emiggerrorben war, mit ber 
 id) mic^ nitr im Jtupcrftcn 9lotfafte 3U begniigen 
 mact)t Ijatte. o !am ber SBed^fel an meinen 
 nnb menn er bejafjlt tDtrb, t^trb er fitfjerlirf) nid^t an 
 mi^ beja^ft. ierburd), mein griiuletn, t)a(te ic^ 
 
 25 meine (g^re fitr gefrtinft, nicf)t burd^ ben Slbfc^ieb, ben 
 id) geforbert f)aben mitrbe, tt>enn id) il)n nic^t befommen 
 f)titte. @ie finb eruft^aft, mein grtiitfein? SBarum 
 lac^en ie nidjt? a, t)a, ba! 3c^ fod()e J^. 
 2)a $rSttIettL D, erfticfen ie biefe^ 8ad)en, 
 
 30 Ijeim ! ^^ befd^tpore @ie ! g^ ift ba fdjrecf Hc^e 
 
Dtertcr Slufsug. Sedtfter 2tuftrttt. 141 
 
 s Jtein, ie finb ber 2Jann nidjt, 
 ben eine gnte at reuen fann, toeil fie itble 
 fiir ifyn fyat 92ein, unmdglid) ftfnnen biefe itblen 
 bauern ! )ie SBa^r^eit mu an ben Jag fommen* 
 ,3eugni^ meine^ D^eim^, after unfrer tanbe ~ 
 
 a* tanbe ! 
 
 . 
 
 SBenn @ie an Jugenb unb orft'"t gmnben7*%eHl)etm, "^ 
 fo lac^en @te fo nt^t ! 3^ ^abe me fiir^terlic^er 10 
 flucfjen t)oren r ale te lac^en, Unb laffen @ie 
 ba^ djlimmfte fet^en! SBenn man @ie ^ter 
 t)er!ennen iDilf, fo fann man @ie bet nn^ ntc^t fcer* 
 fennen* ^Zetn, \mv f5nnen, ftrir iDerben @te nt(^t toer- 
 fennen, 5Tent)etm. Unb menn nnfere ttinbe bte gc^ ir> 
 rtngpe gmpfinbung t>on @^re ^aben, fo toetj} ii), 
 fie tnn miiffen. S)oc^ t(^ bin ntt^t ftng : 
 ba^ nottg ? 48ttben ie fid^ ein, STetl^eim, @tc fatten 
 bie jtoeitanfenb ^iftolen an etnem tt)i(ben Slbenbe tjer- 
 toren. er ^onig toar eine nngtucfli^e ^arte fitr @ie : 20 
 bie ame out ft<$ tceifcnt tt)irb ^^^^ & e f* gunfttger fein 
 1)ie 93orfidjt, gtauben @te mir, pit ben el)rlt 
 9Jiann immer fc^ablo^, unb BfterS fd)on im 
 J)ie Jat, bie @te emmal nm jtoeitaufenb ^iftofen 
 bringen fofite, ertoarb mid) Qfyn&i. D^ne biefe at 25 
 iDitrbe icf) nie begierig getoefen fetn, ie fennen ju 
 (ernen. ie tntffen, ic^ !am unetngetaben in bie erfte 
 efellfdjaft, wo id) ie jn finben glanbte, ^c^ fam 
 bto^ -Jfyrettuegen. $fy fam in bem fcftcn 23orfae, 
 ie ju tieben, id) Uebte ie f djon ! in bem feften 30 
 
 .1 |W14U 
 
 ()rltdf)eii 
 
 Dorau.$, j>f? j 
 
 i 
 
 fiif4-rtfrt^ 
 
142 ttttnrta con 33arnbejm. 
 
 33orfae, @ic ju befii^en, toenn id) te and) fo fdjtoarj 
 unb fyapd^finben fottte al$ ben-2ftol)r &ui 23enebtg. 
 @te finb fo fdjtoarj unb fyapd) nid)t ; and) fo etf er* 
 fttd)tig toerben @te nid)t fein. 3lber iell^eim, Jelf^etm, 
 <2te l^aben bod^ notf) rtel StljttltdjeS mit t^tn ! D ; fiber 
 bte milben, unbtegfamen banner, bte nur immer i^r 
 fttere 2(uge auf ba6 efpcnft ber gfjre t)eften! fitr 
 alle anbere efii^t fi^ t)er^arten ! ierf)er Qfy 3luge ! 
 
 dllf TUt(^ r Sellfyehtt ! S)er tnbc bertteft unb int&etoeglicfj m^t ftarren 
 10 2litgcn immer auf cine tettc gefe^en. SBoraU benfeU @ie ?. @tC 
 
 ^oreu mitf) nt^t? 
 
 t) Settljetm jerftreut D {a! 2lber fagen te mir bod^, 
 
 mem graulem, tote lam ber SKo^r tu tifenegianifdje 
 
 tcnftc? atte ber ^f) r fe w SSaterlaub? SBarum 
 
 15 t)enuietete er feiuen 3lrm uub fetn 33lut emetn fremben 
 
 taate?- 
 
 2>a 3rrrhtleitt etf^toden. 3Bo finb @ie, elll)etm? 
 5Jun tft e^ 3 e ^ ^ a B ^ r cibbrec^en, ^ommen @te! 
 
 3nbcm fie t^n bet ber anb ergreift. granjt^fa, Ia ben 
 
 20 borfa^ren. 
 
 tJ Sctt^eiUl ber fic^ toon bem grauleitt Ioret|t unb 
 
 ge^t. ^ein, granjt^fa, id) faun nic^t bie @^re Ijaben, 
 ba graulein ju begleiten. 2ftein graulem, laffen @ie 
 tnir notii l^eute meinen gefunben 93erftanb unb beur- 
 
 25 lauben @ie mic^. @ie finb auf bem beften SBege, mtc^ 
 barumsubrtngen. $tf) ftemme mtt^, foutel ic^ farm. 
 3lber toeit id) nod) bei SSerftanbe bin, fo fyoren @te, 
 mein grdulein, lua^ id) feft befd)foffen f)abe, motion 
 mid) nid)t$ in ber SSelt abbringen foil SBenn nid)t 
 
 so nod) ein gludtidjer 3Burf fitr mid) im Spiele ift, toenn 
 fic^ ba 53Iatt nit^t fcoftig toenbet, toenn 
 
Dtertcr SJufsug. 5ed?fter ^uftrttt. , 143 
 
 mnft -3<l)nen in$ SBort fallen, 
 err 3JJajor. )a$ fatten trnr ifyn gleid) fagen foflen, 
 granjtefa. >u crinnerft mid) and) an gar nidjts.- 
 Unfer efpradj ttmrbe ganj anberS gefalfen fein, eU- 
 ^etm r tDenn tdf) mit ber guten 9lac^ri(J)t angefangen 5 
 fytitte, bte ^^ e ^ bw gfye&atier be la 2KarItniere nur 
 eben 311 brtngen fant. 
 
 n* SeK^cim. er g^e^alier be la 9ttarlintere ? SBer 
 tft ba? 
 
 mag etn ganj guter SJZann fein, err 10 
 auf- 
 
 cljtoetg, granjtefa ! (ei^fatte etn 
 (ferabfdjiebeter Dfftjter, ber au^ Ijoflanbtfdjen Stenften 
 ti Sett^eim* a! ber 8eutnant Sttccant! 
 2)a^ SJrdttfetiu @r Derfit^erte, ba er 3^ S^^tib fet. 15 
 tmu to. SeHJjetttu ^(^ t)erficf)ere r ba^ id) feiner ntcfyt bin* 
 $rauleuu llnb bag i^m r ic^ toetj} ni^t trelc^er 
 r t)crtraut fyabe, 3^rc @ac)e fei bem gtiicflicfiften 
 Slu^gange na^e, mitffe ein fomglidjeS anbfc^reiben 
 an @ie amtertoegS fein, 20 
 
 to. SeH^eim* SBie lamen 9ticcant nnb ein SJZinifter 
 ^ufammen? (Stlua^ jtDar mng in tneiner @ad^e ge- 
 f^e^en .fein. , enn nnr jcfet erftarte ntir ber ^rieg^ 
 ja^Imeifter, baft ber $onig al(e niebergefd)Iagen I)abe, 
 tua^ it)iber m\ nrgiert toorben, nnb baft ic^ mein 25 
 fcf)rtft(icf) gegebene^ g^renmort, ni^t efyer t)on ^ier gu 
 ge^en, al$ bte man mi^ bbllig entjaben ^abe, njieber M 
 jnriitfne^men !onne. 2)a^ totrb e^ aber and) atteS 
 fein, Wan ttrirb mic^ tooUcn lanfen (affen. 2lttein 
 man irrt fic^ j id) n?erbe nicf)t lanfen. @^er foil mic^ W 
 
144 Iftinna son Barnfjelm. 
 
 fjier ba Sufjerfte (Slenb t)or ben Slngen tneiner 
 leumber fcerjefyren Vioi.vV^ 
 
 2>a Srrauleuu @artnMiger 2)?ann! 
 
 t>, Seflijeim, 3$ brandje feine nabe ; id) rtritt e* 
 5 redjtkjf eit 2JZetne Sljre 
 
 $a3 ^uleim te g^re eme 2ftamteS urie @te 
 
 tj Sctt^etm sifcig. S^etn, mein grduletn, @te toerben 
 
 t)on alien 5Dtngen rerf)t gut urteilen fdnnen, nur ^ter- 
 
 Uber ntcE)t, S)te Sf)re ift nid)t bte timme 
 
 10 nriffenS, nitf)t bae 3 eu 9 n ^ toeniger 
 
 Sa 5 r ^uletiu ^etn, nein, id^ 
 g^re ift bte )re. 
 
 t> Sefi^etui* Sltrj, mein grautein, @ie ^aben mid) 
 
 nid)t au^reben taffen, $$ ^ollte, fagen : toenn man 
 
 is mir ba^ 3}ietnige fo fcfyhnpfUcl) Dorentl)d(t, menn meiner 
 
 gfjre nic^t bte sotifommenfte enugruung gefd^ie^t, fo 
 
 fann id), mein ^rautetn, ber -3f)rige nifyt fein. !iDenn 
 
 id^ bin e$ in beu ?Iugen ber SBelt nifyt iDert, jn fein. 
 
 J)a^ grciutem t). Sanitjelm fcerbient einen nnbefc^ok 
 
 20 .tenen 3)?ann, (3 ift eine nicfytsnritrbige 8iebe, bie fein 
 
 Sebenfen tragt, i^ren egenftanb ber erac^tung an- 
 
 gnfe^en. (5S. ift ein nidjt^ttJitrbiger a)iann, ber fief) nid)t 
 
 fc^amt, fein ganje$ turf einem grauen5immer gn &er* 
 
 banfen, beffen blinbe 3^ r ^^^ ~ 
 
 25 2>a3 ^Suleitt. Unb ba^ ift $f)r grnft, err 3oior? 
 
 Snbem fie i^m pto^lic^ ben SRiicfen tuenbet. S^^Uji^fa ! 
 
 t. SeB^eim* SBerben @ie nid^t nngefyatten, mein 
 tein 
 
 2>0 ^rautcttt beiferfe 511 gransiSfa. Qtyt tDCire 
 
 30 2BaS ratft bn mir, granjista ? 
 
y 
 
 ' 
 
VOX TELLHEIM 
 
Dtertcr 21uf3iig. 5ed?fter 2tuftritt. 145 
 
 ) rate ntdjts* 2lber freilicf) mad)t cr 
 em toenig gn bunt- 
 
 t+ SeBfjeiltt ber fte au unterfcre^en tontmt @tC fl 
 
 mein grcinlein 
 
 2>a ^raulctn ^o^mf^. 3^ ? im gertngften 
 to* SeH^cim* 2Benn irf) @ie toentger liebte, rnetn 
 leiu 
 
 ^raulcin nq$ tn Mefem SDone. O gciDt^ e6 todre mein 
 ! Unb -feljen @ie r err 3Waior, id^ toiU 3^ r 
 Ungtitd auc^ nid^t* 5DJan mup gan^ unetgennit^tg 10 
 Ueben, benfogut, ba^ id) nid^t offentjerstger ge- 
 luefen bin! 3?ieIIet^t miirbe mir g^r 9Kitteib flctoit^rt 
 ^aben, ad mir ^fyre 8iebe Derfagt gnbem fte ben-in0 
 
 (angfam com finger jie^t 
 
 t>, Sctt^eim* SBBaS.mcmctt @ie bamit, grixutein? is 
 SitIeim >JJein r Ietne6 muft ba6 anbere tDeber 
 nod) nngludftdjer ntac^en. @o iDttt e btc 
 8tebe! 3d) gtaube 3^nen f err ajjajor; unb 
 @ie Ijaben ju t)iet @^re, afe ba^ @ie bie 8tebe tier- 
 fennen foHten. 20 
 
 gotten @ie r mein ^riinfein? 
 * ier ! ^lefjmen @ie ben 9ting tuteber 
 f, mit bem @ie mir ^tjre rene t)erpf(i^tet. ititv 
 ben sung, g^ fei brnm ! 2Bir ipolfen einanber 
 nid)t gelannt Ijaben! 25 
 
 33Ja$ I)dre i^ ? 
 
 Unb ba befrembet @ie? 5 
 @ie, mein err. @ie ^aben fid) bocfj ipo^t nic^t 
 geiert ? 
 
 t>* ScttfjCttU inbem er ben 9ving aii i^tct $anb nimmt. @0tt ! fo 30 
 
 fann 3ftinna fpredjen! 
 
146 ITTinna von Barnljelm. 
 
 @ie fdnnen ber 9JJeinige in cittern 
 nidjt fein ; id) fatttt bie $f) r t9 e fa I e i n e tn fein. 
 3l)r Unglitc! ift toafyrfcljeinlicl) ; meineS ift genriJ3. - 
 8eben @ie todl)I ! ssta fort. 
 6 to. Sefljjeittu 2Bol)itt, fiebfte 9Kinna? 
 
 2)a ^rauletn. 3Kein err, @ie befdjitnpfen tnic^ je^t 
 mtt biefer tertraulic^en Senennuttg. 
 to. SettJjetttu SBa^ ift 3^nen, meitt grautein? 2Bo= 
 
 10 2>a3 ^rauletn. 8a[fen @ie tntd^. 2fteme Jranen 
 U t?erbergen, 23errdter ! w a&. 
 
 Stebenter 2tuftrttt. 
 t). XeU^eim. gran$ista. 
 t>. Jett^ciut. 3^re Jvcinen? Itnb id^ foflte fie laffen? 
 
 tie t^n surwctptt 9tic^t bo^, err SDtaior ! @ie 
 15 luerben ifyr ia nid^t in t^r (Scfylafjintmer folgen tDolJen? 
 n XeJI^eim* 3^r Ungliid ? pradf) fie nidjt Don Un- 
 gIM? 
 
 ^ranjt^fa. 9htn freilii^, ba^ Ungtud, @ie jn t>er- 
 tieren, nad^bem 
 
 20 to, SettJjetttu 92a(^betn? tt)a^ nadjbem? ier^inter 
 ftedt tnet)r. SQ3a^ ift e$, granji^fa? 9tebe,,fpri^- 
 
 ^ranji^fa. SJJacfjbent fie, ttJoflte i^ fagen, 3f)iten 
 fo tjtete^ attfgeopfert. 
 
 to. SeH^eim. 2ir aufgeopfert? 
 
 25 ftranjisfa. dren @ie nur lurj. g$ ift fitr ie 
 recfjt gnt, err 5Kajor, ba^ Sie auf biefe 2lrt t)on ifjr 
 
.Dtcrter 2luf3ug. #d?ter 2luftrttt. 
 
 fosgefomnten finb. 2Barnm fott id) e ^tjnen nid)t 
 fagen? S3 fann bod) Idnger fein el)eimni$ bleiben. 
 -9Bir finb entflofjen ! >er raf Don 4Brnd)fafl ^at 
 ba3 graulem enterbt, toetf fie fetnen 9Kann t)on feiner 
 anb anneijmen mollte, SlHe^ t)erlte^ atte tieradjtete 5 
 fie ^ierauf, 2Sa follten n)ir tun? SBtr entfd^Ioffen 
 un$, benfenigen auf sufud)en, bem mir 
 
 to. SeDHjeim* ^^ ^ a ^ e 9^^9 Somm, tcf| mu^ mid^ 
 3U i^ren gii^en tt)erfen 
 
 ^ranjt^f a* 2Ba$ benfen ^ie ? e^en @ie t)telmet)r 10 
 unb banfen ^Ijrem guten efd)i(fe 
 
 to* Scil^eim. glenbe ! f ur men ^altft bit mid) ? $Mn, 
 liebe granji^Ia, bet 3fat fam nid)t au^ beinem erjen. 
 2Sergib meinem UntDtKen! 
 
 gtansi^fa. alten @ie mid) nid)t langer auf. Qd) is 
 mu fe^en, tt)a fie madjt 2Bie lei^t fonnte i^r ettoaS 
 jugefto^en fein* eljen @ie! Sommen @ie lieber 
 it)ieber f toenn @ie U)ieber fommen toollen. eijt be 
 
 letn nac. 
 
 Jtuftrttt. 
 
 to. XeH^ctm* Slber gran^i^fa! O, id) emarte cud) 20 
 f)ier ! 5Mn, ba^ ift bringenber ! 9Benn fie grnft 
 fie^t, fann mir ifyre 3Sergebung nid&t entfteljen. 5Jun 
 brand)' id) bid), eljrltdjer SBerner ! Slein, 2Kinna, 
 bin fein SSerrater ! ettenb 06. 
 
 be8 trierten 
 
Sftnfter 
 
 2>ie gene : ber @aal. 
 
 (Erfter Jluftritt. 
 D. XeUIjeim toon ber etnen unb Serner Don ber anbern 
 
 to, SeHJjehru a, SBerner! id) fud)e bid) itberalL So 
 ftetfft bu? 
 
 SSerncr. llnb id) fjabe @te gefu^t, ^err 3JJa}or ; fo 
 fleet's mtt bem urfjen, Qtf) brtnge 3f) nen 9^ 
 5 gute 9lati|rt(f)t. 
 
 tj SeBJjeim, 31^ t^ braud)e }e^t tttcfjt Seine 
 rid)ten, id^ braudje bein elb. efdfjtDinb, SBerner, gib 
 mir, fotiiel bit ^aft r unb bann fuc^e fotiiel aitfju- 
 bringen, ate bu fannft. 
 
 10 SScrner. err 2Jiajor ? 9hm, bet meiner armen 
 (Seete, Ijabe i(f)^ bo(^ gefagt : er ttrirb elb ton tnir 
 borgen, menu er felber ireld^e^ ju t)erleil)en ^at. 
 
 *. SeC^einu )it fu^ft boc^ nid&t 2luflit^te? 
 
 SBcrner. !Damtt td^ i^m nt(^t^ ttorjutoerfen ^abe, fo 
 15 nimmt er mtfs mit ber 9te(^ten unb gibt mir'S mit 
 ber 8in!en iDteber. 
 
 f)abe ben guten SBtden, btr e nrieberjugeben ; aber 
 irann unb tnie? ba^ lt)ei^ ott! 
 20 28ertter, @te toiffen c alfo no^ nt^t, bag bie 
 
 148 
 
<2rfter 2Iuftritt. 149 
 
 ftaatsfaffe Drbre fyat, ^fjueu $f)re elber gu begafyfeu ? 
 (Sbeu erfufyr id) e$ bei 
 
 to. SeaJjeiwu 3Ba$ plauberft bit? 2Ba$ (affeft bu bir 
 toeiSmacfyeu? ^egreifft bu beuu ttid)t, baft, toenn e3 
 toafyr mare, id) e bod) IDO^I am erften totffen mii^te? 5 
 - Surg, SBerner, elb ! elb ! 
 
 SBerner. Qt nn, mit greuben ! ^ier ift tua^ ! 
 finb bte ^unbert 8outbor, unb ba bte ^unbert 
 
 tj. ScH^ctm. Sie ^unbert 8oui3bor, SBerner, ge^ unb 10 
 brtuge .^ufteu, r foil fogteit^ beu 9?mg tDteber ein- 
 Wfeu, beu er fyeute frit^ t)erfe|t fyat 3lber n?o tt)irft 
 bu meljr fjeruetjtueu, SBeruer? gdj braud^e meit me^r. 
 
 SBerner* )af itr laffeu fie mid^ [orgeu. S5er ^auu, 
 ber mem ut gefauft ^at, tt)o^ut iu ber @tabt Set is 
 3af)tmtg3termtu tuare jt^ar erft iu tneqefju Sogeu ; aber 
 ba elb tiegt parat, uub eiu Ijalb ^rojeutd^eu 2lbjug 
 
 n* Settfjeim. 9luu ja, lieber SBeruer ! (Siefyft bu, 
 ba id) meiue eiujige 3^d)t ju bir ttefyme? Qdj 
 mu bir cmd) afie^ Dertraucn* J)a grduleiu ^ier, 20 
 bu fyaft fie gefe^eu, ift uuglitdlttd) 
 
 SScrncr. D 3 !a ^ l ^ er ! 
 
 to. Settljeittu 3lber morgeu ift fie meiue grew 
 
 SScrner. O greube! 
 
 to. SeU^etm* Uub iibermorgeu ge^' id^ mit if)r fort. 25 
 3d) barf fort ; i^ \rntt fort. Sieber ^ier atte^ im ttd^c 
 gelaffeu! SBer tpei^ tt)o mir fouft eiu IM aufge^o^ 
 beu ift. SBeuu bu mittft, SSeruer, fo.fomm mit. 2Bir 
 tuotteu mieber J)ieufte ueljmett. 
 
 SBcrncr. SBa^aftig? 2lber bod^ tuo^ $rieg gibt, 30 
 err 
 
151 ITCtnna txm Barnfyelm. 
 
 to. Seflfjeinu SBo fonft ? el), lieber SBerner, ttrir 
 fpredjen bation toeiter. 
 
 Center, D eqenSmajor ! Ubermorgen ? 2Bamm 
 nidjt lieber morgetf? 3^ ^itt fdjon afle^ gufammen- 
 5 brtngen, -3n ^Pcrfien, err Srtajor, gibf$ einen treff- 
 It^en Srteg ; tua^ meinen @ie ? 
 
 tu Sctt^cim* SBtr tuotlen ba6 ubertegen ; ge^ nur, 
 SBerner ! 
 
 SSerner, 
 
 Jtuftrttt. 
 
 10 tj. JettJjeinu SBte ift mtr? 9fteme ganje @eele %t 
 neue Jrtebfebern befommen, 3J?ein eigne^ Uttgfttd fc^fug 
 mtd^ nteber, tnad^te mid) argerltcf), furgfidjtig, f^itc^tern, 
 t^ffifl 5 ^ r Hngtucf ^ebt mid^ empor ; id) fel^e luteber 
 frei um mi^ unb fu^Ie mid) ttrillig unb ftarf, afie^ fitr 
 
 is fie ju unterne^men. 2Ba$ t)ent)eile \ ? sxjia m% t>em 
 
 3tmmet be Oftaitlein, ouS bent i^m f^ransi^fa entgegenfommt. 
 
 Drttter Ztuftrttt 
 
 t), SeHljeim. 
 
 @inb @ie e^ bod)? (3 mar mir, alS 
 ob ii) $fyt Stimme fydrte. 3Ba^ motlen @ie, err 
 
 20 ti. SeK^eim* 9Ba id) tottt? 2Ba^ tna^t bein 
 lein? tomm!- 
 
 @ie ttriff ben 3lugenbli(f au^fa^ren. 
 
^unfter 2Iuf3ug Drifter 2Iuftrttt. 151 
 
 to SeHJjetm* Unb attain ? ofyne mid)? tooljto? 
 
 Sfranjisla* aben ie fcergeffen, err 9)iaior? 
 
 to* 2eflljetm* Sift bit nidjt Hug, gratijisfa ? 3d) 
 fyabe fie gereijt, unb fie twrb empfinblidj: id) n>erbe 
 fie um 33ergebung bitten, nnb fie toirb ntir fcergeben. 5 
 
 Srattjisfa* 9Bie? 9tacf)bem (Sie ben JRing juriict^ 
 genontnten, err aWafor ? 
 
 ^ Seflljeuiu a! ba tat irf) in ber Setanbnng. 
 3=e^t benf id) erft toieber an ben 9iing. SSBo ^abe 
 \fy t^n Ijingefted: t ? rfu^tt^n. ier ift er, 10 
 
 fjraitjt^lri* ^ft er ba$ ? Snbem er i^n toieber cinftcdt, Beifcite 
 
 2Benn er ifjn bo^ genauer befe^en tooflte! 
 
 to* SeHfjetttu @ie brang mir iljn anf mit einer Sitter- 
 feit 3<d) fyabe biefe Sitterleit f^on t)ergeffen. Sin 
 tiolte^ erj fann bie SBorte nt(^t toagen. 2lber fie 15 
 ftrirb fi(^. aud^ leinen Slugenbfid toeigern, ben SRing 
 luieber anjnne^men, Unb Ijabe i^ nic^t nodt) i^ren? 
 
 ^ranjtgfa. en ertoartet fie bafitr jnriid SBo 
 fyaben @ie i^n benn, err 3fta{or ? ^eigen ie mir ifyn 
 bod^ 20 
 
 to* Sett^eim etn>a Dcriegcn. Qfy ^abe ifyn angufteden 
 Dergeffen ^uft Qn]t tDirb mir i^n gleidf) na^bringen. 
 
 ^ranjfefa* @ ift tool)! einer jiemti^ lt)ie ber an* 
 bere ; laffen @ie mid) bocfy biefen fe^en ; idj fe^e fo 
 tt)a^ gar jn gern, 25 
 
 to* Scttl^eim* n anbermat, granji^Ia* Qtyt fomm 
 
 ^ran^la Betfette. @r milt fid) bnrdjanS nid)t an feinem 
 ^rrtnme brtngen (affen. 
 
 to* SeH^ctm* SBaS fagft bn? 3=rrtnme? 
 
 (56 ift ein ^rrtitm, fag' id), toenn @ie so 
 
152 ITttnna Don Barnfyelm. 
 
 meinen, baft bag grantein bod) nodE) erne gitte ^artie 
 fei. 3^ r etgneS 23ermogen ift gar nidjt betrad)t(id) ; 
 burdfj ein toentg etgennit^ige SRedjnungen Knnen eg tljr 
 bie SJormimber Dofltg ju SBaffer mafyn. @tc ertoartete 
 5 atte^ Don bem Ojettn ; aber biefer graitfame Dfyetm 
 
 tj* Scfl^cim* 8a^ itjn bo^! Sin id) nirfjt 3Wann^ 
 genug, i^r einmal alle jit erfe^en?- 
 
 ^rattjt^fa* oren te ? @ie flmgelt ; tt^ tmtft t)erem. 
 
 ti. Xctt^etm* 3^ gefye mtt bit. 
 
 10 ^ranjigla. Urn beg ^rimmete mitten nid^t ! ie ^at 
 mir augbriidli^ berboten, mit Qljntn gu fpre^en. 
 men ie menigfteng mtr erft narf). 
 
 Dtertcr 2IuftrttL 
 
 tJ* Scfi^ctm i^t nad&rttfenb. SRelbe mify i^r ! 
 fitr ntic^, granji^fa! Qdj fotge Mr fogfeid^! 
 
 15 merbe id) ifyr fagen ? 2Bo bag erj reben barf, brauc^t 
 eg fetner 3Sorbereitung. 3)ag etnjige mod)te etne ftu- 
 bterte SBenbung bebiirfen : iljre gnrM ^aftung, i^re 
 33ebenf(id:)!eit, fi(^ alg ungliicttic^ in meine Slnne gn 
 merfen ; tfyre 53efli(fenl)eit, mtr ein titcf ttorjuftriegeln, 
 
 20 bag fie bnrc^ mid) bertoren ^at. I)iefeg 3Ki^trauen in 
 meine (Sfyre, in ifjren eignen SBert, t)or i^r fetbft jn 
 cntfc^ulbigcn, t)or i^r felbft 23or mir ift eg fdjon 
 entfc^itlbigt ! a! ^ier !ommt fie. 
 
^iinfter Slufsug. ^unftcr Enftritt. 153 
 
 finfter 2luftritt. 
 
 2)a graulein. granjtsfa. to. Sellljeinu 
 
 tm erautretett, ot oti fie ben 2ftajor ntrfjt getoatjr 
 
 e. . )er SBagen ift bod) Dor ber nre, granjisfa? 
 9J?etnen pdjer! 
 to* Settfjetm auf fte 511. SBofjttt, mem graulem ? 
 
 mit einer affeftterten Ite. Sllt^, ert 9D?aj;Ol\ 5 
 
 ) errate, iDarum @ic fid) nodjmafe ^erbemit^t s 
 : , inir auc^ meinen 9ttng tt)teber jitriidsugeben, 
 err 3]?ajor ; f)aben @tc nur bte iite, ifyn ber 
 fa ein^u^anbtgen* granji^fa, ntmm bent errn 
 ben 9ting ab ! Qi) ^abe !etne ^eit jn t)er= 10 
 Keren* ssta fort. 
 
 *K Jctt^cim bet i^r bortritt. 9)Zetn grftulcitt ! 20), n)a^ 
 t)abe id^ erf afyren, metn grdutem ! Qd) toar f o tteler 
 8iebe ntdjt tt)ert. 
 
 o, granjtSfa ? n ^aft bent errn 15 
 
 entbetft. 
 
 rtlen e n ^^ au f m 
 Ietn 3^ bin fetn 3Serrater. @ie ^aben nnt ntit^ in 
 ben 2Ingen ber SBett Diet fcerloren, aber ni(^t in meinen. 20 
 Qn meinen 2lngen f)aben @ie nnenblid) bnrc^ biefen 
 SBerluft getronnen. @r iDar ^}I)nen noc^ jn nen ; @ie 
 fttr^tctcn, er moc^te einen alljn nac^teiligen Stnbrud 
 anf mi^ madjen ; @ie iroKten mir if)n t>or^ erfte t?er* ^ 
 bergen. $3) befdjraere mit^ nid)t itber biefe^ 2Jii^tranen. 25 
 & entfyrang an bent ^Berlangen, mic^i jn erl)alten. 
 SSerlangen ift mein totj! @te fanben mi^ 
 
154 / IHtnna t>on Barnljeltn. 
 
 felbft unglMlicf), uttb fie toottten Unglitd nidjt mtt 
 Unglitd fyaufen. @ie lonnten nidjt sermuten, me fefyr 
 mid) 3fyr UnglM itber baS meinige fyinauSfeken toitrbe. 
 $a ftraulettu SltteS recfyt gut, err 2Rajor ! 2lber 
 e^ tft nun etmnat gef^efjen. Qd) ^abe @ie 3f)rer 
 SSerbtnbtic^fett erfaffen ; @ie fyaben bur^ ^uritd ne^mung 
 
 n nidjt^ gettritttgt! 
 tc^ mid) Je^t fitr gebunbener a(^ jemafe. @ic finb bie 
 10 Stfetntge, 3Ktnua, auf ernig bie 3fteinige. aie^t ben sting 
 $ercm. ier r empfangeu ie e^ sum stoeitentnal, ba^ 
 Unterpfanb meiner reue - 
 
 $d) bief en SRing njieberne^men ? biefen 
 
 is tj. Xtttfytim. $a, (iebfte gjlinna, ja ! 
 
 friwleuu SBa^ mutenSie mir ju? biefen 
 Sefl^ctttu 35tefen 9?ing na^men ie ba^ erfte 
 meiner ^anb, ate unfer beiber Umftttnbc einanber 
 unb glMlid) tDaren. @ie finb nicfyt me^r glit(f= 
 20 Ii^, aber ttrieberum einanber g(eid). @fetd)^eit ift immer 
 ba$ feftefte ^Banb ber 8iebe. (giiauben Sie, liebfte 
 
 ! Grgrelft t^re anb, urn t^r ben Dttng anjuftecfen. 
 
 raufctm SBie? mit ett)alt, er 
 , ba ift leine emalt in ber SBelt, bie mic^ 
 25 gen foil, biefen SRing hrieber anjunetimen ! 9)?einen 
 @ie etit)a, ba^ e^ mir an einem 9tinge fe^It ? O, <Sie 
 f e^en Ja tooljl auf t^-cn ming seigenb, baft id) fyier noc^ einen 
 ijabe, ber 3^rem nid^t ba^ eringfte na^gibt ? 
 ^ranji^fa* SBenn er e$ noc^ nid)t merit! 
 
 30 $. SeKIjetm inbcm er bie $anb be grduletnS fo^ren la&t. 
 
iJiinfter 2Juf3ug, ^iinfter Sluftrttt. 155 
 
 ift ba? $tf) fefye baS granlein t>on Sarnfjetm, aber 
 id) fyore e$ nidjt @ie gieren fidj, tnein granlein. 
 33ergeben @ie, bag id) S^* 1 ^ e f e ^ 9B r * ttad)brand)e. 
 
 2>a Srauleitt m i$rem tua^ren xonc. at @ie biefe^ SBort 
 befeibtgt, err 5Ka|or? 5 
 
 Ijat mir tt)e^getan, 
 
 Sa^ follte e^ nid)t, eflt)emu 
 3Serjei^en @ie mir, XeC^eitn* 
 
 to. Seflljeinu a, biefer t5ertrautid)e Son fagt mir, 
 bag @ie ttrieber ju fid^ fommen, rnetn graulein, bag ie 10 
 mic^ nod) Iteben, 3)?inna, 
 
 ^ranji^fa $erausiaftenb. ^3a(b ware ber @pag auc^ ju 
 lueit gegangen,- ^ 
 
 2>a ^raulcin gebteterifc^. )^ne bid) in unfer <^kl ju 
 
 mengen, gransifa, menn ic^ bitten barf! 15 
 
 f a betfettc unb betroffen. 9Zo^ nid)t genng ? 
 
 Qa, mein err, e toare tDeibtid^e 
 gitelfeit, mi^ fait nnb ^o^nifc^ jit ftclfctu 9Beg ba- 
 mit ! @ie tjerbienen e$, mid^ eben[o toa^r^af t ju finben, 
 ate @ie fclbft ftnb. 3dj tiebe @ie nod), ettl)eim, ic^ 20 
 liebe @ie nod); aber bemnngeadjtet 
 
 t>* ScK^ctm. iJiidjt tt)eiter, Uebfte 9JJinna, ni^t rt)eiter ! 
 
 rgreift t^re onb ttoc!jmal, i^r bett JRing anjiifteden. 
 
 2>a$ fjrautcin bte t^re anb 5uriicf5te$t. Semungeac^tet, 
 nm fo Diet meljr iDerbe i^ biefe^ nimmermefyr gef^e^en 25 
 laffen; nimmernte^r! 3Bo benfen fie ^in, err 3JJajor? 
 Qd) meinte, @ie fatten an 3^rem eigenen Ungtticfe 
 genng, @ie mttffcn I)ier bleiben ; @ie miiffen fid) bte 
 jyCtouiflit^iflfte enngtnnng ertro^en. 
 in ber ef^tumbigleit fein anber 2Bort. Srtrofcen, so 
 
15$ Xttinna pon Barnfyelm. 
 
 unb fottte @ie aucl) ba aufeerfte glenb Dor ben Slugen 
 ifjrer 33erleumber baritber fcerjeljren ! 
 
 t>. SeHtyetm* @o badjf id), fo fpracfy id), ate id) niijt 
 nmftte, toa3 id) bad)te unb fprad). fegemiS unb t?er- 
 ^5 btffene 2But fatten metne ganje @eele umnebelt; bte 
 8ie6e fetbft, in bem t?ollften Olanje be^ liicfe^, tonnte 
 fief) barin nidjt 5Tag fd)affcn.. Slber fie fenbet 
 Softer, ba 3)?itleib, bie, tntt bem finftern 
 tiertrauter, bie 9?ebet jerftreut unb alle < 3 u 9^ n 9 e tnetner 
 
 10 eele ben (Sinbriiden ber 3SrtIi^fctt tt)ieberum Bffnct. 
 !Der rieb ber etbfter^altung ermad^t, ba icf) ct)a 
 Softbarer^ ju er^alten Jjabe, ate tnirf), unb e^ burc^ 
 mitf) p er^atten ^abe, 8affcn Sie fidf), mein grciulein, 
 ba^ Sort 9RttIctb nic^t^ftrieibigen. 3?on ber unfcfjutbi* 
 
 15 gen llrfa^e unfer$ Unglucf^ lonnen h)ir e^ ofjne r* 
 niebrigung ^oren* Qi) bin bie Urfadtje ; burd^ tnid), 
 3)?inna r t)erlieren @ie greunbe unb Sln&ertoanbte, SSer* 
 mogen unb SSaterfanb. J)urc^ mi(^, in mir mitffen (ie 
 atte biefe^ tt)ieberfinben r ober id) ^abe ba 3Serberben 
 
 20 ber SiebenStoiirbigften $tye& eft^Ied^t^ auf nteiner 
 @eele, Saffen @ie mid) feine 3 u fe n ft benfen, n?o id) 
 mid) felbft ^affen mitpte. 9Mn, nid^t^ foil mid) fjier 
 fanger ^alten. 25on biefem Slugenbticfe an will ii) bem 
 Unredjte, ba^ mir ^ier n?iberfat)rt, nidtjts ate 
 
 25 tung entgegenfefeen. 3fft biefe^ 8anb bie SBelt? 
 ^ier attein bie @onne auf? 393o barf id) nidjt 
 men? SBeld^e Sienfte tirirb man mir t)erlt)eigern ? llnb 
 mu^te id) fie unter bem entfernteften immel fut^en : 
 fotgen @ie mir nur getroft, liebfte SWinna ; e^ foil un 
 
 30 an nicfjts fel)len. Qtf) ^abe einen greunb, ber mid) 
 gern unterftiifet. 
 
Sed?fter 2luftrttt. 15t 
 
 Setter 2tuftrttt. 
 
 (Sin gelbjager. to. XcU^cint. 2)a8 grautetn. 
 
 f a. 
 
 tttbem fte ben gdbjager gefoaljr totrb. @t ! 6ft 
 gcgcn ben Selbifiger. $ U ItJCttt tDOQeU @te ? x 
 
 2>er 
 
 tjetm. - 2U), @tc fmb e j[a fcftft 5mem err 2Kajor, 5 
 
 ntglti^e @anbftf)retben ba er au femer Srieftafc^e ttimmt 
 
 an @te ju iibergebetu 
 
 9ln mid)? 
 
 $er gelbiagcr. ^ufolge ber 8uf f thrift - 
 $a ^raulcitt. granjt^fa, f)orft bu ? SDer S^et)alter 10 
 ^at bodj toafyr gerebet! 
 
 2)Cr ^clbjagct tnbem Xett^etm ben 93rtef nttnmt. %i) Uttt Uttt 
 
 ^Serset^ung, err 2Kajor ; @ie fatten e^ bereitS geftern 
 er^attett f otten ; aber e ift mir nicf)t tnogltd) genjefen, 
 @ie au^jufragen, (Srft fyeute auf ber ^arabe ^abe id) 15 
 2Bol)nung Don bent 8eutnant SRiccaut erfa^ren. 
 ntibtgeS granletn, ^5ren @ie? 
 
 Ktmfter. ,,3Bie ^et^en ber 
 fter ba brau^ cmf bie breite ^5(a^? w 
 
 to* SelHjeim, ^(^ bin 3f)^ e ^ fur -3^re 3Jtit^e fef)r 20 
 Derbunben, 
 Scr ^elbjagcr* g^ ift meine c^utbigfeit, err 
 
 jpr. eljt afi. 
 
158 HItnna mm Barnljelm. 
 
 Stebenter Jluftrttt. 
 to. XcH^cim. S)a grauletn. gran$i$fa. 
 
 to. Seflfjetm* 20), mein granlein, toa Ijabe id) Ijier ? 
 2Ba ent^att biefeS djreiben? 
 
 2>a ^raulcim 3^1 ^i n n ^^ fefuQt, tnetne Sleugierbc 
 fo mett ju erftreden. 
 
 5 ti 2:ctt^ctm* 3Ste ? @te trentten tnetn @d)t<f fat noc^ 
 t)on bent 3^9 en ? ^ er ^arum fte^' id) an, e$ ju 
 erbrec^en? (S fann nttd^ nt^t unglMttcfyer mac^en, 
 al^ ii) bin ; nein, liebfte 9JZinna, e^ fann un^ nit^t 
 unglitd tidier ma^en, tooljl abet gliirf ticker ! @r* 
 
 10 fauben @ie, mein griiulein ! erbrt^t unb iteft ben ricf, 
 
 ber SSirt an bte jcne gcfc^It^ctt fommt. 
 
 2Iuftrttt. 
 
 3) c r 28 i r t 2)iciBorigcn. 
 
 $er SBtrt gcgcn bic ^ranjisfo. 33ft ! mein frf)5neS Stnb ! 
 auf ein 2Bort! 
 
 ^rattjt^fa Me n$ t^m na^ert. err SBirt ! ctot^ lt)ir 
 15 imffen fctbft norf) nic^t, ad in bem 33riefe ftefjt. 
 
 2>cr aSirt 2Ber toil! torn Sriefe it)iffen ? ^ 
 fontnte be 9tinge megen. 3)a gndbige grciulein mu^ 
 mir i^n gteicf) miebergeben. 3uft ift ba, er foil ifjn 
 iDteber einlofen, 
 
 20 $a3 ^taulcttt bie ftc^ inbes slei^foas bem SSirte gena^ert. @agen 
 
 @ie ^uften nur, ba^ er fcfjon eingeloft fei ; unb fagen 
 @ie it)tn nut toon toent : tion ntir. 
 
g. Haunter 2Iuftritt. 159 
 
 2>er SSJirt 3lber- 
 
 3d) nefjme atteS auf mid) ; gef)en 
 
 ie bO(J) ! 2>er SSirt gefjt afc. 
 
 Heunter ^uftritt. 
 
 t). XeHIjeim. 2)a$ grauleiti. 
 
 SfranjiSfcu llnb nun, gnabigeS graufein, taffen @ie 
 eS mit bem armen 2ftajor gut fein v ^^ 5 
 
 2>a3 ^riitleim O, itber bie 33orbitterin ! 2lt ob ber 
 Snoten fid) nid^t ton fetbft batb tofen mii^te, 
 
 t>* SeUfjCUtt nac^bem er gelejen, mit ber Ie6^afte[ten ^ii^rung. 
 
 er ^at fid) audj ^ier nid)t terteugnet ! O mein 
 tein, tuet^e ere^tigleit ! tt)et^e nabe ! S5a^ ift 10 
 mefyr, at^ i^ ertt)artet ! 2ftef)r ate i^ fcerbiene ! - 
 9Kein tud , meine (Sfyre, atte^ ift ttrieberl)ergeftettt ! $tf) 
 
 [ ? Snbem toieber in ben 93rief fte^t, ol um ftc^ 
 
 n. 9?ein, fein 53(enbtt)erf meiner SBitnfdje I 
 lef en @ie fetbft, mein grautein ; lef en @ie fetbft ! 15 
 $i) bin nid^t fo unbefc^eiben, err 
 
 t>. Sett^ctm* Unbefc^eiben? S)er ^Brief ift an mid), 
 an Stytn ^ett^eim, 2ftinna. r entfjatt, tua^ 3^nen 
 ^^r Df)eim nid^t ne^men fann. <Sie miiffen it)n tefen ; 20 
 tefen @ie bo^! 
 
 Sraulcttt* SBenn ^^nen ein efatten bamit ge= 
 
 etr 9ftaior @ie ntmmt ben Srief unb tteft. 
 
 Jiein tieber 2ftaior t)on Jett^eim! 
 tue (Sud) gu tt)iffen, ba ber anbel, ber micf) 25 
 
 r^ 
 
160 ITTimta con Barnfyelm. 
 
 urn (Sure gfyre beforgt marfjte, fid) ju gitrem SSorteil 
 anfgeftart fyat. Sftein 4Brnber toar be$ SfJafyern baDon 
 unterridjtet, nnb fein 3engni$ ^ u $ fifr me ^ r &!$ 
 nnfdjulbtg erllart. 5Dtc offtaat^laffe ^at Orbre, (Sut^ 
 
 5 ben betpu^ten SBedjfet luteber au^juliefern unb bte ge* 
 tanen 3Sorf(J)uffe ju begafjten ; and) fyabe id) befo^ten, 
 bap atfe, H)a^ bte gelbfrteg^faffen ttriber @nre SRec^^ 
 nnngen nrgieren, ntebergeft^tagen tDerbe. SKelbet mir, 
 ob (Sncf) (Snre efnnbf)ett ertanbt, mieber SMenfte gn 
 
 lone^men. 3c^ mod^te nidjt gern einen 9)?ann Don 
 gnrer 53rat)onr nnb !Den!nng^art entbe^ren. Qtf) bin 
 Sner ttjo^taffefttonierter S5ntg :c." 
 
 *. Sett^etm. 5ytnn, tt)a^ fagen (Ste ^ierjn, ntein 
 granletn ? 
 
 15 $tt$ J5rtittleitt inbem fte ben Srief iuiebct aufantmenf^tcigt unb suriicf- 
 
 to. SeUljeuiu 
 
 $a f$rattlettu tf) i a : && Ofyr $8nig, ber ein 
 grower 9ftann ift, and) tool)! ein gnter 2ftann fein mag. 
 20 3lber toaS gefyt mid) ba$ an? @r ift nidjt metn 
 f onig. 
 
 tj. ^ett^ctm* Unb fonft fagen ie nii^t^ ? 9ttd)t$ Don 
 SRndfic^t anf nnS fetbft? 
 
 2>a^ S^ tt l e ^ @' e treten toieber in feine 2)ienfte ; ber 
 25 > err SJiaior ttrirb Dberftientnant, Dberft Diel(eid)t. 3d) 
 gratnliere Don erjen. 
 
 ti Scfl^etm, Unb @ie fennen micf) nid^t beffer? 
 
 ^etn, ba mir ba^ IM fo Diel pritcfgibt, a(^ genng ift, 
 
 bte aBiinfcfje eine Derniinftigen 3Wanne^ gn befriebtgen, 
 
 30 fott e einjig Don metner 3)Jtnna ab^angen, ob ii) fonft 
 
iJunft;r 2Iuf3ug. tteuntcr Zfoftritt. 161 
 
 nodj iemcmbett nrieber jugeljoren foil ate ifyr. 
 )ienfte attein iei mein gauges 8eben genribmet! )ie 
 JDienfte bet rofcen finb gefaljrlid) unb fofjnen ber 
 TOfye, be$ ^ttmngeS, ^ er (Sntiebrigung nidjt, bie fie 
 foften. SJUnna ift feine t)on ben (tte(n r bie in ifyren 5 
 aJfannern ntd^t ate ben ttel unb bie g^renftette Itebcn. 
 @ie tDirb mid) nm mid^ felbft lieben, unb id) tuerbe um 
 fie bie ganje SBett tiergeffen. Qd) tuarb otbat au^ 
 ^arteili^leit, itf) ti)ei felbft nidjt fiir tDefdje ^olitifc^e 
 runbfa^e, unb au^ ber title, bag e$ fitr feben et)t^ 10 
 lidjen 3Kann gut fei, fid) in biefem tanbe eine 3eit- 
 tang ju t^erfu^en, um fid) mit atfem, ft)a^ efa^r 
 Ijeijst, t)ertrauti(^ p ma^en unb Safte unb (Sntf^toffen^ 
 ^eit gu ternen. 9?ur bie au^erfte 9?ot I)atte micf) stt)ingen 
 I5nnen, au^ biefem SSerfuc^e eine Seftimmung, au bie- is 
 fer getegenttic^en Sef^aftigung ein anbtoerf ju ma- 
 c^en. 3lber nun, ba mii^ ni(^t mefyr jtDingt, nun ift 
 mein ganger S^rgeij mieberum einjig unb alfein, ein 
 rutyiger unb jufriebener 2ftenfd) gu fein, S)er toerbe 
 id) mit 3^t)nen r fiebfte DJiinna, unfelpar twerben ; ber 20 
 toerbe id) in ^t)rer efettfc^aft un&eranbertidj bfeiben, 
 3)iorgen berbinbe un$ ba^ ^eitigfte 53anb ; unb fo- 
 bann iDoden tt)ir um un$ fef)en unb tDotfen in ber gan- 
 jen tueiten betoofynten 2Be(t ben ftittften, ^eiterften, la- 
 djenbften SBinM fut^en, bem jum ^arabiefe nic^t^ fe^It 25 
 ate ein gliicf (i^e^ *i}5aar. a tootten tt)ir tuo^nen ; ba 
 folt Jeber unfrer Jage 2Ba$ ift ^^nen, mein 
 
 bie fic^ unruljig ^in unb ^er toenbet unb ifjre JRu^rung 
 
 55tautettt w faffenb. @ie finb fe^r graufam, Jell* 30 
 
162 ITtinna r>on 
 
 Ijetm, mir ein Ittd fo rctjcnb barjaftetten, bem id) 
 entfagen muj^ 3Rctn SBcrluft 
 
 tu SeJttjetnu 3$r1Berfttft? 28a3 nennen ie Qfytn 
 93erluft ? 2ltte$, tw$ 9ftinna Derlteren fonnte, tft nidjt 
 
 s 2)ttnna. @ie finb nod) ba3 fiifcefte, tiebftdjfte, Ijolbfefigfte 
 efc!)opf unter ber onne, gan^ iite unb ro^mut, 
 gang Unfdjutb unb greube ! SDann unb tDann ein 
 ffeiner 2)MtniIIe; ^ier unb ba ein ttenig (Sigenfinn- 
 befto beffer ! bcfto beffer ! 3Kinna tt)tire fonft ein (5nge(, 
 
 10 ben id) mit djaubern t)ere^ren mit^te, ben id) ni^t 
 
 lonnte. Grgrelft i^re ^onb, fie su ttiffen. 
 
 SBie auf einmarjo tiertinbert? -5ft biefer 
 c^etnbe, ftitrmifdje 8ieb^aber ber lalte Jetl^eim ? 
 is fonnte nur fein hrieberfefyrenbeS tit(J i^n in biefe 
 geuer fe^en? Sr erlaube mir, ba id) bei feiner flie- 
 genben i^e fitr un$ beibe Uberlegung befjalte. 2lte 
 er fetbft iiberlegen fonnte, fyijrte id) tt)n fagen : fei 
 eine nic^t^tDitrbige 8iebe, bie fein Sebenfeh trage, if)ren 
 egenftdnb ber SJeracljtung au?|ufe|en. 9?ed)t ; aber 
 id) beftrebe mic^ einer eben fo reinen unb ebeln Siebe 
 
 3J?onari^ um i^n bemirbt, fottte id) jugeben, ba^ er fid) 
 
 Derliebten !Jraumereien mit mir iiberlieBe? ba^ ber ru^m- 
 
 25 tiolle ^rieger in einen tanbelnben <Sd)ttfer au^arte? 
 
 9tein, err 3fta{or, folgen Sie bem SBinf ^IjreS beffern 
 
 t) ScB^ctut* 9?un tDof)U 2Benn ^^nen bie gro^e 
 
 reijenber ift, DJlinna, wo^l ! fo befyafte un bie grope 
 
 so SBett! aS3ie flein, ttrie annfelig tft bie gro|e SBelt! 
 
^unfter 21^3113. Heuntcr 2liiftrtti 163 
 
 @te fennen fie nur erft turn ifyrer glitterfeite. 2lber 
 gettrif;, 9JHnna, te toerben S3 f ei ! 33iS bafyin, tool)! ! 
 
 foil ^fjren 33oftfommenf)eiten ntdjt an IBcttunbrcrn 
 fefylen, unb meinem lnde trnrb e$ nidjt an ^eibern 
 gebredjen. 5 
 
 ^rauletn* 9?etn Jel^etm, fo tft e^ nic^t gemetnt ! 
 .^tf) toetfe @tc in bte grofje SBelt, auf bie Sa^n bet 
 (f)re priid, o^ne 3^ e ^ bafjin folgen jn toollen* 
 Sort braucfyt Xell^etm eine nnbefdjottene attin! in 
 
 tierfaufene^ graulein, ba fid) itjm an ben 10 
 getoorfen 
 
 tl* ScB^Ctm auffa^renb imb toilb urn ft<^ fe^enb. SSet batf fo 
 
 fpred^en? 90j, 3Ktnna, ir^ erf^recfe tor tnir felbft, 
 toenn it^ mir fcorftelle, ba^ Jemanb anber^ biefe^ gefagt 
 fycitte ate @ie 9Keine SBut gegen i^n toiirbe ol^ne @ren- is 
 ^en fetn, 
 
 2>a gfrauleuu 9Jun ba ! S)a^ eben beforge ic^, @ie 
 toitrben ntd)t bte geringfte @pi)tterei iiber mid) bnlben, 
 unb bod) toitrben ie tcigti^ bte bitterften ein^nne^men 
 fyaben, Surg r ^bren te alfo, Xett^eim, tua^ ic^ feft 20 
 befcfyloffen, motion mtcf) ntd^t^ in ber SBelt abbringen foil 
 
 tu Sett^cim* SI)e @te an^reben, grautein, id) be* 
 f(f)tt)ore @te, 9)iinna ! itberlegen @ie e^ nod) etnen 
 5lugenbticE , baft @ie mir ba^ Urtetf iiber ?eben nnb Job 
 fpre^en ! - 25 
 
 2>a $rauletn, O^ne toettere Uberlegnng ! @o ge^ 
 mift id) Qtyntn ben Sting jnritdgegeben, mtt toefcfyem 
 @ie mir edentate ^^e 2reue tjerpfltrfitet, fo gelutft @ie 
 biefen namlidfjen SRtng jurntfgenommen, fo getnift foil 
 bte nngUtd(id)e 4Barn^eIm bte attin be glitdH^ern so 
 eflljeimS nie toerben! 
 
164 ITttnna con Barnfyelm. 
 
 to, Xeflljetttu Unb permit bredjen ie ben tab, gran- 
 fein? | 
 
 fraufeitt* / ^ku^it.-4|LjGyttem_ ba$ fefte 33anb 
 Stebe. ^ic' gliictid)e Sarnfyelm ta)itn|djle nur f iir 
 5 ben glMltd)en Jettfyehn jn leben* 2lud) bie ttngtucf(id)e 
 Sftinna fyatte fid) enbtit^ iiberreben laffen, ba Unglud 
 i^re^ greunbeS burd) fid), e^ fei jn tierme^ren ober p 
 linbern, Sr bemerlte e {a tool)!, el)e biefer ^rief 
 anfam, ber atle {eid)^eit jtoifc^en nn toieber auffjebt, 
 10 toie fe^r gnm t^ein id) mid) nnr nod) toeigerte. 
 
 t> XeC^ctm* 3ft ba$ toaf)r, mein grantein? 3^ banlt 
 3^tten, Sfiinna, bap ie ben tab nod) nid)t gebrod^en. 
 ie tootten nnr ben ungIMItd)en Jefl^eim? @r ift 
 gn fyaben. ait. ^d) empfinbe eben, bap e mir nnan- 
 15 ftanbig ift, biefe fpate ered)tigfeit anjunet)men; bap e$ 
 beffer fein toirb, toenn id) ba, toa^ man burd) etnen fo 
 fd)impftic^en SSerbad^t entefyrt t)at, gar nic^t 
 lange. $a, id) toiH ben 33rief nic^t befommen 
 S)a^ fei alle, toa^ id) baranf anttoorte nnb tne! 3 
 
 20 Segriffe, in ju jerrei^en. 
 
 ^vttulcttt ba ifym in bie anbe greift. SBa$ toolten ie, 
 
 Sett^cim. ie befil^en. 
 
 fratttcttt* alten ie ! 
 25 t>. SelHjetttu graulein, er ift nnfefyfbar jerrtffen, toenn 
 ie nid)t batb \id) anber^ erflaren, 2tt$bann toollen 
 toir boc^ fefyen, toa^ ie noc^ toj^a 1 .. niicTj "rtngixtoenben 
 ^aben! 
 
 2>a f5 r ttulcm. SBie ? in bief em Jone ? o f ott id), 
 so fo mn$ id) in meinen eignen 9Ingen t)erci{^tli(^ toerben ? 
 
 
MINNA 
 
iinfter Bttfeug. ttcunter 2luftritt. 165 
 
 iRumnermeljr ! @ tft erne ntrfjtStoiirbtge treatur, bte 
 fie!) nidfjt fcfyamt, tfjr ganged IM ber blinben ffitlify 
 !ett etneS 9JJanne ju fcerbanfen! 
 
 tu Seflfyetttu gal|(^, jjrunbfalfd) ! 
 
 2a0 ?5raulcttt. SBoQen @ie e toagen, 3^ re e ^9 ne 5 
 3tebe in meinem SJJunbe ju fdjelten? 
 
 t>. SeK^eim. (Sop^iftin! @o entefjrt fit^ ba^ fd&it* 
 (^ere efdjlerfjt bttrd) atte^, n?a^ bem ftarleren ntcf)t 
 anfte^t? @o foil fid) ber 2Kann atle^ erlauben, toa$ 
 bem SBeibe gejietnt? SBelc^e^ beftimmte bte S^atur 3ur 10 
 anbern? 
 
 * 33eruf)tgen @ie fid^, Xetl^eitn ! 
 tuerbe ni^t ganj o^ne @d)u fein, lt)enn t^ fd^on bte 
 )re be^ ^^rtgen au^f^Iagen mn^ @o t^tel mu^ mtr 
 immer not^ tr>erben, at^ bte S^ot erforbert. Qfy ^abe 
 mtcf) bet unferm e(anbten melben laffen. (Sr will tnt(f) 
 nodf) fyeute fpredfjen* offentftc^ tt)irb er fid) meiner 
 anne^men. te tit DerjTteftt. grlauben @ie, err 
 
 ** Sett^ctm* ^ tDerbe @tc begleiten, gnabige^ 20 
 graulein. 
 
 ^, err Sftajor ; taffen @tc 
 
 ti. SeK^einu @^er foil <JI) r fatten tc uerlaffcn ! 
 
 @ie nur, mein grautein, tootjin @tc luollen, 25 
 jit toem @te wolfen, Uberaff^ an 33efannte unb Unbe^ 
 fannte tt)itt id) e erjaljlen, in Q^ rcr egetttoart be^ 
 Staged fjunbertmat ersa^ten, toetdje Sanbe @ie an mi^ 
 Derfnitpfen, au^ cl^cm graufamen igenfinne @ie 
 biefe Sanbe trennen tuotten 30 
 
166 UTinna r>on Barrtljelm. 
 
 gefynter Jluftritt. 
 3ufl 2>ie SBorigem 
 
 . err 3)Za{or ! err 
 SRun? 
 
 $ommen ie bod) gefd)ttrinb, gefdjtirinb! 
 to. SettJjeim* 2$a$ foil id)? 3 U m * r *) er ' 
 5 
 
 inbe feeifeitc ur SranjWfa. SJ'Zerfft bit 
 
 O, @ie ttttoarmfyerjtge ! $3) ^abe ^ter 
 10 geftanben tute auf So^Ien ! 
 
 tj. ZeflJjetm jugufi 2Ba^ fagft bu? a^ ift md)t 
 
 tUOgUd^ ! @te ? Snbem cr bag ^ulein totlb anblicft. ag' 
 
 e^ laut; fag' e^ tl)r tn efit^t ! dren @ic bod), 
 mem grauletn ! 
 
 is 3ttf* er SBtrt fagt, ba^ grduletn Don arn^clm 
 ^abe ben Sting, toelcfjen id^ bet t^m derfet^t, jn ftc^ ge- 
 nommen ; fie fyabe i^n fitr ben ifyrigen erfannt nnb 
 tDoIIe ifyn nidjt tDteber l)erau^geben. 
 
 to, e(Hjetttu 3ft ba^ toa^r, mein grdttfein ? 
 20 ba$ fann ni(^t ma^r f em ! 
 
 a 5 r ^ulcm lac^einb. Unb 
 SBantm fann e$ nirf)t tt)a^r fein? 
 
 iitt ^eftifl. 9lnn, fo fei e3 U)af)r ! SSetd; 
 8id)t r ba^ mir anf einmal aufgegangen ! -y--. 
 25 Sinn erlenne @ie, bie ^alf^e, bie Ungetreue ! 
 
 Sa ^rauletn erf^nxfen. SBer? tner ift biefe Ungetrene? 
 to. Scfl^eim, @ie, bie icf) nid)t met)r nennen luill! 
 
Junftcr 2Iuf3ug. (Sifter 2Juftrttt. 16 T 
 
 $rthtlcuu STeUljeim! 
 
 to* eff!jetttu 23ergeffen @te meinen ^Jtamen! @ie 
 . fatnen Ijterljer, mit mir ju bredjen. (3 ift flar! 
 ber 3uf aft f o gern bem Sreulofen juftatten f ommt ! 
 
 6r ftt^rtc "Soften ^Ijren 9ting m bte anbe. 
 
 SlrgUft mu^te mir ben memtgen 
 
 2)a $rau(etiu Jell^eim, tua^ fitr e[penfter fetyen 
 te! gaffen fie fief) boc^ unb ^5ren @ie tnic^. 
 
 3fratttfa fur ft^. 9?un mag fie 
 
 (Elfter 2luftrttt. 
 
 SBcrncr mit etnem iBeittet elb. t>. Sell c int. 
 grauleiit. 
 
 SSerner. ier bin i(^ fcfton, err 9^a{or!- 10 
 
 n* Seflfjeim o^ne t^n an^ufe^en. SBer t)erfangt bid^ ? 
 
 SSerner. ier ift elb, taufenb ^iftoten! 
 
 t>. SeHijewu ^^ toitt fie nic^t! 
 
 aScrner. 3Korgen !onnen @ie, err aftajor, itber no^ 
 einmat fo die! befeljlen. 15 
 
 . Seijafte bein elb! 
 ift }a ^^r elb, er 
 gtaube, @ie fe^en ntcfjt mit tocm @ie 
 
 to. SeWjettm 3Beg bamit! fag' id). 
 
 aBerner. 3Ba^ fet)(t ^nen? Qtf) bin SBerner. 20 
 
 tj. SeC^cim. 3lIIe itte ift 93erftetlung, aCe tcnft* 
 fertigfeit ^Betrug. jui(jyij 
 aSenter. tlt bae mir ? 
 
 ^ SelHjetttu 9Bie bn rtritlft! 
 
 aScrncr. ^rf) t>abe {a nur ^Ijren Sefe^f dotljogen, 25 
 
168 ITCinna t?on 
 
 t>, Seflfjetttu @o Doltgie^e and) ben unb patle bid) ! 
 
 SBerner. err 9}?ajor ! argents id) bin ein 2Jienfd) 
 
 to* SeHljeim. )a bift bn ttmS 9?ed)t$! 
 
 SBcrncn )er and) OaHe Ijat 
 
 iJ* Sed^cim* ut ! atte ift no^ ba^ befte, toa^ tt)ir 
 
 bitte 
 
 to. SeUljeittu 9Bie t)ielntal foil id) bir e$ fagen? Qd) 
 brandje bein elb nidjt! 
 10 SBcrner jomtg. 9inn, fo brand)' e, toer ba tmft! 
 
 ^nbem er im ben SBeutel i>or bie gttfje toirft unb beifeite ge^t. 
 
 2)a ^raulcin gur ^ranjisia. 21^ Hebe granst!a r t^ 
 fyatte bir fotgen follen, Qd) Ijabe ben c^erg jn tneit 
 getrieben. S)o(^ er barf mid) \a nnr ^5ren aufi$n 
 
 15 juge^enb. 
 
 ^tttltjt^fd bie o^ne bem ^fraulein ju anttuorten, fid) SBernem : 
 
 err SBac^tmeifter ! 
 SSetner murnf^ 
 ^attjt^fa. n! toa^ finb ba^ fitr 9Kanner! 
 
 f^ingern nagt, ba eftd^t toegtoenbet unb nid?t3 ^idrt. S'iein, ba^ tft 
 
 jn arg! dren @ie mid) bod^! @te betriigen fid)! 
 n bto^e^ 3DWf;t)erftcinbni$, Stell^eim! (Ste tootten 
 ^^e SRinna nid)t l^oren? $tfnnen @ie einen fotcfjen 
 25 3Serbad)t faffen? Qd) mit Qfyntn bredjen iDotlen? 
 $d) barnm f)ergefommen? 5 
 
tfiinfter Slufsug* gutflfter Bnftritt. 169 
 
 gtDoIfter 2Iuftrttt 
 
 3&>ei SBebiente nad) einanocr oon toerfdjiebenen @ettcn ilbcr 
 ben @aal taiifettb. Die 35 o r i g c tu 
 
 $er cine Sebiente. (SnabtgeS graulein, ^Ijro Sjrjettetij, 
 
 2>er anbere Scbiente* @r !omntt, gnabtge^ grau- 
 lent ! 
 
 bie an genfter gelaufen. @r tft 6$ ! Ct tft 66 ! 5 
 
 ^rauleitt. 3ft er'3? O nun gcfc^totnb, SCctt* 
 Ijeim 
 
 t>. SeH^etm auf einmal 3u ftd^ felbft f ommenb. 9Bet ? iDCt lommt ? 
 
 S'ljr Oljeim, grauletn? btefer graitfame Dfyeim? 8affen 
 . @tc tljtt nur lommen ; taffen @ie i^n nnr fommen ! 10 
 gitrc^ten @tc nid)t^! @r fott @ie mit letnem SJttcfe 
 betetbtgen bitrfen ! @r fyat e mit mir gu tun - 
 3*Dar Derbtenen @te e$ urn mid) nic^t 
 
 3)a3 graulcin. ef(^tt)inb umarmen @te mtcf), Sett* 
 ^etnt, unb tjergeffen @ic aQc 15 
 
 t>. Scttfjcim. a, menn i(i) toit^te, baft <Sie e6 bereuen 
 f dnnten ! 
 
 3>a3 ^raulctn. 9Zein r id) lann e nt^t bereuen, mir 
 ben Slnblid: ^ re ^ gan^en erjen^ tjerfc^afft gu I)aben! 
 2H), tDa^ finb @tc fftr ein 9ftann! Umarmen @ie 20 
 3fyre ^Ktnna, Qtye gtitcf (td)e SUJinna ! aber bur^ ni(J)t^ 
 glMHdjer ate burd^ @tc! eie taat i^m in we rme. Unb nun 
 ifym entgegen ! 
 
 tu S:eHf)etm. SBem entgegen? 
 
 iiu T)em beften 3^^r unbelannten $reunbe. 25 
 
170 ITtinna son Barnfyelm. 
 
 )em rafen, meinem O)eint, tneinem 
 33ater, 3^rem 23ater. 2Reine glncfyt, fein Untoitte, meine 
 gnterbung ; fyoren ie benn nid)t, baft atteS erbtrfitet 
 ift ? 8eid)tgtaubiger fitter ! 
 *. SeKljeittu (Srbtdjtet ? 2lber ber SRing ? ber SRing ? 
 fjraulcm* S5So ^aben te ben SRhtg, ben tc^ 
 suritdgegeben ? 
 Seffijeim, @ie ne^men i^n toteber? O, fo bin 
 
 10 2)a ^ttlcttt* @o befe^en @te t^n bod^ erft! D 
 uber bte 33(tnben, bte ntrf)t fe^en Pollen! 2SeW)er 
 9ttng ift e^ benn? ben id) Don Qfynen I)abe, ober ben 
 @ie t)on mir? Qft e benn ntdjt eben ber, ben id^ 
 in ben anben be 2Birt^ nidjt laffen ttjotfen? 
 
 15 t>. SeflJjemu ott! toa fe^ id^? toaS ^or' ic^? 
 
 ^Ca ^raulcim @ott ic^ i^n nnn tDieberne^men ? foil 
 id) ? eben @ie ^er, geben @ie ^er ! ane 
 
 ber ^anb unb ftedtt i^n im fclbft an ben finger. 9Znn? ift 
 
 ri^tig ? 
 
 20 D* Xctt^Ctm* 9BO bin id)? S^re ^anb Zilffenb. ), bo^- 
 
 Rafter (Snget! mi^ fo jn qud(en! 
 
 gfrattleitu iefe^ gur ^robe, tnein lieber e- 
 baB ie mir nie einen trad) fpielen fotfen, 
 o^ne ba ii^ 3 : ^ nen wfy Qttitf) barauf mieber einen fjriele. 
 25 Senfen @ie, baft ie mid) nid)t and) gequalt fatten ? 
 u Sctt^ctm. O ^omobiantinnen, id^ fjatte cuc^ bod) 
 fennen fotlen. 
 
 ^ranji^fa*. ?Jein r tnafyrfjaftig ; ic^ bin jur Somobian- 
 tin t)erborben. $fy ^abe gejittert nnb gebebt nnb mir 
 so mit ber anb ba^ 9Jlaut ju^atten miiffen* 
 
^iinfter 2Iuf3iig D^efjnter Ztuftrttt. 171 
 
 ftrauleuu 8ctd&t ift mir meme SRotte and) nidjt 
 getoorben, 3lber fo fommen iebod)! ^^^ 
 
 *>. SeflJjeim. , 9?od) fann id) mid) nidjt erfjoten. 2Bte 
 toof)l, nrie angftlidj tft mtr! @o ertpa^t man pfe|H4 
 au$ etnem f^redf)aften STraume! 5 
 
 SBtr jaubern, 
 
 Jtuftettt 
 
 2)er raf toon 23rud)fart toon toerfdjiebenen SBebienten unb 
 bem SBtrte begleitet. 2)ic ^origen. 
 
 raf tm ^eretntreten. @ie tft bodj glncfftdj angelangt? 
 
 tngt. SO), mein 
 2)er raf. )a bin i(^ r tiebe SJJinna! <s 
 
 en Xea^etm getoa^r ttrirb. SSier- 10 
 
 nnbjtDanjig tnnben erft Ijier, nnb fc^on Selanntf^aft, 
 nnb fdjon efettf^aft? 
 
 Sraulctn. 9Jaten @tc, n^er e^ ift? 
 
 raf. od^ nid)t bein STed^eim? 
 
 ^raulein. SBer fonft ate er ? - ^ommen @ie, 15 
 
 t bem raf en sufii^irenb. 
 
 2>er raf. TOein err, tDir Ijaben nn^ nte gefe^en ; 
 aber bei bem erften 3lnbIt(J gfanbte ic^, @ie jn er* 
 fennen. -3d) tnitnfdfjte, ba^ @ie e$ fein m5(^ten. \\rn- 
 armen @ie midE), @ie fyaben meine t)o((ige od)adj- 20 
 tnng. $$ bitte nm i^re grennbfcfjaft. 3Keine 9tidjte, 
 meine Softer liebt @ie. 
 
 2)a ^raulcitt. 3)a^ njiffen @ie r mein SSater ! Unb 
 ift fie btinb, meine 8tebe? 
 
 Der raf. Sfcin, 9JJinna, beine ?iebe ift nid)t blinb ; 25 
 aber bein Siebtjaber ift ftnmm. 
 
172 ZTlmna con 23cmfielm. 
 
 ft$ t$m in Me Slrtne toerfenb. gaffcn @te mid) JU 
 
 mir fetbft lommen, mem 2?ater! 
 
 2>er raf, (go rerfjt, mein @ot)n! 3$ ^re e; 
 toenn bein SJhmb nitfjt plaubern lann, fo faun betn 
 5 erj boc^ reben* Qd) bin fonft ben Offtsteren t)on 
 biefer garbe out x&wmz uniform toetfcnb eben nt^t gut, 
 )odj @ie finb ein e^rttdjer 9)umn, SeQ^etm, unb ein 
 e^rlt^er 9ftann mag (tecfen, in iDelc^em Sfeibe er \viil, 
 man mu^ ifyn tieben 
 10 . 2)a^ Sfraulehu SO, tuenn @ie alle^ nniftten ! 
 
 2)cr raf. 2Ba$ ^inbert^, ba^ ic^ ntd)t alle$ er- 
 faf)re? S33o finb meine ,3umn er / err SBfet?. 
 
 SBoflen 3^) ro ?3 e] tten5 nnr bte nabe 
 fyereinsutreten. 
 15 er raf* Somm, 3fttnna ! Sommen @ie r err 2fta- 
 
 c^t mit bem SCBirte unb ben Sebtenten ab. 
 
 Sommen ie, elfl)eim! 
 d) folge _3^nen ^ en Slugenblitf, mein 
 grantetn. 9?nr not^ ein SBort mit biefem 2)?anne ! egen 
 
 20 SBernem ftd^ toenbcnb. 
 
 ffraulcm* Unb Ja ein red^t gnte^ ; mid) biinft, 
 notig, granji^la, nicf)t 
 
 fen na$. 
 
 . XeHtjeim. SSerner. 3uft. 
 tl Scflfjcint auf ben 93eutel toeifenb, ben 2Bemer toeggetuorfen. iet r 
 
 25 Suft ! t)ebe ben Seutet auf unb trage tt)n nad) aufe, 
 
 eb ! Suft bamit ab. 
 
^iinftcr 2Iuf3ug, 8nf sinter tfuftritt 173 
 
 ber nod? immer miirrifd) im SBinfel geftanben unb an 
 tetljunetymen gefd?ienen, inbem er ba3 Ijort. ^d, TlUtt ! 
 
 tu SeDHjetm bertrauitd& out t^n *uge$enb. Serner, toann fann 
 id) bie anbern taufenb ^Jiftolen tjaben? 
 
 'SBemer auf einmal toieber in feiner guten Saunc. SJJotgen, 6tr 5 
 
 3ftaj;or, tnorgen* 
 
 tj. Sctt^ciut. $d) brau(fjc bem @d)ulbner nic^t ju 
 toerben, aber i(^ tt)ttl betn 9?entmeifter fein. ud^ gut 
 Ijerjigen Seuten foflte man alien einen SSormunb fe^en* 
 - Qfy fetb etne 2lrt 2Serftf)lt)enber. Qtf) fjabe bic^ t)or^ 10 
 fytn erjiirnt, SBerner!- 
 
 aScrner. 33et metner armen @eele, {a ! 3$ ^ tte 
 aber bod) [o em Jdlpet ntrf)t fetn fotten* 9?un fet)' 
 td)^ tt)o^L 3d) berbtente ^nnbert gnt^teL 8affen @te 
 mtr fie and) ftf)on geben ; nnr better leinen roll, 15 
 Iteber 3JJaj;or! 
 
 b, Sett^eim. @roC ? 3^m bte ^anb briidcnb. 8te^ eS in 
 meinen 3lugen, tt)a^ id) bir ni(^t atte^ fagen fann. 
 a! tt)er ein beffere^ SRcibdjen nnb einen reblirfjern 
 grennb fyat al$ ii), ben tt)iC id) fet)en granji^fa, 20 
 nirfjt 
 
 ^unfjeljnter Jluftrttt 
 SSerner. gratt^isfa. 
 
 Stattji^fa ^r m. ^a geipi^, e ift ein gar gu guter 
 9D?ann! @o einer fontntt mir nic^t nneber t)or. g 
 
 ntU^ f)eratt$ ! <Sc^Uc^tern unb berfc^amt ftc SBemcrn nft^crnb. eiT 
 
 2Bad)tmeifter ! - 25 
 
 ber $$ bie Stugen toifd&t. 
 
174 ttttnna ton Bamfyelm, 
 
 err 2Bacf)tmeifter 
 
 SBcrncr* 2Ba$ nritt te benn, granenjitmnerdjen ? 
 
 granjisfa. @cy @r mid) nod) einmal an, gcrr SBadjt* 
 nteifter. 
 
 SBenter. Qtf) lann nod^ ntt^t; id) toei^ nid)t, iDa 5 
 tnir in bie 9lugen gelommen, 
 
 3fraitjt$fou o [e^ gr mi^ bod) an! 
 
 aScrner. ^^ fitr^te, id) ^abe @te fdjon ju Diel an= 
 gefe^en, grauenjimmerd)en ! 9?un, ba fe^ id^ (gie 
 ia! 2Sa^ gibt^ benn? 10 
 
 $rait5t3fa, err Sac^tmeifter, brandjt gr feine 
 gran SBa^tmeifterin ? 
 
 SSerner. ^ft ba^ i^r ($rnft, granensimmer^en ? 
 
 55ratt5ifa 3J?ein tjolliger! 
 
 SBerner, 3^9 e e ^^ au ^ m ^ ^ ac ^ ^erfien ? 15 
 SBo^in gr miQ! 
 
 etoiB? otfa! err 9)^aior! nidjt 
 getan! 9inn ^abe id) toenigften ein ebenfo 
 SJiabdjen nnb einen ebenfo reblid)en grennb al^ @ie! 
 eb' @ie mir 3^ anb, granenjimmer^en ! Sop^ ! 20 
 Uber je^n ^a^r, ift ie gran eneralin ober SHttoe ! 
 
 (Snbe be SPUmta bon SBarn^elm ober be 
 
6cn 3nf?alt bes Stiftfpiels. 
 
 - 
 
Stuftritt I. 1. Ser ift 3uft? 2. So flfct er? 3. SBon tuem 
 trciumt er? 
 
 a u f t r i 1 1 II. 1. Ser tritt jefet auf ? 2. Sie begriigt ber Sirt 
 ben 3uft? 3. Sie antmortet biefer? 4. Sie erftart ber Sirt bie 
 33erbrieglt<i)feit beg 3nft? 5. Sag aber ift ber ttrirtUdje runb 
 toon 3ujte $erbrieglci)t!eit? 6. Somit entfdjulbigt ftrf) ber Sirt? 
 7. Soburd) juc^t er 3uft aerfofjnlid) gu fttmmen? 8. 2Bte nemtt t^n 
 3u(l tro^bem? 9. SBarutn l)aU ber SDiener eg nid)t fiir red^t, bag 
 jetnem errrt ba8 ^intmer au^gerditmt n?urbe? 10. SSarum ^at ber 
 SBirt bag S" 11111 ^ auraumen laffen? 11. Sag fyat er bem 9Jiaj[or 
 bafiir gegeben? 12. Sag migfciUt 3uft an bem neuen 
 
 13. Sddje guten Stgenf(f)aften rii^mt ber Sirt an bem 
 
 14. Sag madjt 3uft ben $otf fo luarm? 
 
 21 nf trttt III. 1. Ser ruft jefet ben SDtener? 2. Ser ifl etl= 
 ^eim ? 3. giir toen pit i^n 3uft ? 4. Sag ttnrft ^ea^eim bem 3nft 
 ' oor? 5. 3n aield^er Setfe entf^ulbigt t^n ber Sirt? 6. Selcfyen 
 (Sntfrfjlug fagt elfl)eim, ba er bag 3t^^^ nirfj* er^altcn lann? 
 7. 3ft ber Sirt bamit jufrieben, bag Xetttjetm anggie^en miU ? 8. Ser 
 fofl nad^ beg Strteg 5lnfta^t bag Cuartier ranmen? 9. Sie nimmt 
 Xettfjeim btefen ^orft^Iag auf? 10. SeSljatb glaubt ber Sirt, bag 
 Xeuljetm elb genug gur SBegaijIung ^at? 11. So ^attc ber Sirt 
 ben SBentel mit etb gefunben? 12. Sie^iel @etb mar barin? 
 13. Segfalb bittet XeH^eim ben Sirt, i^n attein gn iaffen? 
 
 % n f t r i 1 1 IV. 1. Sag mod)te 3u jl am Uebften mit bem Sirt an* 
 fangen ? 2. Sag ttmr SeH^eimg ebanfe on 5Infang an ? 3. Sar= 
 urn mug aber XeEfjeim bie|e 9^ac^e nod) toerjdjieben? 4. Sem ge^ort 
 bag etb, tt)e(c^eg in bem @d)reibputte gefunben tuurbe ? 5. Sarum 
 tjat ber Sarfjtmeifter Serner bem 2ftajior bag elb gegeben? 6. Sag 
 
 177 
 
178 (fragen. 
 
 Ijatte Serner toon 3uft geljort ? 7. Sag toertangt jefct Xeflfjetm toon 
 3uft? 
 
 2luf tritt V. 1. Ser tritt jet cm? 2. Sarum ift tie 3)ante in 
 trailer? 3. Segljalb ftetyt fte fo toeranbert unb blag aug? 4. Sar= 
 um mug fte fo friilj git eltt)eim fomnten? 5. 3*1 toem retft tie 
 2>ame? 
 
 auf tritt VI. 1. 3n toelrfjem 2erl)aUnig ftanb eIH)eim $u bent 
 ber 2)ame ? 2. Seg^alb bnrfte Me S)ame nic^t abretjen, o^ne 
 gu 2:ell^eint gefomnten gu fetn? 3. 2Ba6 ^at Xett^etm nad) ber 
 3Jieinung ber 2)ame toerfegt? 4. SBelc^e 5lnttt)ort gibt iljr ber SRajtor, 
 ol fte barcmf befte^t, bag elb gn be$al)Ien ? 5. Sa tt)tH elll)eim f iir 
 ben ol^n ber )ame tnn? 6. Sa ^at ber berftorbene 9}Jarloff nocf) 
 toon bent Regiment gn er^alten ? 
 
 2[iiftrttt VII. 1. 2Bo tut SeWjeim nad^ i^rent gortgange? 
 2. Soaor fiircf)tet er jid^ ? 
 
 2Cuf tritt VIII. 1. SSa fur etne SBemegung ntad)t 3u(l, afe er in 
 ba Simmer tritt? 2. SBie entfc^ulbtgt 3uft fein 2lufccn ? 3. 
 ^atte 3uft toon jeinem errn er^alten? 4. Sietriel fc^ulbet ber 
 bent 3)iener ? 5. SSofiir f cf)u(bet er iljnt btefe @umme ? 6. 
 3uft bagegen feinem errn fc^ulbig? 7. SSofiir I)atte ber 3JJajor ba 
 etb ansgelegt? 8. 2Ba fagt Sett^eim toon ber <Scfmlb feincs Sic* 
 ner8? 9. 2Sarum tt)itt Sell^etm 3uft tjerftogen? 10. Sef^e 
 ftf)(e(I)ten (Stgenfdjaften n)trft i^m Xett^eim tior? 11. (Sqaljlen @ie bie 
 efd^tdhte toon bent $ubef, ben 3uft im toorigen SBtnter gerettet ^atte. 
 12. Sogtt entfdftcibet ftd^ XeU^eim in SBegug auf 3ufl? 13. Saritm 
 ^alt ftc^ 3ufl fiir unentbeljrUcf) ? 
 
 51 uf tritt IX. 1. 2BeIrf)e neue ^erfon fontmt ^inju? 2. Sen 
 fud^t ber SBebiente? 3. 2Ba foil berfelbe tnn? 4. Sonad) fragt 
 Xelt^eim? 5. Sarnm treig ber 53ebiente ben gamtltennamen nic^t? 
 
 6. Sarum ift ba grdulein nad^ S)rebcn gefommen? 7. 2Ba^ 
 tt)iinfcl)t ber 2ftaj[or ni^t gn tt)iffen ? 
 
 2luf tritt X. 1. SBarum mocftte eIII)eim ba au toerlaffen? 
 2. 2Ba gibt er 3nft? 3. Sag foil 3uft mit bent ffiinge tun? 
 4. Sa foil 3uft mit bem ^rlog be^a^Ien? 5. Sotyin foU er bie 
 @ad)en beg SKajorg Bringen? 6. So null ber 2)lajtor 3uft treffen? 
 
 7. Sag fott 3ufl nidjt toergeffen? 
 
SUftritt XL 1. So trug ellfjeim ben 9ting? 2. $ei cm 
 ttritt 3uft ben $ing tterfe^en? 3. Sarum gerabe bei bem Sirt? 
 
 ^uftrttt XII. 1. Ser tritt je^tauf? 2. Ser ift biefer Ser= 
 ner ? 3. So tommt Serner tyer ? 4. Sarum Ijat er eltt)eim tttdjt 
 getroffen? 5. Sag Ijat er mitgebradjt ? 6, Sag Ijat if)n abgeljatten, 
 efyer $u fommen ? 7. Sag erjd^tt Serner Don bem ^rin^en erat(iug ? 
 8. Sonad) fefjnt ftdj Serner luicbcr ? 9. egett \mn toitt er lampfen ? 
 10. SeSfjatb ^alt er e fiir gut, gegen bte Xiirfen jii lampfen? 11. Sa 
 Ijat Serner ntit feinettt ute Dor ? 12. Stebtet elb fjat er fiir ba^ 
 fetbe befommen ? 13. Sent toitt er bag elb bringen ? 14. Sa tuitt 
 SBcrncr auf bem Sftarft ? 15. ^immt 3uft ba6 elb an ? 16. Sag 
 tuotten 3uft unb Serner mit bem Sirt tun? 17. Setdje ^Icine ent= 
 wirft 3uft? 18. Sie fteEt jtd^ Serner ju biefen? 
 
 II. Slttfsug* 
 
 21 nf tritt I. 1. So fptcft biefe (g^ene? 2. Sie ift ba8 grautetn 
 gettetbet ? 3. Sann ftnb bte beiben 2)amen aufgeftanben ? 4. Sar= 
 nm lann man ntdjt in ber rogftabt fcijtafen? 5. Sa trerben beibe 
 t>or ?angernjet(e tun miiffen? 6. Se^alb ifl ba graulein Ijterfjer* 
 gefommen? 7. Sa ^atte fie Don bem Officer ertrartet? 8. Se= 
 ^alb tat e tljr leib, ben Officer nidjt getroffen $u ^aben? 9. Selrfje 
 offnung ^egt ba f5 r ^ e i n ^ n ^ e S u g ail f M* ^^ife? 10. $on n?et(^er 
 Sugenb fprtd^t man am felteften? 11. See^alb finbet ba graulein 
 biefe Slnmcrf ung fo gut ? 12 3n n)e(cf)er Seife rf)ara!teriftert fte 2;eH= 
 Ijeim? 13. $on tocher Sugenb |>rirf)t SeH^eim nur? 14. Sie 
 lange ^at er ifyr nid^t gej^rieben? 15. Sa8 ben!t granjisfa Dom 
 grieben ? 16. SeSfyatb irb i^nen jefct bie 3eit fo tang? 17. Sa 
 foil Sett^etm i^nen entgelten? 18. $uf luetc^e Seife toerteibigt ba 
 grciulein XeU^eim, at8 fie fyort, ba er nid)t gefdjrieben ^at? 
 
 21 u f t r i 1 1 II. 1. Ser fteclt ben f opf in 3immer ? 2. Sa l)at 
 ber Sirt Ijinter bem O^r unb ttmS ^at er in ber anb ? 3. Sonad^ 
 fragt ber Sirt ? 4. Sa$ ^at granji^fa fc^ted^t gefunben? 5. Sar= 
 um ^aben naci^ be Strteg SReinnng bie S)amen fd)Ied)t gefdjlafen? 
 6. Sa toitt ber Sirt auffdjreiben ? 7. Sie tyeigt bie $oU^eit)erorb' 
 nung? 8. to rtjefdjem Xage finb bie 2)amen angetangt? 9. Sie 
 fyeifjt bag Sirtc^aug? 10. Sie Ijeifjt bag graulein? 11. Soljer 
 
180 
 
 lommt bag graufein? 12. Sarum ift ber Strt nidjt mil bent Sortc 
 ,,@ad)fen" jufrieben? 13. Setdjen 9?amen gibt bag graulein bann 
 an? 14. Ser begteitet fte? 15. (gqafjten <Sie gran^igfag e* 
 fdjidjte. 16. Sag mitt bcr Sirt welter miffen? 17. Sag fagt if)tn 
 granjigfa? 18. Sic lange fott bcr Sirt ntit ber @d)reiberei roar* 
 ten? 19. Sarum ift ber Oljeim nidjt tyier? 20. Sag mirb bcr 
 Ofjeim beffer ttJtffen al 3}ltnna? 21. Seg^atb tabett gran^fa ben 
 SStrt? 22. 2$a8 ffir etnen Officer ^at ber Sirt tjertrteben? 
 23. SSa Ijat bag grautetn t)on bem Officer geljort? 24. Sag lann 
 em ^onig nit^t tmmer tun? 25. 2Bie ^aben bte Offijtere ttjci{)renb 
 be frtegeg gelebt? 26. SSarnm ifi ber Sirt tnit SeH^eim gut toeg* 
 gefommeu ? 27. SSonadj fragt er 3}?inna ? 28. Soriiber irunbert 
 fi$ ber SSirt ? 29. Sa8 nimmt er au bem gutteral ? 30. Sietriel 
 tjt ber 9ling nadj fetner 9Jieinung trert? 31. SSietriel ^at er barauf 
 gelie^en? 32. 28a8 erfennen ba grauletn unb gran^i!a ? 33. SBa8 
 ftefyt auf ber 3nnenfeite be binges ? 34. Sag fragt gran^tsfa ben 
 Strt? 35. Urn ttmS Bittet ber Strt? 36. Bag tt)ttt gran^igfa 
 mtffen? 37. Sag fagt bag grdulein tion bem (Sigentiimer beg 
 9lingeg? 38. Ser mu ber Gigentiimer fein? 39. Sen fennt bag 
 grd'uiein? 40. Sarum mug ber 2ftajor ben SRutfl toerfe^t ^aben? 
 41. Sag foK granjigfa bem grautein brtngen? 42. Sag mitt fte 
 beaten? 4. Sag fott ber Sirt fofort tun? 
 
 5luftritt III. 1. 3n wetter timmung befinbet ftdj bag gran* 
 lein? 2. Sag tt3ttt fte oor greube tun? 3. Sarum gtbt fte gran= 
 elb? 4. Ste nennt gran^gfa bag grautetn? 5. Sag 
 fte grangigfa in bie anb ? 6. Soju gibt fte gran^tgfa auger^ 
 bem elb ? 
 
 51 u f t r i 1 1 IV. l. Sluf tt)cn f djimpft bcr Sirt ? 2. Sag mitt ber 
 53ebiente nit^t tun? 3. Sag beftefytt i^m bag graulein? 
 
 5luftritt V. 1. SCuf men martet bag grautein? 2. 3n metier 
 timmung befinbet fte ftcf) ? 3. Sic ftettt grangigfa ftcf) ben 2)?ann 
 t?or ? 4. Selcfjeg ift ber Unterft^ieb gnrifdjen bem graulein unb gran* 
 gigfa? 
 
 Sluftritt VI. 1. Sen bringt ber Sirt? 2. $ennt granjigfa 
 ben S)iener? 3. eben @ie bie Unterljaltung jmifdjen bem graulein 
 unb 3uft mieber. 4. Sag mitt ber 2)iener ntdjt tun? 5. Sag gibt 
 
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 iljm grangigfa ? 6. Sag mufj 3uft jiterft tun ? 7. Sag miE er tun, 
 menu er auggeraumt fyat? 8. laubt 3uft, bag bag grauletn beg 
 SRajorg (Scfyrnefter ift? 9. Sarum nid)t? 10. Sag miE ber Strt 
 jet tun? 11. 23ei mem foil bag grautein ben Sirt entfcfyulbigen? 
 
 31 u f t r i 1 1 VII. 1. Sofur ift bag graulein banlbar ? 2. Soran 
 erinnert fte gran^i&ta ? 3. SSarum tt)tn ba^ grdutein fic^ md)t an!(et= 
 ben? 
 
 fCuftrttt VIII. 1. 2Ba3 tut Xell^eim, al er 2ttinna erbltcft? 
 2. Sa tut baS graulein ? 3. 3n tnet^er SBeife anbert ber 2ftajor 
 pto^li^ fein 53etragen? 4. 2Bie nennt er 3Hinna je^t? 5. $or 
 n?em tt)ttt XeH^eim nidjt jpret^en? 6. 2Ba^ {ott grangisfa tun? 
 7. Sent nitttfie guten ^orgeUiJagen? 8. SBie fii^rt granjigfa ben 
 Sirt ab ? 
 
 S[uf tritt IX. 1. 2Ba toflnfc^t ber 9^ajor? 2. Barum foE ber 
 SJJajor nit^t fotriele Umftanbe ma^en? 3. SSie nenut ftrf) XeH^eint? 
 4. Selrfje fur fte tmdjtige grage fteUt ba grautetn ? 5. Sag barf ber 
 Ungfucfttdje nit^t lieben? 6. 2BaS barf er fid) mrf)t gefaEen taffen? 
 7. SBarum Ijat er TOuua oergeffen njoUeu? 8. 3ft e8 t^m tetrf)t ge* 
 tnorbeu? 9. Siebt SeEljeim 2ftinna nod^? 10. $Sa ^at Sftinna fit^ 
 etngebttbet ? 11. Sin tna ift Sell^etm nic^t gettjo^nt? 12. 2Ba8 ge= 
 fd'Et 9JHuna an eittem olbaten am tuenigften? 13. 2Bie faun man 
 t)on apferfeit fprecften ? 14. SSag fur ein 9JJann ift XeE^eim getoefen ? 
 15. Sag ift er jet? 16. Sie flingt atteS, mag Stell^eim fagt? 
 17. 3n men ift 3)?iuua tjernarrt ? 18. Sag tut fte jet ? 19. Set d)e 
 53ett)egung macf)t SeE^eim? 20. Sie nennt t!)n bag graulein? 
 21. So^u ttnrb Xtttfyim bie SBerjtDeiflitng tretben? 22. Soju ifl er 
 aber feft eutfd)(offen? * 23. Sic eubet ber jnjeite 
 
 III. 
 
 5(uftritte I-II. 1. Seg^alb ift 3ujl argertid^ ? 2. $on Center* 
 ^telt er ben SBrief ? 3. giir men tft biefer beftimmt? 4. Soljinein 
 mbd)te3uftnid)tgeljen? 5. Sag^att gran^igfa on 3uft? 6. giir 
 men ^ait 3uft bag gnabige graulein ? 7. Setc^en 33efe!)I ^at 3ufl on 
 bent 2fta}or empfangen? 8. Sag moEte eEfjeim bent grautein 
 jagen? 9. Sietriete SBebienten ^atte ber 9^ajor fritter ge^abt? 
 
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 10. Sa3 Ijat er mil biefen getan? 11. SeSljalb Ijatte ber Sftajor ge= 
 rabc 3uft toon fetnen SDienern beljaften? 12. Sarum fjatte ber 33e= 
 biente SiUjelm ben 2ftajor fcertaffen? 13. Sag fonnte btefer Sil= 
 fyetm aUc tun? 14. Sa fonnen @ie toon $IjiUW erjaljlen? 
 15. Sa ift au bem efyemaligen $utfd)er Martin getoorben? 16. Sa3 
 nnffen @ie toon gri? 
 
 Sluftritt III. 1. Sa toottte ber Sirt t)on gran^fa wiffcn? 
 2. So attc er grangisfa toerlaffen? 3. Sa crga^Itc ber Sirt gran* 
 gigfa t)on bem Sftajor unb bem grau(etn? 4. iaubte granjigfa, bag 
 ba0, toeld)e ber Strt erga^Ite, rt)a^r fei? 5. Sa tDottte ber Sirt Don 
 bem gnabtgen granletn guriicf ^aben? 6. Sietitel elb Ijatte er auf ben 
 9ling getiefjen? 7. Sa fur etn 9ting tt)ar e%, um ben e fi(^ Ijanbett? 
 
 3luftritt IV. 1. Se^atb ttiarnt Serner gran^!a t>or bem 
 Sirt? 2. Seg^atb gtaubt ber Sirt, bag er l)eute nic^t me^r gefci^r^ 
 lic^ ift? 3. Sa8 fonnen @ie toon Serner er^Ien? 3ft er toerljei* 
 ratet, too tno^nt er, tt>a ift er fritter gert)efen? 4. Selcfjen (Stnbrncf 
 mb(i)te ber Sirt auf Serner madjen? 5. 2(uf aien beruft ftc^ ber Sirt, 
 um ju be^engen, bag er ein grennb be 2Rajor^ ift? 6. Sofiir ^cilt 
 ber Sirt 3ufl? 
 
 Stuftritt V. 1. Se^alb lommt granai^Ia bem Sat^tmeifter nod^ 
 einmal fo fdjon Dor ? 2. SeSfjaib fjatte ber Sirt bem 2)?ajor bie 3im 
 mer auggerau t ? 3. Sa eqci^It Serner toon bem Sftajor? 4. Sa8 
 ^at Serner mitgebradftt? 5. Sarum glaubt Serner, bag er ben 
 9ftng tierfe^t ^at? 6. Sie erfjalt ein @olbat oft einen $Ung? 
 
 7. Sa tt)iirbe btefer <Solbat brum geben, folc^ einen Sfting trteber Io^ 
 pfein? 8. So fytitte ber 2)?aior aud) tiele 9^inge er^alten lonnen? 
 9. Sie fybrt ft(i) Serner am liebften genannt? ' 10. Sa wiK gran* 
 ^i!a gu ttjrer errfcf)aft tragen? 11. Um tt)a bittet fte Serner? 
 12. Sa tut gran^igfa gern? 
 
 5luftritt VI. 1. Sa8 ift je^t am tt)icf)tigften fiir Serner? 
 2. Sen befurfjte er, al6 er in ber tabt trar? 3. Sann tuar er p* 
 le^t in ber @tabt getuefen? 4. Somber jammerte bie 9^ittmeifterin 
 SWarloff? 5. Sa8 tDottte Serner ^eute tun? 6. Sofn'n g^bac^te 
 er in ber $iir$e gu reifen? 7. raf er gran 9)?arloff ju au{e? 
 
 8. 5ln tuen benft ber Sad^tmeifter, a(g er fortgeljen tt)itt? 
 Stuftritt VII. 1. So^in woUtc Serner ge^en? 2. Sel)alb 
 
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 woflte Serner fidj bet bem Sftajor bebanfen? 3. Ser Ijatte Serner 
 bag elb wiebergegeben? 4. Segfyalb fonnte Werner bcm Sftajor 
 nidjt gumuten, bag elb nod) (anger aufeufyeben? 5. Seldje 23efte(= 
 lung ridjtete Werner toon grau 3ftttmeifter 2ftartoff aug? 6. Siem'el 
 e(b war gran HDtaloff Serner fdjuibig? 7. Sol)er naljm fie bag 
 (Mb, tntt bem fie Sernerg @d^ulb beja^tte? 8. 2Ber txiar an bem= 
 fetben ^orgen bet XeE^etm getuefen? 9. 2Ba8 %attc grau SWarloff 
 bet el(f)ettn getan? 10. Sag gtemte ^ ntc ^ t | ftr ^ e K^etm? 
 11. Um n)a ^atte^eE^etm fetnen Sac^tmetfter; oft gebeten, a(g fie 311* 
 fammen in bem ^rtege ttmren? 12. 3Bie ^atte Serner bag 2eben beg 
 3Jiajorg gerettet? 13. Sag Ijatte ber 9^ajor oft fiir bie gemetnften 
 olbaten getan? 14. Seg^alb wottte XeE^eim jc^t lein elb borgen? 
 15. Scire eg gut fiir etnen Sac^tmeifter, elb jn ^aben, unb wag fonnte 
 er bamtt tun? 16. 3ft Serner nod^ e^rgei^ig nad^ enter p^eren 
 teHnng ? 17. Seg^alb tabert Xet^eim ben Sad^tmetfter? 18. So 
 Witt Serner btetben? 19. Segwegen gibt Serner Dor, bem 9ftajor 
 bag etb let^en git woflen? 20. Sag Witt Serner tun, Wenn er alt 
 geworben tft? 21. Sorauf gibt ber Sftajor Serner feine anb? 
 22. Seg^alb tarn Se^eim {)ier^er? 
 
 ^uftrit'te VIII-IX. 1. So^er fommtgrangigfa? 2. Sagtat 
 Serner, alg ber SJtajor in l)uringen war? 3. Ste tange fennt Ser* 
 ner bie grangtefa? 4. So^er ftammt bag grfiutcin? 5. Sie be= 
 fd^reibt c*u>im bag grautein? 
 
 ^uftritt X. 1. Sag bringt gran^igfa bem 2Kajor? 2. Seg= 
 ^atb wottte bag grchtlein ben 8rief nit^t lefen? 3. Sag ent^ieit ber 
 33rief? 4. Um wiet)ie( ll^r foil ber Sftajor gn bem granlein fommen? 
 5. Sag will fie am nadjmittage tun? 6. Segfyalb at bag graulein 
 einen gefdjloffenen Sagen gewa^lt? 7. Seg^atb bringt SeHf)eim 
 barauf, bag bag graulein ben 53rief nocf) border liegt ? 8. Sag war 
 mit bem 8rief gefc^e^en? 9. 23ef8)reiben @ie bag Sugere beg 3fta* 
 jorg. 10. 3n wetter Seife wotfte er feine Soitcttc anbern? 
 
 11. Sol)in geften ^ell^eim unb Serner, inn ifyre ^a^Ijeit einjunetymen ? 
 
 12. Seg^atb bteiben @ie nidjt in ber Sirtgftube? 
 
 5tuftritt XI. 1. SBonad) fvagt Serner, atg er mit granjtfa 
 attein ift? 2. Sag Ijatte er ben SJlajor oft fagen ^bren? 3. Sag 
 foradj aug jeber 3etle beg Sriefeg? 4. Seg^alb entfagt ein 
 
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 fcincm Sftanne? 5. Sag roar bem gra'uletn eingefatten? 6. Ser 
 fottte Ujr babel Ijelfen? 
 
 IV. 3*ttfett3. 
 
 & u f t r i 1 1 I. 1. So foielt bte erftc @$ene ? 2. Sie tft bag grau* 
 tein gefteibet? 3. Sag fatten fte unb granjigfa gerabe becnbigt? 
 4. attc bag grdutein etnen guten Slppctit gefjabt? 5. Segfyalb 
 lonnte ftc nidjt tiiel effcn? 6. Soran merfte gran$ig!a, baft bag 
 grtiuteitt an ben 3^ajor bac^te ? 7. atte ba graiilein ben Sad)t= 
 metfter fc^on gefe^en? 8. SBe^alb pro^e^ett fte i^n granjt^fa gum 
 2anne? 
 
 Huftrttt II. 1. Sen fudjt ^iccaut? 2. Sa3 mitt er bem 
 Sftajor bringen? 3. 2Be8l)a(b tDttt ba^ gra'uletn fetn gran^ofifdj 
 fpre^en? 4. So Ijatte ^iccant an 3J?ittag gef^eift? 5. Sa tjatte 
 er bort gefjort? 6. Sa8 ergd^It ^iccant toon feiner 55ergangen^eit ? 
 
 7. Somtt ^at er ftcf) in ber le^ten ,3 e ^ feinen Unter^alt uerbient? 
 
 8. Sa8 bietet i^m baS gra'utein an? 9. Sie briicft er ba8 Sort 
 ^betriigen" an? 10. SaS toerfprid^t er, el)e er fortgeljt? 
 
 ^nftritt III. 1. SaS ^a'tt granjisfa t?on ber anbtnng beS 
 graulein? 2. Sie fterteibtgt ftd) ba graulein? 3. SeS^alb trtU 
 granjt!a ^inter $Riccant ^ertanfen? 4. 3n ttjelt^er Setfe terteibtgt 
 ba grautein bte fcfjled^ten 2J?enfci)en? 5. Selrfje Hgigmf^aft, glaubt 
 jte, trieb ben grangofen bagu, gum pieter ju luerben ? 6. Siittfd)* 
 gran^fa, bag ber SWajor lomme? 7. Sag toirft grangi!a bem 
 grcintetn or ? 
 
 3(uftritt IV. 1. Sie nafjert ftdft Serner ben beiben 2>amen? 
 2. Sag metbet Serner bem grdulein? 3. Se^^atb Ijatte ftd) 2ett= 
 Ijeim etrtjaS Dertya'tet ? 4. Sarum mitt Serner nid)t mit grangigfa 
 ^laubern? 5. SoruBer freut ftrf) ba graitlein? 
 
 5Cuftritt V. 1. Selc^en (Stnbmcf gtaubt granjtfa, bag Serner 
 anf bag grantein gemad)t ^abe ? 2. Sann gefa'ttt Serner 
 am beften ? 3. Urn ttm bittet grangigfa bag gra'nrein ? 4. 
 betDitttgt biefe ifyren Snnfc^ nidjt? 5. Sag gtef)t bag granletn tion 
 bem ginger ? 6. Sag tut fte mit bem $ing ? 7. Sen ertoartet bag 
 grduletn ? 
 
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 Sluftritt VI. 1. Sag fdpgt bag grdutein bem 2ftajor uor? 
 2. Sen erttmrtet fte fyeute ? 3. So toar raf toon 23rud)fatt todfyrenb 
 beg $riegeg geroefen ? 4. Seg^alb modjte Xeflljeim ben rafen nidjt 
 treffen? 5. 3n tteicfjer Seife beruljigt bag grdulein XeEljeim iiber 
 tljren Onfel? 6. Sag roirft SeE^eim tljr toor? 7. 2BaS ^atte er 
 in bem SBriefe gefd^rieben? 8. 9cimmt ba grantein fetnen (Sntfdjlitfc 
 an? 9. SBie trerben nacf) i^rer 3Jietnung t^re ?anbIeute iiber fie 
 fpre^en? 10. 2Belrf)e SBefcfyreibnng gibt XeU^eim t)on ftd^ fefber? 
 11. SBeS^aft glaubt Sed^etm, bag er fcerabfdjiebet fei? 12. Soburc^ 
 itjurbe er 311 einem ^ritypel gemad^t? 13. 2Bie betueift ba graulein, 
 bag ber 2J^ajor nodj fein Settler fei ? 14. 28a bringt i^r O^eim fiir 
 XeK^eim mit? 15. 3BeIcf)e Orbre ^atte Xell^eim toafjrenb be $rtege 
 em^fangcn? 16. Sie tjoHjog er biefen 5luftrag? 17. Sa8 ttotlte 
 er mit bem 3Berf)fe( ber ta'nbe tun? 18. @qa^Ien @ie, tt)ie ber 
 Be^fer an 2:eUf)etm dnben lam. 19. Sag Ijalt 2:ett^ei 
 fiir ge!ran!t? 20. 3n mefdjem !^td)te ftel)t ba8 grcintetn 
 Sat? 21. SeSfyalb ging ba8 grd'nletn in bie erfte efettjcaft? 
 22. Seld^eg tear tf)r fefter ^Borfa^? 23. 2Befd)e @igenfc^aften legt fte 
 bem 2JtoIjren t?on 35enebig bei ? 24. Seiche gragen roirft Sett^eim 
 in feiner 3'crjlrcut^eit auf? 25. 2Ba8 befie^tt ba graulein gran* 
 Sisfa? 26. Sag tut XeU^eim, als er ben SBefe^i be grauleins ^ort? 
 27. Selc^en Sunfc^ fortdjt er au? 28. Sorin raiU er fen tiirf 
 fudE)en? 29. Sann miirbe ba ef|)ra'c^ sttrifrfjen bem grautein unb 
 SeK^eim anberS auggefatten fein? 30. Ser tjl ber ^etjatter? 
 31. Sa Ijatte ber S^eDalier t)on bem anbfd)reiben ergd^tt ? 32. Sag 
 fyatte ber ^rieggga^Imeifter bem 9J?ajor gefagt? 33. Sag it)itt 
 Setl^eim toor aHen anbern S)ingen ^aben? 34. Segfyalb faun er 
 na(^ feiner Slnftcljt bag grdutein nit^t fjeiraten? 35. Sag gibt bag 
 grdulein bem 2Jiaj[or guriidf? 36. Sie Derldgt bag grdutetn bie 
 Mime? 
 
 5Inftritt VII. 1. SagnjtESell^eimtun? 2. So&on ^dlt iljn 
 grangigfa guriicf? 3. 5on tt)et(^em Ungliic! tyrarf) bag grdulein? 
 4. Seldjeg efjeimnig ersfi^t il)m granjigfa? 5. Sag nriU XeU^eim 
 jej^t tun? 6. Se(d)en ^at gibt i^m granjiSfa? 
 
 5tuftritt VIII. 1. 3u mem toitt Xe%im gel)en? 2. Sag ift 
 
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 V. 
 
 Sluftritt I. 1. Sag bringt Serner bent SeUfyeitn? 2. Sag 
 braucfjt ber SUtejor aber ttidjt? 3. Sag Ijat cr nbtig? 4. Sag er* 
 fuljr Werner? 5. laubt SeUfyeim, bag Meg nmljr tft? 6. Sietriel 
 @elb gibt ifmt Serner? 7. Sag fott Serner tntt bem @elb tun? 
 8. Sa foil 3uft bamit einlofen? 9. $uf meldje Seife tann Serner 
 nod) mefjr elb befommeu? 10. Sag t)ertraut Sellljetm feinem 
 Sa^tmeifter an? 11. Sag ttnrb ber 9}^ajor tun, nac^bem bag grcut= 
 lein feine grau getoorben ift? 12. So^u forbert er Serner auf? 
 13. So^tn modjte Serner am liebften geljen ? 
 
 Sluftritt II. 1. Seiche SBeranberung tft in Xett^eint t)orge= 
 gangen? 2. Sie ^at bag eigene UnglM auf eHfieim eingett)tr!t ? 
 
 3. Ste toirft 9Jitnnag Ungliirf auf i^n etn? 4. Sofyin rt)ill ber 
 SEftajor gef)en? 5. Ser fomntt ifjm entgegen? 
 
 Stuftritt III. 1. Sag glaubte grangigfa ju ^oren? 2. Sag 
 tt>ifl bag graulein gerabe tun? 3. Soruber ift ^ettt)eim erftaunt? 
 
 4. Soran erinnert i^n granjigfa? 5. Soran benft Sell^eim erft 
 jet? 6. Sag rut er mit bem 9ling? 7. Sag ttwnfrfjt grangigfa? 
 8. Sag ttnrb Sftinna nic^t berttjeigern? 9. 9tad) ttJelc^em 9liug fragt 
 granjigla ifjn je^t? 10. Settle 5lntttiort gibt eUI)eim barauf? 
 11. Soju mocfyte granjigfa XeHIjeim betregen? 12. Ste fte^t eg 
 jte^t mit 2ftinnag ^Bermogen ? 13. Soburd^ faun jte lei^t alleg tier* 
 lieren? 14. Ste nennt granjigfa beri D^eim? 15. Sag ^ort 
 grangigfa je^t? 16. Sa tuill SeH^eim tun? 17. Sag ^atte bag 
 graulein granjigfa tjerboten ? 
 
 51 uf tritt IV. 1. Sag foil grangigfa tun? 2. Segfyalb bebarf 
 XeH^eim feiner ^Borbereitung? 3. Sag, fiirdjtete SeH^eim, irirb 
 3TJinna guriirf fatten, ftc^ in feine $rme gu tt) rfen ? 4. Sag fyat fte 
 nac^ elll)eimg ^nftc^t burt^ i^n berloren? 5. Sag fyat 2:eK^etm 
 felber fcfyon entf^ulbtgt ? 
 
 51 it f t r i 1 1 V. 1. Sen nrirb bag graulein ftfteinbar nid)t gett)a^r ? 
 2. Sonad) fragt fte ? 3. Segfyalb tft nacf) t^rer feinting ber 2ftajor 
 gefommen? 4. Sag fott ettl)eim mit bem 9f?ittg madden? 5. Sag 
 mug grftttgigfa eingefte^en ? 6. llm tnag bittet ellf)eim bag grautein ? 
 7. 3n raeffen 2lugen ^at fte tnel toerloren? 8. 3u roeffen 5lugen aber 
 t)iel getnonnen? 9. Sag fyat 2^tnna nad) Xelltjetms 2)Mnung ge= 
 
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 fiirdjtet ? 10, Borang entfyrang 2ftinnag Sftifjtrauen gegen eftl)etm ? 
 11. Bag fyat Xeflfyeim naci) 2JHunag Sfteinung burdj bie 3 urii tf a ^ me 
 beg binges getan ? 12. Bag antroortet eflf)eim barauf ? 13. Bag 
 gtbt er il)r timber? 14. Bitt 9ftinna ben 9Ung annefymen? 
 15. Bag geigt fie ttjm? 16. Bag roirft er 2Kinna toor? 17. Bag 
 geigt ifjm ttjr oertraulidjer on ? 18. 2Ba8 gebietet 9Jiinna ber gran* 
 3i!a? 19. Bag gefte^t 9^tnna je^t often? 20. BeSljalb tt)ta 
 2JJinna nidjt erlanben, bag er i^r ben 3Ung an ben ginger ftecft? 
 21. $5a foil er fid) ertro^en? 22. SSann ^at Seftfyeim fo gebadjt, 
 tt)ie SJUntia jet benlt? 23. 2Ba ^atte fetne @eele umnebelt? 
 24. 3Bie nennt er bie Softer ber 2iebe? 25. Bag tat bieje? 
 
 26. BeSfjalb glanbt Xefl^eint, bie Urfadje i^reS Unglucfg gn fein? 
 
 27. Seld)en (Sntfc^tng f>at XeH^eim gefagt? 
 
 2Cuf tr itt VI. 1. Ben tt)irb gran^fa gettja^r? 2. Ben jncijt 
 ber getbjager? 3. Bag nimmt er anS [ber 33rieftafcf)e 4. Bern 
 gtbt er bag @d)reiben? 5. 3n twent ^atte firf) bag grautein getanfc^t ? 
 6. Bann fjcitte ber 2JJajor bag @d)reiben er^alten joHen? 7. Bag 
 I)at ber gelbjciger erft fyeiite erfa^ren? 
 
 5(uf tr it.t VII. 1. Bag tnt Settyemftnit bem 53rief ? 2. Ber 
 erf djeint auf ber gene ? 
 
 Slnftritt VIII. 1. $n wen menbet ftd^ ber Birt? 2. Bag fjalt 
 granjigfa fiir ben @runb feineg ^otnmeng? 3. Beg^atb ift er in 
 Bir!Urf)?eit gefomtnen? 4. Bag foil ber Birt 3nft fagen? 
 
 Sluftrttt IX. 1. Urn trag bittet grangigfa? 2. Bet^en @in= 
 brucf mad^t ber SBrief auf SeH^eim? 3. Bag tut bag graulein mit 
 bem SBrtef? 4. Ber ^at ben Srief geft^rieben? 5. (gqa^ten @ie 
 ben 3n^aft beg ricfe. 6. Bag tut 2Rtnna, nad^bem fie ben 53rief 
 gu (Snbe getefen ^at? 7. Bag fagt fie Don bem tonig? 8. Bag 
 lirb nad^ i^rer 3Jleinung Sett^eim tun? 9. 35on tt>em foil eg ab* 
 ftangen, ob SeUfyeim tt)ieber in beg ^onigg SHenfl eintreten tt)irb? 
 10. Barum ift er otbat getuorben? 11. Bag Ijat er ntemalg aug 
 bem otbatenftanbe madden Pollen? 12. Bag ift jefet fein ganger 
 S^rgeig? 13. Bag foil am nadjften Sage gefct)e^en? 14. Bag 
 fitdjt SWinna gu cerbergen ? 15. Beg^alb nennt fie SeE^eim ,,grcm* 
 jam"? 16. Bag tt)iU fie nirf)t me^r gugeben? 17. Bogu (oH ein 
 nit^t augarten? 18. Bag ^alt XeU^eim toon ber groften 
 
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 2Beft? 19. Sofjin toetft if)n ba graulein guriitf? 20. 28a fiir 
 cin grautein barf er nidjt Ijeiraten? 21. 2Ba roiirbe er taglid) iiber 
 ftc Ijoren ntiiffen? 22. Setdjen (gntfalug Ijat 2ftinna gefagt? 
 23. SBeldjeS ift baS feftc SBanb ber Siebe ? 24. Ber Ijatte bie$ jnnfd)en 
 iljnen aufgefyoben? 25. 2Ba$ nnE eEI)eim mil bcm SBriefetun? 
 26. 3u. toem rtnfl ba graulein tioc^ ^cute geljen? 27. Sa8 brofjt 
 ^cK^eim, feinen 53e!annten 311 er^d^ten ? 
 
 Sluftritt X. 1. Ser ruft ben 3J?ajor? 2. Sic iiberbringt Ujm 
 3ujl bie ^ad^ric^t? 3. 2Ba8 \3ertangt SeE^eim toon 3itft? 4. 
 %at ber SBirt 3uft Don bent 9ltng erga^It? 5. Sie fteEt ftd^ 
 511 biefer 9^ac^nd)t ? 6. Sofur ^dlt er nun 9Kinna ? 
 
 ^nftritt XI. 1. 28aS tragt SBerner? 2. SieDiel elb brtngt 
 er? 3. Bern gefjort ba elb? 4. SSie bel)anbelt SeU^eim ben 
 Serner? 5. 2Ba tut ber Sadjtmetfter tntt bent 55eutel? 6. 2a8 
 fie^t ba grduletn jefet etn? 7. Sa toerfu^t fte gu tun? 8. Sie 
 betrdgt ftd) aber Xelll^etm? 
 
 51 u f t r 1 1 1 XII. 1. 2Ben ntelben bte betben 53ebienten ? 2. Seiche 
 $eranberung ge^t in Sen^eim bor ? 3. Sa8 tDiinf^t ba^ grdulein 
 jcftt? 4. Sa !ann fte nicf)t bereuen? 5. 2Ka Ijatte fte alle er= 
 btd^tet? 6. 2Ba geigt fte i^m in 23e$ug auf ben ^ing? 7. 2Ba3 
 tut fte bann mit bent 9ling? 8. SeS^alb f)at fte i^n fo gequdlt? 
 9. Sogu tft granjisla tierborben ? 
 
 Sluftritt XIII. 1. Ser trttt jetf)erein? 2. Soruber ift ber 
 @raf erftaunt? 3. 5luf metd^e 2Beife begriigt ber raf SeE^eim? 
 
 4. 2Bie ifl ba 3Ser^ditni be8 rafen gu ben ^reugtf^en Offigieren? 
 
 5. SBe^aIb ntarfjt er ntit SeE^eim eine 3luna^me? 6. Sffionad) 
 fragt ber @raf ben SBirt ? 7. SSarum bleibt XeE^etm auriicf ? 
 
 auftritt XIV. 1. SBeldjen iBefe^I gibt SeEt)eim bent 3uft? 
 2. 3Sa6 Derlangt XeE^eim toon SBerner? 3. SSeIrf)e ^erdnberung 
 gel)t in SSerner t)or ? 4. 2Ba mbcf)te XeE^eim fur Werner fein^ 
 5. giiljft ft^ SScrner nod^ beteibigt? 6. SBo fiir einen 2ftenfd)en 
 Juunfd^t XeE^eim gu fe^en? 
 
 ^ u f t r i 1 1 XV. 1 . 2Ber befmbet ft(^ jeftt nur not^ auf ber 33iifjne ? 
 2. 2Ba ^cilt grangisfa uon SBerner? 3. 2Be{)aIb lann Center fte 
 ni(^t anfe^en? 4. Sonadj fragt grangi!a ben 28arf)tntetfter? 
 5. SBo^in tt)irb Serner DieEeid^t ge^en? 6. Sa mirb 
 iiber ge^n 3a^re fein? 
 
NOTES. 
 
ABBREVIATIONS IN NOTES AND VOCABULARY. 
 
 abbrev. abbreviation 
 
 ace. accusative case 
 
 act. active voice 
 
 adj. adjective 
 
 adv. adverb 
 
 art. article 
 
 aux. auxiliary 
 
 cf. compare 
 
 colloq. colloquial 
 
 compar. comparative degree 
 
 cond. conditional 
 
 conj. conjunction 
 
 dot. dative case 
 
 def. definite 
 
 dem. demonstrative 
 
 e.g. for example 
 
 /. feminine gender 
 
 fut. future 
 
 gen. genitive case 
 
 i.e. that is 
 
 imper. imperative mood 
 
 wipers, impersonal 
 
 indecl. indeclinable 
 
 indef. indefinite 
 
 inf. infinitive 
 
 insep. inseparable 
 
 intens. intensive 
 
 inter j. interjection 
 
 interrog. interrogative 
 
 intr. intransitive 
 
 lit. literally 
 
 m. masculine gender 
 
 mod. modal 
 
 n. neuter gender 
 
 neg. negative 
 
 num. numeral 
 
 part, participial or participle 
 
 pass, passive voice 
 
 perf. perfect 
 
 pers. personal 
 
 pi. plural number 
 
 poss. possessive 
 
 postpos. postpositive 
 
 pred. predicate 
 
 pref. prefix 
 
 prep, preposition 
 
 pres. present tense 
 
 pret. preterit tense 
 
 pron. pronoun 
 
 refl. reflexive 
 
 reg. regular 
 
 rel. relative 
 
 s. or sg. singular number 
 
 sc. to wit or namely 
 
 sep. separable 
 
 subj. subjunctive mood 
 
 superl. superlative degree 
 
 tr. transitive 
 
 vocab. vocabulary 
 
 w. with 
 
 190 
 
NOTES. 
 
 Heavy figures refer to pages, light ones to lines. 
 ACT I. 
 
 49. 2. $>u, Utt3?: Just is dreaming that he and his comrade 
 are insulted by the landlord. Note the contempt implied in the 
 familiar bit. "Dost thou dare to address us so?" he cries. 
 Serfage u: see vocab. under gufcfjtagett; go for him! 4. frfjmt 
 ttrieber: there I am dreaming again. $rfj marfje . . . fjentm: ex- 
 ample of anacoluthon common enough in conversational usage. 
 Strictly speaking, the sentence should run (Sobatb id) nur eitt 2luge 
 ^umadje, fd)(age id) or 3dj tnadje lein $uge $n, ofyne bag id) . . . fyer* 
 umfdjtage. 6. nur fialb: right away, this moment; an obsolete 
 meaning of the adverb. 7. Wilt meittCtn SSitten: If I have any- 
 thing to say about it. 8. feinen %n% metyr: i.e. ntd^t me^r ben gufj. 
 tiermalebeit: an intensive verb from Lat. maledicere equivalent 
 in popular parlance to Derffudjt, toerbatntnt. 9. ttiirb: conjectural 
 future ; where can he have passed the night, do you suppose? 
 13. (r : Towards the end of the xvi century began the practice of 
 using err, grcm, and grciuleitt as polite circumlocutions for ifyr 
 which had till then been employed in courteous address to a single 
 person. This custom soon led to the use of er and fie (she) as pro- 
 nouns of address ; both these usages survive in the classics. The 
 next step was the employment of @ie (they) in the sense of you; 
 this grew out of the use of a verb in the third person plural with 
 titles : e.g. (Sure SJtojeftat finb, your majesty are, instead of is. 
 17. gro^eu ^anl: modern colloquial usage prefers fdjoneti S)an! or 
 Dielen an!. 19. $3a3 fiUfS: lit. what is it worth ? Transl. what 
 will you bet or Til wager. 
 
 50. 1. 2$a8 * * afle3: intens. What on earth. 3. Sein Wiener: 
 a form of leave-taking that politely assumes the superiority of the 
 person addressed (Cutting). 4. Wtdjt bfldj: don't go says the land- 
 
 191 
 
192 NOTES. 
 
 lord, but Just misinterprets the negative. 9ittt gut: Well then, 
 he retorts, I'm not your servant. 8. 233er * fcefjalteit?: an evi- 
 dent reminiscence of the biblical injunction : Let not the sun go 
 down upon your wrath. 17. fyfitte: subj. of indir. statement : Do 
 you mean to say that I etc. 20. anbcr: uninflected form of the 
 adj. in the neut. sg. nom. and ace. now obsolete except in poetical 
 usage and in a few stereotyped expressions. 22. SgCue: seevocab. 
 26. ^err 28irt: the prospect of a glass of brandy mends Just's 
 manners. $e* $?0pfett . . . ben: any drop which (you get me to 
 take). 
 
 51. 4. SBnlb . . . nidjt: I almost (ba(b = betnalje, faft) should not 
 permit; i.e. I've a good mind not to. The pret. subj. bitrfte is 
 used in mild expressions of probability. 5. meiner Qkfunbfjett: 
 dat., to be construed as object of laffen; modern usage requires the 
 ace. 7. Supply 3f)trt after (efomm'd: your health! prosit! 
 0. bodj: just the same (as if you hadn't given me the brandy). 
 11. fteljett: the infinitive without p is used as subject of verbs and 
 as predicate after fetn and fyeigen. 14. Supply ott before fceljitte: 
 heavens.no! $>anstger! bardie* ad)3: double-distilled Danzic 
 Salmon, a famous brand named from the distillery $um ad)$. 
 20. aflcr , brci: three is a good number, too. S>inge gen. of the 
 whole after brei. 22. -JReineittegen: Pm willing; or Don't care if 
 I do. gut: cf. note to 50 so. 25. ttriirbe * , . au^iJren: do you 
 suppose (tool)!) Pd stand quietly (fo) by (mit) and hear you talk so f 
 28. We have already seen that the landlord is apt at biblical quo- 
 tation. In Ecclesiastes.it is said that a threefold cord is not quickly 
 broken ; therefore mine host remarks that a f ourply cord holds still 
 better. 30. tyUft tljn: In the meaning of aid or assist (beiftefyen) 
 fyelfen always required the dat., but in the sense of avail or profit 
 (niifcen) it occurs often in the classics with the ace. 
 
 52. 4. 9Ji0?e$: syn. @ttte; a colloquial word still common in 
 the phrase jemcmb 2ttore8 teljren teach somebody manners. tttcm 
 9ttamte: poss. dat. with ba3 3 nmer in line 9 - 3 n ft* wnb ^(ig: 
 a year and more is undoubtedly not to be taken literally but as 
 an exaggeration of Just's. 6. Xalcr: the name is derived from 
 
NOTES. 193 
 
 Joachimsthal where early in the xvi century the first Taler were 
 minted. 7. Defter also presumably takes its name from the town 
 in which it was first minted, Schwabisch-Hall. etlt . . tyer: for 
 the last few months. 9. aufgeJjeu: see vocab. 14. 3ttritrffuttft: 
 for the more usual SHudtefyr. 17. See vocab. for distinction be- 
 tween ber and ba SScrbienft, 20. ftarl fcefeijt: crowded full. 
 29. plant: now obsolete in the meaning of elegant. 30. ettefen: 
 Just's sneering completion of the landlord's sentence hints that the 
 palmy days of the room are past. 
 
 53. 5. Ijiibfrf) lajft: a colloquial expression for fiefyt gut cm looks 
 well. @djtoaq lafjt (fteljt) 3f)nen am beften you look best in black. 
 6. Dejiert: foppt or fyit gum befteu would be more usual today. 
 8. etr Sttftett: illiterate usage for errn Suft; cf. err 2Bernern 
 104 11. 10. ma^f: cf. note to 50 IT. 18. ba ftigdjen $riebe: the 
 war had been ended but a few months. 25. btidjte: akin to the 
 potential subjunctive which expresses possibility or contingency is 
 the so-called diplomatic subjunctive, used in modest or tentative 
 sxpressions of opinion ; so here id) ba'cfyte I should think is a modest 
 if ironical substitute for id) bent e. 
 
 54. 5. Qljro : an old gen. pi. of fie, introduced in quite modern 
 times after the analogy of 2)ero. Both were once common in cere- 
 monious address before high titles. f ei ($0tt tior : see vocab. 
 under fcorfeiu. 6. $|jr . * , fotttc : Can you imagine for a moment 
 that your most humble servant would ; this use of foUen to express 
 what is based upon the authority or claim of another is quite com- 
 mon. 9. eitt (jelieu : give him one (blow) ; cf. eiu jfngen sing a 
 song, etn trinfeu take a drink etc. ^a^cnbucf el : fawning back, 
 cringing body ; see vocab. 17. Ijabeit : the use of the pi. verb with 
 singular titles denotes obsequiousness and is no longer common 
 except hi the case of address to majesty. 18. %lot itotttcnbig : 
 this stammering repetition of words denotes the embarrassment of 
 the speaker. Cf. naben Ungnabe of the preceding lines. 
 
 55. 7. fiinftjuttbert Xalcr Soui^bor: 500 talers in gold; first 
 coined by Louis xiii, the a gold Louis " was worth 20 francs ; later 
 similar coins were called napoleons. 9. ftefyen gefjofct : had lying. 
 
!94 NOTES. 
 
 17. bar elb : cf . note to 50 20, and such expressions as cmf gut 
 @uirf, etn reDlid) Sort 27. ^u 2)iettftett : in the older language 
 abstracts formed a pi. more freely than now survivals of this 
 usage are the familiar gitgunften, toonnoten, in (Sfyren, Don otte 
 (Stoaben, fconftatten, $ufd)ulben, etc. 
 
 56. 4. $a3 . . . al : You might better say. 6. $dj . . * 5lugcn : 
 May I drop dead or Hang me. 7. D^arfer : the original meaning 
 of this word is hangman (en!erfnecf)t) or torturer (@d)inber). 
 Lessing believed it connected with re (fen to stretch on the rack. 
 9. Supply 2Benn @ie il)n nicfyt in @d)n genommen before Ijatte. 
 17. rarfjtcu : pret. subj., a stronger statement than radjen fotten 
 which we should expect from line 14 above. 19. Sottbew : refers 
 to the unspoken desire of Just that as the landlord is too mean an 
 opponent for the master he be given to the servant to deal with. 
 25. twrtrefflidje O'fadje : evident irony on the part of Just who is 
 longing for more direct methods such as the kicking out of teeth 
 and strangling. 
 
 57. 3. tiw3 , , * f iir citt : in this pronoun the f iir is without prep- 
 ositional force and ein takes the case required by the syntax of 
 the sentence. If tt?a is not preceded by a preposition fur is often 
 separated from it in such exclamatory phrases as this. 8. ^tftolett : 
 A gold coin of Spain worth about four dollars. The name was 
 also applied to the French louis d'or and to gold coins of various 
 European countries worth either more or less than the Spanish 
 pistole. 9. alter : i.e. getnefener. 11. 233crncrn : In the inflection 
 of proper names the dat. and ace. in -(e)n was formerly not un- 
 common ; cf . 3uften 53 8. 22. tjcrmodjte : an unusual meaning of 
 the word ; induce, prevail on, lead. 25. Tellheim's resolution to 
 discharge Just because of his sinking fortunes is now given fresh 
 impetus by the discovery that the servant has tattled of his master's 
 poverty. 
 
 58. Scenes 5-7 are sorely needed to convince the reader of 
 the lovableness of the major's nature. Were it not for these 
 scenes and what they teach us it would be difficult to account for 
 the affection in which his fiancee, his servant, and his former ser- 
 
NOTES. 197 
 
 geant hold him. Particularly as the action of the play is so laiy o f 
 determined by Tellheim's inflexible pride and by his blind ad.i ias 
 ence to a rigid code of honor, it is necessary to learn early in the- 
 story of his softer side, of the quixotic generosity which he can so 
 ill afford to indulge. 11. $!)ttett &efrf)toerlt(!j faflett : pester, or dis- 
 commode you; feitt is exchangeable for fatten in this idiomatic 
 phrase. 14. D0r3 erftc : for the more common fiir erfte. The two 
 prepositions are often confounded in the classics. 17. biirfett : no 
 longer common in the sense of need. 18. ttumn : this adv. is now 
 restricted to its interr. and rel. uses for the older indef. meaning 
 as here a phrase is ordinarily substituted, e.g. in irgenb 
 
 59. 7. ftcfrfere -ftatur : a closer bond (than that of friendship). 
 14. $orftdjt : in the meaning of providence 23orfef)ung is more usual. 
 23. ^aubfdjrift : see vocab. 
 
 60. 1. tttt nitf)t pr nrfje: makes no difference. 9. Qdj . . . 
 erimtent: sc. some such phrase as felbft toenn id) e tooflte. 
 11. 9litf)t attber3 : is Tellheim's answer to the disbelief which he 
 reads in Frau MarlofF s eyes ; supply 3)ie acfye ftefyt before ntrfjt. 
 20. fleut: in the sense of ger ing; meanly. 26. $erftattbe : for the 
 more usual @inne. 30. (5te: this word gains unusual emphasis 
 because of its unexpected position. 
 
 61. 3. Tellheim's evident anxiety to be rid of the widow doubt- 
 less springs from his shy distaste for her warm expressions of grat- 
 itude. His present inability to be of active help also makes him 
 unwilling to prolong the scene. 5. ^Ijttett * modern usage requires 
 ftd). 7. baft) : equivalent to beinafye as in 51 4. Jjatte : subj. of 
 mild assertion ; cf . note to 53 25. 8. bet $affe : we should expect 
 the ace. after forbern an; cf . 57 18. 13. Uorficreitcn : for omission 
 of the sign of the inf., cf. note to 51 11. 18. fteljt bafitr : As in 
 English and even more freely the pres. may take the place of a 
 fut., to denote a present purpose or a confident expectation. 
 
 62. 2. bic Mdje ift Dofl Ofaurfj : an evident reminiscence of the 
 scene in Goldoni's Locandiera where Mirandolina offers the account 
 to the Cavalier, wiping her eyes the while with the tip of her 
 
194 NOTES. 
 
 !? i. "What is wrong with thee ? Thou'rt weeping?" de- 
 *%s the gentleman of Mirandolina. " No, sire," stammers the 
 /i-actised soubrette, "the smoke did but get in my eyes." The 
 opening scene of Minna which treats of Just's dream Lessing like- 
 wise borrowed from the third act of Riccoboni's SoupQonneux 
 where Harlequin falls from the table in Lelio's apartment where 
 he has been lying asleep and carrying on an animated conversation 
 with Violette. Another theme which our poet had from Locan- 
 diera is that of the second scene in Act ii, where the gossiping 
 landlord learns the reason of the two women's presence in the 
 hotel, while pretending to but satisfy the police regulations re- 
 garding new arrivals. 15. Supply SftonatS after biefe. 16. (JJr. : 
 @rofd)etL $f. : ^Pfenmge. Summa (Summarum : sum total. 
 22. gfelbfdjer: i.e. gelbfdjerer, Sftititaraqt, Sunbargt, field surgeon. 
 This word, like the provincial 23aber, indicates that a single person 
 used to unite the two professions of hair-cropping and cupping. 
 Nay, a third practice that of extracting teeth with a key was 
 formerly undertaken in the barber's chair. 23. SBartttttg Uttb 
 ^flege : Tellheim's care for a surly groom is eloquent testimony to 
 his generosity towards his inferiors. 29. bteibe : omission of sub- 
 ject pronoun characteristic of commercial style. 
 
 63. 2. fofte : pres. often used where English prefers the perf., 
 to denote that which has been and still is. 3. ttetttt . . * fcottenb : 
 = fogar ttienn, even if. 4. fii&erei : from English livery ; the 
 French form of the word, Sioree, is used today. 6. f rejrieren : from 
 Italian crepare (burst), used of the death of animals, here a vul- 
 garism akin to kick the bucket. Cf . English " I'll do it, if I burst." 
 7. ftetyft bu mid) an : i.e. fyaltft bu mid). 9. bu e3 fceffer fjafcen foflft : 
 you'll surely be better off. 21. baft . . Ijafceit : that they can't tell 
 you anything, i.e. "that they have no authority over you." 
 27. Ijeraft : more vivid than fyinab, for it pictures the goal as al- 
 ready reached. We shall find later, however, that Lessing uses 
 almost interchangeably the prefixes tyin and fjer. 29. 5(udj gut : 
 Just had thought it " good " that he was to save a child ; when he 
 discovers the thing to be but a poodle he thinks it "good anyway." 
 Transl. never mind, or all right. 
 
NOTES. 197 
 
 64. 2. be3 9?atf)t3 : this masc. gen. form arose from analogy of 
 be8 XageS, be8 2lbenb. 4. ftteg ilju mit bent guffc : German has 
 lost its simple word for "kick" cf. toiber ben (Stadjet forfeit tocfe 
 against the pricks and paraphrases ft as here or in the expres- 
 sions, jemcmb einen gugtritt geben, jemanb ntit giigen treten. 
 
 7. I)3rt : i.e. geljordjt. 11. trcibt : carries on, continues, keeps it 
 up. 16. $Jjm 2$leffu*ett : The gen. as sole object of verbs is com- 
 mon in the classics and occurs somewhat in stately diction today ; 
 but the construction is on the wane. 18. ja : an additive particle 
 much used in colloquial speech to call attention to something well 
 known to the hearer ; cf . English don't you know. 20. tuetttt , , 
 tommt : if bad comes to worst. 23. Tellheim's statement is not in- 
 tended to be taken seriously as Just's 3d) on gut all right sufficiently 
 informs us. 
 
 65. 4. The suppressed condition after f omtett toettn id) eg 
 tuoflte indicates the self-sufficient attitude of Just. 7. etr= 
 frfjaft: i.e. errin. 8. meifj 511 lefcett: i.e. toerftefjt ttm fdjidttrf) tft 
 The German expression is modeled on the French phrase salt vivre. 
 9. fott: dm to; i.e. am asked to. 12. $Ba3 ift Ct : How shall I 
 address him ? i.e. What title does he bear ? 15. 3Ratf)t , (Sm^ s 
 fc^l : for the more usual $fy faffe mid) ifjr ent^fe^ten (Cutting). 
 17. <Sic Ijeigen : we are told to address her as gttcibigeS grau= 
 lein. It seems an awkward makeshift on Lessing's part to have 
 the servant hi ignorance of his mistress's name and thus not pre- 
 cipitate the discovery of her real identity by Tellheim. The jocose 
 reason which the servant assigns for his peculiar lack of knowledge 
 somehow does not ring true. 22. afict : gen. of time ; modern 
 usage requires the ace. 24. SBra&O : an ironical term of approba- 
 tion on the part of Just whose one redeeming virtue is loyalty. 
 27. SBrautiftam: i.e. $$wlobttn betrothed; affianced husband. Simi- 
 larly bie SBraut does not mean bride (juuge rcw), but^anc^e. 
 
 66. 3. ntadje . . fumtnen : hurry and get us out of this house. 
 
 8. $rtebrtd)3bor : a gold coin no longer in circulation, worth about 
 four dollars; cf. ^iftole and SouiSbor above. 11. $a, tooljht?: 
 Fes, but where (can we send them)? 16, ^iftulen: certain com- 
 
198 NOTES. 
 
 mentators have suggested that we have here a hint of Tellheim's 
 determination to shoot himself before poverty and disgrace have 
 brought him to the last ditch. No such thought is however neces- 
 sary. His small arms" are doubtless one of the last relics left him 
 of his soldiering days and as such he loves them. 19. mir : ethical 
 dat. 
 
 67. 8. r : this pron. which is today felt as an ace. is really an 
 old form of the gen. On the analogy of expressions such as id) 
 bin eS fatt I am tired of it we have the apparent ace. in idj farm e8 
 gefoofynt tuerben. 17. ^>era!ftu3 : a prince who had successfully 
 wrested a part of Georgia from the grip of Persia and was fighting 
 the Turks as an ally of Russia. 22. $>ie SBeifctt ouS bem 2ftflrgeit= 
 laube : Just has seen the town lads who go about singing carols at 
 Epiphany (2)rei!onig$feft). This custom was denominated ftern= 
 ftngen, because the boys were dressed as the Wise Men of the East, 
 each with a gilt star on his forehead. 
 
 68. 1. ttarfjfter Xagc : one of these days. 4. e3 * . . loQtfyn : 
 
 things would start up again here. In Werner we have the swag- 
 gering soldier of the time, a perfect foil to Tellheim who fights 
 only as the dictates of his conscience lead him. A living model 
 for the latter character was Lessing's gentle friend Major von 
 Kleist, but Werner was evidently fashioned after the Austrian 
 Paul von Werner who had found rapid advancement until he be- 
 came the commander of a Silesian hussar regiment and finally lieu- 
 tenant-general. A generous touch of stage-rouge was added to 
 this historical character and the resultant is the comedy-soldier 
 who wishes to help " run off with Persia " and " blow in the Otto- 
 man Gate." 5. fjetten fid) Me aut: save their precious skins. 
 14. $er!3 : Through Low German influence a pi. in -g is often 
 given German words (in familiar language or for humorous effect); 
 cf. @cibel$ below. 18. &erbtenftUrf)er : a play upon the two mean- 
 ings of the word : profitable and meritorious. 19. Mr : ethical dat. 
 
 69. 3. baft * * * lttad)t : that they refuse to pay him his just due. 
 
 6. fjoF . , , pettier : subj. of wish ; the devil come and get you all. 
 
 7. SBerucrtt : cf . note to 57 11. 10. fcei ben $ai?ettljattfmt : Les- 
 
NOTES. 199 
 
 sing undoubtedly chose this name because of its comical sound. 
 Thus Gottsched once wrote : ,,S)ie tapfern ^reitgen Ijaben ityre $aett* 
 Ijaufer, too jie fo ftdjer ftefyen, tme ber $ater auf etnem bourne, toenn 
 gleid) allc mnbe ftd) &or 3 orn ^erreigen to often." Katzenberg is a 
 little town near Meissen and the skirmish which occurred there 
 between Prussians and Austrians during the summer of 1760 was 
 unimportant. 12. @ofl . . . er^atjlett ? : Just has been bored by 
 this yarn so often that he can tell it as well as Werner. " I don't 
 wonder it wearies you," thinks the sergeant, "for talk about a 
 good arrangement of troops transcends your poor brain. ' ' 18. 298tf - 
 pel : a measure containing from forty to seventy American bushels. 
 26. too : i.e. irgenbtoo. 
 
 70. 4, nw3 : = ettoas. 9. ttyrer jttiei etnem : instead of unfer 
 ^toei etnem. An example of the stereotyping of a phrase until it 
 may apply to different persons and genders ; cf . toir toaren jeincr 
 3ett nmntere S3urfc^e we were merry lads in our day. 10. ^a^ iff 
 mdjt : that won't do. 16. bn , , pren: you'll hear the whole 
 terrible story. 17. There's been the devil to pay, has there ? 
 
 ACT II. 
 
 71. 6. $0rJ)0ral3: cf. note to 68 u. bad: usually contemp- 
 tuous when used for bie referring to persons ; ba8 fdjtenbert one bie 
 @d)ttetfen those fellows dawdle like snails. 11. 'JJer: dem. pron., 
 this. 17. f o : not to be read with tang, but as meaning at this rate ; 
 i.e. if they do nothing but talk and sit in their room. 19. @tltrm 
 geften: i.e. 3lngriff ntadjetu 21. Capitulation: the citadel has 
 already been stormed, says Minna in effect, for Tellheim's heart 
 has long since lowered its colors. Nothing remains but to make 
 arrangements for an honorable capitulation. The use of these 
 military terms lends a delightful air to the piece which is first and 
 foremost a otbatenftucf ; and they are natural enough, for all Ger- 
 many was still thinking and talking in terms of the Seven Years' 
 War. 23. Supply fyabett before matfjen : the omission of the tense 
 auxiliary in compound tenses of modal auxiliaries and their con- 
 geners is of frequent occurrence in Lessing, 
 
200 NOTES. 
 
 72. 1. efCtt3art : fashioned after French savoir vivre ; cf. note 
 to 65 8. 2. fimtten : in modern usage would follow (affen. 
 4. ettljetm : a pi. of modern surnames is often formed in -8; 
 Me rimm, bie 23rentano8. 10. 9Jttut traue bod) ja : But surely you 
 know that one must trust. 12. rebet ttttS ttad) bem s JKaule : talks 
 the way we want to have it. iDtoitl means mouth and then taste ; 
 nad) bem Sftaule, according to one's taste. This word is no longer 
 used except of animals, unless in vulgar diction. 15. mtteritt 
 <5rf)U)f?e : under lock and key. 16. betuen Sftdulcrn: such mouths 
 as yours. 17. $>ie Sftobe ttwre mir efcett redjt: That fashion would 
 suit me to a T (Cutting). 18. ge^etgt : we should expect geigen, 
 in accordance with tyring en, if a more correct person than Fran- 
 ziska were speaking. 25. 9lntucrf mtg : i.e. SSemerhntg. 26. 9)ladjt 
 , cittf attt : Can you call original the thoughts that just happen to 
 occur to one? 
 
 73. 8. Before pi. nouns the ein of nwS fiitr etn disappears. 
 11. $a3 ^otcn: That's what I knew you would say. 13. )fo= 
 itomte: i.e. parfamfeit 16. bet Xreuc: for the gen. cf. note to 
 64 16. 19. ttuglitrflidje : unhappy is Franziska, thinks Minna, be- 
 cause her mind can doubt the transparent sincerity of the major's 
 spirit. 25. 9fud) cut Seuf^cr: the terms of peace and the very fact 
 of peace were naturally distasteful to many. 28. biefer feitt c= 
 genjwrt: its adversary, i.e. war. etttw , ^at: may possibly have 
 caused too (in addition to all the evil it has worked). 30. fjricbc: 
 uninfl. form where we should expect grieben. 
 
 74. 3. ttw: = etnmS. 8. Some such phrase as jtnbe id) fefyr felt* 
 fam, completes Minna's thought. 11. ba3: refers to the sentence 
 of 11. 9-10. 12. 233iittfdje: Oh, he may have attained his desires, 
 mocks Franziska, but you, my lady, are not a part of them. 
 Minna, with the seriousness generally imputed to a person in love, 
 does not at first understand the maid's fling, as the next sentence 
 shows. 16. 233arte , , gebcnfcn: Just you wait, Franziska, he'll 
 pay you off for that later. 17. ftfpuatje imr: go on with your chat- 
 ter. 19. ^emffen: see vocab. 25. Supply bag icl) Ijereintrete after 
 erfauftt* 
 
NOTES. 201 
 
 75. 1. Won't all of you come in ? queries Franziska, for only 
 the head of the landlord is within the apartment. 8. $fjm : except 
 for this once Franziska addresses, the landlord as @ic. 11. utttct 
 . * . $>ad)e: under my poor roof. fd)Ied)t originally one in meaning 
 with fd}ltd)t cf. fdjledjttoeg, fdjledjt unb redjt and it is in this 
 meaning that the landlord uses it. Franziska pretends to misun- 
 derstand and comforts the host with the remark that his hotel 
 isn't so bad as he fears. 14. f otttten I & note to 72 2. 16. If the 
 verbose landlord had concluded his sentence it would have read 
 e8 mit fid) gebradjt fyabe, bag 3fyro naben nidjt gut fdjlafen !ounten or 
 similarly. 20. gerufyctt: a word ordinarily restricted to highflown 
 official language -or in addressing royal personages. 24. SSir . i . 
 fagen: We'll tell you fast enough (fdjon). 
 
 76. 2. toe3 : = toetefjeS. The form tte is still sometimes used 
 adjectively in a few phrases, but without a noun it is obsolete, save 
 in compounds. 3. bcfjaufett : for the more usual befyerbergeu. 
 4. (iljarnfter : not "moral" character of course, but profession or 
 rank. 6. gcpvigcu Drt: = am gcljortgen )rte with the proper 
 authorities. 12. ^ato: official formula ; from an Ital. word mean- 
 ing given. a.c. anni currentis of the present year. aHfyien = 
 ^ier ; an archaic form. 13. ^>cro : an old gen. pi. of the dem. 
 pron. 22. (3 , . , fcitt : A reference to the animosity which the 
 last war had engendered between Prussia and Saxony ; manifesta- 
 tions of which bitterness had not been lacking in Lessing's per- 
 sonal affairs. 26. tuo , tft : a popular substitute for toenn id) 
 mid) tudjt irrc. 
 
 77. 6. ba . . few: I suppose that's meant for me. 12. $luf= 
 gefcot: i.e. fird)Itdje Stufgebot ber 53erlobteu, proclamation of the 
 marriage-bans. Cf. the technical phrase etn S3raut^aar aufbieteiu 
 ^dnbel uta^cit : raise a scene. 17. &fein4Rammborf : the real 
 name of a small Thuringian town, undoubtedly chosen like $afcen 
 ^auferu because of the comicality of its suggestion. 18. ^of : i.e. 
 errenf)of, manor-house. It is difficult to tell how much of Fran- 
 ziska' s family history is recited to puzzle the landlord who must be 
 astonished to meet with a garrulity that outruns his own j how 
 
202 NOTES. 
 
 much is due to the sheer artlessness of the narrator. In either 
 case Lessing attains his end, which is to present us with the beau 
 ideal of a prattling serving maid. 26. attf : in preparation for. 
 
 78. 1. $uftish)flegii3 : the Latin dat. pi, instead of the Ger- 
 man-ten. 6. an$ ttml)l: pedantic for the more colloquial fd)on 
 red)t; fdjon. 9. fceritommett : i.e. uerfjort, cross-examined. 11. grott 5 
 ettsintmer: as late as the middle of the eighteenth century this 
 word meant preeminently grcmettgetttad); but there grew up side 
 by side with this meaning that of ' women' and the * female sex.' 
 Finally the word was specialized in the sense of 4 woman. ' 
 15. Supply orgen @ie bafiir before ba, 25. German says I 
 don't hope (she will) instead of I do hope she won't. Similarly in 
 English we say I don't think she will for I think she won't. 
 29. trncfj nidjt $u ttdjmett: i.e. ntdjt, ttne id) mid) bendjmett foil, 
 
 79. 3. $tt)ei Sfteilett : a German mile is almost five English miles. 
 6. tJterunb^tuanjin tunbcn : the limit above prescribed ; cf . 76 2. 
 27. etnndjmen : = oufnefymetu 
 
 80. 3. 2Bemt frf)0tt ! : Suppose he is ! 4. 9ffit . , , gdjt : Who is 
 on his last legs. 6. fott : is said to be. 12. barnadj : i.e. tt)ie fte e 
 fatten fotten. 18. nod) . ttieggelommcn : gotten off pretty well so 
 far. 21. fceffer ift icffcr : better be on the safe side. 22. StyropoS : 
 i.e. bet btefcr elegenljett or ba ttnr ebcn bation rcben or beilauftg 
 bemerlt. 25. ttia : colloquial for marum. 
 
 81. 2. iBrtttant : generally refers to a diamond which is cut and 
 set ; ber 2)iamant to an uncut stone. 6. fiittfsetjttljttttbert Xalcr 
 ttert : it is natural for the landlord to mention the price at once, 
 as he ascribes Minna's surprise to the effect produced by the beauty 
 of the ring. \\nttv S3riibcrtt : among friends; i.e. without exag- 
 geration or sharp practice. 16. an biefcm : for the usual cmf btefen. 
 17. $aften : = (Sinfaffung ; see vocab. ber gfranleut : when the 
 individuality of a single person is uppermost in the thought, nat- 
 ural gender often triumphs over grammatical gender. t 
 
 9?ame : instead of the more usual fcerfdjhmgener 
 25. mand)e3 : many an article. 27. fceraubert : i.e. 
 27. $rierj mar ^ricg : all's fair in war. 
 
NOTES. 203 
 
 82. 1. fleantroortet t the perfect participle is often used in impa- 
 tient command. 2. f o ttwS : that sort of thing ; i. e. thievery, for 
 the ring evidently belongs to another. 14. Supply @ic fragett be- 
 fore )&, 20. meljr: i.e. fonft. 21. djuftwcr: in the sense of 
 (aubiger ; cf . borgett in the sense of leiljett ; (ernen in that of 
 lefyren, etc. 25. nod) : no longer than. 
 
 83. 5. mtt itym umgegangeu flub: = ifyn beljanbeit Jjabetu 
 10. 3>mtben : dat. sg. In Old German weak feminines took the 
 ending -(e)n in the gen., dat., and ace. sg. The inflection is now 
 obsolete except in aitf (Srben, but is common in the classics as a 
 poetic license. 17. fa$t: i.e. greift. 24. jaufifdjen daufdj : I am 
 intoxicated, if you will, says Minna adopting Franziska's figure of 
 speech, but it is a quarrelsome drunkenness, so beware of it! 
 26. Supply fo ttrirft bu' bereuen after bid) bebanfft which means 
 here decline with thanks ; refuse. 
 
 84. 10. 2Seld)e? urn* e benn ba ? : a subjunctive clause depend- 
 ent on a verb of asking or doubting to be supplied. Who's that, I 
 should like to know ? 13. tofrb et fdjon geljett : he'll go fast enough. 
 14. cvttwrten : for the more usual abiuarten. 
 
 85. 6. Bet : with, i. e. in the service of. 15. etWetft : vivid 
 present for future ; you'll be doing me. 21. Supply I)at before font 3 
 Jjlimentterett. 23. redjt : = am redjten Drte. 
 
 86. 1. $)a3 , gefjett : That's intended for me too I suppose. 
 The adverbial use of mit in the sense of too, also is derived from 
 such phrases as mtt ben anberen with the rest. Cf . 51 36. 3. bem 
 gnabigen grautein : for the dat. after cntgelten cf . note to 51 5. 
 7. umfonft: here in its secondary meaning of without pay ; cf. 87 
 10. 20. ^)a^ tt)eiJ2 idj Beffet : = ba mac^en @ie anberen tuet^ tell 
 that to the marines. 22. ^htrlanb : Courland is a government of 
 Kussia, the southernmost of the Baltic provinces. Three-fourths 
 of the inhabitants are Letts, but the landed proprietors are mostly 
 German. 26. fottcu geljett faffett : = in 9tul)e faffen fofletu 28. laf* 
 feu * . ttttt : never mind him. 
 
 87. 10. umfonft : = t)ergeben. Minna means that she will use 
 
204 NOTES. 
 
 the moment of solitude to offer a prayer of thanks. 12. gen : 
 short form of gegen common in the Bible and still surviving in set 
 phrases. 17. Uttglitrf ift aud) gut : It's an ill wind that blows good 
 to none. 20. belt 5fagettWirf: i.e. tm 9ht, fofort. 21. *Rcglig: 
 = ant(eib, 2ftorgenan$ug. 2Bte : i. e. nne toare e3. 
 
 88. 1. SBetttt , . frffOltftett : An evident reminiscence of Thom- 
 son's famous lines : 
 
 Loveliness 
 
 Needs not the foreign aid of ornament, 
 But is, when unadorned, adorned the most. 
 
 6. aftabdjettS : cf . note to 68 u. 7. linger : instead of the reg- 
 ular pi. 2>tnge ; used always with a humorous or derogatory mean- 
 ing ; = SSefen, SBiirmer. Cf . Sftenjdjer for 2ftenfd)en. 8. tooflitfrtg : 
 here in the unusual sense of frivolous. 13. $dj . empf angcn : 
 elliptical for Unb gfoubft bu cmd), bag id) ifyn rufyig empfangen fann ? 
 20. Supply ttmre mir natiirli^ gang itnertDartet after ftttben* 24. ba^ 
 gratileitt toon Santljelm : instead of grait Don XeH^eim, 
 
 89. 4. $e : a contraction of 3efu but not felt as profanity any 
 more than parallel English formations. 9. $ljrer ^Wtgfer odj s 
 tctr : a title of polite address in middle-class society in the eight- 
 eenth century ; to-day we should say 3fjrer granlcin od)ter. 
 11. triel ($I)re : you honor me, Pm sure. 17. f o . gcfr^c^cn : 
 then, its all up with her appetite ; see vocab. 21. $)aj? . . tuofltc ! : 
 Would to Jieaven that we did ! 22. eine : sc. SJiinna. 24. f anit : 
 i. e. barf. 
 
 90. 5. (Jlcnbcn : this word originally means auger anbe and is 
 derived from older elilenti : in another land, exiled. 12. Itcgt bar= 
 an : see vocab. , mac^tigerc ^Jictjc : more potent charms than 
 those which I possess. 13. barum gcbrat^t : see vocab. under brin* 
 gen. 17. mug : i. e. barf. 24. (S-fcett ttottte i^ r I was just on the 
 point of. 
 
 91. 24. 3d) . att : Pll resume my former tone ; i. e. one of 
 happiness and loving trust. 28. @tc tteg fid) trdumcn : == fie bil* 
 bete ft(f) ein, she fondly imagined. 29. framen IMS : the figure is 
 that of the shop-keeper who exposes his wares for sale as advan- 
 
NOTES. 205 
 
 tageously as possible. 31. bcffcit : partitive gen. after nriefciel ; lit. 
 how much of it she counterbalances. 
 
 92. 3. Qdj , . JHagCtt : A reminiscence of the line from Ot- 
 way's The Soldier's Fortune: "I would as soon choose to hear a 
 soldier brag as complain." 8. gepttrfjlt: like getfagt this perf. 
 part, is used instead of the infinitive ; a construction most fre- 
 quently occurring when the part, occurs in the predicate after Ijei= 
 gen; cf. baS fyeig' id) enblidj fortgefdjritten, I call that getting along 
 too fast. 12. gefdjttiegeu : emphatic substitute for an imperative ; 
 cf . geanttoortet, 82 i. 19. trifft eitt : = trifft u. 22. Hotter : In 
 Old German predicate adjectives were declined a state of affairs 
 from which has survived tioller as stereotyped case-form of fcott. 
 Of like origin are tyalber and felber. 
 
 93. 5. itutt etumal : therms no use of denying it or and there's no 
 help for it. uentarrt : colloquial for tiertiebt ; dote upon. 12. too 
 tu often @te fjht ? : Minna sees victory snatched from her too ready 
 hand the veiy moment that she seemed to grasp it. She half dis- 
 believes in Tellheim's determination to leave her, for she calls him 
 dreamer. The spectator of the drama at first sympathizes with the 
 heroine in her failure to understand the necessity of the major's 
 motive in withdrawing. We say with Goethe : Sftan ttJeijj nidjt, 
 ttiarum e8 jtrf) accrod^icrt It is difficult to see why matters hang fire. 
 And then we remember that Lessing is portraying for us the evo- 
 lution of character and not merely whiling away our time with a 
 simple love-tale. Tellheim's false sense of honor must be quite 
 outlived before the piece can have its denouement. 
 
 ACT III. 
 
 94. 1. borf) : i. e. obtoofyl id) gefd)h)oren Ijabe, e8 me 311 tun. 
 4. nrifl : claims. 23emt . . . attfpinitt ! : / only hope that things 
 don't get tangled up here. Original meaning of anfpinnen is to start 
 spinning ; and then by an easy progression of meaning to become 
 enmeshed. 7. Jrcweu^eucj : like 2Beib8biIber a contemptuous ex- 
 pression for ba granen&olt. 9. fjeuwuf d)t : opportune. Jammer 
 foijrfjen : either because of the sly and devious methods attributed 
 
206 NOTES. 
 
 to hammer jung fer or because such a maid is to be likened to a tame 
 tabby which plays in the room of its mistress. 11. fdjmt aufpafjcn : 
 be sure to keep watch ; cf . note to 84 13. 12. fiiefte ttttr auf : f tele 
 mir eitt ; see vocab. 13. $iel) the retort courteous to Just's 
 grauen8$eug. 14. $Ijr Wiener : At your service ; cf. 50 3. 
 
 95. 5. belt Pummel : heap, rubbish, trumpery, kit and boodle ; 
 = tie gauge efdjidjte, 6. ^rdulcin^ $ammermabd)ett3 : cf . note 
 to 68 14. 10. tyred) en : with dir. obj. of the person this verb 
 means have a word with. Cf. 3ft er ju tyredjen is he at home? 
 19. <5o itt bet S)ammerttttg: about dusk, I suppose. 21. ttwmt : 
 this word is now always interr., direct or indirect. 27. ben lafyt 
 retfett : has sent him traveling. 29. SfiflCt : huntsman ; and later 
 footman (dressed as so often in the Lincoln green uniform affected 
 by hunters). Franziska speaks of him below as if he were to be 
 thought of in the first capacity ; cf. 96 1. auf^utjeften gegeBctt : 
 found a place for him elsewhere. Lit. * given him (to another) to 
 care for.' 
 
 96. 5. fiftttfer : one who ran before the carriage of the wealthy, 
 to clear the path. Like the outrider who serves modern nobility 
 on state occasions. 12. 5lfle3 itt aflettt : i. e. ba3 gaftotum, ber Xau= 
 fenbfiinftler ; jack of all trades. 14. <&a ttmfj uft gefteljen ! : Well, 
 I do declare ! 15. laffeit : i. e. fortfdjicf en, entlaffen. 25. mit : el- 
 liptical for tmtgenotttmen. 
 
 97. 2. eitt gather s Jftenfd) : see vocab. under gcm^ frifteren : 
 
 this and the following verbs derived from the French give point to 
 Just's irony. 5. toott mir getait : cf . note to 96 is. 8. aitf^tt^eBen 
 gege&ett : the lit. meaning of this phrase shines through here (cf. 
 note to 95 29) ; given him to keep. 10. fpanbait : a town in the 
 province of Brandenburg, Prussia, situated at the junction of the 
 Havel and Spree, 8 miles west by north of Berlin. It has an im- 
 portant fortress which was used as a military prison. 15. farrt: 
 is wheeling ; pushing a wheelbarrow. Cf. $arrenftrafe, penal servi- 
 tude. 19. 2ftatttt : Formerly monosyllabic neuters such as ^fitnb, 
 3JtaI, Satyr, Shut), ga, 2fta6 and also the masc. 2Jtonn formed a pi. 
 just like the sg. Other masculines followed the analogy of these : 
 
NOTES. 207 
 
 gng, d)ritt, 3^ $Pf/ etc< Tnus we have the fact that a m. or 
 n. noun of measure usually stands in the sg., or what seems to be 
 the sg., after a numeral. bttrdj Me SBorJwften brtugeit: help de- 
 sert. 23. Sdjletfttege : for the more usual (bcfjteidjttjege. 
 
 98. 2. (3 , . $30rf)C : strangely close to the English vulgarism 
 It's going on ten weeks now. 6. Qtalgeuftricf : lit. hangman's noose, 
 halter. By metonymy for algenbieb. 8. Dcrfrl)tt)cmmt : the play 
 of words between this and djtoemtne of the preceding line is diffi- 
 cult to render unless we accept Primer's suggestion : "In washing 
 the horse the poor coachman may have been washed away." 
 11. S3rr ! : made by a violent vibration of the lips ; whoa ! Cf. the 
 equally expressive Uft ! gidap ! 19. tying fid) an : became attached 
 to. 22. pljer (fjinauf) ttoftte : wanted to rise in the world. 
 
 99. 1. atfe3 : with derogatory meaning instead of atte. 3, 
 fiefylt fid) : see vocab. under empfefjlen. 4. ben S3ifc : i. e. 
 
 ben @tid). 17. turn ttngefaljr : quite by chance. 22. fa^t : cf . note 
 to 53 5. 23. preflte . . . twf : for praflte auf. To-day preHen = be- 
 triigcn. 24. fcei bem tjutibigeu ^rdulein : of the lady's room. 
 
 100. 1. f o , . feljen: 'it must be seen with your own eyes,' 
 i.e. it beggars description. 6. Sdjttefte : = reppenabfa<,3 landing. 
 13. fal) mid) fiir (Sie an : i.e. Ijieft tnid^ fiir @ie. 19. tr^ . , . war : 
 I didn't know what to think. 21. met jammcrt bir^ nutt ? : (eft= 
 ^eim ober id) ?) ; referring to Franziska's earlier words, 84 22. 
 
 101. 2. 3ht(egung : i. e. (Srflarung. 3. f o : as i< were; or I 
 might better say. 15. ^d| fatw . . on ben gingern a^d^en : The 
 sense is : It is easy enough to tell. Cf . the idioms an ben gingern 
 Ijergafjten fonnen, have at one's finger-tips; an ben gingern Ijerredjnen, 
 rattle off easily. 19. fjunbert ^tftulcn : cf . 81 10. 22. $a ift cr 
 ja : sc. ben icf) fofange gefua^t ^abe. 
 
 102. 19. Supply some such phrase as % ift $wn olltoerben be- 
 fore $>ag. 23. 60 t>or : = tor etma. 24. tuor tt>a bran : 
 
 was something in it (i. e. in such an accusation). 26. ba . . 
 many a #irZ cottZd /iave toZci you about that in the old days. 27. Sup- 
 ply pfui before itber. 28. 2)a fteeft r 3 eicn ! : That's just the trouble ; 
 viz. that he is growing old. 
 
208 NOTES. 
 
 103. 1. ^$oij : undoubtedly a corruption of ott(e)g ; similar for- 
 mations are familiar enough in older English, e. g. Odds bodkins ! 
 The phrase means What a hopeless old fool he is! feitt (Sttbe : In- 
 teresting is the analogous English usage : He's no end of a good 
 fellow. 3. toon b c r ($ef Sfjrlidjf cii : Werner had not considered 
 the landlord in the light of a menace to the peace of young maid- 
 ens, but as a cheat. $>er eittC Xcufcl ttftt), : cf. the familiar par- 
 able in Matthew xii, 43-45 ; Luke xi, 24-26. 10. al in3 >f)r : in 
 a stage-whisper (intending to be overheard). 25. ba : for the 
 more usual bie. 
 
 104. 4. $aS . * . fpred)Ctt : God bids you say that; i. e. that is 
 gospel truth. 11. ^err 28cmcttt : cf . note to 53 8. 13. babei : = 
 anttefenb ; gngegen. 21. $ft Sic bcm Wlanne tturijl gut : more col- 
 loquial than $at <Sic ben Sftann trotyl Ueb. 
 
 105. 2. Witt crttiiefctt Ija&ett : = fcorgibt, evrtriefen gn tyaben ; ttnfl 
 often has the meaning claims, pretends ; cf. 94 4. 3. nw$te : dip- 
 lomatic subj., used in modest or tentative expressions of opinion. 
 e ttwrc bcnn: the concessive subj. followed by benn or bcmn 
 has acquired through the omission of the old negative particle ne 
 the force of a negative condition translatable by unless ; i. e. eg ne 
 fein benn be it not so then became eg fei benn unless it be. 13. SBie 
 cn : stacks of it. 23. tooflen 103 feiit : for the usual log fein tootfen. 
 27. $a3 . fein : that's just the trouble. 
 
 106. 3. ^flcgt ftd) : = ^ftegt feiner SBequemtidjfeit, takes his ease. 
 4. tier Sangettticilc : Dor denoting cause or motive is generally used 
 with words of emotion : Dor greube toeinen, gurei)t tior bem Xobe 
 etc.; cf. above 83 10 : tci^ toeig ni^t, IDO ic^ tior grenben bin. 6. auf 
 ben 28tttte* : anf often denotes the goal of desire, waiting, or sim- 
 ply duration : cf . 95 23, nod) anf etn SSort and 95 10, auf ein $ter= 
 telftiinbdjen. 7. ^raftt^icrt : this verb means first to practice, then 
 to engage in sharp practice, then to achieve a thing by underhanded 
 means. 11. fofltc c3 : @ie tneinen, bag eg. 15. Doflcr : cf . note to 
 92 22. gefrteflt : more colloquial than befommen. 16. befmtber^ : 
 befonberg merlmiirbig. 19. ntt^t^ Ucrfr^Irigt : nic^tg ongmat^t ; gfetd) 
 ifl. 23. ^crcintragen ; for the more logical fyineintragen ; cf . note 
 
NOTES. 209 
 
 to 63 27. Lessing, as we have sufficiently noted by now, was prone 
 to confuse fyer and fyin, reflecting in this the popular usage. 
 28. tttcutcttticgctt : see vocab. 
 
 107. 1. imcfcitcS : see vocab. 5. djttefler : = SBUfcibee (Cutting). 
 Lit. a @d)netter is a fillip, i. e. a jerk of a finger bent against the 
 ball of the thumb ; hence in a figurative sense a smart stroke. 
 7. bic 9Jittmeifteritt SJtarloff : the practice of adding in to a title to 
 denote the wife of a man bearing the title is obsolescent ; for Mrs. 
 Dr. say grew 2)o!tor ; gran S)o!torin means that the lady herself is 
 a doctor. 9. bic: for the more correct toon-benen: cf. 6320 t>on 
 benen bit meittft 15. ii&er afle $erge (fetn) : be gone for good and 
 all; see vocab. under 33erg. 18. jjtag : will, I hope; colloquial 
 substitute for moge. 22. id) toollte efeen gcljtt : I was just about to 
 go ; above (line 10) tDottte id) fie bef udtjen means I determined to go 
 and see her for Werner actually did call and find her gone. 
 
 108. l. be alien : sc. Guartters. mir * . , bic DJjrett DoW : 
 my ears full. 2. ($cbcnfc mir ttirfjt baran : this phrase may mean 
 either Don't think of doing so, I beg you (mir ethical dative) or 
 Don't remind me of the affair (i.e. of the squabble over the change 
 of rooms). In the latter case we should have the unusual construc- 
 tion of gebenleu with an, instead of with gen. 6. Supply finb after 
 getoefctt and fyaben after twfgeljofiett of the next line. Such omis- 
 sion of different tense auxiliaries is possible only in the most col- 
 loquial utterance. 12. 3Ijuen nidjt pmutcit : = toon 3Inten nidjt 
 er umrten. 15. ( Icntt fid) : such a reflexive form is a frequent 
 substitute for the passive ; it is easily learned. 19. ja : you will 
 remember. 24. citt Xalcr adjt^ig : not * a dollar eighty ' but about 
 eighty dollars. This phrase like citt adjt agc below (line 29) is 
 doubtless derived from expressions like an a^t^tg aler (i. e. unge= 
 
 ^fa'fyr adjtgig ater, some eighty dollars or so). These colloquial us- 
 l.ages have many analogies in English : a twelvemonth, a fortnight 
 Jetc. 28. cljer : more easily. 29. ntcittc Jwar (^vofrfjen : the poss. 
 , ; |adj. agrees with rofcfyen, ^aar remaining indecl. 
 
 109. 3. bod) : please do. 7. $afe C3 : The phrase which Tell- 
 heim's emotion forbids him uttering may be supplied from 12 be- 
 
210 NOTES, 
 
 low. 11. 6en , fja&e: sc. a'rgere id) midj. 15, <$,.. an: 
 My statement concerns you only in part. 20. Me Sftarloffttt : the 
 addition of in to surnames to denote female members 1 of the family 
 is practically obsolete. Cf. note to 107, 7. 25. fcei Reflet ttttb 
 pfennig : down to the last cent. 
 
 110. 3. Supply tun after foflte ber* 8. erfenne: i.e.. erfcnne 
 banlbar an. 11. Bring en , , . 9)tanler : prefer to become food for 
 common gossip. 13. imtner: for all I care. 21. madjte : note 
 the sg. verb with two subjects, as so often in Goethe and Schiller. 
 Lessing's usage varied ; cf . 108 9 where we should expect tenne. 
 22. fid) uerloren Ijatte: berfdjuwnben mar. 27. afle: this form 
 occurs mostly after prepositions that govern the dat., e.g. Don afte* 
 bent, tro affebem, but it may stand as nom. instead of the more 
 usual aft. 28. ber dnorf : that filthy lucre. 
 
 111. 5. e# : is often used in German to avoid repetition of a 
 noun, adj., pron., or clause. English has no analogous, usage. 
 11. tyat e3 ttieniger $n fagen: does it matter less about; cf. the fa- 
 miliar idiom ba8 fyat nidjtS ju fagen that doesn't matter. 13. "Ton 
 my soul," sputters the sergeant, "that may be a genteel way of 
 thinking, but it's a silly way just the same!" 20. nmrbe getan 
 fjaben : in conversational utterance there is the tendency to pre- 
 pose the inflected part of a compound tense, even in a dependent 
 clause, for the sake of clarity and to avoid the awkward grouping 
 of infinitives before the finite verb. 24. in ebrdnge gefom s 
 nten: in the thick of the fight. 
 
 112. 10. $>n fennft bie 23$elt : is ironical, as is Werner's reply 
 three lines below. 13. fo einer : i.e. ein foldjer. 15. gn (eBen : = 
 ebenmittel the wherewithal to live. 17. anf einer 23al)tt: an allu- 
 sion to Werner's farming ; he had an estate three miles from town. 
 103 11. 19. The sergeant pretends to misunderstand Tellheim and 
 to believe the latter is referring to promotion in the army. 22. 2>ie 
 . . man : it wouldn't be the first time such a thing had happened. 
 28. bag better : = ben Seruf. 
 
 . 113. 5. ma3 fu!j geprt : tua fdjicflid) ift. 7. bertueUe: tntttler= 
 e; unterbeffen. 8. an^: = 3U (gnbe or entfc^teben. elb bie 
 
NOTES. 211 
 
 9Wettjje : appositive construction for the more usual Sftenge 
 9. $tttereffett : 3tf is more usual today. 15. anf Sifter : not 
 in your old age (im filter), but when you're getting old. tuemt * 
 fetft t when you're cut up so that ifs a shame; i.e. when you are 
 terribly crippled and wounded. 20. 511 obe : bi$ gunt obe till 
 you die; the phrase 311 Xobc fiittern might also mean feed you to 
 death; i.e. stuff you till you burst. 23. ntdjt nod) : = nidjt meljr. 
 
 114. 5. 9Jlttg id) ttirfjt: Pll have to be (contented) worit If 
 11. $>en 9htgett&licf : i.e. in eittem Slugenbttcf. 19. 9tt0tttienwg3= 
 ftiirfc : = SluSruftungetu 
 
 115. 1. Mntjuug : the 'first part of this word has presumably 
 nothing to do with 23(ut blood but is a dialectic form of btofj ; cf. 
 btutarm, bfattoertig. 6. femttett: pret. subj. of indir. discourse. 
 7. cw3 J)iirhtgett Ijer : when I was in Thuringia. 14. JJft ^^nett 
 fca gtiiitlein gut : cf . note to 104 21. 
 
 116. 1. SJieitt Sdjitffal : Tellheim feels that his fate depends on 
 the answer Minna makes to his letter. 20. tiettutm : tiertuirren 
 tnoge. 28.^ fu : =njenn, 
 
 117. 4. ^a^ auSljaltett : face the music. Various explanations 
 of this proverbial expression have been offered, but none which is 
 satisfactory. Saturn . efien : that's just why we're doing it. 
 6. $uttlte brei: colloquial for $imft'bret. 9. ttiorcn atfeht : are 
 as good as alone (for the matter of that, because Werner doesn't 
 count). 20. Slfle sttwttstg : cf. 106 is. 25. ^uf^ , finger : 
 cf. 106 7. 27. 2Ba3 fafct i^r: a fe^It cutf). 
 
 118. 2. bem ^rauen^tmmcr : generic use of the def . art. : with 
 a woman. 8. f o . 4 . nur : Just 6e sure and see o i. 16. muft : 
 for the more usual ttnrb in such conjectural phrases ; cf. note to 
 49 9. 20. ttriffeit Sic ttw3 : a colloquialism frequently used for 
 purpose of emphasis: let me tell you one thing. 24. faafc : i.e. 
 mtlttarifef). ^rcujjif t^ : Tellheim must come clad as a private 
 gentleman in velvet coat and knee breeches, not in the uniform of 
 a Prussian officer which would be but an ill-compliment to a Saxon 
 lady. 29. A reference to the major's extreme poverty. Cf. 49 9. 
 
212 NOTES. 
 
 119. 1, 2Bir fceljielten Sic gent : i.e. toir mbtfjten @ie gent be* 
 fatten. 9. 2Birt3tafel : a word modeled on the French table d'hote. 
 14. Each of the friends rejoices in what he considers the other's 
 happiness ; cf. 115 15. Nothing could better illustrate their unself- 
 ish devotion. 24. Me * , Ijerau3: the joke just ran off my tongue 
 before I could catch it. 26. abcr : obsolete adv. = urieber. 
 
 120. 2. anfiifjrcn : i.e. taufdjen, betrugen. 4. madjen : = fdjnell 
 madden hurry as in 66 3. 6. ($Hetcfjfafl3 : the same to you. 7. l)er= 
 eingeljen: cf. note to 10623. 14. fprarf) : bespoke; showed. 
 
 16. foirb e3 gemerft fjafcen : cf . note to 49 9. 17. SJlag cr (e) bod) 
 (gemerft fyaben): Well, suppose he has noticed it ! 19. 2lnffiifjrnug : 
 less usual in this meaning than jBetragetu 23. feiner : the gen. as 
 object of entjagen is used elsewhere by Lessing instead of the more 
 usual dat. ; cf. 1. 26 below where the poet employs the latter 
 (f cittern 2Jtottne) in order to avoid the repetition of a gen. 24. !3<uu= 
 mcrt cr btrfj foieber : cf . 84 22, 85 i. 
 
 ACT IV. 
 
 122. Dijfitg ttttb retd) gefleibet : Minna's previous attire has been 
 the SftegUge' mentioned at the beginning of Act 2. 3. Sftehtft bit : 
 do you think so? 5. ew^gematljt : i.e. imS fcerabrebet. 13. Bet 
 * * . f Otttt : which is surer to help you indulge in sad thoughts ; (ftd)) 
 rttten mae^en, riEen fangen worry unnecessarily. 16. ^aft , . , 
 Sran^i^f a ? : The women are supposed to have talked over the 
 plan for hoaxing Tellheim ; cf. 121 1 ff. 18. erftwrte fie Wt3 : 
 saved us the trouble ; fte refers to 2e!tion 16. 
 
 123. 1. ttetttetgert : here in its obsolescent meaning of ait= 
 ft^tagen, ablefyneiu 4. fo ma : fo 'fold^ ; toa = etttas : that sort 
 of thing. 8. (afj mH ttttr: leave me alone, i.e. don't make fun 
 of me. 15. 3ft e erfcwbt, (bag id) fyereintrete), err 2Jlajor? 
 
 17. ba : that creature. Franziska has only contempt for the 
 fawning figure of Riccaut. 19. Parbleu : bet meiner Xreu ! or 
 rodjrfyaftig ! 3(^ trre mic^, bo^ nein, it^ irre mid) nidjt ; e ift fein 
 3itnmer. 23. @o ift e8 ! ben 9J?ajor t>on 2:elll)etm ; rtdjttg, niein 
 
 ^tnb, er tp e, ben id) fuc^e. 2So ift et ? 
 
NOTES. 213 
 
 124. 1. Sic? nod) Dor DierunbgtDan^ig @tunben rooljnte er Ijter? 
 nub er toofjnt fyier nid)t meljr? So tooljnt cr benn? 5. 9ld), 2fta- 
 bame gnabigeS grautein 3ftro naben Deqeifjen tooljl Riccaut 
 does not know how to address Minna, as lie is ignorant of her con- 
 dition whether married or single. 12. 2td), ttieber etne Don feinen 
 $rtig!eiten. C*r ift ein feljr gafonter 2ftann, biefer err Sftajor! 
 16. 2)a nriffen 3I)ro naben nid)t ? @djabe nur ; ba$ tut mir Icib. 
 21. 3d) bin ein gntcr greunb Don iljm, 3^ro @naben, 24. G? ift fe^r 
 nottrenbig, ba id) tint fpred^e. 3c^ bring e ifjtn eine ^adjrid^t, bte t^n 
 feljr crfreuen totrb. 
 
 125. 1. 3d) toerftelje. nabtgcs grantcin fortdjt ttJo^I grangoftfc^ ? 
 Unjtt)eife(l)aft cine 2)atne tt)ic ic ! S)ic gragc tt)ar je^r nnpflid) ; 
 ^offcntUtfj t)cqci^cn @ie tnir, gnabigeS grdulcin. 6. 2)od^ nein? 
 3^ro nabcn f^re^cn ntt^t grangbftfdj ? 8. 5tbcr matuw ^icr?: 
 Innocent as Minna's question sounds, it struck deep at the aping 
 of French speech and manners so current in Lessing's day. 
 12. nt, gnt ! 3d) tann atte ouf gnt bentfd) flar madden. SSiffen 
 @ie atfo, gnabigcS griinlcin 3f)ro naben ntiiffen namtt(^ 
 
 ba ic^ uon ber Safe! bc SftinifterS !omme bc S^inifter^ 
 fterg ia, U)te t)etgt bcnn bcr 9JUnifter ba brangcn in bcr fang en 
 @trae anf bem breiten $(ae? 19. 92un, ber ^rieggtninifter. 
 23ei i^m ^abe ic^ jn Sftittag gej^ieift ; td^ tyeife getnotjnlit^ bet t^m 
 nnb ba ift bie 9lebe anf ben 2)^ajtor Don 2:eII^etm gefomtnen ; unb ber 
 2Jiinifter bat tnir im $ertrauen gcfagt, benn @eine (S^cIIenj ge^ort 311 
 tnetnen greunben, unb tt)ir ^aben unter un gar feinc e^cimniffe 
 (Seine (Sjrgefleng, tt)ot(tc tt^ fagen, ^at mir Dertrant, bag bie <Sad)e un* 
 fer Majors auf bent $unltc fei jn enben, unb gut $n enben. (Sr abe 
 einen iBeric^t an ben $onig erftattet, unb ber $b'nig ^abe ftc^ ganj 311* 
 gunften beS errn SRajorS entfdjieben, 2Mn ^)err, ^at mir @eine 
 gefagt, @ic Derfte^en tnoljf, bag atte baDon abf)angt, nne 
 
 126. 1. man bem $onig bie @ac^e DorfteUt, unb @ie fenncn 
 @r ift and) ein fdjr netter jnnger 2ftann, bie[er Scfl^eim, unb id) tueig 
 ja, bag @ie i^n Ucben. 2)ie greunbe meiner greunbe finb audj bie 
 meinigen. 2)iefer Xettfyeim lommt bem ^onig giemlid) teuer gu fte^en, 
 aber man barf $b'nigen nidjt nmfonft btencn. 2ttan mug cinanber in 
 
214 NOTES. 
 
 biefer SBeft Ijelfen ; itnb roenn eg fid) urn $erfnfte Ijanbett, fo moge ber 
 $onig fie erteiben, unb nid)t ettoa einer toon ung. S)ag tft ber mnb= 
 fa, Don bem id) nie abtteidfje. Sag fagen 3fyro naben bagu? 
 ift ein bratter 2ftann, nid)t toaljr? $d), @eine S^ellenj tjat bag 
 auf bem red)ten glecf ! 2lugerbem fyat er mir toerfidjert, bag ber err 
 2ftajor, tt)enn er nid^t fc^on einen fontgUc^en anbbrief befomtnen ^abe, 
 einen fo(d)en ^eute noc!^ unfeljlbar erfyalten tt)iirbe, 21. SSunfdjen 3^ro 
 naben tneuten tauten ju toiffen? @ic fe^en in ntir 3^ro naben 
 fe^en in mir ben fitter ^liccant be la Sftariiniere, (Srbljerrn auf iBor= 
 gentat, toom @tamme D^imm. 3^ro @naben finb tjemunbert, gn ^oren, 
 bag idj an einer fo ^o^en gamUie fomme, bie iDirllic^ fonigltd^em 
 33fute entfprnngen ift. (S0 mn gefagt fein, bag id^ unjtoetfellfiaft ber 
 abenteuerlid)fte frogling bin, ben bag an$ je ge^abt ^at 3d) biene 
 fc^on feit tneinem etften 3a^re. in (S^ren^anbel $ttmng mid^ jn flie= 
 ^en. -ftadjbem ^abe iti) @einer ^a|)ftlic^en etlig!ett gebtent, 
 
 127. 1. tt)ie and) ber Sftepublif @t. Marino, ber polnifdjen 
 unb ben eneralftaaten, bi^ man mtc^ enblid^ f)ierljerge$ogen ^at %&) f 
 gnabige^ grautein, rate ttmnfdje id^, bag id^ biefe toib nie gefe^en 
 ^atte! atte man mid^ im S)ienft ber eneralftaaten gelaffen, fo 
 miigte id) jejjt trenigften^ Oberft fein. $tber immer unb en)tg ^ter 
 auptmann ^n bleiben, unb nun gar ein abgebantter Officer ^u jein ! 
 9. 3a, gncibige graulein, ba bin id^ nim_abgjeiKmft unb auf bie @trage 
 gefe^t. 12. @ieftnbfef)rgutig,gna'bige8gra'uletn 9^ein,mantneigba 
 35erbienft fyier nic^t gu fd^a^en. inen 2ftann trie mid^ abgubanfen! 
 Unb nod) ba$n einen Sl^ann, ber fid) in biefem S)ienfte ruiniert fyat id^ 
 ^abe babei mefyr als grtjan^ig taufenb granc^ $uge}et. Unb n?a ^abe 
 ic^ batton? @agen lt)ir e grab fyer: td^ ^abe feinen eHer unb ba 
 (Slenb ftarrt mir in8 eftc^t. 20. @ie finb feljr giittg, gna'bige grau= 
 lein. 2lber roie man gu fagen pffegt: ein jebeS Ungliic! fd^Iep^t feinen 
 SBruber na^ ftc^ ; ein Ungtiitf lommt nie allein ; unb fo ift e$ mir er- 
 gangen. 2Ba faun ein (Sljrenmann ton meiner 5(bftammung fonft fur 
 eine UfqueUe ^aben ate ba @^iel? D^un ^abe id) immer mit fiirf 
 gefpiett, fofonge it^ bag (iidC nid^t notig ^atte. Sefet, ba i(^ eg notig 
 ^abe f gna'bigeg grautein, fyriele id) mit einem ^ed^, bag alien lauben 
 iibcrfteigt, @eit tnerjeljn Xagen ift lein X&Q toergangen, an bem man 
 
NOTES. 215 
 
 tnir bte iBcmf tttdjt getyreugt Ijat. 9?odj geftern fyat man fie mir bret= 
 mot getyrengt. 3d) tteig toofyf, bag bafyutter 
 
 128. 1. etfoas meljr ate ba6 @pief geftecf t tyat. )enn mtter meinen 
 egentyietern befanbeu fidj gerciffe 3)amen. 3$ ttritt ttidjts mefyr fagen. 
 2ftan mug gegett 2)amen gatant fetn. @ic fjaben mtdj and) Ijeute etn 
 getaben, um mir SfteDandje 311 geben ; aber @ie Derfte^en mid), gna* 
 bige grauletn man mug crp triffeu, mo\3ou man leben jofl, e^e man 
 ^aben lann, toomit ^u ft)ielcn. 8. @ie fiub fe^r giitig, gnabigee grau= 
 lent. 12. banarf) : as if he would. 16. Gaming in Lessing's day 
 was not regarded as so serious a vice that Minna's offer need occa- 
 sion adverse comment. 17. Um fo beffer, gncibigeS graulein, um fo 
 fceffer! OTe geiftrei^en Seute Ucben bag @piet ieibcuf^afta^. 
 24. SKtte, guabigeg grauletn, @ie tootten alb^art mtt mir ge^eu? 
 S5on gan^em crjcn. 28. 5(c^, gutibigeS grauiein, tote ret^enb @ic 
 fmb! 30. unlattgft: i.e. Dor fuqetn. 
 
 129. 3. eben @ie tmmer^in, gnabtges grautetn, geben @ic. 
 7. 3atool)f, fe^r anje^nli^, 3el^n pftolen? 3^ro naben foUen ba= 
 fiir bet metner 53anl auf ein Sfttttetl betetltgt fetn, 3^ ar ft* e ^ n 
 S)rtttett fottte c ettoaS me!)r fciiu 9Jitt enter jd^onen S)ame aber 
 mug man e8 nit^t fo geuau nefymen. 3c^ gratuttere mtr, baburc^ mtt 
 31jro naben in iBerbtnbuug $u lommen, nub ton btefem 2lugenbltcf 
 fange ify an, mtr ein beffere IM gu ertoarten, 16. 2Ba8 brauc^en 
 3^ro naben babet gu fein ? Sir @pieler fiub e^rtid^e ?eute unter ein= 
 anber. 21. @o fomme idj, 9fJe!ruten (i.e. a fresh supply of money) 
 $u ^olen. Sftidjt toa^r, 3^ro naben? 26. SBofiir fefyen mit^ 3^ro 
 uaben an? giir einen (gittfalt&pinfef ? fitreinen bummen eufel? 
 29. 3(^ bin etner Don ben uten, gnabigeg graulein, Stiffen @ic, 
 tt)a ba fagen ttriU? 3d^ bin einer Don ben Stogefemten* 
 
 130. 1. Supply eljrlid) after tt)o^(, 2. 3d^ Derftetje mid^ auf 
 f uiffe I am up to all the tricks. 4. 3dj unterfdjlage bte $arte mtt 
 einer efc^icflic^feit I can suppress (or force) a card with skill. 
 6. 3dj beljatte beim ilb^eben bie @teHe ber Garten mit eiuer ert?aubt= 
 Ijeit. When (pretending to be) cutting the deck I can retain the 
 position of the cards cleverly. 9. Sarum nidjt, 31jro naben, fear* 
 
216 NOTES. 
 
 urn nicfjt? e&en @ie tnir ein Xanbdjen $n rityfen, mtb ; pigeon- 
 neau: like impeld)en a figurative word for noodle, simpleton. 
 12. 2Bie, gnabigeS grantein? 2)a8 ttennen @te betritgen? 3)a 
 <$IM tterbeffern, e8 an tie ginger fetten, feineS un8 getnig fetn, ba$ 
 nennen bte 3>entfd)en betriigen? 33etrugen! >, lxm8 tft bie bentfdje 
 (Spradje fur eine artne @prad)e! fiir eine ptnmpe prad)e ! 18. affen 
 @ie tnidj geroaljren, gnabigeS graulein, unb feten @ic rufyig ! Sa 
 ge^t e @ic an, rt)ie td^ jpiele? enug, enttueber fc^en mtc^ 3^ro 
 naben morgen mit ^nnbert ^iftolen toteber, ober @ic fc^cn mid^ gar 
 nid)t tt)ieber. 3f)r gan^ ergebener, gnabigeg graufein, 3^r gan^ erge* 
 bener. 24. ba (c^tc : i.e. ba le^tere. 25. $ann it^j nor^ rcben : 
 Franziska's breath has been taken away by witnessing the scene 
 with Riccaut. >^ 
 
 131. 5. auf bic Seine ge^olfen: put on his feet. 10. 293tfl fort : 
 i.e. ift im 23egriff fortgiigeljen. 19. 2)eu 9KUbtattoett . ttieber : 
 
 The beggar in his turn misjudges the benevolent person who from 
 motives of kindness pretends to misjudge the beggar. 21. mogcn 
 @ie t Jjabett : it serves you just right. 22. trfj meift nic^t tuofiir : 
 i.e. in some false light or other. 27. mtgeljattgen : for the more 
 correct nnge^angt ; just as we say : '* He is the greatest knave un- 
 hung" instead of unhanged. 
 
 132. 5. uirf)t3 al : = blog. 6. mat^t etr fit^ jutn f alfdjen 
 Spieler : = gibt ftc^ fiir einen falfrf)en @pie(er au pretends to be a 
 cheating gambler. 10. Supply traljr before ift 11. ORefruten 
 Ijolen : cf. 129 21. 18. (5*r fottte tuegbleifteit : Franziska is not hi 
 sympathy with her mistress 1 plan to torment Tellheim. 21. $ommft 
 . . ^itt? : "Oh, that's what you're starting to talk about again, 
 is it ? " asks Minna. At first she had failed to get the drift of the 
 maid's meaning. 22. 28o : = tnenn. 24. Supply after fjaben as con- 
 clusion of the condition some such phrase as tuerbe idj e$ bir nie 
 uergeben. bid) f djon aKein laff en : find some excuse to leave you 
 alone. 
 
 133. gleidlfant im >ienft : as if still in the (military) service. 
 2. 5lnf , . SieBer: whose dear sergeant is he yours or Tell- 
 heims ? 6. ^ie : Franziska feels constrained to use the more for- 
 
NOTES. 
 
 mal pronoun of address because of her mistress' presence ; cf . 119 
 is ff. 7. oljne ouf gfrauji^fa ju a^teu : as a soldier delivering a 
 message Werner feels he can not stop for any expression of per- 
 sonal feeling. 9. feiueu uutertauigeu Oflefpeft tiermelbeu : high- 
 flown language for ad)tung8&oll griigetu 14. nod) . * . brei : some 
 time before three (o'clock). 25. fd)0tt : so fast. 26. fatten ttrir 
 bemt nidjt : dubitative subj. Don't you think we may have some- 
 thing ? 
 
 134. 2. uriber ben deficit: unfyoflid) discourteous. 14. auf 
 bic '$arabe jieljeu: be on dress-parade; make a brave show. 
 18. gefajfeu ; = iiberfaffetu 19 - %>*$ * wofjl : / guess I should 
 have to says Minna with light irony (for otherwise I would find it 
 hard to believe it). 
 
 135. 1. be3 Sftajor^ feincit : colloquial for ben be 2ftajor. 
 6. fo ettoaS : some occasion or other. 7. $leibe : today we should 
 use Slnsuge. 14. iwfyut : i.e. at their previous interview. 15. $m= 
 ber : Tellheim interprets Minna's word to refer to their useless 
 struggling against the fate which was parting them ; the lady how- 
 ever meant only that it was childish for them to be so serious in 
 an unimportant matter. 16. folgctt : = gefyordjen. 
 
 136. 3. ebattlen : i.e. (Sorgetu 4. SBeforgten: in the sense of 
 befiirdjteten apprehended; the inverted order here betokens the 
 omission of tDenn or ob. 9. toott \HuHh* : Don 2(ngejtrf)t $u 5(ngeftc^t 
 face to face. 11. SBormmtb : the stem of this word (as of ilRunbel 
 ward, unmiinbig minor) is not connected with 3ftimb mouth but 
 comes from an Old German munt meaning 'protection.' 22. ft^ett 
 5U laffcit : see vocab. under ft^cn. 29. ouf 3^^ tncinc^ 2ebett3 : 
 for the more usual auf 
 
 137. 1. ntit gtitgern auf mi^ tucifcu : point at me derisively. 
 3. fid) ciubilbcu: fancy; toafynen imagine; meinen be of opinion ; 
 gtcmben believe; bcnfen think. 7. abcr , . . uotfj : but they simply 
 won't hear to my being in addition to this. 9. fetne 3)?aime0 : 
 would be in modern usage ace. 14. trefflid) bcuctben : be sure to 
 envy ; spoken with evident irony. 15, ttwrett @ie : you pretend to 
 
218 NOTES. 
 
 be. 18. jebeS : i.e. each one of the four counts, 23. Supply Ijat 
 before fommett. 29. am (gnbe : = fdjliefjlidj. 
 
 138. 6. wetter feinen: i.e. feinen anberen. 13. anf: on the 
 strength of. 15. tjor ben toentgften Xiiren : at very few doors. 
 22. ein fleinct $rityj)et: does not refer of course to Tellheim's 
 stature, but to his being ein toenig $riippel a bit of a cripple. 
 
 24. afle3 tturtjl nfceflegt : when you really come to think of it. 
 
 25. Urn : with ace. denotes the degree of difference ; urn ein aar 
 by a hair's breadth. 
 
 139. 11. f o : does not modify rerfjt ; is it right for you to put it 
 that way ? 14. Qfffen Settler : this beggar of yours; i.e. your pre- 
 tensions to beggarhood. tiurnetyme : is printed in certain editions 
 tierneljme ; the difference in meaning would be slight. One signi- 
 fies take up y examine; the other put to the test, cross-examine ; cf. 
 78 9. 15. tuerben * . * toerloren Ijafcen : you have lost perhaps. 
 25-6. For the historical background of the incident here men- 
 tioned, cf. Introd. p. 39. 
 
 140. 5. Drbre : = 33efeljfe. 3(mtern : equivalent here to SBe= 
 atrfen ; SKjfoiften. 6. ^ontrifcuttim : i.e. rieg8ftener. 13. 3cit^= 
 mutg : = Unteqeic^nung, 14. bie ju ratttyafcterenbe S^nlben : the 
 
 claims to be ratified (i.e. officially approved). The gerundive is in 
 form the pres. part, preceded by git and, when used attributively 
 as here, declined like any adj. Lessing uses here the strong form 
 of the adj. after the def . art., as so often : ratifyabieren = ratifigieren, 
 geneljmigen. 16. 9JJa . . * 9ttau( : they puckered their lips deri- 
 sively or they curled their lips sneeringly ; ba$ 2ftcmf gieljen grimace. 
 17. Salute : from Ital. valuta which is the preferred spelling to- 
 day ; = ben SBetrag. 19. rattal : signifies both S)an!gebet and 
 >an!gefd)en! (or Srinfgelb) ; here of course the latter. 
 
 141. 4. an ben ag lommen : i.e. an ba$ id)t beg 2:age^ fommen 
 see the light of day ; come to light. 6. Tellheim laughs at the 
 thought that the evidence of either Minna's uncle or of the Saxon 
 estates would be believed ; for, if the major had received a bribe, 
 they were both accessories before the fact, 9, $orfidjt : cf . note 
 
NOTES. 219 
 
 to 59 H. 12. fei^ett : = amteljtnen. 13. fcei nnS : i.e. in Saxony. 
 21. $ame : see vocab. 23. Ijalt frf)ablo3 : = entfcfjabigt 
 
 142. 2. SftoJjr toon JSenebtfJ : Shakespeare's Othello is meant ; 
 modern usage would require in the ace. 9ftof)rett. 5. &f)niidje : 
 i.e. tijnlirf)teit Supply jjfni before itfcer ; cf . 102 27. 9. Dertieft : 
 i.e. in ebanlen toertieft 13. lute . . * $>tenfte : Tellheim was a 
 subject of the (at that time) independent duchy of Courland and 
 like Othello he was enrolled in foreign service. Minna had not 
 thought of this similarity between the major and the Moor. 
 24. nod) Center at least for today. 25. auf bcm fceften 2Scgc: in 
 a fair way. 31. toenn . , , tuenbct : if things do not take a com- 
 pletely new turn. 
 
 143. 1. Sftttett inS SBort fatten : i.e. @tc unterbredjen. 4. ge= 
 fatten : = ausgefaflen. 6. nnr efcen : just now. 14. Just as Ric- 
 caut's Sftinifter (125 14) later turns out to be an orderly (157 18), so 
 in a trice does the boasted (fyet>aUer become a simple lieutenant. 
 11. MS anf : if it were not for (his gambling). 23. nnr je^t : eben 
 jet would be more usual. 27. entlabcn : i.e. entlaftet 29. Ian= 
 fen laffen : i.e. ben Saufoafc geben be rid of. 
 
 144. 8. turn atten 2)tngen : for the more usual iiber with ace. 
 15. metncr @^ire : dat. after gefc^ie^t (is offered). 18. e3 : i.e. bcr 
 3fyrige. 20. fein S3ebenlen tragt: does not scruple. 29. Supply 
 tooljl after t : ifs time now, don't you think ? 
 
 145. 2. $n Bnnt madjt : i.e. ^u arg treibt ; is pushing it a little 
 too far. 6. The conclusion of Tellheim's sentence would be some 
 phrase like fo toiirbe id) tneUeid)t fein 33eben!en tragen, 3^nen mein 
 gan^e liicf gn terbanfen. 16. letneS: neither of us. 24. ($3 
 fei brnm (gefcfyefyen) ; it's all over between us. Bir . . I)a6c : 
 i.e. tt)ir tootten anne^men, bag tuir nn nie gelannt fyaben. 
 
 147. 4. tjun feiner ^anb: of his choosing. 5. 9ltte3 : = atte ; cf. 
 99 1. 7. Supply un gan^ tjertrauen fonnten after mir. 12. (-lcnbe : 
 cf. note to 905. 16. etfcwS : i.e. etn Ungu'trf ; Franziska's exag- 
 gerated fear for her mistress' condition is unfelt she wishes 
 merely to reduce the major to immediate and complete submission. 
 
220 NOTES. 
 
 21. ba3 ift brittgenber : ncimltd), bafj id) SSerner auffudje unb bag no- 
 ttge @elb tion ifym befomme. Tellheim will need ready money, to 
 carry out his plan of marrying Minna. tttft fteljt : fiefyt, bag 
 e tnein (Sntji ift. 22. eutftdjett : now obsolete in the meaning of 
 fefjten. 
 
 ACT V. 
 
 148. 2. 2930 fterfft btt : where have you been hiding? 11. 
 \tif bud) gcfagt : in ejaculatory sentences the inverted order is not 
 unusual. In such intensive statement the verb is commonly 
 strengthened by bod) as here. 12. tt)el(fje : here an indef. pron. 
 used substantively ; cf . 69 26. 
 
 149. 6. We learn later (sc. vi) why the messenger did not arrive 
 sooner. 7. $e itu : why, of course ! cf . note to 89 4. fjrcuben : 
 cf. note to 55 27. 17. Jwrnt : = berett. 27. Supply ate Icmger Ijter 
 bletben after getoffeiu twfgeljo&ett ift : is in store for me. 
 
 150. 10. 2ic ift mir : i.e. mie ift tnir gu 9J^ute ; what can be the 
 matter with me? 15. 2Ba3 : = tuarum. 17. e3 toar mir : e fam 
 mir t)or it seemed to me. 20. grouteitt : in the sense of errin. 
 
 151. 2. Have you forgotten, major, (that you took back your 
 ring and therefore have no further claim upon her) ? 3. nidjt f (9 : 
 i.e. nicfyt bet @innen not in your right mind. 24. id) , , , gem : I 
 do so love to see such things. 
 
 152. 3. burd) . . , $Re^ttUttgctt : with just a little selfishness in 
 rendering their accounts. 6. 3ttatttt3 : part. gen. after genug. 
 8. fjeveitt : instead of the more correct t)inein as often above. 
 11. &0mmcn tta^ : at least wait and follow me a little later. 
 16. Iciucr ^orbereitung : for the gen. as obj., instead of the ace. 
 cf . note to 64 16. 
 
 154. 1. mit: i.e. cwf. 3. ^inau^fe^cn : = erfyeben. 5. nn 
 einmal : cf . note to 93 5. 6. erfaffen : more common today in the 
 sense of release is entfyeben. 11. t : neut., because it does not 
 refer to ben 9ttng but to the following bog Unterpfcmb. 18. unfer : 
 gen. pi, of urir, and bciber stands in apposition with it. 24-5, Miu- 
 
NOTES. -221 
 
 na is of course saying just the opposite of what she seems to be. 
 The ring which Tellheim first gave her in token of their betrothal 
 is on her hand at this moment ; the ring which the major is at- 
 tempting to force upon her now is his own engagement-ring, re- 
 covered from the landlord. When Minna asserts therefore that no 
 power on earth can induce her to accept this ring, she is but re- 
 fusing to renounce her claim upon Tellheim. 
 
 155. 10. @ic* * * frmtmcn: your true self is returning. 14. Oljtte 
 . bfttf t don't mix up in our affairs, if you please, Franziska. 
 18. mtdj . * * ftcKcit : $u tun, at8 ob id) fait uttb Ijoljnifdj ttwre. 
 26. 2580 . * Ijitt : note the idea of direction away from the 
 speaker : whither are your thoughts carrying you, i.e. what are you 
 thinking of? 30. in bcr $efd)ttrittbtgfett : on the spur of the 
 moment. 
 
 156. 1-2. A repetition of Tellheim' s words; 144 1. 2. btmt&er: 
 while you are doing it or in the process. 4. Detfiiffette : suppressed 
 (by biting the teeth so fast together that one's wrath can not es- 
 cape). 7. baritt : i.e. in ber @eele. ag : = agelidjt ; cf . note 
 to 141 4. 8. ba3 SJHtleib : such personification of an abstraction 
 recalls Goethe's Iphigenie auf Tauris where Mercy is made to be 
 the daughter of Zeus. For the first time in the drama we are 
 making the acquaintance of Tellheim the lover ; lyric speech on 
 the lips of so stern a soldier is the more convincing because of its 
 unexpectedness ; we begin to suspect the depths of sentiment and 
 tenderness which underlie the rather woodeny exterior of the major. 
 21. Seele : = etmffen. 27. 2Belrf|e . . . Derfoetgew ? : what ser- 
 vice will be refused me ? He feels certain of securing a military 
 position anywhere. Uttb : see vocab. 
 
 158. 6. ftelj r irfj aw : here equivalent to $ogere id). 10. tttbe3 : 
 now obsolete as a conj. in the sense of toafyrenb or tnbem. 16. Fran- 
 ziska pretends to think the landlord has followed the orderly up- 
 stairs, to discover what is in the letter. 18. fott : has been told to. 
 
 159. 4. laffctt . . . fcitt : leave the poor major alone. 6. $or= 
 fcitterin : gitrbitterin ; cf . note to 58 14. 9. er : i.e. Frederick II, 
 King of Prussia. Ijat . . . uerJeuguet : here too he has not belied 
 
222 NOTES. 
 
 himself i.e. he has shown as he ever does his true greatness. 
 25. tue (ndj $n ttriffett: Whitney calls attention to the older 
 English official formula I do you to wit; i.e. I beg to inform you. 
 
 160. 2. afteitt SBrnber : i.e. Prince Henry of Prussia; supposedly 
 the general under whom Tellheim had served. be Sftaljent : adv. 
 gen. in detail. 11. Sra&iwr : = <apferfeit. 20. ($r ift nidjt mctn 
 &ihtig : this remark seems ungracious on the lips of Minna, even 
 though she is a Saxon ; but we must remember that she is only 
 carrying out her plan of tormenting Tellheim by thus disclaiming 
 any interest in him or his affairs. 22. toon 9iiitfftd)t auf : i.e. in 
 aitf with reference to. 
 
 161. 1. nod) jemanben: anybody else; i.e. the king of Prussia 
 or any other with whom he might take service. 3. fofjnen bet 
 2ftiil)e tne preferable construction today is lo^ncn ftrf) bie Sftiilje. 
 9. Construe fitr with $artetltdjfeit, 11. fid) . , , tierfudjen : to try 
 his hand at this prof ession for a while. 15. SBefttmmung : i.e. 93e= 
 ruf permanent occupation. 19. ^cr : such a one. 22. tierbinbe : 
 hortatory subj. 
 
 162. 15. Could naught but the return of his former good-fortune 
 arouse such ardor in him ? 16. Bet . * 4?i^e : ^ n his moment of 
 ephemeral passion. 24. ii&erltef?e : = iiberlaffen fottte, 
 
 163. 1. gflttterfette : the root-idea of glitter is that of restless 
 movement; cf. flattern flutter. Interesting analogies are Eng. flit- 
 ter-mouse (bat) and glitter ttocfje honeymoon. 2. Supply after 
 tterben some such phrase as fcfjon iljre @d)atten(eite fennen lernen. 
 S5i baljin : till then. 10. an ben $oj)f : more usual is the phrase 
 cmbenats. 17. 9htnba: thaVsjustit! 19. bie Mtterften (@pbt= 
 tereien) etn^nne^men ^aben : have to gulp down the bitterest doses of 
 such mockery. 26-31. Minna's oath with its mock-seriousness re- 
 minds us involuntarily of the similar playing of Portia and Nerissa 
 in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Act v. 
 
 164. 1. bredjen <5ie ben @ta& : formerly a staff was broken ot 
 the head of a condemned criminal, as a sign that every tie wh 
 
NOTES. 223 
 
 bound him to the world was ruptured. 7. e3 fet: either. 8. @r 
 , * , H)0J)l : he can scarcely have failed to notice it. 10. ttrie f eijv 
 mtr : however much. jum Stf)etu : merely as a matter of form. 
 18. id) . . Jjabett : i.e. idj ttrifl annefymett, bag id) ben 23rief nidjt be* 
 fommen Ijabe ; cf. 145 24. , 
 
 165. 5, SJjre eigtte Ofabe : cf . ^44 20 n( 7. (SopJjiftht : the soph- 
 ists were philosophic and rhetorical teachers in ancient Greece. 
 As they taught before the development of logic and grammar, when 
 skill in reasoning and in disputation could not be accurately dis- 
 tinguished, they came to attach great value to quibbles, which soon 
 brought them into contempt. 15. 3d) . * laffen: I have sent word 
 of my arrival to our ambassador. 16. mid) tyredjeit : receive me; 
 give me an audience. 
 
 167. 3. mit mtr it faedjen : i.e. tnir bie reite gu brerfjen to break 
 troth with me. 4. f o * * fommt : so willingly serves th purpose 
 of the faithless. 9. Cf. note to 131 21. 23. Ut bag mir : is that 
 meant for me ? 
 
 168. 3. Even then you're not so much I says the major bitterly. 
 10. tucr ba : = roer nur whoever. 14. $od) , Ijiirctt : but he will 
 have to listen to me at least. 19. ^>u : brrr ! an interjection denot- 
 ing a shudder as if cold water had been poured over one. 
 
 169. 9. grouf amc : Tellheim still labors under the delusion that 
 Minna is cast off by her uncle. 12. (Sir , , tun : he will have me 
 to deal with. 23. Supply geljett ttnr before ifjm* 
 
 170. 10. So Ctft : take a good look at it first, pray ! 28. gur 
 ^omijbiatttitt fcerbor&ett : no good as an actress. 30. 9Jiaul : cf . 
 note to 72 12. 
 
 172. 3. Supply tft e8 before ret^t 4. bcitt : carried away by 
 Tellheim's outburst of affection the count at first addresses him 
 with bein ; afterwards the more conventional @ie is used. 6. bic= 
 fer 3farfce : the count ordinarily was little fond of the wearers of 
 the Prussian uniform. 11. itirfjt : this negative would be omitted 
 hi modern speech. 21. ja : see to it (that you are considerate). 
 
224 NOTES. 
 
 173. 2. $a, nun : well, what is it ? 9. Sonttmtb : cf . note to 
 13611. 11. ersiirnt : == jornig gemadjt. 13. b'tyd: Werner calls 
 himself a dolt, because he tried to force his money upon the major 
 so inopportunely. 14. $ud)tel : we should expect the pi. gudjteln. 
 23. @o * . Hot : ril never see Ms like again. 
 
 174. 12. ^adjtmetfterin : cf . note to 107 7. 17. itidjt grog 90= 
 tan: i.e. prafjten @ie bodj iiid)t! 20. 0$$: from French je tope 
 (I agree}. 21. fi&er jeljtt 3aljr : ten years from now. 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
EXPLANATION. 
 
 If the accent of a word is not marked it is on the first syllable. 
 
 If the plural of a noun is not indicated it is lacking. ( ) and O rep- 
 resent the first class strong declension with and without umlaut ; (-e) 
 and (^e) the second class ; (-er) and (*er) the third class ; (-n) or (-en) 
 the weak declension. 
 
 The principal parts of all strong and irregular verbs are given. Thus 
 feljen (te-a-c) denotes pres. inf. feljen ; 2d and 3d pers. sing. pres. ind. 
 fiefyft, jteljt ; pret. ind. fafc ; perf . part, gefefyen. If the tense-auxiliary of 
 an intransitive verb is not given it is fyafcen. Separable prefixes are 
 indicated by a diagonal line. 
 
 The adverbial meaning of an uninflected adjective is not listed, if it 
 differs from the adjectival meaning only by the addition of the suffix 
 -ly. 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 at) adv. and sep. pref. off, away, 
 down ; to one side, to a dis- 
 tance 
 
 afc/fcredjett (t-a-o) intr. break off, 
 desist, cease, stop, pause 
 
 afc/faenttett (brannte, gefcrannt) in- 
 tr. f. burn down, be burned out 
 
 afc/Btingett (bradjte, gefcrac&t) tr. 
 lead away, divert, dissuade; 
 remove 
 
 afc/banfen tr. retire, dismiss, dis- 
 charge ; intr. resign 
 
 ber ai&enfc (-e) evening, eve 
 
 afcenteitetfid) adj. adventurous, 
 strange, odd 
 
 nfcer conj. but, however; adv. 
 again 
 
 aa/finben (a-u) tr. satisfy, pay off, 
 indemnify ; refl. agree, come to 
 terms, acquit one's self of obli- 
 gation toward 
 
 afo/fiifyrett tr. march off, lead 
 away ; lead astray, mislead 
 
 afc/geffett (etng, gegcmeen) intr. f. 
 go away, set off, depart ; make 
 (one's) exit 
 
 aftgeftijmaift adj. tasteless, in- 
 sipid; absurd, silly 
 
 rtfe/tyalten (d-te-a) tr. check, re- 
 strain ; hold off, prevent 
 
 (d-i-a) intr. depend, be 
 dependent 
 
 afc/fjefcett (o or it-o) tr. lift off ; cut 
 (cards) 
 
 afc/nefcrnett (ntmntt, na^m, genom* 
 men) tr. take off, remove, ab- 
 stract, deduct 
 
 ab/rciumen tr. clear, remove 
 
 a^/teben tr. agree upon; w. dat. 
 dissuade (from) 
 
 afc/uetfen intr. f. set out, depart 
 
 ber 2lftfdjieb (-e) farewell, depart- 
 ure; dismissal, discharge 
 
 ber 2(&fd)lag C"e) part-payment, 
 instalment, account ; refusal, 
 deduction 
 
 bie fCfcftdjt (-en) purpose, view, 
 intention 
 
 afc/ftammett intr. f. descend, is- 
 sue, be derived 
 
 bie SUftftammttng (-en) descent, 
 derivation 
 
 afctoectyfelttb par^. adj. alternate, 
 reciprocal, intermittent 
 
 ftft/frenbett (toenbete or tuanbte, ge=* 
 tt)enbet or getuanbt) ^r. turn away, 
 avert 
 
 bte ai^tocfett^eit absence 
 
 ad/satjren tr. tell off, count, com- 
 pute 
 
 at/jtef)en (00, gejogen) <r. draw 
 off, withdraw, abstract 
 
 227 
 
228 
 
 VOCABULARY. 
 
 ber 3l&5iig (*e) deduction, dis- 
 count; withdrawal 
 
 adj interj . ah! oh! alas! 
 
 ao)t num. adj. eight; eighth 
 
 Me 2ldjt attention, heed, care ; fid) 
 in adjt nc^men beware 
 
 act) ten intr. regard, notice, pay 
 attention 
 
 Me $U$tung esteem, regard, re- 
 spect 
 
 num. eighty 
 
 rj. goodbye! fare- 
 well! adieu! 
 
 Me SUffat're (-n) (at = a) affair, 
 matter 
 
 offef tier*' part. adj. affected, con- 
 ceited ; pretended 
 
 nf) interj. ah! oh! 
 
 rtfnten tr. presage, surmise, fore- 
 bode, have a presentiment of 
 
 afjulirfj adj. like, similar 
 
 ber 3lft (-e) deed, act (of a play) 
 
 nlfcern ad>'. silly, foolish, absurd 
 
 aU adj. and pron. all, whole, each, 
 every; afteS all, everybody; 
 everything 
 
 allein indecl. adj. alone; adv. 
 only ; corc;. but, only 
 
 aftenf aH adv. at best, at most ; at 
 any rate 
 
 eiHerfceft' ad; . best of all, very best 
 
 aHerbittgd adv. by all means, al- 
 together ; it is true, to be sure 
 
 aHerlte&ff adj. delightful, lovely, 
 charming 
 
 allernactyft' adj. very next; adv. 
 close by ; immediately 
 
 oiler fdjlerfj'teft ad;, worst of all 
 
 o Her f eitS adv. on every hand, 
 from all sides 
 
 aHertJjJllftan'bigft a$. completest, 
 most perfect 
 
 aUtyiet' adv. at this very place, 
 here 
 
 ttflju adv. far too, too much, alto- 
 gether too 
 
 aid conj. as, as if, when; after 
 comp. than ; after neg. but, ex- 
 cept 
 
 olSbann' adv. then, thereupon 
 
 alffl adv. so, thus; conj. then, 
 therefore, accordingly; interj. 
 well then ! 
 
 alt (alter, a'lteft) adj. old, former, 
 aged, ancient 
 
 bad 2Uter (-) age, old age 
 
 altltrf) adj. elderly, rather old 
 
 ba3 2Jmt (*er) office ; jurisdiction; 
 district; business; board 
 
 an prep. (dat. or ace.) adv., and 
 sep. pref. at, in, in the way of, 
 on, by, to, towards, by reason 
 of, in respect to 
 
 att/Meten (o-o) tr. offer 
 
 ber SUtt&lirf (-e) sight, aspect, 
 view 
 
 an/fclirfen tr. look at, glance at 
 
 ember adj. other, second; differ- 
 ent 
 
 anbermal (etn) adv. phrase anoth- 
 er time 
 
 tinbern tr. change, alter 
 
 anberS adv. differently, other- 
 wise, else 
 
 ber SUnfang (*e) beginning; son 
 5lnfang an from the very first 
 
 att/fangett (a-i-a) tr. and intr. be- 
 gin; do 
 
 an/faffen (fate, 0efat) tr. take 
 hold of, seize, grip 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 229 
 
 an/fii&ren tr. lead on, play with, 
 impose on 
 
 rtu/gefcen (i-a-e) tr. give, mention 
 
 cn/gc^cn (cjtng, gegangen) r. go 
 towards, approach ; touch, con- 
 cern, apply to 
 
 an/gefciirett intr. w.dat. belong to, 
 appertain 
 
 tie 9lngelegent)eit (-en) affair, 
 concern, business 
 
 angcnc^m adj. pleasant, agree- 
 able 
 
 angfttgen tr. alarm, harass, dis- 
 tress, disturb 
 
 angftlidj adj. anxious, worried 
 
 an/ijoren tr. listen to 
 
 an/fleiben tr. dress, clothe 
 
 an/fotnmen (fam, gelommen) i/ir. 
 f, come, arrive 
 
 bic ainfnnft f e) arrival 
 
 an/tongen intr. f. arrive ; ?. con- 
 cern, regard, respect 
 
 an/legen tr. put, apply; put by, 
 invest 
 
 bie SUnmcrfuttg (-en) note, com- 
 ment, remark 
 
 an/neftmen (ntmmt, nafjm, genom* 
 men) fr*. accept, receive; as- 
 sume, presuppose ; refl. w. gen. 
 take charge of, assist 
 
 eit/refcett tr. accost, address 
 
 an/ritljreit tr. touch, handle; 
 touch upon, refer to 
 
 an/fdjret&ett (te-te) tr. charge (to 
 one's account) 
 
 eut/fefjen (te-a-e) tr. look at, ex- 
 amine, regard 
 
 anfefjttUd) ac^'. sizable, consider- 
 able 
 
 bie ^tnfic^t (-en) view, opinion 
 
 an/ f pitmen (a-o) refl. begin, set in 
 
 motion 
 
 an/fi>te$en (t-a-o) tr. hail, ad- 
 dress, accost 
 ber Slnftmtrf) ( tf e) claim, demand ; 
 
 pretension, title 
 anftattprep. (gen.) instead 
 an/fterfcn ir. put on ; set fire to, 
 
 light 
 anftecfenb part, adj, contagious, 
 
 infectious 
 ou'fteljen (jlanb, fieflanben) intr, 
 
 linger, hesitate, delay ; become, 
 
 suit, please 
 ber SUnteil (-e) share, portion; 
 
 sympathy, interest 
 ba$ SUntftij (-e) face, countenance 
 bie 3(utttJOft (-en) answer, reply 
 nnttoorien tr. answer, reply 
 an/tiertraticn tr. trust, intrust, 
 
 confide 
 ber 2lnt>etnmnbte (decl. as adj.) 
 
 kinsman, relative 
 an/tocifcn (te-te) tr. show, teach, 
 
 instruct; admonish 
 an/toenben (tt>en^te or nxmbte, ge^ 
 
 tt)enbet or gemanbt) tr. turn to, 
 
 make use of, employ; apply; 
 
 bestow 
 mt/jeigen tr. point out, announce, 
 
 inform, apprise, declare 
 ber 2CWetit / appetite ; relish 
 a?0o3' (3 silent) adv. apropos, 
 
 by the way 
 at g (arger, argfl) adj. ill, evil, bad, 
 
 base, mischievous 
 arge?li$ adj. angry, peevish, ir- 
 ritable, vexatious, fretful 
 argern tr. vex, annoy, provoke; 
 
 refl. be vexed, be angry, fret 
 
230 
 
 VOCABULARY. 
 
 baS atrgerniS (-ffe) anger, vexa- 
 tion ; cause of vexation, offense 
 
 bte Olrglift cunning, craft, guile 
 
 arm (drmer, cirmft) adj. poor, mis- 
 erable, unfortunate 
 
 ber 2lrm (-e) arm 
 
 armlirf) adj. poor, wretched, needy 
 
 armfciig adj. poor, needy, shabby 
 
 bie 3ltmut poverty, want 
 
 bie 2lrt (-en) species, kind, sort; 
 way, manner ; au3 ber $rt f$la* 
 gen degenerate 
 
 attig adj. nice, well-bred, polite, 
 kind 
 
 mtrf) adv. and ccmj. also, too; 
 even, really, indeed; likewise; 
 just the same ; cwd) tttdjt not . . . 
 either ; f o * , . CUtdj however ; 
 tt>enn , , audj even if; n>ie , , , 
 aitd) as 
 
 attf prep. (dat. or ace.} adv., and 
 sep. pref. on, upon, in, at, to, up, 
 for, about ; upwards, open ; auf 
 Oa in order that ; attf einntal at 
 once, suddenly; aitfS fcefte in the 
 best way ; cwfS neue again ; attf 
 ettrig forever 
 
 attf/fctittgen (feracfyte, a.efcrad)t) tr. 
 bring up, rear ; produce, raise 
 
 attf/bringen (a-u) tr. force upon, 
 urge, thrust ; obtrude on, in- 
 trude 
 
 ber $lttfenif)alt (-e) delay, stop, 
 stay, sojourn 
 
 nuf/faljrett (d-u-a) intr. f. startup, 
 rise ; be aroused, become angry 
 
 msffafjrettb part. adj. impetuous, 
 hasty, passionate 
 
 mtf/fangett (a-t-a) tr. catch up, 
 ward off, intercept, parry. 
 
 auf/fotbcttt tr. challenge ; invite, 
 ask 
 
 bie 2litffitf)rimg (-en) performance ; 
 conduct, behavior 
 
 ba3 Slitfgefcot (-e) marriage-banns 
 
 auf/gc^ett (gtng, gepngen) intr. j. 
 rise; dawn; open, be opened; 
 aufge^en laffen expend, spend 
 
 auf/^altcn (a-ie-a) tr. hold up, 
 hinder, detain 
 
 aitf/befcen (ooru-o) tr. lift up, lay 
 away, keep, preserve, invest, 
 save, care for; put an end to, 
 abolish, do away with 
 
 attf /^o ten intr. stop, cease 
 
 attf/f iaren tr. clear up ; explain 
 
 aitf/f ommett (fam, 0e!ommen) intr. 
 f. come up, arise; -obtain, pre- 
 vail 
 
 ouf/mitijen tr. reproach, cavil at ; 
 upbraid, taunt ; resent 
 
 auf/ncf)mcu (ntmmt, na^m, fienom^ 
 men) tr. receive, entertain 
 
 attf/o|ifetn tr. offer up, sacrifice 
 
 af/J>affen (pajjte, 0epat) intr. ob- 
 serve, watch, spy 
 
 af/|Ji*atten intr. f . fly open, burst 
 open 
 
 mtf/fcretteit see aufpratlen 
 
 attf/fd)(agcn (ci-u-a) tr. open 
 
 aitf/fd)lief|en (f^Io, flefc^toffen) tr. 
 unclose, open, unlock 
 
 attf/ftfjreifcett (ie-te) tr. write 
 down, record 
 
 bie 2luffd)rtft (-en) direction, ad- 
 dress. 
 
 attf/ftefjen (ftanb, 0e|lanben) intr. f. 
 stand up, get up, arise 
 
 attf/fto fecit (o-ie-o) intr. f. meet 
 with, come across, run upon, 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 231 
 
 fall in with, encounter, strike, 
 
 occur 
 aitf/fiid)est tr. look for, search for, 
 
 seek, hunt up 
 ber 2lufttag C*e) commission, er- 
 
 rand 
 astf/ttagest (a'-tt-a) tr. carry on, 
 
 serve ; lay /on, charge, enjoin, 
 
 commission 
 asif/tteifcett (te-te) tr. drive up, 
 
 muster, raise, levy 
 astf/ttetest (tritt, trat, getreten) intr. 
 
 f. stamp, tread ; enter, appear 
 ber aittf tritt (-e) appearance, en- 
 
 trance; scene 
 astfwattS adv. upward(s) 
 bte Olttftoartustg (-en) waiting up- 
 
 on, visit, call ; ^ufwartung ma* 
 
 $en pay respects 
 astf/toetfest (t-a-o) tr. throw up, 
 
 aitf/iuiegest (o-o) tr. outweigh 
 attf/$at)(en tr. count out, pay 
 
 down 
 auf/jiefjeit (m, S^ogen) r. draw 
 
 up ; put off 
 
 ber SUstfftitg (^e) act (of a play) 
 bad Sttttge (tferc- -3, pZ- -n) eye; 
 
 tnd 5luge fatten catch one's eye ; 
 
 im Sluge Ijafcen have in view; 
 
 unter i)ter ^tugen privately, sub 
 
 rosa 
 ber 2(itgenfettcf (-e) moment, min- 
 
 ute 
 bad 2(Uflcnb(icfc^c (-) twinkling, 
 
 instant 
 
 ber aiunwfi (-e) August 
 au3 prep, (dat.) adv., and sep. 
 
 pref. out of, from, of, because 
 
 of ; out ; over, at an end 
 
 attS/attett intr. f. deteriorate, de- 
 generate 
 
 auS/fcreiten Jr. widen, spread out, 
 extend 
 
 r. express, utter 
 ac^. explicit, posi- 
 tive, express 
 
 mt3/fafjrett (a-u-a) intr. f. take a 
 drive, go driving 
 
 mtS/frtaen (fa'ttt, ftel gefatten) intr. 
 f. turn out, result 
 
 bte 2lu3ftadE)t (^e) evasion, subter- 
 fuge, pretext, excuse 
 
 ttwS/fragcn tr. interrogate, cross- 
 examine, sound; hunt up, dis- 
 cover (one's) whereabouts 
 
 ber $fa$0fUtg (*e) issue, outcome, 
 result, close 
 
 (i-a-e) ft-, expend; ftc^ 
 spend every farth- 
 ing 
 
 <m$Qefaeitetpart. ad;, outspread 
 
 auSQelevntpart. adj. experienced, 
 practised, expert 
 
 aisSgemadji part. adj. settled, 
 fixed, decided, determined 
 
 ,3m> 
 
 audgenotttflflEt adv. prep, (ace.) 
 exceptunless it be 
 
 (a-te-a) tr. and intr. 
 it, endure, persevere 
 
 r. fetch a blow, raise 
 the arm to strike, strike out 
 ait@/f tamest tr. rummage out, ex- 
 pose for sale ; display, exhibit 
 att^/legen tr. lay out, advance, 
 
 disburse, expend 
 bie $Cu4legitttg (-en) interpreta- 
 tion, explanation, solution 
 ass^/letnen intr. finish learning, 
 become practised 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 miS/ltefern tr. deliver up, hand 
 
 over 
 -mt/marf)en tr. make out ; decide, 
 
 determine ; agree 
 bte aiuSimljme (-n) exception 
 auS/raiimen tr. remove, clear, 
 
 empty 
 miS/tebett intr. have one's say, 
 
 finish speaking 
 ou3/rirf)ten tr. do, perform, exe- 
 
 cute 
 au$/fd)lagett(d-u-a) tr. strikeout, 
 
 decline, reject, refuse 
 aiiS/fe&en (te-a-e) intr. seem, ap- 
 
 pear, look 
 
 bad 2lit3fef)ett appearance, look(s) 
 cwf?en adv. outside, out of doors 
 aiifter conj. except, unless 
 mifterbem adv. besides, in addi- 
 
 tion 
 bad &ttftete (c?ec?. like adj.) exte- 
 
 rior, appearance 
 aufterfmHi prep, (#e?i.) a/id acfo. 
 
 on the outside, externally, with- 
 
 out, out of 
 a lift et ft adj. superl. extreme, ut- 
 
 termost, utmost 
 auS/fc^cn tr. set out, expose 
 Me %Uu3fidjt (-en) outlook, view, 
 
 prospect 
 fliiS/ foremen (t-a-o) r. express, 
 
 utter 
 auS/treten (trttt, rrat, getreten) tr. 
 
 tread out, kick out 
 cui$/jaf)(en ^r. pay in full, dis- 
 
 charge 
 and/3tel)cu (303, ee^ogen) intr. f. 
 
 move out, move away 
 
 (-d) preferment, promotion 
 
 aUancic'ren (awang-) intr. f, he 
 advanced, be promoted 
 
 bte %$afyn (-en) path, course, road ; 
 career 
 
 ^alt> adv. soon, presently, shortly ; 
 almost ; at once, right off 
 
 bad 3$anb (-e) bond, fetter, tie 
 
 bad 3$anb (^er) band, ribbon 
 
 fcang(e) adj. anxious, afraid, un- 
 easy, fearful, timorous; mir ifl 
 bange I am afraid 
 
 bte $tanf (-en) bank 
 
 ber SBanfter' (banfie^) H) banker 
 
 Bat adj. bare ; pure ; in cash ; bared 
 elb ready money, cash down 
 
 bte QSimntycrjigfeit mercy, com- 
 passion, pity, charity 
 
 bie *Barfd[)aft cash in hand, ready 
 money 
 
 fteant'-tooriett tr. answer 
 
 fcefcen intr. thrill, tremble, quake, 
 shake 
 
 tieban'f en refl. thank, give thanks 
 for, be obliged; decline with 
 thanks 
 
 fcefeatt'ertt tr. be sorry for, deplore ; 
 regret 
 
 fcebcn'fen (kbadjte, bebac^t) refl. 
 bethink one's self, consider, 
 hesitate 
 
 bad $8eben'f en consideration; hesi- 
 tation, doubt, scruple 
 
 bie ^ebenrudjfett (-en) doubtful- 
 ness, timidity, scruple 
 
 beben'tenb part. adj. significant, 
 important 
 
 ber SBebien'te (decl. as adj.) ser- 
 vant, waiter, lackey, footman 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 233 
 
 (fiebarf, fceburfte, fceburft) 
 tr. and intr. w. gen. lack, re- 
 quire, want, stand in need of 
 
 feeen Mgen tr. end, finish 
 
 ber SBefeljl' (-e) order, command 
 
 fcefelj'lett (ie-a-o) tr. commend; 
 order, command 
 
 lc fin 'ben (a-u) refl. find one's self, 
 feel ; be ; do ; happen to be 
 
 bte ttefttf fenfceit diligence, assid- 
 uity, zeal 
 
 fcefrem'ben tr. strike as strange, 
 surprise 
 
 fceftie'bigen tr. content, gratify, 
 satisfy 
 
 ftefugt' part. adj. entitled, author- 
 ized, warranted 
 
 fcegeg'nen intr. w. dat. f. encoun- 
 ter, meet 
 
 bege'fjen (kgtnfl, began^en) tr. do, 
 commit, perpetrate; be guilty 
 of 
 
 ftegie'tig adj. desirous, eager, cov- 
 etous, anxious 
 
 fceglet'tett tr. accompany 
 
 foegnit'tjctt refl. be content, feel 
 satisfied, acquiesce 
 
 fcegrei'fett Cbegriff, fcegrtffen) tr. 
 conceive, comprehend, under- 
 stand 
 
 ber *8egtiff (-e) concept, idea; 
 conception; im S3e0riff on the 
 point of, about 
 
 begru'ftcn tr. salute, greet, wel- 
 come 
 
 beljarten (d-ie-a) tr. hold, keep, 
 retain ; remember 
 
 fceJjiut'beltt tr. treat, use 
 
 fceljatt'fett tr. house, lodge 
 
 fcetyeffen (i-a-o) refl. help one's 
 
 self, get along, manage; resort 
 to 
 
 IJefjor'djettfr'. overhear, eavesdrop 
 
 ftetyiften ^r. protect, guard, watch, 
 preserve; bc^itte ! Heaven for- 
 bid! 
 
 beiprep. (dat.), adv., andsep.pref. 
 by, near, at, at the house of, in, 
 with, on, upon ; in addition to 
 
 fcd/fcelmrtcn (d-ie-a) tr. hold on 
 to; keep, retain 
 
 fteibe num. adj. pi. both, the two 
 
 fcetberfettS adv. on both sides, re- 
 ciprocally, mutually 
 
 fcet/fnaett (fdflt, ftel, sefatten) intr. 
 f, occur, recur 
 
 better' adv. by the way ; besides, 
 incidentally 
 
 aet/fommen (fam, gefommen) in<r. 
 f. get at, reach 
 
 Bet/Iegett ^r. attribute, impute 
 
 bad SBefit (-e) leg 
 
 fteifarn'mett adv. together 
 
 l&cifct'te adv. aside 
 
 fcet/tret&en (te-ie) i?'. enforce, col- 
 lect, extort, extract 
 
 fcefanttt' part. adj. known, famil- 
 iar 
 
 ber ^efann'ie (ded. as adj.) ac- 
 quaintance 
 
 bte SBefanttt'fftyaft (-en) acquaint- 
 ance 
 
 ftefen'ttett (6efannte,tefannt) tr. con- 
 fess, acknowledge 
 
 fcefla'gett tr. pity, mourn, bewail, 
 lament ; refl. complain of 
 
 fcefom'ittett (&efam, fcefommen) ^r. 
 get, receive, have, obtain ; intr. 
 i(3. dat. f, agree with, prove 
 beneficial 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 fcelei'bigett tr. insult, injure, of- 
 fend 
 
 beleiuft'tett tr. illumine ; examine 
 fcelie'&en impers. intr. w. dat. 
 
 please, suit 
 
 fcelte&t' part. adj. beloved, favor- 
 ite 
 
 ftelolj'nett tr. reward, recompense 
 tie $BeloI)'ttwtg (-en) reward 
 fcemcr f en tr. remark ; mark, note, 
 
 notice, observe 
 bte SBemet'futtg (-en) remark 
 6emii'f)en refl. take pains, give 
 one's self trouble ; try, attempt 
 bte $$emii'f)img (-en) trouble, ex- 
 ertion, pains 
 
 frenchmen (fcentmmt, fcenatjm, fce* 
 nommen) refl . conduct one's self, 
 behave 
 
 fcettei'ben tr. envy, begrudge 
 bte SBenett'ttttng (-en) denominat- 
 ing ; appellation, term 
 bte SBequem'lidjf eit (-en) comfort 
 fceret'ten Jr. make ready, prepare 
 fcerettS' acfa. already 
 bte $Beteit / fil)af* readiness, prepa- 
 ration 
 fcereit'en 2r. repent, rue, regret, be 
 
 sorry for 
 
 ber 9Serg (-e) mountain ; itfcer ofle 
 33erge over the hills and far 
 away 
 
 ber SBe*idjt / (-e) account, report 
 fcerit'fett (te-u) refl. appeal, refer 
 &eru'f)tgen tr. appease, pacify, 
 
 calm, quiet 
 bte SBetu'ljtgttttg (-en) tranquillity, 
 
 ease, calmness of spirit 
 bte $}ef$(if'tigmtg (-en) occupa- 
 tion 
 
 ftcfr^ctt'fctt tr. make a present, 
 
 present 
 fcefrfjint'lnett ^r. dishonor, shame, 
 
 disgrace, insult 
 Bcfc^Iie^cn (befdlog, fcefc&Ioffen) tr. 
 
 determine, conclude, resolve 
 fcefdjtet'&ett (te-te) tr. describe 
 bte SBefdjrei^ung (-en) description 
 
 ^. complain 
 j acZ;. burdensome, vex- 
 
 atious, troublesome 
 fcefrfctoiTren (o-o) ir. conjure, im- 
 
 plore, entreat 
 fcefe'ljett (te-a-e) ^r. inspect, view, 
 
 examine 
 fcefet'jett ^r. beset, occupy; set; 
 
 fill with 
 bcfin'ncn (a-o) re/Z. recollect, re- 
 
 member, recall, consider, re- 
 
 flect; ftdj cmberS teftnnen change 
 
 one's mind, reconsider 
 ber SBefttj' possession 
 fcefit^ett (befa, ^efeffen) tr. pos- 
 
 sess, own 
 
 adj. especial, strange, 
 
 odd, peculiar 
 fcefot^berS a^w. particularly, es- 
 
 pecially 
 ftefot'gett ir. provide for; appre- 
 
 hend 
 fceforgt' part. adj. fearful, anx- 
 
 ious 
 fceffer (compar. of gut) acfj. better, 
 
 preferable 
 &eft (superl. of gut) ae#. best ; gum 
 
 fceften i^aten make sport of; am 
 
 fceften, auf bejle in the best way ; 
 
 ba^ 33efte babet the best of it all 
 bte SBeftcin'bigfeit constancy 
 bte SBefte'djwig (-en) bribery 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 235 
 
 fcefte^en (fceftanb, fceftanben) intr. 
 consist; exist; insist 
 
 fccfte&'len (ie-a-o) tr. pilfer, steal 
 from, rob 
 
 fceftel'leit tr. perform, arrange; 
 order; execute 
 
 tie &efienmtg (-en) commission, 
 order 
 
 bte SBeftfe (-n) beast, brute 
 
 fceftirn'men tr. order, set, fix, de- 
 termine; intend; appoint 
 
 bte SBeftim'muttg (-en) determina- 
 tion ; occupation ; end, destiny, 
 vocation 
 
 fceftre'&en refl. strive, endeavor 
 
 fcefu'djen tr. visit, make a call up- 
 on, go to see 
 
 bic SBetftu'fmng (-en) deafening; 
 confusion, stupor, mental aber- 
 ration 
 
 beteit intr. pray 
 
 fcetei'Ugen refl. take part, engage, 
 participate 
 
 fcetci'liflt par. acZ;. interested, 
 concerned 
 
 fceteu'erit r. protest, assert, de- 
 clare, affirm ; assure 
 
 fcetratfj'tett tr. look at, consider, 
 examine, survey 
 
 fcetracfyt'lidj ad[/. considerable, im- 
 portant 
 
 fcetrfl'gett (a-u-a) r. come to, 
 amount to; re/f. behave, de- 
 mean one's self 
 
 ba3 SBetra'gett bearing, conduct 
 
 ftetroffett part. adj. thunder- 
 struck, taken aback 
 
 ber SBetnig' (*e) deceit, fraud 
 
 (etril'gen (o-o) tr. deceive, cheat, 
 defraud 
 
 ba$ ett (-en) bed 
 
 ber ISettel trumpery, rubbish, 
 trash 
 
 fteiieln intr. beg 
 
 r (-) beggar 
 
 r. give leave of ab- 
 sence, grant furlough; let go, 
 dismiss 
 
 fceiir'teilen tr. judge, criticise 
 
 bte $Beute booty, plunder 
 
 ber &eiste( (-) purse 
 
 ba3 &eitteUi)cn (-) (small) purse 
 
 ba^ QScutc^ferb (-e) horse captured 
 as booty 
 
 bcJuc'gcn ir. move, stir, arouse 
 
 bte SBetoe'gung (-en) movement; 
 motion, gesture; emotion, agi- 
 tation 
 
 ber *Beft>ei3' (-e) proof 
 
 fcetoei'fett (te-ie) tr. prove, sho^ 
 
 (etuet^en (t-a-o) re^f. pay suit to, 
 woo, court, solicit 
 
 r. grant, concede 
 i tr. inhabit, occupy 
 
 ^. adj. inhabited; 
 civilized 
 
 ber $8eiwm'fcerer (-) admirer 
 
 totontfflpart. adj. known ; in ques- 
 tion ; aware, conscious 
 
 &ejat)'len tr. pay 
 
 bte ^Bejalj'dtttg (-en) pay, payment 
 
 fcejeu'gen ^r. attest, show, prove 
 
 (esie'^en (be^OQ, beaogen) re/Z. re- 
 late, refer, bear on 
 
 bte QSejie^wtg (-en) reference, 
 connection ; SBejieljung auf ettt>a^ 
 ^aben apply to something 
 
 ber ^ejiig (*e) relation, reference ; 
 in 23ejug auf in regard to 
 
 bte #t&ef (-n) Bible 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 bieten (o-o) tr. offer, proffer 
 bittig adj. reasonable, just, fair 
 (a-u) tr. bind, unite 
 
 , (ace.), adv., and co)ij. 
 to, up to, as far as, till, until ; 
 MS an up to; bt$ aitf to, till, ex- 
 cept ; MS batyer until then 
 bet SBift (-JTe) bite, sting, thrust 
 (ein) biftdjen adv. a little bit, 
 
 somewhat 
 
 ber SBiffen (-) morsel, bit, snatch 
 bte SBitte (-n) prayer, request 
 bitten (bat, gebeten) tr. ask, beg 
 bitter adj. bitter 
 bte SBittetfeit (-en) bitterness, 
 
 blaft adj. pale, white 
 
 ba$ SBIatt (*er) leaf, page, sheet 
 
 bleiben (te-te) intr. f. stay, con- 
 tinue, remain ; adhere, stick 
 
 blenben tr. blind, dazzle 
 
 ba3 &Ienbtt)e?f (-e) delusion, illu- 
 sion 
 
 bfefflert'paT'Z. adj. wounded 
 
 bte SBIeffur' (-en) wound 
 
 ber SBIicf (-e) glance, look, sight 
 
 bliffen intr. look 
 
 blinb adj. blind, sightless 
 
 ber SBIifc (-e) lightning ; flash ; as 
 interj. thunder and lightning! 
 
 bliibe adj. weak ; dull, silly ; bash- 
 ful, shy, backward 
 
 bloft adj. naked, bare; simple, 
 mere, pure 
 
 bfisfjenb part. adj. flourishing, 
 prosperous 
 
 ba$ SBfot blood ; race ; lineage 
 
 blutjung adj. very young; brand 
 new 
 
 borgen tr. borrow ; lend 
 
 biiS, bbfe adj. bad, evil 
 
 ber &ofetoid)t (-e) reprobate 
 
 b03f)ftft adj. malicious 
 
 bte *8o&eit (-en) malice, spite, 
 
 anger 
 brau$en tr. use, employ; want, 
 
 need 
 ber *Bvautigam (-e) bridegroom, 
 
 fiance 
 
 brab adj. worthy, reliable, good 
 interj. bravo! 
 
 t' (-n)U^rO bravery 
 bte^en (t-a-o) tr. break 
 bteit adj. broad, wide 
 btennen (brannte, gebrannt) tr. 
 
 burn ; intr. long, be eager 
 ber SBHef (-e) letter 
 ba$ SBriefdjen (-) note 
 btieflid^ adv. by letter 
 bte *Brief f djaftenp/. letters, papers 
 baS SBrieffdjmben letter writing 
 bte S8t?ieftafc^e (-n) pocket-book 
 ba3 ^riefttagen letter carrying 
 ber SBtiHant' (-jantO (-en) jewel, 
 
 diamond 
 btingen (brad)te, gebra^t) tr. bring, 
 
 fetch, take, lead; um ettoaS 
 
 brtngen cause to lose something, 
 
 deprive of something 
 ba3 $*rot (-e) bread 
 brr interj. whoa ! ugh ! 
 (ba3) SBmdjfcia Bruchsall 
 ber ^Brnbet (*) brother; comrade 
 bte SBttsfl Ce) breast 
 1>ftinterj. pst! hist! sh! 
 ber ^Sube (gen. -n, pi. -n) boy; 
 
 knave, rogue, rascal 
 bte SBii&ne (-n) stage, scene 
 bunt adj. variegated, motley ; gay ; 
 
 ju bunt ntadjen go too far 
 
VOCABULAEY. 
 
 23 T 
 
 ber $$uni> (*e) band, bond ; union, 
 alliance, confederacy 
 
 fcitrr see fcrr 
 
 ber OSurfdje (gen. -n, pi. -n) fel- 
 low, comrade, apprentice; boy, 
 lad 
 
 ber (fjaraf'tcr (-e) character; 
 
 title ; profession, rank 
 djarafterifie'ren tr. characterize 
 ber Ijetwlier' (fc^'maUie^O (-c) ca- 
 
 valier; chevalier, knight 
 ber (Shrift (gen. -en, pi -en) Chris- 
 
 tian 
 djriftlio) adj. Christian 
 
 ba acfa. there, here ; then, in that 
 
 case; conj. since, because, as; 
 
 when, while; interj. there! 
 ba&ei' adv. by it, in it, besides; 
 
 therewith, in doing so; present, 
 
 notwithstanding; babet few be 
 
 present, assist, help, take part, 
 
 be in for it 
 
 bctS &ao) (^er)roof; attic; shelter 
 baburoV adv. thereby, by this 
 
 means 
 bafiir' adv. and sep. pref. for it, 
 
 instead of it, therefor, in ex- 
 
 change 
 bafiir'/Jjalten (d-te-a) tr. deem, 
 
 judge, esteem 
 baftir'/ftefjett (ftanb, geftanben) 
 
 intr. guarantee, warrant 
 bage'o.eti adv. on the other hand, 
 
 on the contrary 
 bftljer' adv. thence, along ; for that 
 
 reason 
 
 baliin' adv. thither, there, to it ; 
 
 along, on ; fci$ ba^in up till then 
 bam aid adv. then, at that time 
 bie $ame (-n) lady; queen (in 
 
 cards) 
 bamii' adv. therewith, with it, 
 
 thereby, so; conj. wherewith, 
 
 that, so that, in order that 
 bie Qammerung (-en) twilight, 
 
 dusk, gloaming 
 batte'fcen adv. near by, adjoining 
 
 it, alongside; conj. besides 
 ber &attf thanks, gratitude ; ;Dan! 
 
 fagen return thanks; groett 
 
 $)anf many thanks; ott fet 
 
 2)cmf thank God ! 
 banffcar adj. thankful, grateful 
 banlen intr. w. dat. thank, give 
 
 thanks; owe 
 battn adv. then, thereupon; bann 
 
 unb tt)ann now and then 
 ber &an$igev Dantzic brandy 
 bar see ba 
 baran r adv. thereon, therein; to 
 
 it, about it, in regard to it, on it 
 barattf adv. thereon, thereupon, 
 
 then ; thereaf terwards, next ; on 
 
 it, for it, in return 
 barattS' adv. out of it, out of them ; 
 
 from this, therefrom 
 baritt' adv. in it, therein ; within 
 barnaaY adv. thereafter, after 
 
 that; in that manner, accord- 
 ingly 
 
 barne'ftest see banefcen 
 bar/fteflcn tr. depict, represent, 
 
 set forth, display 
 bari^&er adv. over that, thereon, 
 
 about that, concerning that ; be- 
 sides 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 barum' adv. and sep. pref. there- 
 about; therefore, on that ac- 
 count, for that reason 
 
 barumV&rittgen (brctd)te, fiebrad&t) 
 tr. deprive 
 
 baft conj. that, so that, in order 
 that 
 
 bato adv. of the date; fct3 bato 
 hitherto, till now 
 
 tie &auer duration, continuance ; 
 term 
 
 banern intr. last, continue 
 
 bauetn tr. cause sorrow, move to 
 pity, grieve 
 
 button' adv. therefrom, of it ; off, 
 away, thence 
 
 bailor' adv. for it, before it, of it, 
 from it 
 
 basu' adv. to it, thereto, for that ; 
 besides, moreover 
 
 Me &erfe (-tt) cover, lid; cover- 
 ing; ceiling 
 
 betn poss. pron. and adj. thy, 
 thine, your, yours 
 
 bemun'geao)tet conj. notwith- 
 standing, in spite of it 
 
 benfen (bacftte, 0eba$t) tr. and in- 
 tr. think, think of, imagine; 
 remember, intend ; conceive 
 
 bte &enfnng3art (-en) way of 
 thinking, turn of mind; feel- 
 ings, sentiments 
 
 bcnn adv. then, therefore; conj. 
 for, because, unless 
 
 bennod) conj. yet, but yet, still, 
 notwithstanding, in spite of it 
 
 ber (tie, ba$) def. art. the; de/n. 
 pron. and adj. this, that, he, 
 she, it ; rel. pron. who, which, 
 that 
 
 berglei'djett uninfl. adj. such, the 
 like, of that kind 
 
 betjettige (bteienige, baSjentge) dem. 
 pron. and adj. that, that one 
 
 beta archaic pron. your; his 
 
 berfer&e (biefelfce, baSfelbe) dem. 
 pron. and adj. the same; he, 
 she, it 
 
 bettoeil(e) adv. meanwhile, in the 
 meantime 
 
 be$fatt$ adv. in that case, there- 
 fore 
 
 beSljaHi adv. for that reason, on 
 that account, therefore 
 
 befto adv. w. compar. so much 
 the, the 
 
 beStoegen adv. because of that, 
 therefore 
 
 beutfd) adj. German 
 
 ber Stamattt' (gen. -en, pi. -en) 
 diamond 
 
 biettett intr. w. dat. serve 
 
 ber Wiener (-) servant 
 
 bte &ieneritt (-nen) waitress, ser- 
 vant 
 
 ber 3 s ten ft (-e) service 
 
 bte ^ienftfcrttgfcit attentiveness, 
 complaisance ; officiousness 
 
 bieS (btefe, btefe^ or bted) dem. 
 pron. and adj. this, that, the 
 latter 
 
 bieSmal adv. this time, at present, 
 now 
 
 ba3 &ing (-e) thing ; (-er) creature 
 
 bie SJiSjiofUUw' (-en) disposition, 
 tendency ; management, ar- 
 rangement of battle, plan 
 
 ber Siftrift' (-e) district 
 
 boo) adv. and conj. yet, however, 
 still, but, nevertheless, anyway, 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 239 
 
 though, after all, surely, only, 
 at least ; really, indeed, I hope 
 ppelt adj. double, duplicate; 
 double distilled 
 
 (^er) village 
 
 adv. there, yonder, in that 
 , 
 place 
 
 bortfjin' adv. thither, that way 
 bran contr. of bar an 
 btauf contr. of barauf 
 brauf?en adv. without, outside, 
 
 out of doors 
 bte redjflerjnte (-tt) wooden 
 
 doll, puppet 
 breljettb part. adj. turning ; dizzy, 
 
 giddy 
 
 brei num. three 
 
 bteimal adv. three times, thrice 
 breifttg num. thirty 
 brei$eljttt num. adj. thirteenth 
 (ba3) &*e3ben Dresden 
 bringcn (a-u) intr. insist, entreat 
 bringenb part. adj. pressing, ur- 
 gent 
 
 btitt num. adj. third 
 ba3 $rittel (-) .third part, third 
 broken intr. threaten 
 briibcv contr. of baruber 
 briirfett tr. and intr. press 
 brunt contr. of bar urn 
 bu pron. thou, you 
 ber $itfa'ten (gen. -($) pi. -n) 
 
 ducat 
 bttlbett tr. suffer, endure, bear, 
 
 tolerate ; refl. be patient 
 bnmm adj. stupid, dull, silly 
 bimfcn (bimfte or beu$te, gebitnft 
 
 or gebeuc^t) tr. and intr. seem, 
 
 appear; think 
 bwrd) prep, (ace.), adv., sep. and 
 
 insep. pref. through; during; 
 
 by, by means of ; on account of 
 bttrd)att3 / adv. throughout; all 
 
 over; absolutely 
 btsr$/ge!)en (gtno,, geo.ana.en) intr. 
 
 f. run away, abscond 
 burrf)/rii(jeln tr. beat soundly, 
 
 drub, thrash 
 biirfen (barf, burfte, geburft) intr. 
 
 and mod. aux. have permission, 
 
 may; venture, dare; need, 
 
 want 
 
 efcen adj. even, level, smooth; 
 
 adv. just, just then, just now ; 
 
 exactly, precisely 
 eftettfo adv. just as 
 ebenfogut adv. just as well 
 edE)t adj. genuine, true, proper, 
 
 real 
 
 ebel adj. noble 
 
 ber (Sbelmut generosity, magna- 
 nimity 
 
 ebelmittig adj. generous 
 elj(e) conj. before, ere 
 efjebem adv. before this time 
 eljettutlig adj. former, old 
 efjenmlS adv. formerly, in times 
 
 past 
 
 e^er adv. sooner, before ; rather 
 bte <g$re (-n) honor; jtdj atte (^re 
 
 madden do one's self great honor 
 bte @^renftcttc (-n) place of honor 
 ber ( tjrcit (janbct (*) affair of honor, 
 
 duel 
 ber Ijremttann ( a er) man of 
 
 honor, gentleman 
 bte (I)rerfcietuiig (-en) reverence, 
 
 homage, respect 
 
240 
 
 VOCABULARY. 
 
 bcr @Ijtget$ ambition 
 
 e&r geijtg adj. ambitious, aspiring 
 
 ef)r(id) ad;, honest, honorable; 
 
 sincere, faithful 
 bie <g!>rU#feit honesty, fidelity 
 tiinterj. why! indeed! what! 
 ber <tfet zeal, fervor 
 etferfiidjtig ad;, jealous, envious 
 ctgcn ad;, own, proper, peculiar 
 bte @tgenlte&e self-love 
 etgenuiiijig ad;, selfish, self-seek- 
 ing 
 bte (Sigenfdjaft (-en) property; 
 
 attribute, point, characteristic 
 ber <$igenfitm wilfulness, caprice ; 
 
 obstinacy, stubbornness 
 eigenftnnig adj. perverse, wilful ; 
 
 headstrong, obstinate 
 etgentlirf) ad;, real, proper, true 
 ba3 (igentum (*er) possession, 
 
 property; ownership 
 ber igentumcr (-) owner 
 cilen intr. (f. and fy.) hasten, hurry 
 eilenb3 adv. speedily; in haste, in 
 
 a hurry 
 tin indef. art., num., and indef. 
 
 pron. a, an, one ; some one 
 ein* sep. pref. in, into 
 einan'bet recip.pron. one another, 
 
 each other 
 
 etn/UHben refl. fancy, imagine 
 ber (gtnbrucf (^e) impression 
 etn/ fatten (faflt, ftel, gefoflen) intr. 
 
 f. fall in; break in, interrupt; 
 
 occur, suggest itself 
 ber (gtnfaltStitttfel (-) simpleton, 
 
 dolt, numskull 
 etnge&Hbet part. adj. fancied, 
 
 imaginary ; conceited, presump- 
 tuous 
 
 ettt/geftcfjen tr. confess, acknowl- 
 
 tr. ha^d to, deliver 
 cin/^olcn tr. come up with, over- 
 take, catch 
 einig adj. one, united, agreed, 
 
 concordant 
 
 eintger (einifie, emi^) indef. pron. 
 and pron. adj. some, several, 
 any ; pi. some, a few 
 einig/feitt (tfl, ar, 0eh)efen) intr. 
 
 agree 
 
 cinig/toerbcn (t-a-o) intr. agree 
 ctn/labcn (ci-u-a) tr. invite, bid 
 ein/Iiifett ^r. redeem, ransom 
 cinnml adv. one time, once, some- 
 time; aitf emmal all at once; 
 noc^ etnmal twice; ntd&t etnmal 
 not even ; nun etnmal and that's 
 all there is to it 
 
 ein/nc^mctt (ntmmt, naljm, genom^ 
 men) tr. take in, accept; re- 
 * ceive ; put up with ; partake of 
 eitt/ta'umen tr. make room in; 
 prepare, furnish ; concede, yield 
 ein/retdjen tr. hand in, deliver 
 ein/ridjten refl. arrange, accom- 
 modate one's self , establish one's 
 self 
 
 bte (iurirf)tung (-en) arrange- 
 ment; doing; fault 
 bte ($Hit3 (-en) (the number) one 
 ein/fdjenfett tr. pour out, serve 
 ettt/f deafen (a'-te-a) intr. f. fall 
 
 asleep 
 
 ein/fefjen (te-a-e) tr. see, perceive 
 eitt/f Jjrettgen tr. burst open, break 
 
 in 
 
 ein/ftcrfcn tr. put away, put in 
 (the pocket) 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 241 
 
 ein/ttttgett(a-u-a)^. record, enter 
 
 etn/trcffctt (trifft, traf, getroffen) 
 intr. f. arrive, happen; fit in, 
 tally 
 
 ein/trctctt (tritt, trat, getreten) intr. 
 f. enter, appear 
 
 emun&jUmnjig num. twenty-one 
 
 ein/toenbett (ttenbete or n>anbte, 
 getoenbet or getoanbt) tr. object, 
 oppose ; reply, retort 
 
 ein/ftitfett intr. operate, effect, 
 act 
 
 em$tfl adj. single, sole, only 
 
 eitel adv. pure, mere ; vain, frivo- 
 lous, idle 
 
 bic itclf cit (-en) vanity, frivoli- 
 ty, conceit 
 
 ba$ (Slenb exile ; misery, distress 
 
 elenb adj. miserable, wretched 
 
 elft num. adj. eleventh 
 
 ber (grnpf attg' reception, receipt ; 
 in Smpfang netjmen receive, take 
 charge of 
 
 em $> fan 'gen (a-t-a) tr. receive, get 
 
 ber <$m{>fef)l see Qcmpfefjluna, 
 
 em&fety'lett (ie-a-o) tr. commend, 
 recommend; refl. take leave, 
 depart ; wish you good-day 
 
 bie @mjj fetching (-en) recommen- 
 dation; best wishes, compli- 
 ments, regards, respects 
 
 emjjfin'&en (a-u) tr. feel; be sen- 
 sible of 
 
 emjjftnb'lirf) adj .sensitive, touchy; 
 sensible ; severe, painful, griev- 
 ous, irritating 
 
 bie mfcfltt'bwtfl (-en) sense, per- 
 ception; feeling 
 
 em$ov' adv. andsep. pref. up, up- 
 ward, above, aloft, on high 
 
 emj)0t7f)e&eit (o or u-o) tr. raise 
 up, elevate 
 
 ba$ @nbc (gen. -$, pi. -n) end, 
 lunit, close; death; am Snbe 
 after all, finally ; 311 (nbe ge^en 
 draw to a close, decline; ju 
 (nbe through 
 
 enben intr. end, close 
 
 ettblid} adj. final; adv. at last, 
 after all 
 
 ber <$ngel (-) angel 
 
 eitt* insep. pref. over against, in 
 return 
 
 ettt&el^tett ^r. w. g'en. and tr. 
 be deprived of, do without, dis- 
 pense with ; miss, lack 
 
 ent&cljr'Itrf) ac$. superfluous, un- 
 necessary 
 
 cntbc^cn tr. discover, find out, 
 disclose, reveal 
 
 cnte^'tcn tr. dishonor 
 
 cntet^en tr. disinherit 
 
 bie ntet^fcima (-en) dismherit- 
 ance 
 
 cntfcrnt' part. adj. distant, far off, 
 remote, aloof 
 
 entfUe^en (o-o) intr. f. run away, 
 escape 
 
 entQt'aenprep. (following its noun 
 in the dat.) and sep. pref. 
 against, towards, to, to meet 
 
 ettfge'gen/eUen intr. f. hasten to- 
 wards 
 
 entae'flen/fltegen (o-o) intr. f. fly 
 towards 
 
 entflc'flcn/ffie^en (o-o) intr. f. flee 
 towards, run to meet 
 
 entfle'gen/fDmmen (fam, aefom* 
 men) intr. f, come to meet, go 
 towards 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 tr. oppose, with- 
 stand 
 
 eirtge'gett/fprittgen (a-it) intr. f. 
 spring towards 
 
 cntgeften (t-a-o) tr. suffer for, 
 pay for, atone for 
 
 entfjal ten (a-ie-a) *r. contain, in- 
 clude 
 
 entlo'fcen (d'-u-a) tr. disburden; 
 exonerate 
 
 entfaffen (entlafjt, enrttefj, entlaf* 
 fen) tr. dismiss, discharge; re- 
 lease 
 
 entle'gen adj. isolated, remote, 
 distant 
 
 etttfa'gen intr. w. dat. disclaim, 
 renounce 
 
 etttfdjci'ben (te-te) tr. and refl. de- 
 cide, determine 
 
 etrtfdjHe'ften (entfd)io, entf^Ioffen) 
 refl. determine, resolve 
 
 bte (tt*f($lof'fenljett determina- 
 tion, firmness 
 
 ber <gtttfd>fttfc' ("ffe) resolution, 
 resolve; etnen (ntfd)lu faffen 
 determine, make a resolve 
 
 entfdjul'bigen tr. excuse, excul- 
 pate 
 
 eittf&rtn'geit (a-u) intr. f, spring, 
 arise, proceed 
 
 etttfte'fjen (entflanb, entftanben) in- 
 tr. f. arise, begin ; spring forth, 
 result ; be wanting, fail 
 
 etttttie'bet conj. either 
 
 ettttoer'fen (t-a-o) design, project, 
 plan 
 
 ettitot'fdjen intr. f. slip away, es- 
 cape 
 
 bte @aut|)a'ge (eftyaWO (-n) out- 
 fit, equipment ; baggage 
 
 etpers. pron. he, it 
 cr= msep.pre/.out,forth,to the end 
 crlict'tclit tr. get by begging, beg 
 er&ie'ten (o-o) refl. offer, volun- 
 teer; promise 
 bte (Srfcin (-nen) heiress 
 er&it'tern tr. embitter, exasperate 
 erfcli'rfen tr. see, perceive, dis- 
 cover 
 er^te^en (i-a-o) ^r. break open, 
 
 open 
 bit @rbe (-n) earth, ground ; soil ; 
 
 land 
 erbtdj'ten tr. make up, invent, 
 
 pretend 
 erfct$'tet par*, ac?/. sham, false, 
 
 fictitious, trumped-up 
 erfcrof'feln tr. throttle, strangle 
 erei'fetn refl. fly into a passion, 
 
 fume, chafe 
 eufa&'rett (d-u-a) ir. experience; 
 
 hear; learn 
 
 bie rfa&'ttwg (-en) experience 
 erfin'ben (a-u) tr. mvent; con- 
 trive, devise 
 
 erfot^bern tr. demand, require 
 erfiirten tr. fulfil, perform 
 bte erfilHttttg (-en) fulfihnent 
 etge^en (i-a-e) refl. devote one's 
 
 self, submit 
 
 erge'ben par*. ad[/. devoted, at- 
 tached; humble, obedient; re- 
 signed 
 crgret'fcn (ergrtff, ergriffen) tr. 
 
 grasp, clasp, seize 
 erfjarten (a-ie-a) *r. hold up; 
 keep; preserve, maintain; re- 
 ceive, obtain ; gain 
 erljitVit refl. become angry, be 
 incensed 
 
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 243 
 
 ertyo'Ieu refl. recover'one's self 
 
 ertn'ttettt tr. remind; refl. re- 
 member 
 
 erlcit'nctt (erfannte, erfannt) tr. see, 
 know ; discern, distinguish ; re- 
 
 ' cognize, acknowledge, appreci- 
 ate 
 
 etfln'rett tr. explain; announce, 
 assert, declare 
 
 erfttn'bigett refl. inquire 
 
 erlaf'fett (erldft, erlte, crlaffen) tr. 
 remit, acquit, release 
 
 ertou'&en tr. suffer, permit, allow 
 
 etlei'bett (ertitt, crlttten) tr. suffer, 
 sustain, bear, "undergo, abide, 
 endure 
 
 S' proceeds 
 
 (-en) fatigue ; las- 
 situde 
 
 bte rttte'bfigimg (-en) humilia- 
 tion 
 
 ber (gtttft earnestness, seriousness, 
 gravity ; tm (Srnft seriously 
 
 etnft adj. earnest, serious 
 
 ernfttyaft adj. earnest, grave 
 
 erdff'nen tr. open, disclose 
 
 erta'tett (d-ie-a) tr. guess, divine 
 
 erf (tyet'nen (te-te) intr. f, appear ; 
 arrive; happen 
 
 etfdjte'efett tr. frighten, terrify, 
 startle; intr. (t-a-o) be fright- 
 ened 
 
 etfet'jen tr. repair, make good; 
 replace, indemnify 
 
 erfjw'ren tr. spare, save 
 
 etft num. adj. first, chief; adv. 
 first; now; only, only just; 
 furS erfte for the present, in the 
 first place 
 
 $a3 (gtftau'jtas astonishment 
 
 crftttii'ttcn intr. f, be astonished 
 crfteumal ; gum erftenmale for the 
 
 first time 
 
 erftttt en ^r. choke, stifle, suffocate 
 erftre'rfett ^r. extend, stretch 
 eriap'pett ^r. catch, surprise ; de- 
 tect 
 ettrd'gctt (d-u-a) tr. bear, support, 
 
 endure 
 eriroi'&en tr. obtain by defiance, 
 
 win by obstinacy 
 crttw'dicu intr. f. be aroused, 
 
 awake 
 erhmrfj'f en (d-u-a) i/i^r. f. grow ; 
 
 develop 
 
 evtoaf^tten tr. mention 
 ertoat'tctt ^r. expect ; await, wait 
 
 for 
 
 bte ttoat'tung (-en) expectation 
 ettoci'fcn (ie-ie) tr. pay, show, 
 
 render ; refl. prove one's self 
 ertoer'&ett (t-a-o) tr. acquire, earn, 
 
 get, gain 
 
 er$af)'len tr. tell, relate, narrate 
 erjie^ctt (erjofl, ergogen) tr. bring 
 
 up, educate 
 et $iit nen r. anger, provoke ; refl. 
 
 become angry 
 ed pers. and indef. pron. it, he, 
 
 she; something; so; there 
 ber @fel (-) ass, donkey 
 bad felSgefcttn (-e) blockhead, 
 
 ass 
 
 effcn (t, a, eegeffen) <r. eat 
 bad @ffen meal ; food ; dinner 
 ettoa acZv. perhaps, probably; 
 
 somewhere, nearly, about 
 etttmS indef. pron., pron. adj., 
 
 and adv. something, anything; 
 
 somewhat, a little, rather 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 ettcr poss. pron. your, yours 
 etoig adj. eternal, everlasting 
 ejaft' adj. exact, particular 
 egplisie'ren tr. explain 
 bte <j jeflettj' (-en) excellency 
 
 ber f ocfcer (-) fan 
 
 fa&tg adj. capable (of) ; open (to) 
 
 fasten (d'-it-a) tr. carry, convey ; 
 intr. f, go, move, ride, drive; 
 fafyren laffen give up, relinquish 
 
 bte Sfa&rt (-en) drive, ride 
 
 ber 3raH ft) fall; case, instance; 
 event 
 
 fatten (feint, ftel, gefatten) intr. I 
 fall, tumble, drop, descend; 
 turn out, result 
 
 falfdj adj. false, wrong 
 
 f altcn tr. fold 
 
 bte Sami'lie (-n) family 
 
 bte gamt'lienname (gen. -n3, pi. 
 -n) surname 
 
 bte tjrctrfce (-n) color, hue; com- 
 plexion 
 
 faff en (fate, Qefafit) tr. seize, lay 
 hold of ; entertain, cherish ; refl. 
 compose one's self 
 
 faft adv. almost, nearly 
 
 faul adj. lazy, indolent, idle; bad 
 
 feo)ten (i-o-o) intr. fight 
 
 bte ^refcer (-n) pen, quill 
 
 f elicit intr. fail, miss; be want- 
 ing, lack ; ail, be the matter 
 
 ber Src^Icr (-) fault, mistake ; de- 
 fect, deficiency 
 
 fein adj. fine, delicate; nice, re- 
 fined; pretty 
 
 ber ^feinfc (-e) foe, enemy 
 
 bctS 3fett> Hr) field, plain 
 
 bte Sfelfcflafcfje HO soldier's flask, 
 canteen 
 
 ber t$elbjdget (-) messenger; or- 
 derly 
 
 bie 3reU>ftiegfaffe (-n) paymas- 
 ter's office 
 
 ber 3felbfdjer (-e) army surgeon 
 
 ber 3relt>5U8 ( tt e) campaign 
 
 ba^ tyenfter (-) window, casement 
 
 ferttg adj. done, ready, finished 
 
 fcft adj. fast, firm, fixed 
 
 bte 3?efttmg (-en) fortress 
 
 ba^ Delict (-) fire ; warmth, ardor, 
 passion 
 
 bte 3rettermauer (-n) party-wall; 
 chimney 
 
 fittben (ci-tt) tr. find; think; meet 
 with, discover; refl. be found, 
 be; present one's self, appear; 
 ftdj in ettoaS ftnben become ac- 
 customed to; e$ rotrb ftdj ftnben 
 time will show, we shall see 
 
 ber finger (-) finger 
 
 ftnfter adj. dark, gloomy, black ; 
 sad 
 
 fig adj. fixed, firm ; quick, sharp, 
 nimble, ready 
 
 bte 3flafo)e (-n) flask, bottle 
 
 ber 3flattergeift (~eO inconstant 
 person, unreliable fellow 
 
 ber 3Kerf (-e) spot, place 
 
 ber 3fleifO)erfnea)t (-e) butcher's 
 boy 
 
 fTeifttg adj. diligent, industrious 
 
 fliegen (o-o) intr. f, and %. fly 
 
 flie^en (o-o) intr. f. flee, escape ; 
 tr. shun, avoid 
 
 ber ^flitter (-) spangle, tinsel 
 
 bte gfltttcrfcitc (-n) bright side; 
 tinsel side 
 
VOCABULAEY. 
 
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 fludjen intr. w. dat. curse 
 bte 5-Iudjt flight, escape 
 Me $olge (-n) result, consequence 
 folgett infr-. to. da. follow; obey 
 folgcnb part. adj. following, se- 
 quent, next 
 
 foltertt tr. torture, torment 
 forbertt tr. demand 
 bte t?orberung (-en) claim, De- 
 mand 
 fort adv. and sep. pref. forth, on 
 
 away, off 
 
 ber tfovtgang departure 
 fort/ge&eu (o.tn0, fiegangen) intr. f. 
 
 go away ; go on, proceed 
 fort/idgcit fr-.drive off , chase away 
 bte 3frage (-n) question, query 
 fvagen tr. and intr. ask, inquire 
 (bad) 3rtantei$ France 
 (bte) SfrattjiS'fa Francisca 
 ber $ranjo fe (srew. -n, pi. -n) 
 
 Frenchman 
 
 frcmjo'ftfd) ad/. French 
 bte 3frau (~en) woman, wife, lady 
 bad ^raueu^eug women 
 bad 3frattcti3immer (-) female, 
 
 woman, lady 
 bad ^rrattcnftimmerdjett (-) little 
 
 woman 
 bad ^rauleitt (-) young lady; 
 
 Miss ; lady, mistress 
 fret adj. free,independent ; frank, 
 
 open, candid ; clear 
 freilid) adv. certainly, to be sure, 
 
 indeed 
 ber gteifdjulse (gen. -n, pi. -n) 
 
 judge, justice 
 bad $mfrf)iilscngertrf)t (-e) estate 
 
 which confers rights of a judge ; 
 
 freehold estate 
 
 fremb adj. strange, foreign, be- 
 longing to others, unaccustomed 
 to 
 
 bte t$reufce (-n) joy, pleasure; 
 mtt ftreuben gladly, with plea- 
 sure 
 
 fmtett refl. rejoice, be glad; 10. 
 gen. enjoy 
 
 ber 3freimt> (-e) friend 
 
 bte fjfvemtbist (-neu) (female) 
 friend 
 
 bte Sveuitbfrfjaft (-en) friendship 
 
 ber 3frtcbe(u) (gen. -nd, pi. -n) 
 peace, quiet, calm 
 
 frifd) adj. fresh, new, lively ; adv. 
 and interj. up ! come ! 
 
 ber 8tiebrieij3b0r (-e) gold coin 
 
 frifie r rcn tr. frizzle, curl, dress 
 (the hair) 
 
 (ber) 3tt$ Fred, Fritz 
 
 fttfftfid) adj. joyful, cheerful, gay 
 
 bte 3f*Wid)fett (-en) gayety, joy 
 
 fromnt adj. pious, religious, up- 
 right 
 
 fttif) adj. early; precocious, pre- 
 mature; comp. earlier, former; 
 sooner 
 
 bte $d)tel (-n) whip, rod ; stroke, 
 blow 
 
 f iitjlcn tr. feel, perceive ; touch 
 
 fit^ren tr. lead, bring; manage; 
 wield 
 
 fiiMcn tr. fill 
 
 fiinf num. five 
 
 fitnffjmtbert num. five hundred 
 
 filnft num. adj. fifth 
 
 fiinf je&n num. fifteen; fiinftefm 
 Jage fortnight, fourteen days 
 
 fiutfjclmljunbcrt num. fifteen 
 hundred 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 funfselmt num. adj. fifteenth 
 
 fttttfsig num. fifty 
 
 fiit prep. (ace), for, on account of, 
 instead of, in return for, in be- 
 half of; fur fid) to one's self, 
 aside ; fiir$ erfte at first ; n>a$ fiir 
 what kind of 
 
 fitrrfjten tr. fear, dread, be afraid 
 of 
 
 fiircfjterlid) adj. fearful, dreadful 
 
 furrfjtfam adj. fearful, timid, 
 faint-hearted 
 
 ber Sftifc (*e) foot 
 
 ber 3rttf?f**t0 (-e) footpath 
 
 ba$ ^ntteral' (-e) case, box ; cov- 
 ering, sheath 
 
 fiittetn tr. feed; 311 Xobe fitttcrn 
 support till death 
 
 tie a&e (-n) gift, present ; talent 
 
 gal ant' adj. gallant, polite, ele- 
 gant, polished ; nice 
 
 ber dtalgen (gen. -3, pi. -) gallows 
 
 ber algenftricf (-e) gallows-bird, 
 jailbird 
 
 bte aHe gall, bile ; spleen, choler, 
 anger, spite ; pluck, spunk 
 
 gatt$ adj. whole, entire, all; adv. 
 wholly, quite, very; (janj unb gar 
 absolutely, utterly; etn ganjer 
 Sftenfd) every inch a man, fine 
 fellow 
 
 gar adv. fully, quite, entirely, 
 very ; gar nidjt not at all 
 
 bte atbero'&e (-n) wardrobe; 
 dress, clothes 
 
 ba3 ami fan 'regiment (-er) regi- 
 ment in garrison 
 
 garfttg adj. dirty, nasty, filthy; 
 
 detestable; disagreeable, bad, 
 mean 
 
 ber aft (*e) guest 
 
 ber aft&of (*c) inn, hotel 
 
 ber aftimrt (-e) landlord, inn- 
 keeper 
 
 ber atte (gen. -n, pi. -n) husband, 
 spouse 
 
 bte dtatiiit (-nen) wife; consort 
 
 ge= insep. pref. with, together 
 
 ge&en (i-a-e) tr. give, bestow; 
 cd gtfct there is, there are ; tt>a3 
 gibt 1 ^ what's the matter? what's 
 up? 
 
 ba$ cftet' (-e) prayer 
 
 ge&ie'ten (o-o) ^r. order, bid, tell 
 
 bte e&te'tettn (-nen) mistress, 
 lady; master, ruler 
 
 fle&ie'terifefj adj. imperious, per- 
 emptory, dictatorial; adv. in 
 commanding tones 
 
 QtbotQfpart. adj. borrowed, ficti- 
 tious 
 
 ber (&e&rmtf$}' (*e) use ; custom 
 
 gebre'djen (t-a-o) impers. be want- 
 ing 
 
 gefmn'bett part. adj. bound ; con- 
 cise, succinct 
 
 ber erf (gen. -en, pi. -en) dandy, 
 spark, fop ; fool, dotard 
 
 ber eban^e (gen. -n3, pi. -n) 
 thought, idea; fid) ebanfen 
 macfyen trouble one's head, worry 
 
 geben'fett (gebad)te, gebac^t) intr. 
 mention ; intend ; have a mind ; 
 10. gen. think of, remember 
 
 ba$ c&ra'n'ge (-) thronging, 
 crowding, crowd; trouble, dis- 
 tress 
 
 bte ebitlb' patience 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 24T 
 
 bte efafit' (-en) danger 
 flefa^r/lirf) adj. dangerous 
 bte (itefaljr'Udjfett (-en) danger 
 gefal'Ien (gefatft, geftel, gefaflen) 
 intr. w. dat. please; ftdj gefaflett 
 laffett be content with, submit 
 to, consent to have 
 ber (ef rtf leu (-) kindness ; favor ; 
 
 pleasure 
 bct$ 6k fW (-e) feeling; sense; 
 
 tenderness, sentiment 
 gegen prep, (ace.) to, towards; 
 
 against ; in comparison with 
 bte <$cgenb (-en) region ; district, 
 
 neighborhood; country 
 ber <$egenari (-e) opposite 
 ber <$egenfietet (-) adversary, 
 
 opponent 
 
 ber (^egenftanbC'e) object, subject 
 bte egenUmrt presence ; present 
 gegennmttig ac$. present 
 ba3 efjetm'niS (-|fe) secret 
 gefjen (gtng, 0e0an0en) infr. f, 
 move, walk, go, leave; gefy 1 
 <Ste ! go along with you ! 
 get) a r en intr. w. dat. belong to; 
 
 be due, be proper 
 geljo'tig adj. suitable, fitting, 
 
 proper 
 
 ber etft (-er) spirit; soul; mind 
 geiftteifl) adj. witty, clever 
 gefranft' part. adj. injured, hurt, 
 
 insulted 
 
 gelaff en par. adj. passive, indif- 
 ferent, calm, quiet 
 bad <S$e(b (-er) money, cash 
 ber <&elbe3n>e?iequit><tlent mon- 
 ey's worth, in money 
 gele r gcnpari. adj. opportune, con. 
 venient 
 
 bte ele'gett&ett (-en) opportunity 
 
 gele^entlidj adj. temporary ; occa- 
 sional, incidental 
 
 ber eltelfte (decl. as adj.) lover, 
 beloved 
 
 bie eHefc'ie (decl. as adj.) love, 
 sweetheart 
 
 geltest (t-a-o) tr. pay ; have value ; 
 intr. hold good, be valid ; con- 
 cern, apply to; be considered; 
 be at stake, wager; tt>a$ Qtlt 1 $ ? 
 what will you bet ? 
 
 ber <&ema^r (-e) husband 
 
 gemein / adj. common, mean, low, 
 vulgar; ordinary 
 
 gen prep, (ace.) towards 
 
 genan r adj. exact, accurate, pre- 
 cise, close; (jencw netymen be 
 particular about; mtt flenauer 
 9?ot hardly, by a hair's breadth, 
 with great difficulty 
 
 geneigt 7 part. adj. inclined, dis- 
 posed 
 
 ber <8enemr (-e) general 
 
 bte enettt'Iin (-nen) general's 
 wife 
 
 bte eneral'friegSfaffe (-n) gen- 
 eral war-fund; paymaster-gen- 
 eral's office 
 
 bte enerarftoaien pi. States- 
 General 
 
 genug r adj. enough, sufficient 
 
 bte (ftenug'tmtng satisfaction, rep- 
 aration 
 
 geJwfct'.parZ. adj. dressed up 
 gera'fee adj. straight, direct, up- 
 right; adv. directly; straight- 
 way; just 
 
 geta'ten (ci-ie-ct) intr. f. fall upon, 
 hit upon; succeed; get; come 
 
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 VOCABULAKY. 
 
 tie eredj'ttgf ett justice 
 
 Bering' adj. little, small, insignifi- 
 cant, slight ; im geringflen in the 
 least 
 
 gern(e) (HeBer, am Itebften) adv. 
 willingly, gladly, with pleasure 
 
 gertt/fja&en (fyat, fyatte, flefyabt) tr. 
 like 
 
 gerit'fjett intr. be pleased, deign, 
 condescend 
 
 ber efanb'te (ded. as adj.) emis- 
 sary; ambassador 
 
 bad efdjaft' (-e) business, affair 
 
 gefctye'fjett (te-a-e) intr. f, happen, 
 come to pass, take place; be 
 rendered ; ed ift um tljn gefdjefcen 
 it's all up with him 
 
 Me efdjirfr'te (-n) tale, story 
 
 bad ef$trf' (-e) fate, destiny, 
 lot ; skill, address 
 
 bie efd&ieflidjf ett adroitness, dex- 
 terity 
 
 gefdjte'bett part. adj. separated, 
 severed, parted 
 
 gef$ta'gen part. adj. stricken 
 down, ruined 
 
 bad efdjledjf (-er) birth, family, 
 race ; sex, gender 
 
 bcr ef rf)led)t3'narae (#e?i. -nd, pi. 
 -n) family name, surname 
 
 ber efdjmacf ' (^e) taste ; fashion 
 
 geftfcmei'btg ad;, pliable, pliant, 
 yielding 
 
 bad cfj^o|>f (-e) creature 
 
 ba$ efr^tte^cne (decl. as adj.) 
 writing 
 
 gefdjtmnb' adj. swift, quick, sud- 
 den 
 
 bie (^cfc^ttiitt^igleit swiftness, 
 agility 
 
 bie efen'frfjcift (-en) company, 
 
 society; partnership 
 bad eft*^ (-er) sight; face; tyr 
 
 ind eftc&t to her face 
 bad cfliettft' (-er) ghost 
 bie efjne'lin (-nen) playmate 
 bad cflJtac^i 7 (-e) conversation 
 gefareijt 7 paK. ad/, widespread, 
 
 extended ; stilted, pompous 
 gefte^en (geflanb, flejlanben) tr. 
 
 confess, own 
 gcftcrn adv. yesterday 
 gefunb' adj. sound, wholesome, 
 
 healthy 
 
 bie efttitbVit (-en) health 
 geian' part. adj. done; previous 
 getroft' adj. confident, courage- 
 ous ; of good cheer ; interj. cheer 
 up! 
 geftmljr' adj. aware ; fletoatyr roerben 
 
 perceive 
 
 gettmfj'ren tr. attest ; allow, grant ; 
 intr. einen gerod'^ren laffen let one 
 do as he pleases 
 
 bie ettwlt^ (-en) power ; author- 
 ity; violence; mtt eftalt in 
 spite of everything, by main 
 force 
 
 getaml'tig adj. powerful, strong 
 bie etoanbt'Ijett activity; dexter- 
 ity 
 
 getoe'fen part. adj. former, once 
 getoin'nett (a-o) tr. and intr. win, 
 
 gain, earn 
 
 getotft 7 adj. certain, sure, safe 
 bad etotffen conscience 
 see geluo^nt 
 
 tr. accustom ; reft, be- 
 come accustomed; intr. be ac- 
 customed to 
 
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 adj. customary, ordi- 
 nary 
 
 flcluofjnt' part. adj. accustomed 
 geftie'mett impers. become, befit, 
 
 be proper 
 bag <ift poison 
 bet (SHniij splendor, radiance 
 ba$ Ia3 (*er) glass 
 ba3 (SHaSffjen (-) little glass 
 ber dHmtfte (^e/i. -n$) faith, belief 
 glatt&en r. and infa*. think, be- 
 lieve 
 
 gletd) adj. straight ; even, regular, 
 
 equable; like, uniform, same; 
 
 adv. even; immediately; conj. 
 
 though, although 
 
 glei$fatt3 adv. and conj. in like 
 
 case, likewise, so 
 bie UidjgiUtigfett indifference 
 bie <$lei$f)ett equality 
 
 adv. as it were, so to 
 
 lL' adv. no matter, all the 
 same 
 
 gleid)h>ol)i' adv. however, still, 
 yet, nevertheless 
 
 bie <&liefcmaften pJ. limbs 
 
 ba3 GHUcf luck, fortune; happi- 
 ness, success 
 
 gliirflirf) ad;, lucky, happy, fortu- 
 nate 
 
 gtttcfUdjertoeife adv. fortunately 
 
 bte tmfce grace, mercy, pardon, 
 favor ; 3^ro nab en your Grace ! 
 
 gndbig ad;, gracious 
 
 ba<$ @olb gold 
 
 gimncn tr. not begrudge, permit, 
 grant 
 
 ber ott (^er) god ; God 
 
 j. wicked, impious 
 
 r. conir. o/ rofc^cn 
 
 ber taf (fl^en. ~cn, p^. -en) count, 
 earl 
 
 gram aa>*. averse to ; gram fein dis- 
 like, hate 
 
 bad ratial' (-e) remuneration, 
 bonus 
 
 Qvatulie'ten'intr. w. dat. congrat- 
 ulate 
 
 grattfattt aa>*. cruel, fierce 
 
 gteifen (griff, gegriffen) tr. seize, 
 grasp ; choose, take ; gretfen nacf) 
 snatch at; greifen in put the 
 hand in 
 
 bte i&rettse (-n) boundary, limit ; 
 frontier, border 
 
 bte (Grille (-n) whim, caprice 
 
 gtoft (flrofcer, flrobfl) ad;. large 
 coarse ; rude, churlish 
 
 bie tobfjeit (-en) gruff ness, rude- 
 ness 
 
 ber rofcicw (-e) rude fellow, 
 churl, ruffian 
 
 ber ton resentment, rancor 
 
 ber <&?0fd)ett (-) groschen, far- 
 thing, penny 
 
 grofc (flroer, grot) ad/, great, big, 
 large 
 
 bte ftttffte (-n) greatness, magni- 
 tude, size 
 
 bie roftmut generosity 
 
 gro^mittig ad;, magnanimous 
 
 bie to^ftabt (*e) large city, met- 
 ropolis 
 
 groft/tttti (tut, tat, getan) intr. 
 boast 
 
 ber Cftriind (*e) ground; founda- 
 tion ; reason ; tm runbe at bot- 
 tom, after all; son runb au^ 
 thoroughly 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 grtmbfalfdE) adj. thoroughly false 
 ber (tf ntnbfaij (*e) principle, rule, 
 
 maxim 
 
 giiltig adj. valid, authentic, bind- 
 ing 
 
 gunftig adj. favorable, propitious 
 gut (befier, fceft) adj. good, kind, 
 right ; good-natured ; adv. well ; 
 gut fetn be fond of ; gut fctn laf* 
 fen let pass, be content with ; 
 nun gut very well! fdjon gut all 
 right! e gut tyaben have a good 
 time, be well off 
 
 ba3 <ut (*er) property, goods, es- 
 tate 
 ba$ ittdjen (-) little farm, small 
 
 estate 
 bte iite kindness ; Ijaben <5te bte 
 
 itte be kind enough 
 gut^ersig adj. kind-hearted 
 gtttig adj. good, 'kind, gracious 
 guttDittig adj. voluntary, obliging 
 
 f)<t interj. ha! aha! 
 
 $a&ett (Ijat, tjatte, getyafct) tr. have, 
 possess; cherish; roaS $aft bu 
 what ails you? 
 
 ftafien ircfr*. be liable, answer, be 
 responsible 
 
 Ijalfc adj. half 
 
 bit $iUfte (-n) half; jur ^alftc in 
 part, partly 
 
 ber $013 ( tt e) throat ; neck 
 
 ^arten (d-te-a) tr. hold, keep ; hold 
 back, check, detain, stop ; keep, 
 employ ; regard, esteem ; con- 
 sider, take, think; intr. stop; 
 endure, last 
 
 bie $altitttg (-en) holding, main- 
 
 tenance ; fulfilment, ratification 
 $amif$ adj. malicious, spiteful 
 bte attb (*e) hand ; an ber anb 
 
 ttOtt by means of 
 ber Jpanfc brief (-e) letter of hand, 
 
 confidential letter 
 ber $cmbel ( tt ) trade, business; 
 
 transaction, affair, suit ; dispute, 
 
 quarrel 
 fccmfceln tr. act, treat ; refl. impers. 
 
 be at stake, be under discussion 
 bte J&attfcltmg (-en) action 
 ba$ ^anbft^rciben (-) autograph 
 
 letter 
 bte Jpattbfdjrtft (-en) handwriting, 
 
 manuscript ; note of hand, prom- 
 issory note 
 bte $anfct>0n handful 
 ba3 Jpanbtuerf (-e) trade, business 
 fmttflen (a.-i-a)mtr. hang, depend ; 
 
 be attached to, cling 
 ftfttgen tr. and intr. hang; refl. 
 
 associate with 
 ba$ ^attgen hanging 
 fcart adj. hard; severe 
 fmrtntirf ig adj. stubborn, obstinate 
 bte ."partnarf igfeit obstinacy 
 e, geljat) tr. hate 
 ;. hateful, wicked ; ugly, 
 
 disagreeable 
 ^auen (^teb, getjcwen) tr. hew, cut, 
 
 mow; beat 
 ftfttfen ^r. amass, increase, pile, 
 
 heap up ; refl. accumulate 
 ba3 $aitHt f er) head, chief 
 ber $au|itmann (-leute) captain 
 t>a^ ^aitd (^er) house ; family : ju 
 
 ^aufe at home ; nadj -^aufe home, 
 
 homewards 
 bie $cwt (*e) hide, skin 
 
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 fce interj. ho ! eh ! hay ! 
 
 fy&a interj. heigh! holla! I say! 
 
 fjebett (o or tt-o) tr. raise, lift, 
 heave 
 
 fjeften tr. fasten, fix 
 
 tjeftig ad;, vehement, fierce, vio- 
 lent; passionate 
 
 tyegen r. cherish, entertain 
 
 fjeUen r. heal, cure 
 
 IjeUig ad;, holy, sacred 
 
 tie ^eitigfcit holiness 
 
 bie $eimat (-en) home, native 
 place 
 
 fjeimlirf) ad;, secret, private 
 
 Ijeirctten ft 1 , marry, wed 
 
 Ijetft ad;', hot 
 
 tyeifien (te-ei) tr. name, call ; hid ; 
 intr. he named ; mean, signify ; 
 enjoin, demand ; be said 
 
 Better ad;, clear ; happy, cheerful 
 
 ber $>eib (gen. -en, pi. -en) hero 
 
 Ijelfen (i-a-o) intr. w. dat. help, 
 assist ; do good, avail 
 
 t>er Better (-) farthing 
 
 ber Jpenfer (-) hangman; as ex- 
 clamation deuce, devil 
 
 &er adv. and sep. pref. here, hith- 
 er; along; ago, past; j)0tt . . . 
 tyer ever since ; gu rntr $er come 
 here to me ; too , . ^er whence 
 
 ^craft' adv. and sep. pref. down 
 from, down 
 
 ^em&Ygeljen (ging, gefiangen) in^r. 
 f. go down 
 
 ^cra&7rcif?cn (ri, geriffen) tr. tear 
 down 
 
 ^cra^Vfc^cn tr. set down, under-' 
 
 * rate, disparage 
 
 IjeraWftetgen (ie-te) iw^r. f. climb 
 down ; stoop down, condescend 
 
 (ber) $etafliit3 Heraclius 
 Ijermtf' adv. and sep. pref. up, up- 
 
 wards 
 tjercwf'/frmtmett (!am, flefomnten) 
 
 intr. f. come up 
 gerattS' adv. a/id sejp. pre/. out 
 
 here, out, forth 
 f)erais3'/0e&en (t-a-e) tr. deliver, 
 
 give up 
 tyeraiiSY fasten (a-u-a) <r. carry 
 
 out ; intr. f, blurt out, slip out 
 fjermtSYfommen (fctm, gefommen) 
 
 intr. f. come out, appear 
 ljera$7 netymett (ntmmt, na^m, ge- 
 
 nommen) tr. take out 
 
 intr. f. blurt out 
 (5-te-o) tr. push 
 
 out, thrust forth 
 ^crauSVftiitsctt iw^r. f. rush out 
 ba$ ^cratiS'treten coming out, ap- 
 
 pearance 
 IjerauSYtoerfen (i-a-o) ^r. throw 
 
 out, eject 
 
 pull out, draw forth 
 ^et/6emu^en?'e/Z. take the trouble 
 
 to come 
 l)er/&rinflett (brac^te, geBrac^t) tr. 
 
 bring here 
 ^ctcin r adv. and sep. pref. in 
 
 hither, in ; interj. come in ! en- 
 
 ter! 
 
 IjereinYfdjicfett fr. send in 
 $e*ein7f$letdjen (t-t) iw^. f. 
 
 creep in 
 
 J>ei?ein7*raflen (d-u-a) tr. carry in 
 f)erein7ttetett (tritt, trot, getreten) 
 
 intr. f. enter 
 ba$ ^etrein^teten entrance; en- 
 
 tering 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 (jog, flejoaen) tr. 
 
 pull in, draw in 
 fcer/gefcen (t-a-e) tr. give over, 
 
 deliver 
 Ijer/lja&eit ($at, Ijatte, ge^afct) r. 
 
 get 
 
 !jer/&oleit r. fetch 
 f)er/f0mmen(fam, gefommen) intr. 
 
 f, come here, advance; come 
 
 from, descend 
 tic $erfuttfi descent, origin 
 fjer/faufen (d'u-te-au) inr. f. run 
 fcernadj' adv. afterwards; here- 
 after 
 Ijer/tte&men (ntmmt, naljm, genom* 
 
 men) r. get from, secure 
 ber $err (gen. -n, #/. -en) master, 
 
 gentleman ; Mr. ; sir 
 tie $errf$aft (-en) master, mis- 
 tress ; patron ; power ; rule ; pi. 
 
 ladies and gentlemen 
 fjer/fd)tei&en(te-te) refl. hail from, 
 
 come from 
 fcer/fjirtttgen (a-u) intr. f. jump 
 
 about 
 fjer/ftammen intr. f. descend, be 
 
 derived, come 
 
 fcer/fteHen r. restore, establish 
 fjerism' ac?u. and sep. pre/. about, 
 
 around 
 fierumV&rhtgen (brac^te, gebrad^t) 
 
 r. bring about, turn around 
 t)erum'/(rtufen (du-ie-au) iw^r. f. 
 
 run about 
 ^crtim7fc^lacti(d-u-a)r/f . fight, 
 
 scufl&e 
 
 ^etnmVf^toarmen intr. f. wan- 
 der about, roam 
 fjerfoor' acfo. and sep. pref. forth, 
 
 out 
 
 &ertur7jief)ett (309, gejofien) ^r. 
 take out, draw forth 
 
 bad $ers (firen. -en^,pZ. -en) heart, 
 courage ; spirit, soul ; son ergen 
 gern with all my heart 
 
 ber $er$en3maior (-e) dear ma- 
 jor ; love of a major 
 
 $ersli$ ad/, hearty, cordial, ten- 
 der 
 
 bad $ett hay 
 
 ^enrfieln intr. play the hypocrite, 
 dissemble 
 
 Ijeute adv. today, this day; $eute 
 fritty this morning; ^eute ober 
 ntorgen sooner or later 
 
 v. nowadays 
 (-e) blow, cut, stroke 
 
 Ijier adv. here 
 
 Ijierauf adv. hereupon 
 
 Jjierburd)' adv. by this means, 
 thus 
 
 Ijietljer' adv. and sep. pref . hither 
 
 fcierfjerYfommen (fam, gefommen) 
 intr. f. come here 
 
 adv. back of chis 
 y. herewith 
 
 fHertta$ft / adv. next, in the next 
 place 
 
 Ijierii'&et adv. on this point, about 
 this 
 
 ^ierju' adv. to this, besides, for 
 this, hereto 
 
 fjteftg ad;, of this place, local 
 
 bie $ilfe help, aid, assistance 
 
 bic $t(fd<|ueGe (-n) resource, ex- 
 pedient 
 
 ber $immel (-) heaven, sky 
 
 ^in adv. and sep. pref. thither; 
 towards; away; on, along; 
 tt)0 . . , ^tn whither; $tn unb ber 
 
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 here and there, to and fro ; Ijttt 
 
 unb hneber back and forth 
 Inttafc' adv. and sep. pref. down 
 
 there, down 
 IjittaWrefftett (rt, gertffen) tr. 
 
 tear down, drag down 
 f)inau3' adv. and sep. pref. out, 
 
 out there 
 IjtitauS'/feJfest tr. put out ; carry 
 
 beyond, raise, lift (above) 
 IjinauSYftoftett (o-te-o) tr. push 
 
 forth, drive out 
 I)ittatt'/tterfett (t-a-o) tr. throw 
 
 out, cast forth 
 fjtn/bettfen (bad)te, gebacfyt) intr. 
 
 think of, ponder 
 fcinberit tr. hinder, prevent 
 ba3 JptnberniS (-ffe) hindrance, 
 
 opposition; obstacle 
 fwtetn' adv. and sep. pref. in, in- 
 to; $ttr Xiire fytnetn in through 
 
 the door 
 ^ineinVgc^ctt (ging, gegangen) w- 
 
 Zr. f, go in, enter 
 
 v. on the contrary 
 (gtng, gegcmgen) mfr*. f. 
 
 go thither, go away, pass on 
 Ijlin/fomittett (fam, gefommen) intr. 
 
 f come forth, come to get 
 Ijtn/teidjen tr. hold towards, hand 
 
 to 
 Ijitt/tettett (rttt, geritten) intr. f 
 
 ride to, ride away 
 ^in/ftccfcn tr. put away 
 t)iutcn adv. behind, in back, in 
 
 the rear 
 
 Winter adj. what is behind, rear 
 Ijtnter prep. (dat. and ace.), adv. t 
 
 sep. and insep. pref. behind, 
 
 after, back 
 
 fjmterlctf 'fctt (^tnterlat, ^tn 
 ^tnterlaffen) tr. leave behind 
 
 bte JfrintttteeW* (-n) backstairs 
 
 Winter ttmrtS adv. behind, from 
 behind, backwards 
 
 t)in/tt)erf en (i-a-o) tr. throw down 
 
 fjmtme'ber adv. again, in return 
 
 tjtnluie'bcrum adv. again, on the 
 other hand 
 
 Ijitt/3ief)en (jog, gcgogen) iw^r. f, 
 go, move, move away 
 
 ^tttjtt'acZv. and sep. pref. towards, 
 near, to 
 
 hinjuVfommcn (fam, gefommen) 
 iw^r. f, be added, appear 
 
 f)tttSttYfe^ett ^r. say further; add 
 
 bte ipi^e heat ; ardor ; excitement, 
 passion 
 
 ^i^ig adj. heated; spirited, hot, 
 hasty 
 
 f>od) (tjoljer, ^od^fl) ac?/. high, tall, 
 great 
 
 bte $0$<s$ta"0 esteem, respect, 
 regard 
 
 ber $of (^e) courtyard ; court ; es- 
 tate, manor 
 
 Ijoffen tr. and intr. hope 
 
 ^offetttlidi adv. I hope, let us hope, 
 it is to be hoped 
 
 bte $0ffmttt0 (-en) hope, expecta- 
 tion 
 
 ^bflirfl adj. polite, courteous 
 
 bte $0fli$feit (-en) courtesy, po- , 
 liteness 
 
 bte $offtaa*3faffe (-n) royal ex- 
 chequer, state treasury 
 
 bte $0&e (-n) height; bill; in bte 
 $ofye on high, up 
 
 bte $0f)eit (-en) highness ; majesty 
 
 fjiifjcr comp, of 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 I)ofjnifrf> adj. scornful, mocking 
 !)0(bfeHg adj. gracious, charming, 
 
 lovely, amiable 
 tyolett tr. bring, fetch 
 a' interj. holla! hello! 
 dj. Dutch 
 
 . wooden; stiff, awk- 
 ward 
 
 Ijordjen in<?\ hearken, listen ; w. 
 dat. listen to 
 
 r. a7id* i?ir. hear; obey 
 ad;, pretty 
 ber $ttnb (-e) dog 
 tytntbert ?iww. hundred 
 fcunbertmal ad>. hundred tunes 
 ?)unb3fb'ttifd) ad;, base, infamous, 
 
 scurvy 
 
 fjmtgertt intr. and tr. impers. hun- 
 ger 
 5mtgtig adj. hungry 
 
 adj. quick, swift, speedy 
 interj. quick! hush! at 
 once! 
 
 ber $t (*e) hat 
 
 bie ttt heed, guard ; cmf ber $ut 
 fetn be on one's guard, beware 
 
 i$ pers. pron. I 
 
 tfjr pers. pron. ye, you 
 
 ityr poss. adj. her, hers; your; 
 
 their 
 
 $ fjrettoegen adv. on your account 
 ifyttg poss. pron. her ; its ; their ; 
 
 3&rtg yours 
 S^rii jjos5. pron. your 
 immcr arfv. always, ever; yet, 
 
 anyhow 
 tmftan'bc adv. in due condition; 
 
 imjlanbe fein be able 
 
 in prep. (dat. and ace.) in, at ; to, 
 
 into; within 
 inbem' adv. meanwhile, however ; 
 
 conj. while, when 
 tubes' (tnbef fen) adv. meanwhile ; 
 
 conj. while 
 infant' adj. infamous 
 ber ^ntmft contents 
 bte ^ttncnf cite (-n) inner side, in- 
 
 side 
 innevfyalbprep. and adv. within, 
 
 inside 
 in$gef)eim' adv. secretly, in pri- 
 
 vate 
 ba3 ftnteref'fe (-n) interest, inter- 
 
 est money 
 
 inttmriS adv. internally, inwards 
 itgenbtoo adv. somewhere, any- 
 
 where 
 ircett intr. and refl. err, go astray, 
 
 be mistaken 
 
 ber 3rrtum Ter) error, mistake 
 bie ^ttung (-en) straying; error 
 (ba$) ^to'Iiett Italy 
 
 ja adv. yes; surely, indeed, cer- 
 
 tainly, truly; you see, you 
 
 know ; at any rate 
 bte 3<*gb (-en) chase, hunt 
 Jagen tr. and intr. hunt; drive, 
 
 force, send 
 ber &ager (-) hunter; footman, 
 
 lackey 
 
 ba3 ;3<*&r (-e) year 
 ber jammer (-) misery; lamen- 
 
 tation 
 \ammetntr.and intr. pity, lament, 
 
 mourn, bewail ; move to pity ; 
 
 e3 jammert mid^ it grieves me 
 
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 adv. of course 
 fe adv. ever, at any time ; fe . , 
 
 ie (before comp.) the . . . the 
 Jc interj. why! dear ine! hello! 
 
 ie nun well now ! 
 ieber (febe, jebeS) adj. and pron. 
 
 each, every, every one 
 jebermann mde/. pron. everyone 
 jener (iene, jene3) adj. and pron. 
 
 that, that one, the former 
 JemaI3 aa*tf. ever, at any time 
 jemanfc pron. somehocly, anyone, 
 
 one 
 
 Je^t adv. now, at present 
 ittajlje' interj. hurra! 
 jttttg (iunger, iitngft) adj. young, 
 
 youthful; recent 
 t>er ^ unge (gen. -n, pi. -n) youth, 
 
 boy, lad 
 
 bic ^ungfcr (-n) young girl, maid- 
 en, spinster 
 (ber) ftuft Just 
 ba$ ^uftift'tottegium (-0ia) court 
 
 of justice 
 baS (ber) ^ittoel' (-e or -en) jewel 
 
 9 
 
 ber Staff ee coffee 
 baS StaffeefmuS (*er) coffee-house, 
 
 cafe 
 
 f at)t ac?;. "bald, naked, shorn, pen- 
 niless, destitute 
 fait (falter, falteft) ac#. cold 
 bie &alte coolness, cold(ness) 
 ber &amerab / (gen. -en, and -^, 
 
 pi. -en) comrade 
 ber (ba^) fifamtii' (-e) chunney, 
 
 fireplace 
 
 bie Stammer (-) chamber, room 
 ber Stammerbiener (-) valet 
 
 bie Itantmerfratt (-en) lady's maid 
 bie Stammerimtgfer (-n) waiting 
 maid 
 
 (-) chamber^ 
 
 maid ; abigail, hussy 
 ta$ Eammcnuat)(I)Ctt (-) maid 
 ber JtamDf (^e) fight, combat 
 fampfett intr. combat, fight 
 lam^tp'rett intr. camp out 
 ber Stan a I' ("e) canal 
 bie Stanti'tte (-n) canteen 
 tavern tr. capture, seize, catch 
 ba$ Stapital' (-e or -ten) capital, 
 
 principal; funds, deposit 
 bie ft ci fcihtlattott (-en) capitulation 
 ba^ Staraf (-e) carat 
 farg (farger, farflfi) adj. chary; 
 
 penurious, niggardly, sparing 
 bie Starof'fe (-en) coach, carriage 
 fatten intr. work with a wheel- 
 
 barrow (as criminals) 
 bie Starte (-n) card 
 bie Staff e (-n) money-box, treasury 
 ber Haftest (-) chest, box; setting 
 bie Sta^e (-n) cat 
 ber $ta<;ettlmffel (-) raised back of 
 
 a cat ; .ftafcenlwdel macfyen cringe 
 ber Stauf (*e) purchase 
 fattfen tr. buy 
 f aunt adv. scarcely, hardly 
 f e^ren tr. and intr. f. turn 
 lein adj. no, not any, none 
 fennen (fannte, gefonnt) tr. know, 
 
 be acquainted with ; recognize ; 
 
 ftd) auf etma^ fennen be a judge 
 
 of 
 
 ber Sterl (-e) fellow 
 fetten tr. fetter, chain 
 ba$ ^tnb (-er) child 
 f i^eln tr. tickle, flatter 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 tfagett tr. and intr. mourn, com- 
 plain, lament 
 
 bad Ulagett complaint 
 
 flat adj. clear, plain 
 
 bad ftletb (-er) dress, clothes 
 
 f (eibett tr. clothe, dress 
 
 fleitt adj. little, small ; insignifi- 
 cant, trifling 
 
 bte&Ietntgfeit (-en) trifle, trinket, 
 bagatelle, sundry 
 
 (bad) meinrammS'borf Klein- 
 rammsdorf 
 
 f lingeln intr. ring the bell 
 
 Hittgen (a-u) intr. ring, sound 
 
 flo^fen intr. tap, rap, knock 
 
 Hug (fliifler, Hita.eft) adj. prudent, 
 wise, sensible, intelligent, in 
 (one's) right mind 
 
 ber fir n erf) t (-e) servant 
 
 bcr ftnotcn (-) knot, difficulty, 
 tangle; plot 
 
 bie Jtotyfe (-n) coal 
 
 ber fJommanbant' (gen. -en, pi. 
 -en) commander 
 
 footmen (fant, gefommen) intr. f. 
 come, approach; arrive; hap- 
 pen 
 
 bad Siommen arrival, coming, ap- 
 pearance 
 
 bte Homo'bian'tin (-nen) actress, 
 comedienne 
 
 bie &om!mgnie' (-n) company 
 
 bad Jlomjjliment' (-e) compliment; 
 greeting, salute ; excuse ; regard 
 
 I omJjUmcntte'ren intr. pay one's 
 respects; fomplimentieren laffen 
 send one's regards 
 
 bad ftomfelott' (-e) intrigue, plot 
 
 ber Slimig (-e) king 
 
 fomglid) adj. regal, royal, kingly 
 
 fonnen (fann, fonnte, gefonnt) tr. 
 and mod. aux. can, be able, be 
 permitted 
 
 tie Contribution' (-en) contribu- 
 tion ; levy, tax 
 ber Slojif ( a e) head ; mind 
 ber ftiir|>er (-) body 
 ber ftorjjoral' (-e) corporal 
 foftbar adj. costly, valuable 
 bie ^ofttarfeit (-en) valuable; 
 
 jewel 
 
 foften intr. w. ace. cost 
 franf (franfer, franfft) adj. sick 
 bad Ktranfcnbctt (-en) sick-bed 
 bte fitranf^eit (-en) sickness, ill- 
 ness 
 
 bie Uteatiir' (-en) creature 
 f rejjie'ren intr. burst ; die 
 ber fltieg (-c) war 
 friegen tr. get, obtain 
 ber ftrieger (-) warrior, soldier 
 bad SlriegSbefwrtement (-d) war- 
 office, army department 
 ber &rieg$i<sf)imeif*e? (-) army 
 
 paymaster 
 bie &rone (-n) crown 
 ber &rityf>el (-) cripple 
 bie Hii$e (-n) kitchen, cuisine 
 ber ftudjensettel (-) bill of fare, 
 
 menu 
 
 bte Stage! (-n) ball, bullet 
 fii&l adj. cool 
 fitfcn adj. bold, daring 
 fttnftig adj. future ; adv. for the 
 
 future 
 bte Himft (*e) skill, art; artifice, 
 
 trick 
 
 bie ^ur (-en) cure 
 (bad) Burtanb Courland 
 fwrj (furjer, fiirseft) adj. short, 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 257 
 
 brief; adv. in short, shortly; 
 for a moment 
 
 Me ftikr je brevity ; in ber $urge be- 
 fore long, shortly 
 
 fursffe$ttga(2;.short-sighted,near- 
 sighted 
 
 ber f^nft f flfc) kiss 
 
 fttffcn (fiite, flcfujjt) tr. kiss 
 
 ber &tttf$er (-) coachman, driver 
 
 fa&en tr. refresh 
 (atfjeln intr. smile 
 farfjen mfr*, laugh 
 
 t. adj. joyous, gay 
 ;, ridiculous, absurd 
 ber 8ad)$ (-e) sahnon; )anji<jer 
 
 ad)3 a kind of brandy 
 faben (u-a) fr*. load 
 bie Sage (-n) situation, location 
 laljmen ft*, cripple 
 bct3 Sanb (-c or *er) land, country 
 liiuMirf) adj. rural, rustic 
 ber anb3mann (pi. anb$leitte) 
 
 (fellow-) countryman 
 bie gunbSmannin (-nen) (fellow-) 
 
 countrywoman 
 fang (langer, langft) adj. long 
 fange adv. long, for a long time, 
 
 a long while 
 bie Sange (-n) length; auf bie 
 
 Sdnge in the long run, in time, 
 
 after a while 
 
 fangcn inr. stretch, reach, ex- 
 tend 
 bie ang(e)heile (s^en. Can0(en)" 
 
 ttetle, dat. Sang(e)tt)etle and Sang^ 
 
 erttJeite) weariness, irksomeness, 
 
 ennui 
 
 . slow, dull, boring 
 
 langft superl. adv. long since, a 
 long time ago 
 
 Inffett (ldt f Itc, gelaffen) <r. let, 
 leave; permit, allow; cause, 
 make; i/Ur. look, appear; be- 
 come, beseem ; son fid) laffen dis- 
 miss ; ftclj tyetgett laffen be called 
 
 laffig adj. negligent, indolent, 
 sluggish, idle, lazy 
 
 fatter it intr. lurk, listen, lie in 
 wait for, watch, wait impatient- 
 ly 
 
 fait fen (ciu-te-au) intr. f. and $. 
 run 
 
 fanfenb part. adj. current, present 
 
 ber Sciufer (-) runner, footman, 
 outrider 
 
 (angnen tr. contradict, deny 
 
 bie gmtne (-n) whim, mood, cap- 
 rice, temper, humor 
 
 faitta<$. loud, aloud ; adv. loudly, 
 openly 
 
 baS Sajarett' (-e) hospital 
 
 Jefcen intr. live ; (= serlefcen) pass, 
 spend 
 
 baS Sefcen (-) life 
 
 bie Se&enSari (-en) manner of life ; 
 manners 
 
 fob I) rift adj. lively, quick, active, 
 vivacious ; adv. sharply 
 
 lebig adj. empty, free; single, 
 unmarried 
 
 lebigUd) adv. only, solely, merely 
 
 legen tr. lay, put, place ; reji . lie 
 down 
 
 bie Sefcre (-n) teaching, instruc- 
 tion; doctrine 
 
 letd&t adj. easy, light, slight; 
 fickle, superficial 
 
 U*iri)tglalnfl adj. credulous 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 ba$ Seib sorrow, pain, woe, grief 
 leib adj. painful; e3 tut ifym leib he 
 
 is sorry 
 leiben (litt, gelttten) tr. and intr. 
 
 suffer, endure 
 leifyen (ie-te) tr. lend, bestow; 
 
 borrow 
 
 (ba3) Setyjig Leipzig 
 leiS adj. soft, light, gentle 
 bie Seftton' (-en) lesson 
 leufen tr. guide, drive, turn 
 let n en tr. learn 
 lefen (te-a-e) tr. read ; gather 
 le^t superl. adj. last, least ; in ber 
 
 lefcten Beit recently 
 leiignen tr. contradict, deny 
 bit geute (pi of 2ftann) people, 
 
 men 
 
 ber Seutnant (-3) lieutenant 
 ba3 Sidjt (-er) light, candle 
 bte 8id)tmeft Candlemas, Feast of 
 
 the Purification (Feb. 2) 
 liefc adj. dear, beloved ; e3 ijt mtr 
 
 lieb I like it 
 bie Siefce love, affection 
 lieben tr. love 
 
 He&en3tourbig adj. amiable, gra- 
 cious, lovely 
 
 Itefcer comp. adj. rather, sooner 
 ber 2te&f)rticr (-) lover, amateur 
 bie Sie&fw&erin(-nen) lover, sweet- 
 heart 
 lieblid) a<ij. lovely, delightful, 
 
 sweet 
 
 liefcft superl. adj. dearest, favor- 
 ite ; am Uebften most of all, best 
 of all, soonest 
 
 Heberlicfj adj. dissolute, dissi- 
 pated, rakish 
 liegen (a-e) intr, f. and (). lie, be, 
 
 be situated; mad Hegt baran 
 what matters it ? ; e3 liegt an tbm 
 it is his fault 
 
 ber lieutenant see eutnant 
 
 linbetn tr. soften, alleviate, mol- 
 lify, appease, diminish 
 
 bte ime (-n) line ; lineage 
 
 bie Sinfe (decl. as adj.) left hand 
 
 Iinf3 adv. to the left, on the left 
 
 bie SiJ>e (-n) lip 
 
 ber Siijnenr' (lifofcrO (-) liqueur, 
 cordial, cognac 
 
 bie Sifcerei see gwee 
 
 bie Sibree' (-n) livery 
 
 Uigte'ren (g=fc^) intr.lodge, dwell 
 
 ber Sotyn (^e) pay, wage 
 
 lofwen tr. pay, reward 
 
 lo% adj. loose, rid ; up, the matter 
 
 loS/btiirfen tr. discharge, set off, 
 fire; free 
 
 lofen tr. untie, free, solve; re- 
 ceive, get in exchange 
 
 I03/gel)en (ging, gegangen) intr. f, 
 begin ; explode, break out 
 
 103/fommen (fam, gefommen) intr. 
 f. get free, escape 
 
 U3/teifcen (rt, gertJTen) tr. tear 
 loose ; refl. disengage one's self, 
 break loose 
 
 loS/fein (til, roar, gettefen) intr. f. 
 be rid of 
 
 103/fcjerben (t-a-o) tr. get rid of 
 
 loS/toinben (a-u) intr. break 
 away, wrest off 
 
 ber SoniSboi/ (Sui^) (-e) gold coin 
 
 liigen (o-o) intr. lie, tell a false- 
 hood, deceive 
 
 ber Sitgner (-) liar 
 
 bie Sitft (*e) pleasure, joy, delight ; 
 liking; appetite 
 
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 Iiiftig adj. happy, gay, merry, 
 
 amusing 
 ba$ Suftffciel (-e) comedy 
 
 m 
 
 nmdjcit tr. make, make up, create, 
 form; undergo, pass through; 
 bring about, arrange ; do ; act ; 
 cause ; madjen laffen get made ; 
 fidj madjen turn out all right 
 marfjtig adj. mighty, powerful 
 Me Sftabame' (e silent} madam 
 ba3 3ftab$en (-) maiden, girl 
 ber $)iciQm (-) stomach 
 bie 3)iaf)I$ett (-en)meal-time, meal 
 nmfyucn tr. admonish; remind 
 
 urgently, dun 
 bic Sftajeftat' (-en) majesty 
 
 (-e) major 
 (-e) time 
 ntatt indef. pron. one, some one, 
 
 they, people 
 
 maucfjer (manege, mandjeS) indef. 
 pron. and pron. adj. many a, 
 many 
 
 mandjerlei indecL adj. many 
 kinds, many sorts, many ; differ- 
 ent, sundry 
 
 mandjmal adv. many a time, often 
 bcr Mangel (*) want, lack; dis- 
 tress; penury 
 
 bcr SPtann (^er) man, husband 
 (ba$) Torino see <St. Marino 
 bcr SXftarft (*e) market, market- 
 place 
 
 (bcr) aWrttaniere' Marliniere 
 (bcr) aWarfoff Marloff 
 (bic) SWarroffitt Frau Marloif 
 martertt tr. torture, torment 
 (bcr) Sftartin Martin 
 
 mattctt intr. mew 
 
 bte SWaitcc (-n) wall 
 
 ba^ 3Raitl Cer) mouth; muzzle, 
 snout 
 
 mety* comp. adj. more; ntc^t meftr 
 no longer 
 
 Z. adj. several, diverse 
 adv. more than once, 
 several times, repeatedly 
 
 bte Wleile (-n) mile ; league 
 
 meinposs. adj. and pron. mine, my 
 
 tneinen tr. and intr. think, allude 
 to, mean, intend 
 
 meineSgleidjen indecl. adj. of my 
 kind, nay equals, like me 
 
 tneinettoegett adv. so far as I am 
 concerned ; so be it 
 
 mehttg poss. pron. my, mine 
 
 bic atteinwtg (-en) opinion ; mean- 
 ing 
 
 nteiftettteUS adv. for the most 
 part, mostly, chiefly 
 
 mctoitrfjolifd) adj. melancholy, 
 depressed 
 
 mcibcn tr. announce, notify, in- 
 form, apprise 
 
 bie aftettge (-n) mass, multitude ; 
 abundance 
 
 ntengen tr. mingle ; refl. meddle 
 
 bcr SWcttfc^ (gen. -en, pL -en) man, 
 human being; fellow, man 
 alive ; pi. people 
 
 ber aftenfdjcitfjaft hatred of one's 
 fellows, misanthropy 
 
 wcrfen tr. mark, observe, per- 
 ceive ; merfen laffen betray, sbow 
 
 bad SWetfet' (ntetie&O H) voca- 
 tion, profession 
 
 bie SW i cite (-n) air, look, mien, ex- 
 pression, countenance 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 milbicttig adj. charitable, gener- 
 ous, benevolent 
 
 mUita'rifd) adj. military 
 
 ber aJMnt'fter (-) minister, adviser 
 
 (bit) 2ttinna Minna 
 
 tniffcn (mtte, gemtt) tr. miss, lose ; 
 spare, do without, be without 
 
 miff fallen (mtfd'Ht, mtftel, mt* 
 fatten), intr. w. dat. displease, 
 dissatisfy 
 
 ba$ SRifttrauen mistrust, distrust 
 
 baS atttfcfeerftattJmtS (-flfe) misun- 
 derstanding 
 
 mit prep, (dat.), adv., and sep. 
 pref. with, together with, at, 
 by; with the rest, also, too 
 
 tttit/ftringen (6rad)te, gebrac&t) tr. 
 bring along 
 
 tntt/frcuctt refl. rejoice with 
 
 mit/ge&en (i-a-e) tr. give 
 
 mit/iadjen intr. laugh with 
 
 ba3 2ftWeib sympathy 
 
 mii/ttefjmett (ntmmt, naljm, genom* 
 men) r. take along 
 
 ber Sftiitag (-e) midday, noon: 
 midday meal, dinner; gu 2ftit- 
 tag fpetfen dine 
 
 mtttcl adj. middle, central 
 
 Me aftobe (-n) fashion, style 
 
 mijgen (mag, mocfyte, gemoc^t) tr. 
 and mod. aux. may, be able, be 
 allowed ; like, wish, desire 
 
 moglid) adj. possible 
 
 ber aftofjr (gen. -en, pi. -en) Moor 
 
 ber aftonatd)' {gen. -en, pk -en) 
 monarch 
 
 ber SPhmot (-e) month 
 
 ba$ aWontie'runggftucf (-e) (part 
 of) equipment, (portion of) out- 
 fit; pi. regimentals 
 
 ber aWornffc' (^e) marsh, morass 
 bte Scored (Latin) pi. manners 
 morgett adv. tomorrow 
 ber 2ft0?gen (-) morning 
 ba$ !Dlovgen(anb East, Orient 
 bte Wlii^e (-n) pains, trouble, toil 
 bte SRiiltfe (-n) mill 
 ber 2ftufler (-) miller 
 ber 2Huttb (-e) mouth, lips 
 munblir^ adj. oral, verbal 
 murren intr. murmur, grumble 
 miirrifr^ adj. surly, peevish 
 iniiffcn (mu, mute, gemut) intr. 
 and mod. aux. must, be obliged 
 to, have to, cannot but 
 bte Sfttttte? O mother 
 ber iViiitUnUe petulance, pertness, 
 
 roguishness 
 
 muttoiUig adj. mischievous, wil- 
 ful 
 
 n 
 
 nad^ prep, (dat.), adv., and sep. 
 pref. after, behind; to, at, in, 
 for, by, about; according to; 
 nadj etnanber one after the other 
 
 ber 9i<t$&at (-n) neighbor 
 
 na$/t>raud)ett tr. use after 
 
 na$/f>rittgett (brad)te, gebrac^t) tr. 
 bring after 
 
 narfjfcem conj. after 
 
 ttac^/benlen (bac^te, gebad^t) intr. 
 think over, reflect, muse 
 
 bad 9a$bettfen musing, medita- 
 tion 
 
 bte SRadrfrage (-n) inquiry 
 
 tta$/gebett (t-a-e) tr. pay in addi- 
 tion ; intr. be inferior to, yield 
 
 narfi/gefjen (gtng, gegangen) intr. 
 f . follow ; be slow 
 
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 ttddj/fterfen (i-a-o) intr w. dat. 
 help on, give aid to 
 
 itmft/frmtmen (fam, gefommen) in- 
 tr. f, follow, come after 
 
 narftlafftfl adj. negligent, care- 
 less, listless 
 
 tmdi/faufeu (ciu-te-au) intr. f. run 
 after 
 
 ber 9ta$mittag (-e) afternoon 
 
 bie Piacftrttftt (-en) information; 
 news 
 
 nacft/rnfen (ie-u) r. call after 
 
 u<uft/f often (ie-a-e) zwfr. look after 
 
 nad)/fjntcfen rr. spit after, spit at 
 
 nad)ft superl. adj. next, nearest ; 
 nd'd)fUr fl(je in the near future 
 
 bie M*$t (*e) night; bed ft ac()t$ by 
 night 
 
 nacftieilig adj. injurious, disad- 
 vantageous 
 
 ber fta$tttm$te? (-) night watch- 
 man 
 
 narfj/iueifett (te-te) tr. point out, 
 show 
 
 bie SRadjtueifttng (-en) direction; 
 authentication, proof, voucher 
 
 ntuft/tuoHon (ttrift, ttoflte, gettJoflt) 
 iftir. wish to follow 
 
 ttagen tr. and intr. gnaw ; sting, 
 rankle 
 
 naft (ncltjer, nctc^fl) adj. near, close; 
 adv. by a short cut 
 
 ba^Staftere (decJ. as aa*.;.) details 
 
 nciftotn refl. approach 
 
 bie SRaftfnng food, nourishment 
 
 ber 9tame (gen. -nd, p?. -n) name 
 
 mimiirij adj. same; adv. namely, 
 that is, you know ; especially 
 
 ber 9lai!r (-en) fool 
 
 bie 9liivrin (-nen) fool, silly girl 
 
 bie 9Jafetoeife (-n) forward girl^ 
 saucebox 
 
 bie 9latttt f (-en) nature; temper, 
 disposition 
 
 natiiv'Itd) aa^*. natural; adv. of 
 course 
 
 bie ^icbel (-) mist, fog ; cloud 
 
 ne^on prep. (oW. and ace.), and 
 adv. near, by, by the side of, 
 beside 
 
 ne&enan' adv. near by, next door 
 
 ne&ft prep. fo\U.) along with, to- 
 gether 
 
 nccf on tr. tease, plague, banter 
 
 ba$ Neglige (-f$e$0 H) negligee, 
 undress, deshabille, wrapper, 
 morning-dress 
 
 noftmen (nintntt, na^nt, fienomnten) 
 tr. take, take away; receive; 
 pay; gu ficb ne^men take posses- 
 sion of; refl. behave, act ; fid) in 
 adjt ne^men beware of 
 
 ber 9teibet (-) envious one, grudg- 
 ing person 
 
 neibifcft adj. envious, grudging 
 
 noigon tr, bow, bend ; decline : 
 incline 
 
 bie 9leigung (-en) attachment, in- 
 clination; fondness, affection 
 
 nein adv. no, nay 
 
 nonnen (nannte, genannt) tr. call, 
 name, mention ; refl. be named 
 
 net* adj. neat, tidy, nice ; pretty ; 
 kind 
 
 nets adj. new, fresh; sudden; 
 aufS neue anew, afresh, again ; 
 tt>a$ gtbt'3 SReiteS what is the 
 news? 
 
 bie 9ieitgierbe curiosity 
 
 neugierig adj. curious, inquisitive 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 bie SReuigfeit (-en) news, piece of 
 
 news 
 
 ba$ Mcniafyt New Year 
 it can num. nine 
 tteittti num. adj. ninth 
 neunaig num. ninety 
 ntdljt adv. not 
 
 <-n) niece 
 cZ. prcw. nothing, 
 
 naught; adv. nowise; ba3 ift 
 
 Jtidjt3 that won't do 
 nfrfjtSttwvbig adj. worthless, con- 
 
 temptible 
 tlie adv. never 
 nieber adv. and sep. pref. down, 
 
 downward 
 
 nteber adj. low, lower; inferior 
 nieber/ Hegen (a-e) intr. lie down ; 
 
 lie low 
 nieber/reiften (rt, geriffen) tr. 
 
 tear down 
 nteber/frtjfagen (a-u-a) tr. strike 
 
 down,defeat ; dishearten ; annul 
 nieber/fe^en refl. sit down 
 bie Sftieberiradjiigfeii baseness, 
 
 villainy 
 
 niebrtg adj. low, humble 
 niemalS adv. never 
 niemanb indef. pron. no one, no- 
 
 body 
 
 trimmer adv. never, no more 
 nimmermefjr adv. nevermore 
 nod) adv. yet, still, even, more; 
 
 once more; nod) eitt another; 
 
 nod) emntal again, once more, 
 
 nodj ntc&t not yet ; tbeber . . . nodj 
 
 neither . . . nor 
 
 . agam 
 
 bie 9lot ("e) need, necessity ; dis- 
 tress, trouble 
 
 ber SftotfaH ("e) case of need, exi- 
 gency 
 Stoiig adj. necessary; niJttg fcaktt 
 
 demand, require 
 
 ttottnenbig adj. necessary, needful 
 bie Sftoitoenbigfeit necessity 
 nil interj. well! there now 1 well, 
 
 I never ! 
 niicijtern adj. sober, fasting; tc^ 
 
 ^tn nodj niidjtern I have not yet 
 
 breakfasted 
 nwt adv. now, well ; interj. well I 
 
 I declare ! 
 tmnmeQr adv. now, at length, by 
 
 this time 
 twr adv. only, just, merely, at 
 
 least 
 
 (ba$) 9^iirn(erg Nuremberg 
 itit^ett intr. w. dat. be of use, 
 
 serve; tr. avail one's self of, 
 
 utilize 
 
 O interj. O! oh! 
 
 ob conj. whether, if ; I wonder if 
 
 often adv. above, upstairs; son 
 okn &t8 unten from head to foot 
 
 uBenbrein' adv. over and above, 
 in addition 
 
 o&er adj. upper 
 
 obcrft superl. adj. topmost, upper- 
 most 
 
 ber Ofterft (gen. -en, pi. -en) colo- 
 nel 
 
 ber Cfccr ftleutnant (-^) lieutenant 
 colonel 
 
 ober conj. or, else 
 
 off en adj. open, frank 
 
 offenf)er$ig ac??. open-hearted, in- 
 genuous, candid 
 
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 263 
 
 fcer Cfft&tet' (-e) officer 
 
 bffttett tr. open 
 
 oft (ofter, ofteft) adv. often, fre- 
 quently 
 
 5fier3 adv. often, quite often 
 
 ber Ofteim (-c) uncle 
 
 ofjtte prep, (ace.) without, except, 
 but for 
 
 bad Cf)r (gren. -ed, pi. -en) ear 
 
 tie Dfonomie' economy 
 
 ber Cnf el (-) uncle 
 
 Dtfcentiicfj ad/, orderly, regular; 
 adv. fairly, properly, decently 
 
 bie Ccbct (-tt) order, command 
 
 bie Ottimmg (-en) order, regula- 
 tion ; in Drbnuno. fcringen restore 
 
 bie Crfcre (pl> -> or-d) order, com- 
 mand 
 
 ber Crt (-e or -"er) place, spot; 
 town 
 
 ottcma'ttifrf) a<#. Ottoman, Turk- 
 ish 
 
 bad *P<tat (-e) pair, couple 
 (etn) pnnr indecl. adj. a few, sev- 
 eral 
 fatten tr. pack up ; refl. pack off, 
 
 be off 
 
 ber*piuftte$t (-e) officer's servant, 
 
 striker, orderly; army teamster 
 
 tmntomi'mifd) adj. pantomimic, 
 
 gesticulating 
 
 bad ^a^ier 1 (-e) paper ; document 
 Jjtijjftlirt) arf;. papal, popish 
 bte *^ara 7 be (-n) parade, review 
 parcibie'rcn i?iir. parade, make a 
 show 
 
 S' (-e) paradise 
 ?; . ready, prepared, handy 
 
 |>atlie r ten in^r. chat, chatter, 
 
 palaver 
 bte ^attci'lic^fcit partisanship, 
 
 partiality; allegiance 
 bte ^Puttie' (-(e)n) part, party; 
 
 game, match 
 (ber) Waul Paul 
 bte ^Peinigung (-en) tormenting, 
 
 torture 
 
 J)erfelt / adj. perfect 
 bte ^erle (-n) pearl ; jewel 
 (bad) spetffen Persia 
 bte spetfon' (-en) person ^character 
 ber ^Pfennig (-e) penny, farthing 
 *Pf. contr. of pfennig 
 bad ^Pferb (-e) horse 
 bte $PfIege care, nursing 
 $flegen tr. care for, nurse ; intr. 
 
 be wont, be accustomed 
 bie spflidjt (-en) duty 
 bie spforte (-n) gate, door; otto* 
 
 ntanifc&e 5)forte Sublime Porte 
 fttt interj. fie! shame I 
 (ber) Sp&iltW Philip 
 bte ^Pifto'le (-n) pistol; pistole, 
 
 Spanish coin 
 
 ber splan (*e) plan, scheme 
 ber Splttfc (^e) place, square ; seat ; 
 
 appointment 
 
 r. chat, prattle 
 adj. sudden, abrupt 
 plump adj. clumsy, awkward: 
 
 coarse, gross 
 
 pliindmt tr. plunder, rob, pillage 
 porijen intr. knock 
 (bad) spolcn Poland 
 poli'Hfrf) adj. politic, political 
 bie ipolisei 7 police 
 bie *p0Ii3ei't>e?0rbmmg (-en) po- 
 lice order, regulation 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 Me ^offc (-n) jest, sport; trick, 
 
 prank 
 bic 9Joft (-en) post, mail; post- 
 
 office 
 
 f>0i?0c(f inter}- hang the dotard! 
 raf)Ien intr. brag, boast, swagger 
 |>raf fijie'ren tr. practise ; slip on, 
 
 insert 
 pratten mtr. be thrown back ; fly 
 
 open 
 pretten tr. swindle f_intr. (= prd- 
 
 len) be thrown back 
 preuftifd) ad;. Prussian 
 ber ^rinj (//era. -en, pZ.-en) prince 
 bie $Pr0&e (-n) test, experiment; 
 
 proof 
 prompt ad!;. prompt, punctual, 
 
 quick 
 
 tr. prophesy 
 s' (-en) province 
 ba3 93r0$etU'djen (-) low percent, 
 
 small commission 
 pvugeltt tr. beat, pound, whip 
 ber ^ubel (-) poodle 
 ber ^unft (-e) point, spot ; auf bent 
 
 3)unf t on the eve, on the brink ; 
 
 Spitttft brei on the stroke of three 
 tm^eit tr. dress, attire, adorn 
 
 Cl 
 
 qitalcn tr. pain, torment, tease 
 ber Cutalgeift (-er) tormenter, 
 
 tease 
 
 ber dtmrf trumpery, rubbish 
 ber Cuartiet' (-e) district ; quar- 
 
 ters 
 
 bie 9tadje revenge, vengeance 
 f er 9tad)en (-) throat ; jaws 
 
 rarfjett (ra^te or rod), gerd^t or &t* 
 
 rodben) tr. revenge, avenge 
 bie 9tad)f tutyt thirst for revenge ; 
 
 vindictiveness 
 ber ^iacfet (-) rogue, villain 
 ba^ SHttb (*er) wheel 
 ber 4Ranb (^er) edge, border, brink 
 rajjportie'ren tr. report 
 rafen intr. rave, rage 
 tafenb part. adj. mad, furious, 
 
 raving 
 
 trafic'tcn tr. shave 
 taffeln intr. rattle 
 raften iwtr. rest, halt 
 ber SRat (p/. ^atfd^Iage) counsel, 
 
 advice 
 raten (a-te-a) tr. advise; guess, 
 
 divine 
 tatifjafeie'ten (= ratifaieren) tr. 
 
 ratify, confirm 
 ba^ ftatfel (-) riddle, enigma 
 ber Oiaitd) smoke 
 tauten tr. and intr. smoke 
 voumcn tr. remove, clear; give 
 
 up, leave ; pack up 
 1 rmtS see ^erau^ 
 
 berOtaufdjK^e) slight intoxication 
 ted^nen tr. reckon, count 
 bie $Re$mtttg (-en) statement, bill, 
 
 account 
 redjt adj. right, straight, correct ; 
 
 redjt fcafcen be right; einem rec^t 
 
 gefeen grant one to be right ; adv. 
 
 really, quite, very 
 ba$ 9ted^t (-e) right, justice ; law ; 
 
 claim 
 bie SRe$*t (decl. as adj.) right 
 
 hand 
 
 bie 9te$tferti0ittt0 (-en) justifica- 
 tion, vindication 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 265 
 
 ber fte$*1jft0er (-) dogmatic per- 
 son, disputatious individual, 
 caviller 
 
 tedjifdjaffen adj. righteous, just, 
 honest, virtuous 
 
 tie $Re$tf$affenl)eit uprightness 
 
 bie flfcefce (-n) speech, talk, dis- 
 course; words 
 
 reben tr. and intr. speak, talk 
 
 bie 9fcben3ari (-en) expression, 
 figure of speech 
 
 rebltdj adj. honest, sincere 
 
 bad Regiment' (-er) regiment 
 
 reidj adj. rich, wealthy 
 
 teidjett tr. reach, give, offer; 
 serve ; intr. extend 
 
 ber $Rei$tm (*er) riches 
 
 tcif adj. ripe, mature 
 
 tcitt adj. clean, clear, pure; un- 
 selfish 
 
 bie SReife (-n) journey, trip 
 
 tetfcn intr. f, and fy, travel, jour- 
 ney 
 
 ber Oieifcttbc (decl. as adj.) trav- 
 eler 
 
 teifceit (rt, Qertjfen) tr. snatch, 
 tear 
 
 reiten (ritt, geritten) intr. f. and $. 
 ride 
 
 ber SReitfnedjt (-e) groom 
 
 bod SReityferb (-e) saddle-horse 
 
 ber SRet$ (-e) allurement, charm 
 
 retjeit tr. irritate, incite ; charm, 
 attract 
 
 refjenb part. adj. charming, at- 
 tractive 
 
 ber SRefrut' (gen. -en, pi. -en) re- 
 cruit 
 
 rennen (rannte, gerannt) intr. f. 
 and ft. run, race 
 
 bad SRemtett race ; in otlem Bennett 
 
 at top speed 
 
 ber Stetttter (-) race-horse, racer 
 ber 9teiitmeifter (-) steward, treas- 
 urer 
 
 Me ttefraftlir (-en) republic 
 tefolliie'ren tr. and refl. resolve 
 ber 9tefeft' respect, esteem 
 ber tRcft (-e) remainder, arrears 
 bad Oteftrfjen (-) small arrears, 
 
 balance 
 
 tcttcn tr. rescue, save 
 teucn tr. and intr. rue, repent; 
 
 eeLreitt mtdj I am sorry 
 bie SReimndie' (rcangfd&0 revenge, 
 
 satisfaction 
 (ber) SRiccttttt Riccaut 
 ridjten ^r. direct, arrange, turn 
 rictytig od?. right, just; regular 
 bie IHi^tiafeit accuracy, truth, 
 
 fairness 
 
 ber 9lig (r-e) ring 
 bad dlittgeidjen (-) ringlet ; ring 
 ringcn (a-u) tr. wring, wrest; 
 intr. wrestle, struggle, strive; 
 refl. writhe 
 ber SRitter (-Height 
 ber IRttttneiftet (-) (cavalry) cap- 
 tain 
 bie SRittmeifteritt (-nen) captain's 
 
 wife 
 
 ber *R0ggett rye 
 bad SRiiadjeit (-) little roll 
 bie SRofle (-n) roll, role, part 
 bad 910ft (-ffe) horse, steed 
 ber 9toftar&t ("e) veterinary sur- 
 geon 
 
 ber ^Riirfcn (-) back, rear 
 bie Otiirffic^t (-en) consideration, 
 regard 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 ber IRuf (-e) call ; reputation 
 ritfett (te-u) tr. and intr. summon, 
 
 call; cry 
 
 bie SRiifye rest, peace 
 ritfjen intr. rest ; exist, be 
 rut)ig adj. peaceful, calm, quiet, 
 
 restful 
 
 tie fttuljmbenicrbc desire for glory 
 tit^men tr. praise, extol, glorify ; 
 
 refl. boast, vaunt one's self 
 rufjm&oH adj. glorious, famous 
 rittyren tr. stir, move; touch, affect 
 bic OiiifjrwtQ (-en) emotion 
 titinie'ten tr. ruin, destroy 
 ber Oiummel uproar, riot ; lumber, 
 
 rubbish ; er tterflefyt ben Pummel 
 
 he is an old hand at it 
 ber 9ium|)f (^e) trunk, torso; body 
 tunb adj. round 
 bie ffiunbe (-n) circle ; in ber $unbe 
 
 round about 
 rujjfeit tr. pluck, strip 
 
 e 
 
 ber <wl (pi. Sale) hall ; reception 
 room 
 
 ber Safcel (-) saber 
 
 bie &a$e (-n) thing, affair, cause ; 
 business, duty; pi. goods, ef- 
 fects, traps; jur (Badje to busi- 
 ness! 
 
 (ba$) Surfeit Saxony 
 
 fa$ft$ adj. Saxon 
 
 fadjte adv. softly, slowly, gently 
 
 fagen tr. say, tell; 'bat ntd&tS ju 
 fagen no matter 
 
 (ba$) t. SWarino San Marino 
 
 futt adj. satisfied ; ic^ Ijabe e^ fatt 
 I have enough of it ; fatt fetn to 
 have eaten enough 
 
 bie <Satt ("e and -en) sow, pig, hog ; 
 pi. swine 
 
 faubet adj. neat, clean 
 
 faucr adj. sour; hard, difficult, 
 troublesome 
 
 ber <d)abe(tt) (gen. -n$, pi. u n) 
 damage, harm, injury; dis- 
 grace; interj. what a pity! ; e$ 
 tft f(^abe that's too bad ! 
 
 bie @djabenfretti>e roguishness, 
 teasing; malicious joy 
 
 fc^ablo^ adj. harmless, innocent, 
 innocuous ; f$ablo3 Ijalten com- 
 pensate, reimburse 
 
 ber 6$dfer (-) shepherd; swain, 
 lover 
 
 fdjaffett (fd^uf, 0ef(^a|fen) tr. create, 
 produce 
 
 fdjaffen tr. work, procure, get, do ; 
 au3 ben 2lu0en fd^affengetridof ; 
 gur (Stette fdjajfen produce 
 
 bie St^afertn (-nen) joker, rogue 
 
 fdjamett refl. be ashamed, feel 
 ashamed 
 
 bie ^c^anbc (-n) shame, disgrace 
 
 frfjttt f (f^drfer, fdjarfeft) adj. sharp, 
 keen 
 
 f^armie^cn intr. flirt, coquette, 
 ogle 
 
 ber @djatten (-) shade, shadow 
 
 bie Gdjattti'le (-n). casket, strong- 
 box 
 
 fdja^en tr. value, esteem, prize, 
 weigh 
 
 bad Sdjmtfeertt shudder (ing) 
 
 f$auen tr. look, see, view 
 
 f$eiftett (te-ie) tr. divide, part; 
 intr. f. depart, leave ; separate 
 
 ber Scfjein brightness, luster ; ap- 
 pearance, show 
 
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 frfjeinfwr adv. apparently 
 
 frfjcinen (ie-te) intr. shine, make 
 a show ; seem, appear 
 
 ftfjclten (t-a-o) tr. scold, chide 
 
 fdjettfen tr. give, present 
 
 ber &$er$ (-e) joke, jest 
 
 ftf)erje wtfr. jest, joke 
 
 fdjeu ad;, shy, timid 
 
 frf)irfen r. send 
 
 bad d)ieffal (-e) fate, lot, destiny 
 
 frfjiefcen (fdjo, gef^oflen) tr. and 
 intr. f. shoot 
 
 f (tjimpf en iwfr*. inveigh, rail, scold, 
 curse 
 
 frf)imfUd) ad/, ignominious, in- 
 sulting, shameful 
 
 ber 8d)laf sleep, slumber 
 
 fdjlrtfett (a-ie-a) intr. sleep 
 
 bad S d) I af simmer (-) bedroom 
 
 ber @rf?laa (*e) blow, stroke 
 
 f$togeu (a-u-a) ft*, beat, strike, 
 throw ; refl. fight ; ft$ ind SWittel 
 fd)Iagen come to the rescue 
 
 fd)ledjt aa>*. bad, poor, worthless, 
 mean, base 
 
 f d)lcirf)cn (t-i) iw^r. f, creep, sneak, 
 slip, steal 
 
 ber ^$leid)toeg (-e) by-path, de- 
 tour 
 
 see (c(jletdjtt>e0 
 r. and intr. drag, trail, 
 drag along ; fid) mit etft>ct$ fd)(ep> 
 ^jen be encumbered with 
 
 f#Uefcen (f^iofl, gef^toffen) ^r. 
 shut ; decide, conclude 
 
 frfjliefericS adv. at last, finally 
 
 fdjlimm adj. bad, evil, ill 
 
 (-) rascal, rogue 
 (*fier) lock; castle, 
 keep 
 
 fd) In mm cm inir. slumber, doze 
 ber c^luffel (-) key 
 frtjmecfcit in^r. taste, taste good 
 fd^meif^eltt intr. w. dat. flatter 
 ber Sdjmer$ (^e/i. -e^, pi. -en) 
 
 smart, pain, ache, grief, distress 
 ber cJjneHer (-) jerk, fillip ; trick ; 
 
 spring, trigger 
 
 bie @$tmr ("e) string, cord, lace 
 bie @$mtrre (-n) rattle; drollery, 
 
 lun, joke 
 
 bie ^ffjofofo'fce (-n) chocolate 
 fd)0n adv. already, even; no 
 
 doubt, surely ; indeed ; fd)cn 0ut 
 
 all right; fc^on flrieber at it 
 
 again ! 
 fdjcm adj. beautiful, handsome; 
 
 pretty ; noble, good, fine 
 ber &$ofer (-) creator 
 bie Gdjranf c (-tt) barrier, bound ; 
 
 pi. lists 
 
 fcf)rerfimft adj. terrible, horrible 
 frijrcrflirl) adj. dreadful, awful 
 fcijrciBen (te-te) tr. and intr. write 
 bad Sdjreibeu writing; letter, 
 
 communication 
 ber Sctyreiber (-) writer 
 bie @#reUerei' (-en) writing, 
 
 scrawling 
 
 bad Srfjrei&Jwtt (-e) writing-desk 
 bad GdjreitJ^eiifl (-e) writing ma- 
 terial 
 fr^reicn (te-te) intr. cry, scream; 
 
 yelp, howl 
 
 fdjriftltdj ac?/. written, in writlhg 
 fd)iirfjtcru adj. timid, bashful, shy 
 ber 3d)ut) (-e) shoe, boot 
 bie Grfjutl) (-en) guilt, fault, debt ; 
 
 fd&ttlb fetn be the cause of 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 ber Srfjulbljerr (gen. -n, pi- -en) 
 
 creditor 
 f$ulbig adj. owing, in debt, 
 
 guilty 
 
 Me @rfmtt>igfett (-en) duty 
 ber djulbner (-) debtor; (~ 
 
 (3dt)ulb&err) creditor 
 bie @$itlter (-n) shoulder 
 ber djttlse (#ett. -n, pZ. -n) mag- 
 istrate, mayor, judge 
 ba$ Srfmlsengerid)* (-e) estate of 
 a judge, magistracy (exercised 
 by the lord of the manor) 
 ber ftyurfe (gen. -n, pJ. -n) ras- 
 cal, knave 
 
 j. rascally 
 ? Cffe) shot 
 ber ^djulj protection, defense 
 ber G$n<?engel (-) guardian angel 
 fdjttmrf) (fdjrocidjer, fdjtt>ad)ft) ad;. 
 
 weak, slender, feeble, frail 
 ber rfjnmnj (^e) tail 
 fd)ttmvmcn inr. f. and Ij. swarm ; 
 
 wander, rove ; be enthusiastic 
 frfjttmrs (fdjn>drjer, fcfyttdrjeft) ac?/. 
 
 swart, black, dark 
 frfjJimijen mZr. chatter, gossip 
 frfitoetgen (te-ie) i?iir. be silent, 
 
 keep silence, be still 
 bie @rf)hefle (-) threshold ; (stair) 
 
 landing 
 bie Srfjiuemme (-n) horse pond, 
 
 watering 
 
 fc^tnec ad;, heavy, hard, difficult 
 frf)it>erlid) ac?u. hardly, scarcely 
 ba$ Srfjtoert (-er) sword, blade 
 bie ^djtoefte? (-n) sister 
 fdjtmnben (a-u) ^i^r. f. disappear 
 frfjtoiircn (u-o) ir. and intr. vow, 
 swear 
 
 e* con^r. o/ (Seine 
 
 . six 
 num. adj. sixth 
 
 bie Seclc (-n) soul, mind, heart 
 
 feljen (te-ct-e) tr. and intr. see, 
 look, perceive ; appear 
 
 fefwen refl. long, yearn, hanker 
 
 fc^r adv. very, much, greatly 
 
 fcin (i|l, tt>ar, getoefen) intr. f. be; 
 e$ fet ! so be it ! 
 
 f ein poss. pron. and adj. his, its 
 
 feineSgleidjen indecl. adj. of his 
 kind, such as he, one of his own 
 stripe 
 
 feinig poss. pron. his 
 
 \titprep. (dat.) gince: cow;, since 
 
 feitbeut conj. since 
 
 bie @cite (-n) side; page 
 
 fei&er|ma"ecZ. intens. pron. self 
 
 felfcft indecl. intens. pron. self 
 
 bie Sel&ftcr Jjaltintg self-preserva- 
 tion 
 
 f clten ad;, rare, scarce ; adv. sel- 
 dom, rarely 
 
 fenben (fenbete or fanbte, gefenbet 
 or gefanbt) tr. send 
 
 fen gen tr. singe, burn 
 
 f e^en tr. set, put, place ; assume, 
 suppose ; refl. sit down 
 
 ber Seufjer (-) sigh 
 
 fid) indecl. refl. and recipr. pron. 
 dat. and ace. sg. and pi. him- 
 self, herself, itself, themselves, 
 yourself, yourselves ; each oth- 
 er, one another 
 
 firmer adj. secure, safe, sure, cer- 
 tain 
 
 bie Sirfjerljeit security, safety; 
 self -possession, assurance; in 
 ett fcringen invest safely 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 269 
 
 ftdjerltrt) adv. certainly, surely 
 
 fie (tfyrer) pers. pron. she, her, it, 
 they, them 
 
 ie (31jrer) pers. pron. w. pi. verb 
 you 
 
 fiefcen num. seven 
 
 fte&eitt num. adj. seventh 
 
 ber Steg (-e) victory 
 
 fingett (a-u) tr. and intr. sing 
 
 finfen (a-u) intr. f. sink, fall 
 
 ber Sinn (gen. -ed, pi. -e or -en) 
 sense, mind, spirit, character, 
 insight, intention 
 
 fimten (a-o) tr. and intr. think, 
 plan, intend 
 
 tie itte (-n) custom; manners, 
 morals 
 
 bte SittetttidjtetUt (-nen) moralist, 
 censor 
 
 fifceit (fa, fiefeffen) intr. sit, stay, 
 remain; ften laffen abandon, 
 jilt 
 
 fo adv. and conj. so, thus, in that 
 manner, therefore; such; as; 
 yet ; I suppose ; indeed 
 
 f otmlfc' adv. so soon ; conj. as soon 
 as 
 
 fobatm' adv. then 
 
 fofott 7 adv. at once, without de- 
 lay 
 
 fcgleid)' adv. immediately, at once 
 
 ber Soljtt (^e) son 
 
 folan'ge conj. as long as, while 
 
 fold)cr (fold^e, folcfyed) efem. pron. 
 and adj. such 
 
 ber Solbat' (firen. -en, p/. -en) sol- 
 dier 
 
 ber Solba'tenftanb military pro- 
 fession 
 
 foHeit intr. and mod. aux. shall, 
 
 be obliged, should, ought, be to, 
 have to, be said to 
 
 ber Sommet (-) summer 
 
 funari) adv. therefore, then ; con- 
 sequently, hence 
 
 fonbetftar adj. strange 
 
 f onto et lid) adj. especial, peculiar 
 
 foubern tr. separate, put aside, 
 discriminate 
 
 fonbetn conj. after neg. but 
 
 bte Soittte (-n) sun 
 
 fotift adv. else, otherwise, else- 
 where ; moreover, formerly ; 
 fonfttoo somewhere else 
 
 tie Sopljif'tin (-nen) sophist; 
 specious reasoner, quibbler 
 
 bte Surge (-n) care, anxiety, soli- 
 citude ; orge trctgen worry 
 
 fovgen intr. care, take care, pro- 
 vide for ; fear 
 
 fotoofjl' conj. as well; foftofyt . . . 
 did as well ... as ; both . . . and 
 
 ftmltett tr. split, cleave 
 
 brtu Spandau 
 @fmmen Spain 
 
 adj. economical, fnigal 
 
 ber @^af? (*c) joke, jest 
 
 ftmften iwr. joke, jest 
 
 t ac?J. jocose, facetious 
 j. late 
 
 flieifen m^r. eat, dine 
 
 fperren ^r. shut, close, bar; re//. 
 resist, struggle 
 
 bad |>iel (-e) play, game ; gam- 
 bling 
 
 fpielen tr. and intr. play, gamble : 
 take place 
 
 ber Spieler (-) player, gambler 
 
 ber ZVibbnbc (gen. -n, pi. -n) 
 rogue, knave 
 
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 VDCABULAEY. 
 
 fpctten intr. w. gen. mock, scoff 
 at 
 
 bie StJotterci' (-en) mocking, de- 
 rision 
 
 ffcbtttfrf) adj. mocking, scornful 
 
 He Sfcrarfje (-n) speech, language, 
 conversation 
 
 f pvedjen (t-a-o) r. arad mr. talk , 
 speak, speak with, say, hespeak 
 
 ffcvctjcn r. spread wide: reft. 
 strut 
 
 ffctengen ft*, force, blast, break 
 
 fpringett (a-u) intr. f. and fy, run, 
 spring, jump 
 
 fimtfen mr. spit, spew 
 
 St. 66r. o/ Reiner 
 
 t. a&6r. o/ <Sanft 
 
 ft interj. hist! hush! see there! 
 sh! 
 
 ber Staat (<m. -e$, pi. -en) state 
 
 tie taaten- (General States Gen- 
 eral 
 
 ber @ta& (*e) staff, stick; ben 
 tab fcredjen pass sentence 
 
 ber StrtbSrittmetfter (-) staff cap- 
 tain (of cavalry), second captain 
 
 ber Stadjel (^e?i. -^, pi. -n) thorn, 
 sting 
 
 bie ^tabt ( a e) city, town 
 
 ftammen intr. come, be sprung 
 (from), descend (from) 
 
 ftamfcfcit ir. and intr. stamp 
 
 ber tanb (^e) stand, estate, con- 
 dition, state, position; pi. es- 
 tates, governing bodies, provin- 
 cial authorities, government 
 
 fturf (ftcirfer, ftavfft) adj. strong, 
 robust; thick ^luxuriant 
 
 ftorr adj. stiff, rigid, fixed, mo- 
 tionless 
 
 bie Btatt stead, place; jit flatten 
 fommen be useful 
 
 ftattprep. (gen.) instead of 
 
 fterf en tr. stick, put, thrust ; set, 
 fix ; intr. lie hidden, be 
 
 ftcljcn (fianb, geftanben) intr. f. and 
 I), stand, remain, be 
 
 ftcfjlen (ie-a-o) tr. rob, steal 
 
 ftcif adj. stiff, rigid 
 
 fteigen (te-te) intr. f. mount, as- 
 cend, climb 
 
 bie Gte0e (-n) place, spot; gur 
 tefle fdjaffen produce ; jur tette 
 at hand 
 
 fieflen ^r. place, put; ask: re/, 
 represent one's self ; stand; ap- 
 pear, pretend 
 
 bie Stealing (-en) position, atti- 
 tude, bearing 
 
 ftemmen reft, bear up against, 
 brace, stand firm, resist 
 
 fter&en (t-a-o) intr. f. die 
 
 ber @tern (-e) star 
 
 ber Sttdj (-e) prick, sting; (5tid) 
 fatten hold one's ground ; stand 
 the test; tm <3tid)e laffen leave 
 in the lurch 
 
 ber Stiefel (gen. -8, pi. - or -n) 
 boot 
 
 ftier ac?;. staring, fixed, vacant 
 
 ftiftcn tr. cause, excite, breed, do 
 
 ftitt adj. still, quiet, silent 
 
 bie Stimme (-n) voice 
 
 ft i mm en r. tune,. attune, dispose ; 
 move, induce 
 
 bie Stimmung (-en) humor, mood 
 
 bie Stirn (-en) forehead, brow 
 
 ftolj adj. proud 
 
 ber Stolj pride 
 
 ftuften (o-te-o) tr. push, drive, 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 271 
 
 thrust, run against; join, ad- 
 join ; mtt bent $ue ftoen kick 
 bie Gtvafjfe (-n) street, road 
 ber Gtreio) (-e) stroke ; act ; trick, 
 
 prank 
 
 ber Strait (-e) fight, quarrel, dis- 
 pute 
 
 ftreitig adj. contested, in dispute ; 
 ftreitig macfyen dispute ; question 
 bie Strenge severity, sternness 
 ba$ Stiifcdjen (-) little room 
 bie Stu&e (-n) room 
 ba3 turf (-e) piece 
 ftubie'ren tr. and intr. study 
 fttibtert' part. adj. studied, pre- 
 meditated 
 bie Stufe (-n) step, stage ; plane, 
 
 degree 
 
 ftumm adj. dumb, silent 
 bie Shmbe (-n) hour, time 
 ber Sturm (^e) storm, tempest; 
 
 attack 
 ftitrmifrf) adj. impetuous, stormy ; 
 
 dashing 
 
 ftiir jcit intr. f. fall, tumble ; rush 
 bie Stit^e (-n) stay, support, prop 
 fifteen tr. crop, trim ; reft, start, 
 
 be startled 
 
 bie Sufcorbinntitw' rules and reg- 
 ulations ; discipline 
 fudjeii tr. and intr. seek, search 
 
 for, try 
 bte Snmme (-n) sum, amount, 
 
 total 
 
 bie Stinbe (-n) sin 
 fiift adj. sweet, delightful 
 bie Sjeuc (-n) scene ; stage ; flies, 
 side-scene 
 
 bte Sa&agie' (-f<W) (Ke)n) smok- 
 ing-room, coffee-house, divan, 
 tavern 
 
 ber ^alrnf (-e) tobacco 
 ber 3!abel fault, censure 
 tabcln tr. blame, censure 
 bie Safet (-n) table; dinner 
 ber Sag (-e) day, light 
 tagltd) adj. daily 
 ber Safe? (-) dollar, thaler 
 tanbelnfc part. adj. trifling, frivo- 
 lous 
 
 r. hang with tapestry, 
 
 paper 
 
 tapfer adj. brave, valiant 
 bit Sa^ferfeit valor, bravery 
 bte Safdje (-n) pocket 
 ba^ Safd^entitta^ (-"er) pocketbook 
 ba^ Safa)enttt(^ (^er) handker- 
 
 chief 
 
 bte Saffc (-n) cup 
 bie Sat (-en) deed, action 
 ber Sattfcettfdjtog (*e) dovecote 
 ttiufrijcu refl. be deceived, be dis- 
 
 appointed 
 
 taufettb num. thousand 
 ber See (-e) tea 
 teilen tr. divide, share 
 ieU/neftmett (nimmt, na$m, genom^ 
 
 men) intr. take part in 
 ber Seityafcer (-) partner 
 (ber) Sett&eim Tellheim 
 teuer adj. dear, costly 
 ber Settfel (-) devil 
 (bad) Sfciiringett Thuringia 
 iief adj. deep, low 
 tilgeit tr. destroy, blot out, cancel 
 bie Sinte (-n) ink 
 
2T2 
 
 VOCABULARY. 
 
 ter Sifefc (-e) table ; nad) tfd>e 
 
 after dinner 
 ber Sitel (-) title 
 Sit. abbr. of aler 
 bte Sodjtet (*) daughter 
 ber Sob (pi. obe$fafle) death 
 bte Soilet'te (toaletf) (-n) toilet, 
 
 dress 
 
 toU adj. mad, crazy 
 ber Solpel (-) clown, dolt 
 ber Son (*e) tone, accent 
 topp interj. agreed! it's a bar- 
 gain ! 
 
 tot adj. dead 
 toten tr. kill 
 
 tot/f$Iagen (a-u-a) tr. kill 
 ttagen (a-u-a) fr*. bear, wear, 
 
 carry; endure 
 ttagifd) at?;, tragic 
 ttaftie'ten tr. treat, use; enter- 
 tain 
 
 bte Stane (-n) tear 
 trauen intr. iv. dat. trust, have 
 
 confidence in 
 bte Stawet mourning, sorrow, 
 
 grief 
 
 ber Staum (*e) dream 
 trdiimen intr. dream ; mir trawnte 
 
 I dreamed 
 
 ber Staumct(-) dreamer,visionary 
 bte Staumcrci 7 (-en) vision, revery 
 traurijj adj. sad, sorrowful 
 treffcn (trtfft, traf, getroffen) tr. hit, 
 strike ; meet, find ; affect, hurt ; 
 make ; hit upon, guess 
 trcff lid) adj. excellent ; exceeding 
 treifcen (te-ie) tr. drive, urge, im- 
 pel, carry on 
 
 trenncn tr. separate, part, divide ; 
 dissolve 
 
 bte Steppe (-n) stairs, staircase, 
 
 flight of stairs 
 tteten (trttt, trat, getreten) intr. f. 
 
 tread, walk, go, step; come, 
 
 enter 
 bte Steite fidelity, faithfulness, 
 
 troth 
 
 treitloS adj. faithless 
 ber Srtefc (-e) instinct, impulse, 
 
 inclination 
 
 bte Srte&febe* (-n) motive, guid- 
 ing principle 
 
 trinfen (a-u) tr. and intr. drink 
 trocfen adj. dry, arid, barren ; 
 
 plain, simple 
 bit Srommel (-n) drum 
 berSrommelf$lager (-) drummer 
 ber Stopf Ce) simpleton, dunce 
 ber Stop fen (-) drop 
 ttoften tr. comfort, console 
 ber Sto^ defiance 
 ttoij prep, (gen.) in spite of 
 tto^bem' adv. nevertheless ; conj. 
 
 notwithstanding, although 
 ber Stnnf drink, draught 
 ttnnfen adj. drunk, intoxicated 
 ba$ Sn* (^er) cloth 
 tii$tig adj. able, strong, capable, 
 
 clever 
 tuff if dj adj. malicious, spiteful, 
 
 tricky 
 
 bte Sugenb (-en) virtue 
 tiifjcnbljaft adj. virtuous 
 tummeln intr. move, bustle about, 
 
 turry 
 tnn (tut, tat, getan) tr. and intr. do, 
 
 make, cause, put 
 bte Siit(e) (-en) door 
 ber Siitfe (gen. -n, pi. -n) Turk 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 273 
 
 U 
 
 ii&el adj. evil, ill, bad, wrong 
 ufcef/ue^men (nimmt, natym, ge* 
 
 nommen) tr. take amiss 
 ii&eu prep. (dat. and ace.), adv., 
 sep. and insep. pref. over, by, 
 above; across, beyond; on ac- 
 count of; concerning, on; in 
 exclamations out upon ! 
 tifcetufl' adv. everywhere 
 liberalism' adv. everywhere, in 
 
 every direction 
 ii&er&rin'gcn (tif>erbrad)te, itfcer* 
 
 bracfyt) tr. deliver, transmit 
 itbevfliiffig adj. superfluous 
 iiberge'&en (i-a-e) tr. give up, 
 
 hand over 
 
 iibertaf 'fen (ufcerlat, iiberliejj, ufcer= 
 laffen) Jr. relinquish, leave ; de- 
 liver 
 
 iiberle'gen Jr. weigh, consider 
 bie UfceHe'gung (-en) reflection 
 iibermorgeit adv. day after tomor- 
 row 
 
 itbettttiittg ad;, haughty, arrogant 
 u&erre'ben tr. persuade 
 iibcrrci^cn Jr. hand over 
 ii&erftei'gcH (ie-ie) Jr. overstep, 
 
 exceed 
 
 bie Ubertrei'bung (-en) exaggera- 
 tion 
 iiberhmrfjt' parJ. acy. exhausted 
 
 (by watching) 
 iiOerjeu'gen ^- persuade 
 ii^rig adj. left, remainmg, over 
 tie tttjr (-en) watch, clock ; o'clock 
 nmprep. (ace.), adv., sep. and in- 
 sep. pref. about, around, near ; 
 concerning ; at ; by ; in order to 
 
 tiumr'meit tr. embrace 
 um/gefjen (fling, 0egangen) intr. f, 
 
 deal, treat 
 um/fcfjren Jr. turn around, re- 
 
 verse 
 
 r. cloud, becloud 
 um/fefjen (ie-a-e) inJr. look 
 
 around ; refl. look around, look 
 
 behind 
 umfonft' adv. in vain; without 
 
 cause ; without pay, gratis 
 ber ttmftanb (^e) circumstance, 
 
 particular, minutia ; ceremony ; 
 
 Umflanbe madden be ceremonious, 
 
 be formal 
 itmftanbUdj adv. minutely, in de- 
 
 tail 
 um/toenben (wenbete or roanbte, 
 
 gettjenbet or gen^anbt) tr. turn 
 
 about 
 
 Words compounded with urts regu- 
 larly have the chief stress upon this 
 member ; but in adjectives and ad- 
 verbs there is a considerable tenden- 
 cy to shift tlie stress to the second 
 member. In time German will prob- 
 ably yield entirely to this tendency, 
 just as English did long ago.Hempl. 
 
 wt flit g end) m adj. unpleasant 
 tin attfta* nb ig adj. unseemly, im- 
 
 proper 
 
 j. unmerciful 
 parJ. aa^. unbid, un- 
 
 asked 
 wife ef ami t parJ. adj. unknown, 
 
 strange, unacquainted 
 unbcfctycibcu adj. immodest, in- 
 
 discreet 
 
 unbcfi^o^ten parJ. aa^'. blameless 
 bie Unbcfonncn^cit thoughtless- 
 
 ness, imprudence 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 un&efteg'Iiti) adj. motionless 
 ttn&ieg'fam adj. unbending, stiff 
 tmb con;, and ; concessive particle 
 
 even if 
 uncben adj. uneven; ntdjt unefcen 
 
 not half bad 
 
 mteijjcmmfcig adj. unselfish 
 imein'gelabeitparJ. adj. uninvited 
 unenb'Iid) adj. endless, infinite 
 unent&efjr'lirf) adj. indispensable 
 unevtoattetpart. adj. unexpected 
 unetjogen part. adj. uneducated 
 unfeftf'&ai! adj. infallible, unerr- 
 ing 
 
 wtfrewtblid) adj. unfriendly, hos- 
 tile 
 
 nnQeafy'tttpart. adj. disregarded ; 
 prep. w. gen. in spite of; conj. 
 although 
 
 uttflcfofjr adv. about, near, nearly, 
 almost ; Wtt ungefcifyr by chance 
 unge^alten part. adj. angry, in- 
 dignant 
 
 unge^angen part. adj. unhanged 
 ttngemeitt adj. uncommon, rare 
 itnge{mi;t part. adj. not dressed 
 
 up 
 
 ungern adv. unwillingly, reluc- 
 tantly 
 
 HttgefdjUffen part. adj. unpol- 
 ished, rude 
 
 tmgefittm adj. boisterous, impet- 
 uous 
 
 ber (ba$) Ungeftitm impetuosity 
 ungcirets adj. unfaithful, perfidi- 
 ous 
 
 ba3 Ungliirf (pi. ttnglii cfSfafle) mis- 
 fortune 
 
 unglucfUff) adj. unfortunate, un- 
 happy 
 
 ungUtiflidEjertoci'fc adv. unfortu- 
 nately 
 
 bte Itngnabe disfavor, disgrace 
 tm()oflirf) adj. discourteous 
 tie Unifofm 7 (-en) uniform 
 uitldngft adv. recently, lately 
 ter Unmettfd) monster 
 ttnmoglid) adj. impossible 
 ttttted^t acZ/.^wrong, unjust 
 tnmdjttg adj. wrong, incorrect 
 bie Unrwftc (-n) disturbance 
 ttnttt^ig adj. restless, troubled 
 utt$ pers. pron. us, to us 
 bie Itnfdjttlb innocence 
 imfdEntlbig adj. blameless, inno- 
 cent 
 wnfcr poss. pron. and adj. our, 
 
 ours 
 
 unten adv. below, downstairs 
 utttet comp. adj. lower, inferior; 
 
 superl. unterjl lowest, last 
 ttnter prep. (dat. and ace.), adv., 
 sep. and insep. pref. under; 
 among; between; of; in; by; 
 during 
 
 tttttertoe'djen (tmterfcridjt, unter- 
 fcrad), unterbroc^en) tr. interrupt 
 untcrcinan'bcr adv. with one 
 another ; commingled ; mutu- 
 ally 
 
 ber Unterfjaft support, livelihood 
 witerljartcn (a-ie-a) tr. enter- 
 tain, amuse ; refl. converse 
 bie UntcrOal^ung (-en) entertain- 
 ment; conversation 
 untcr/fommcn (fam, 0e!omnten) 
 
 intr. f. find lodging (s) 
 untcrnctj'mcn (unternimmt, wnter^ 
 na^nt, unternommen) tr. under- 
 take 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 275 
 
 ber Untetjjfattb (*er) pledge, se- 
 curity 
 
 bte ttntetce'bmtg (-en) conversa- 
 tion 
 
 intietricfj'ten tr. instruct 
 bcr Uitterfd)ieb (-e) difference, 
 
 distinction 
 
 wttev/fdjiageu (a-u-a) tr. put un- 
 der 
 
 wttet/fterfeu tr. put in among, 
 enroll, consolidate (with other 
 regiments) 
 intterfte'Qett (unterftonb, itnterftan* 
 
 ben) refl. venture, presume 
 unterfiut'gen tr. aid, help, assist 
 iwtevfu'rfjen tr. investigate 
 untettanig adj. submissive, duti- 
 ful 
 
 itntertoegS adv. on the way 
 uutJeran'berlirf) adj. unalterable 
 unfcettarett adj. not lost, safe 
 titrtermtttet part. adj. unlocked 
 
 for, unsuspected 
 unlietfcfttttnt adj. shameless 
 unt>e?fef)ri jpar. ad;, unhurt, un- 
 injured 
 mttJcrjeljrt par. ac??. intact, un- 
 
 consumed, entire 
 itirtcvsety'Hd) adj. unpardonable 
 ber UntoiJle(n) (#en. -n^) anger, 
 
 indignation 
 
 urgic'ren ^r. urge, bring against 
 bte Uvfatf)e (-n) cause, reason, mo- 
 tive, occasion 
 
 bad Urteil (-e) judgment, sen- 
 tence ; verdict, opinion 
 urtcilen tr. and intr. judge, ad- 
 judge 
 
 bte ^Oalu'tc (-n) value, face value 
 
 ber SBater D father 
 
 t>a$ 53atcrlanb fatherland, native 
 country 
 
 Venice 
 adj. Venetian 
 
 fret* insep. pref. out, away, to an 
 end; amiss 
 
 t>era&'f$iebett ft*, dismiss, dis- 
 charge, disband 
 
 r. despise, scorn 
 
 adj. contemptible, 
 despicable; scornful 
 
 tie ft^eradi'tiutg contempt 
 
 Ueran'bctn tr. change, transform 
 
 bte SBeran'fcerimg (-en) change 
 
 fceran'Iaffen (eranlate, eranlat) 
 tr. cause, occasion 
 
 bte SOercut^toDrtang (-en) vindica- 
 tion, responsibility 
 
 fcerban'cn ^r. obstruct by building 
 
 ticrbci'lfett 0>erfct, erbtfl"en) ^r. 
 suppress, stifle, swallow 
 
 fcerfcer/Qcu (i-a-o) ^r. hide, con- 
 ceal; contain 
 
 tie ^cufteu'gitng (-en) bow, obei- 
 sance 
 
 fcet&ie'tett (o-o) tr. forbid, prohibit 
 
 fcer&tn'ben (a-u) tr. bind, unite, 
 join; oblige 
 
 fcteSBer&tnlrttd^eit (-en) liability, 
 engagement, obligation 
 
 bte^erDht'tuutfl (-en) connection, 
 union, marriage 
 
 fcerfciffenpartf. ac/;. sullen, bitter, 
 suppressed 
 
 bad SOerfcre'dieit (-) crime 
 
 t. adj. obliged 
 
276 
 
 VOCABULAEY. 
 
 bcr $8erba$t / suspicion 
 berbammf part. adj. damned, 
 
 condemned, cursed 
 fcerban'fcn tr. owe, be indebted 
 
 for 
 fcerber'&en (t-a-o) intr. f. decay, 
 
 degenerate, be ruined 
 tjerber'fcen fr*. spoil, corrupt, de- 
 
 stroy 
 
 ba$ *0e*ber'fen ruin, destruction 
 fcerbie'nen */. earn, gain, deserve 
 ber SJerbtenft' (-e) gain, profit 
 ba$ SBeirbienf*' (-e) merit, desert 
 fcerbtenft'Itdj ac$. meritorious, 
 
 profitable 
 fcerbient 7 part. adj. merited, de- 
 
 serving 
 fcerbran'gen tr. crowd out, dis- 
 
 place, supplant, dispossess 
 terbrie'f?e (erbro, verbroffen) 
 
 tr. grieve, vex, harass, trouble 
 fcerbtieft'Itd) adj. peevish, ill-hu- 
 
 mored 
 bie SBetbriefc'IieJtfeit ill-humor, 
 
 sullenness, surliness 
 ber SQcrbruft' indignation; vexa- 
 
 tion, annoyance 
 fcete&'rett tr. honor, respect ; pre- 
 
 sent, bestow 
 tier fasten (a-u-a) intr. f. bear 
 
 one's self 
 
 ba3 SOerfalj'ren conduct 
 fcerfne'fcen (t)trflo, tjerflojTen) intr. 
 
 f. flow away, expire, elapse 
 
 vain 
 
 bie 
 
 (i-a-c) tr. forgive 
 adv. fruitlessly, in 
 
 forgiveness, par- 
 
 titude 
 
 don 
 
 tcrge r ^cn (merging, ^ergattgen) 
 
 f. pass away 
 
 tiergef fen (tter0it, erga 
 fen) ir. forget 
 
 (-) pleasure 
 (-ffe) relation, atv 
 
 r. harden 
 
 ^. adj. married 
 feerljtn'bern ^r. hinder, prevent 
 licrir'ren re^. wander, go astray 
 fcertta^el ad;, veritable, genuine, 
 
 real 
 
 fcerfm^fett tr. sell 
 tierfc^rt' part. adj. turned over, 
 
 absurd, wrong 
 fcerfen'nen (mfannte, erfannt) tr. 
 
 mistake, misjudge 
 berfnity'fett tr. join, unite 
 fcertan'gen tr. demand, desire, ask 
 
 for, require, want, long 
 bad &ertan'gen wish, desire 
 fcerlaf fen (mlajjt, erlie, tjerlaf* 
 
 fen) tr. leave, abandon ; refl. de- 
 
 pend, trust 
 feerlaffen par^. adj. abandoned, 
 
 forsaken 
 
 feetrau'fett (dit-ie-au)re^. run away 
 tjerlau'fcn part. adj. vagrant, va- 
 
 gabond; runaway 
 tJcrle'gcn tr. misplace, mislay 
 feerle'gen part. adj. embarrassed, 
 
 confused 
 bie SOerle'genljett (-en) embarrass- 
 
 ment 
 feerlet'Ijeit (ie-ie) tr. lend, bestow, 
 
 give 
 
 fcerlei'ten tr. lead astray, tempt 
 fcerleug'nen tr. deny, disguise; 
 
 refl. renounce, belie one's self 
 
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 VOCABULAEY. 
 
 277 
 
 ber SBerleum'fcer (-) slanderer 
 
 berliefct' part. adj. in love, amor- 
 ous 
 
 berlte'ren (o-o) tr. lose 
 
 ber erlitft' (-e) loss 
 . feernmlebcit' part. adj. accursed 
 
 tier mcty ren ?'. augment, multiply, 
 increase 
 
 bermefbett r. notify; announce, 
 present 
 
 bermic'tett tr. hire, rent 
 
 bcrmo'gcn (ttermag, sermodjie, fcer* 
 modjt) /% be able to do, induce, 
 prevail on 
 
 ba3 &ermo / gen (-) property, for- 
 tune 
 
 bermu'tett tr. suppose, presume, 
 surmise; guess, expect 
 
 bermut'Hrf) adj. likely, probable 
 
 berttar'rett refl. be fond, be infat- 
 uated 
 
 berttefy'men (fcernimmt, sernaljm, 
 fcernommen) tr. perceive, hear; 
 examine; understand, learn 
 
 fcernidj'iett tr. annihilate, destroy, 
 undo 
 
 bie ^ctttttnft' reason 
 
 becnitnf r iig adj. rational ; reason- 
 able, sensible 
 
 bie 33ctorb'mmg (-en) ordaining, 
 regulation, edict, decree 
 
 ber^fli^'tcn tr. bind by an oath, 
 engage, oblige, pledge 
 
 ber SBetro'ter (-) traitor 
 
 bie ^crHrf/tiutg (-en) achieve- 
 ment ; business, affair, occupa- 
 tion 
 
 tet fa'gen tr. refuse, deny 
 
 fcerfdjuf'fen tr. procure, secure, 
 get 
 
 ff men refl. be ashamed 
 
 bet ft^rimt' part. adj. shamefaced, 
 bashful 
 
 ticrft^cu'r^en tr. frighten away, 
 drive off 
 
 tetfd)te'&ett (o-o) tr. delay, defer, 
 postpone 
 
 ber fdjte'beti adj. different, various 
 
 tierf^la'gen (d-u-a) tr. drive 
 away ; intr. make a difference, 
 matter 
 
 berfrftfof f en part. adj. closed ; re- 
 served 
 
 fcerfdjo'ttett tr. spare 
 
 Hcrfrfjluci'gen (ie-te) ^r. be silent 
 about, keep secret 
 
 betfdEjtoem'men Jr. wash away, 
 sweep off 
 
 ber SOerfdj to either (-) spendthrift 
 
 fcerfdjftin'bett (a-u) in^r. f. disap- 
 pear 
 
 berfet'jeit tr. transfer; reduce; 
 pledge, pawn; w^r.answer, reply 
 
 bcrfi^crn tr. assure, convince; 
 assert 
 
 bie ^erfi'rfjeruitg (-en) assurance ; 
 assertion 
 
 berfte'geln tr. seal, seal up 
 
 berfofm'ttd) adj. conciliatory, for- 
 giving, placable ; tterfofynltdj 
 fttmmen appease, mollify 
 
 bcrf^a'rcn tr. save, reserve; de- 
 fer, delay 
 
 berflm^en refa be behind time, 
 be late, bedelayed 
 
 bcrfljie'len tr. lose at play, gamble 
 away 
 
 berfare'djett (i-a-o) ^r. promise 
 
 ber SSerftanb' understanding, in- 
 tellect, sense 
 
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 VOCABULARY. 
 
 berfteV" (serftcmb, serftanbefl) tr. 
 understand; fcerftelJt fid) of 
 course; fid) <mf ettt>a$ fcerftetjen 
 be a judge of, be at home in 
 Me ^crftcl lung (-en) dissimula- 
 tion, hypocrisy 
 berftor'foett part. adj. deceased, 
 
 dead; late 
 berfto'ffen (5-ie-o) tr. repudiate; 
 
 cast off, turn away 
 ber SOerfttd)' (-e) attempt, trial 
 berfu'rfjen tr. try, attempt ; tempt 
 bcrtet'bigen tr. defend, guard, 
 
 protect 
 
 bertteft' part. adj. occupied, ab- 
 sorbed 
 
 bertrau'en intr. w. dat. confide in 
 ba3 SUertrau'en trust, faith, con- 
 fidence 
 
 bertraultrf) adj. familiar, inti- 
 mate, confidential 
 betttant' part. adj. familiar 
 beriret'pett (ie-te) tr. drive away, 
 
 banish, exile 
 bertttn'len (a-u) tr. drink up, 
 
 spend in drinking 
 bmm'glitcf en intr. f. meet with an 
 
 accident 
 
 befttmfj'ren r. keep, guard 
 bte SBettoaft'tttttg preservation ; 
 
 custody 
 
 bermefgertt ^r. refuse, deny 
 fcertuei'Ien ^n^r. tarry, stay, delay 
 ber SBertneiS' (-e) reproof 
 fcertotr'ren ^r. perplex, confuse, 
 
 embarrass 
 bie 33ertttr'rung (-en) perplexity, 
 
 confusion 
 
 fcerhwn'bern tr. astonish, sur- 
 prise ; refl. be astonished 
 
 bte SBerttnm'bermtfl astonishment 
 
 <$ cursed 
 
 tr. consume, devour, 
 spend 
 
 t>er$ei'f)en (te-te) tr. pardon, for- 
 give 
 
 bie &etjei'f)ttn0 pardon, forgive- 
 ness 
 
 bcr jo'gen part. adj. distorted ; 
 erjo0ener 9iame monogram 
 
 ticrjtoci'fclt part. adj. overcome 
 by despair, confounded, desper- 
 ate 
 
 bte &eY5toeif'hmg desperation 
 
 fcejte'ren tr. puzzle; tease, quiz, 
 plague 
 
 bo$ *me& (-e) cattle; beast 
 
 fciel (mel&r, metji) adj. much, many, 
 a great deal 
 
 bictte W adv. perhaps 
 
 bielmal aefa. repeatedly, many 
 times 
 
 bidmel^t adv. much more, rather 
 
 bier num. four 
 
 bierfadj a^;. fourfold, quadruple 
 
 bterfjuitbert ?iwm. four hundred 
 
 biert num. adj. fourth 
 
 bad ietterftunfcd)ett (-) quarter 
 of an hour, few moments 
 
 bierimbjhmitjig?i?/??i. twenty-four 
 
 btcrjc^n Mwm. fourteen 
 
 boll ac?;., adv., sep. and insep. 
 pref. full, whole, complete 
 
 tie SBpa&lutfflfett fulness of blood, 
 plethora, plenitude 
 
 bottenbS adv. fully, entirely, ab- 
 solutely 
 
 biiUig ad;, absolute, complete, 
 perfect 
 
 bo Ufom 'men adj. perfect 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 279 
 
 tie *B01If0m'mett!jeii (-en) perfec- 
 tion; charm 
 
 Me &0Kma$t (-en) full power, 
 authority 
 
 fcoHjte'fjett (ttoHsofl, ttofl^en) tr. 
 fulfil, execute 
 
 &0tt prep, (dat.) of, from, with, 
 hy, because of, concerning 
 
 bmtnij'tett adv. necessary, need- 
 ful ; sonnoten tyafcen stand in need 
 of, want, need 
 
 i0r prep. (dat. and ace.), adv., 
 and sep. pref. before, from, be- 
 cause of, of, for, with ; ago 
 
 tJ0tan' adv. and sep. pref. on be- 
 fore, first 
 
 t>0ratt'/fterfett tr. thrust forward, 
 put in 
 
 twraitS' adv. and sep. pref. before, 
 ahead ; tm fcorauS in advance 
 
 &0rau3Yfe&ett (te-a-e) tr. foresee 
 
 fooroet' adv. past, over 
 
 fcor/fcereiteit tr. prepare 
 
 bte $80r&ereihi8 (-en) prepara- 
 tion 
 
 ber $B0r0etomfti prescience, fore- 
 knowledge 
 
 bte 2$0r&ttte*ttt (-nen) intercessor 
 
 &0r/entf)altett (a-ie-a) tr. with- 
 hold 
 
 ber s Hotfaf)r (-en) forefather, an- 
 cestor 
 
 &0r/faljtett (ci-U-a) intr. f. go be- 
 fore, drive up 
 
 ber &0rfaH (^e) event, occur- 
 rence; accident 
 
 uor/gcfceu (i-a-e) tr. give an ad- 
 vantage, give odds, give a start 
 
 t>0r/0e1jett (gins, gegangen) intr. 
 f. precede ; take place, occur 
 
 i0r/I)al>ett (fyat, ^atte, gefyafct) intr. 
 
 propose, intend (to do) 
 tior^cr 7 adv. before, previously, 
 
 beforehand 
 t0t^itt' adv. before, a little while 
 
 ago 
 
 i0rig adj. former, last, past 
 t)0r/f0mmen (fam, gefommen) tn- 
 
 ^r. f. happen ; seem, appear 
 tjor/mac^cn ir. show, exhibit, dis- 
 play ; deceive, mystify 
 ber $0rmittag (-e) forenoon 
 i>0?mittag3 acZu. in the forenoon 
 ber $80?mitnb (^er) guardian 
 t0rn(e) adv. before, in the fore 
 part, in front; son fcorne from 
 the beginning 
 t>0rnefjm adj. aristocratic, noble, 
 
 grand 
 
 tjor/ttc^mcn (ntmmt, na^m, 0enom=* 
 men) tr. undertake ; determine ; 
 take up, examine 
 ber Q30t|>0ftctt (-) outpost 
 ba3 ^orrec^t (-e) privilege, pre- 
 rogative 
 
 ber &0rfa<$ ( A e) resolution, pur- 
 pose, intention 
 bor/ftt)icf?cn (fc^o^ gefc&oJTen) tr. 
 
 advance, lend 
 
 ber &0rf$tog (^e) proposal, offer 
 fcor/fcfjlagcu (a-u-a) tr. suggest, 
 propose 
 
 (^ffe) advance, loan 
 Wor, 0eh>efen) i?i<r. f. 
 be present ; prevent 
 bie *00rftef)t foresight, prudence; 
 
 providence 
 
 fcorftrfjtifl at(/. cautious, prudent 
 l>0r/f|>icflcln tr. feign, shani, pre- 
 tend, delude 
 
280 
 
 VOCABULARY. 
 
 fcorftefjenb part. adj. preceding, 
 
 foregoing; the above 
 bor/ftefleit refl. fancy, imagine; 
 
 present, introduce 
 ber SBorteil (-e) advantage 
 fcortreff'lid) adj. excellent 
 fcor/treten (trttt, trat, getreten) in- 
 
 tr. f. go before, walk in front of 
 ber &ortoatrt> (^e) pretext 
 tmr/toerfen (t-a-o) tr. reproach, 
 
 blame, accuse of 
 
 Me 28a$t (-en) guard, watch 
 ber 2$ad)tmeifter (-) sergeant (of 
 
 cavalry) 
 Me 28a#tmeifterin (-ncn) ser- 
 
 geant's wife 
 
 toarfer adj. stout, brave, gallant 
 bte SSttffe (-n) weapon; pi. arms 
 toagen tr. venture, risk ; dare 
 ber 28ogen (-) carriage 
 toagen (o-o) tr. weigh, measure 
 toaljlcn tr. choose, elect 
 toaljr adj. true, genuine, real 
 hmfjren intr. last, continue, en- 
 
 dure 
 toa&renfcprep. (gen.} during, for; 
 
 conj. while, whereas 
 toal>tf>ftftig adj. genuine; adv. 
 
 truly, indeed 
 bte aSofjrljett (-en) truth 
 toaf)rU$ adv. surely, verily, truly 
 toabrfrfjeitt'lirf) adj. probable 
 bte $8aife (-n) orphan 
 ber 28alb (^er) forest, wood 
 ber 25$aH (^e) wall, rampart 
 bte aSaflung (-en) agitation, ex- 
 
 citement; in SBaflung brtngen 
 
 stir up, excite 
 
 bte 9cmb ( tf e) wall 
 
 tomnbern intr. f wander, travel } 
 
 go 
 
 limit n interr. adv. when 
 ttiatm(tt)drmer / ttdrmji) ac^'.warm; 
 
 twarrn ma^en excite 
 tomrnett tr. warn, admonish 
 marten intr. wait ; attend to, tend 
 ttmrtim' interr. adv. why 
 ttc*3 interr. pron. what; (= lute) 
 
 how; (=ttxmtm) why; indef. 
 
 rel. pron. that which, what; 
 
 some, something 
 toad fur cin indef. interr. pron. 
 
 what sort of, what 
 baS aSaffcr (-) water; git Staffer 
 
 n>erben come to naught ; 511 2Baf* 
 
 fer madden obliterate, destroy 
 ber $e$fel (-) change; draft, 
 
 promissory note 
 toebeln intr. fan; wag; ^fawn, 
 
 cringe 
 
 ttietJcr co/y . neither 
 ber 28eg (-e) way, road; auf Qitten 
 
 2Beg brtngen put on the right 
 
 road 
 
 tocg adv. and sep. pref. away, off 
 toeg/bleifcen (te-ie) intr. f. remain 
 
 away 
 toe gen prep, (gen.) for the sake 
 
 of, on account of 
 toeg/fatyren (a-u-a) intr. f, drive 
 
 off, go away 
 toeg/gc^cn (gtng, 0e0an0en) intr. 
 
 f, go away, depart, leave 
 toeg/fapern tr. carry off, kidnap 
 tocg/fommcn (fant, gefommen) iw- 
 
 r. f. come away, escape, come 
 
 off 
 toeg/ne^men (ntmmt,na$m, genom- 
 
VOCABULARY. 
 
 281 
 
 tttett) tr. take away, capture, 
 
 seize 
 ttieg/rettett (rttt, gerttten) intr. f, 
 
 ride away 
 
 toeg/fd?en tr. put away, lay aside 
 toeg/ttm (tat, Qetan) tr. put away 
 to eg /to cut* en (ftenbete or ttwttbte, 
 
 gettenbet or gefoattbt) re/f. turn 
 
 away 
 toeg/toerfen (t-a-o) r. throw 
 
 away, cast aside 
 bct3 2$elj pain, ache 
 toeft/twt (tat, getan) intr. w. dat. 
 
 give pain to, distress, hurt 
 bad S&eifc (-er) woman, wife 
 toeifclidj adj. female; feminine, 
 
 womanly 
 
 toetgeru tr. refuse, deny 
 bte a&etgeruucj (-en) denial, refusal 
 toett conj. because, since 
 bte $8eile space of time, while; 
 
 leisure 
 
 toeinen intr. weep, cry 
 toeife adj. wise, prudent 
 bte SSetfe (-n) manner, way 
 toeifen (te-te) tr. show, point out 
 toeiS/ntrtdjen r. hoax, humbug 
 toetft adj. white 
 
 tocit adj. wide, broad, long, dis- 
 tant ; adv. far 
 toeiter adj. wider, further; ba$ 
 
 SBettere what remains, the rest ; 
 
 adv. farther, further, besides; 
 
 Uttb fo letter and so forth 
 toeiter/sieijen (jofi, gegogen) intr. 
 
 f, move on 
 toelrfier (melc^e, n>el^e^) interr. 
 
 and rel. pron. and adj. which, 
 
 who, what; indef. pron. some, 
 
 any 
 
 bte aSJcU (-en) world 
 
 tocuben (tcenbete or toanbte, 
 bet or getoanbt) tr. and intr. di- 
 rect, turn around 
 
 bte $$enbtmg (-en) turn, change ; 
 evasion 
 
 toetttg adj. little, few; am toenta.* 
 flen least 
 
 tie SSenigfcit insignificance ; 
 metne SBenigfeit your humble 
 servant 
 
 toettigftend adv. at least, at any 
 rate 
 
 fcicmt adv. when ; conj. if, when, 
 whenever, in case 
 
 tocc interr. pron. who ; indef. rel. 
 pron. whoever, he who 
 
 toerben (t-a or tuurbe -o) intr. f. 
 become, grow, be, happen 
 
 tuerfeit (t-a-o) tr. throw, cast 
 
 (ber) WQetnev Werner 
 
 toert adj. worth, deserving, dear, 
 esteemed 
 
 ber aSJctt (-e) worth, value 
 
 toe8 (tocffcn) gen. of luer whose 
 
 ba3 928cfctt (-) being, existence, 
 nature ; affairs, regime ; behav- 
 ior, manner 
 
 toeStyalft' adv. on what account, 
 why 
 
 toeStoe'gen adv. wherefore, why, 
 for what reason 
 
 toeiien tr. and intr. bet, wager 
 
 to irf) tin aa J* important, weighty 
 
 toiler prep, (ace.), adv. and in- 
 sep. pref. against, contrary to 
 
 to iber fasten (a-u-a) intr. f, hap- 
 pen, befall 
 
 toiDertoarttg adj. unpleasant, re- 
 pugnant; contrary 
 
282 
 
 VOCABULARY. 
 
 toibmett tr. devote, dedicate 
 tuibrtg adj. adverse, untoward, 
 
 obnoxious 
 
 tote adv. how ; conj. as, like, when 
 toieber adv. and sep. pref. again, 
 
 anew 
 toieber/fcefommen (fcetam, fcefom* 
 
 men) tr. get back 
 toieber/erljalten (d-ie-a) tr. regain 
 toieber/ftnben (a-u) tr. find again 
 toieber /ge&eit (t-a-e) tr. give 
 
 back ; reproduce, repeat 
 toteber/ljerfteflett tr. restore 
 toieber/ feljren intr. f. return 
 toieber/ fommen (fam, gefommen) 
 
 intr. f, come again, return 
 toieber/ttetymen (ntmmt, natjm, ge*- 
 
 nommen) tr. take back 
 toieber/f agen tr. repeat, say again 
 toieberum' adv. over again, once 
 
 more 
 toieber/ttertattgen tr. ask back 
 
 demand again 
 toiegen (o-o) tr. weigh 
 (bad) aSMen Vienna 
 toie&iel' adv. how much, how 
 
 many 
 
 toiebiel'mal adv. how many times 
 totlb adj. wild, untamed, fierce 
 (ber) $QW)elm William 
 ber 2Qiae(n) (gen. -ni,pl. -n) will, 
 wish; intention, design; con- 
 sent ; um , . . rotflen for the sake 
 of, on account of 
 toiUig adj. willing, ready, enter- 
 prising 
 
 (ber) 2$ilUg Willig 
 (t>ie) aBittig Frau Willig 
 toiKigen intr. consent, comply, 
 agree 
 
 toinfum'tnett adj. welcome 
 
 ber aSinb (-e) wind 
 
 bte a^inbbetttelei' (-en) idle boast- 
 ing, braggadocio 
 
 toinben (a-u) tr. wind, twist; 
 refl. writhe 
 
 ber 28inf (-e) beckoning, nod; 
 hint, wink, beckoning hand 
 
 ber SSJtnfcl (-) corner, nook 
 
 ber aSSinlersug (*e) shift, shuff- 
 ling, subterfuge, pretext 
 
 toinfen intr. nod, beckon, wink 
 
 toinfeln intr. whine, whimper, 
 moan 
 
 ber SSMnter (-) winter 
 
 bad SSMnterqitartier (-e) winter 
 quarters 
 
 toir pers. pron. we 
 
 toirbelig adj. dizzy, giddy 
 
 toirbeln intr. whirl, spin; beat 
 roll 
 
 toirblit^t see tvirbeltg 
 
 totrlHi^ adj. actual, real, true 
 
 bte 92BirHtrf)feit reality, actuality ; 
 in SBtrfitc^f eit as a matter of fact 
 
 ber SKMrt (-e) landlord, innkeeper 
 
 bad 2$irt!)att3 (*er) inn, hotel 
 
 bte g&irtSftufte (-n)!hotel parlor, 
 dining-room 
 
 bte aSirtStafel (-n) table d'hote 
 
 toifdjcn tr. wipe, rub 
 
 ber %8ityel (-) wispel, measure 
 
 toiffen (tt?et, roufjte, fiett>ut) tr. 
 know, be aware of ; know how 
 
 bie g&ittoc (-n) widow, relict 
 
 too adv. and conj. where, any- 
 where, when, in which case, if ; 
 tt>o anberd elsewhere 
 
 bte 28orf>e (-n) week 
 
 tooburd)' adv. whereby, by what 
 
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 means, by which, through 
 which, by means of which 
 
 toofiit' adv. for what, wherefore, 
 for what purpose 
 
 ttmfjet' adv. whence, where 
 
 njofciu' adv. whither, where 
 
 to0()inciu' adv. whither, into what 
 place 
 
 tuofjl adv. well ; perhaps, indeed, 
 I suppose, presumably, do you 
 suppose 
 
 tooljlaffeftttwicrt'par/'. adj. well- 
 disposed, most gracious 
 
 hioJjlfetr adj. inexpensive, cheap, 
 salable 
 
 tt>0l)lf)afeettb part. adj. prosper- 
 ous, well-to-do, well off 
 
 bte SBoltftflt (-en) benefit, kind- 
 ness, favor 
 
 toolwcu intr. dwell, live, reside 
 
 bte SSofjmmg (-en) dwelling, 
 lodging 
 
 toottcn (tt>itt, toottte, getooflt) r. and 
 mod. aux. will, wish, have a 
 mind to, be about to, intend to ; 
 claim, pretend 
 
 tooHuftta adj. voluptuous; ex- 
 quisite, delightful; frivolous 
 
 toomtt' adv. with which, where- 
 with, by which ; how 
 
 tomtadj' adv. whereupon, after 
 which, about what, for what 
 
 tooran' adv. on what, of what, by 
 what, how; about which, with 
 what 
 
 tuorauf adv. whereupon, on what, 
 upon which 
 
 toortn' adv. wherein, in which, 
 in what ; in any way 
 
 ba$ $0rt (-e or *er) word; $u 
 
 SBorte fommen put in a word ; 
 
 tn$ 2Bort fatten interrupt ; SBort 
 
 fallen keep one's promise; auf 
 
 ein SBort just a word 
 ftfotii^et adv. whereat, at what, 
 
 over which, of what 
 toofcon' adv. whereof, of which, 
 
 from which, on what 
 tootior' adv. before which, from 
 
 what, of what 
 !t)0$u' adv. whereto, to which, to 
 
 what, what for, to what pur- 
 pose, how 
 
 ba$ aShmfcer (-) wonder, miracle 
 Uwnberfmr adj. wonderful, singu* 
 
 lar, odd 
 ttmttberlid) adj. strange, curious, 
 
 peculiar 
 itmnbettt refl. wonder, marvel, be 
 
 amazed 
 
 ber aBttttfi^ ( a e) wish, desire 
 ttiiwfdjeu tr. wish, desire 
 tuiirbig adj. worthy, deserving, 
 
 estimable ; imposing, venerable 
 ber SCBtttf (*e) throw, cast 
 bte JKJut rage, fury 
 
 bte 3a^(tttt0 (-en) payment 
 
 ber 3<tl>liiit0dtermin (-e) date of 
 payment, instalment 
 
 ber 3aljn ("e) tooth 
 
 ber 3<wf quarrel 
 
 jattfcn intr. quarrel, strive, con- 
 tend 
 
 jiiiififrt) adj. disputatious, cap- 
 tious 
 
 jart adj. tender 
 
 .Virtlidi adj. tender, fond, loving; 
 delicate, soft 
 
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 tie 3<itttid)fett tenderness, affec- 
 tion 
 
 ftaubertt intr. delay, hesitate 
 
 jeljn num. ten 
 
 gefynt nwra. aeZ;. tenth 
 
 bie 3*tdjnmtg (-en) drawing, sig- 
 nature; ratification 
 
 geigen tr. show, point out; refl. 
 appear 
 
 Me3eile (-n) line; verse 
 
 tie Beit (-en) tune, tide, season; 
 Beit meineS SefcenS so long as I 
 live 
 
 tie 3ettlattg length of time, space, 
 while ; etne Bettlana for a time 
 
 jettlefcenS adv. for life, forever 
 
 bie 3ettwtg (-en) newspaper 
 
 ger* insep.pref. asunder, in pieces 
 
 gerrci^cn (serri, jemffen) tr. 
 tear, rend ; disband 
 
 aerriiften tr. disturb, unsettle, 
 destroy 
 
 gerftreu'ett tr. scatter, disperse 
 
 jerftreut' part. adj. abstracted, 
 inattentive, absent-minded 
 
 bie 3erftrettt'ljett absent-minded- 
 ness, abstraction 
 
 baS 3eitgni$ (-ffe) witness, evi- 
 dence, testimony 
 
 jte^en (300, ge$o0en) tr. draw; re- 
 fer, apply; breed, raise; intr. 
 f. move, go, pass, march; ba$ 
 !D?aul jietyen make a grimace 
 
 jtcmen intr. iv. dat. be suitable, 
 suit, become 
 
 Siemfid) adv. tolerably, rather, 
 quite 
 
 jieren ^r. adorn ; refl. be coy, pre- 
 tend, act, play a part 
 
 ba3 3tmmer (-) room 
 
 jittcrn in^r. tremble, shake 
 
 ber 3^^n anger, passion 
 
 50 rut 9 adj. angry, passionate 
 
 guprep. (efctf.), adv., andsep.pref. 
 to, at, in, by, towards, in order 
 to, with, on 
 
 ftu/fcrtngen (fcradjte, gefcradjt) ir. 
 pass, spend 
 
 gttffen tr. shrug 
 
 $u/tenfen (ba^te, gebad^t) tr. des- 
 tine, intend 
 
 gucrft' adu. at first, first 
 
 ber 3ttffttt (^e) chance, accident 
 
 jtt/fliegen (o-o) intr. f. fly to 
 
 git/flte&en (o-o) inr. f. flee to, 
 rush towards 
 
 bie 3uffu$t refuge, shelter 
 
 jufol'gcprep. (#67i., o"a.)by virtue 
 of, in accordance with 
 
 jtifric^en adj. contented, satisfied 
 
 S/fiif)ren tr. lead to, conduct 
 
 jtt/fUacn ^. fill up 
 
 ber 3"gan0 (^e) avenue, access, 
 approach, entrance 
 
 git/geften (i-a-e) tr. concede, al- 
 low, grant, permit 
 
 gttge'gen adv. present 
 
 au/gel)en (gtn0, 0egangen) intr. f 
 goto 
 
 r. w. dat. belong to 
 )' adv. at the same time; 
 immediately 
 
 jw/fjalten (d-ie-a) ^r. keep shut, 
 hold closed, stop 
 
 gu/fommen (tarn, gefommen) intr. 
 f. approach, draw near 
 
 bie 3trfnft future 
 
 ju/Iangen mr. sufiice, be suffi- 
 cient 
 
 5ii/mad>en r. shut, close 
 
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 $u/mt!tett tr. require, expect, de- 
 mand; consider, impute 
 
 (-n) tongue 
 
 t' adv. aright, in proper 
 condition, in order 
 
 jti/tetdjen tr. hand, give to 
 
 jimten intr. be angry 
 
 $ttturf'(e) adv. andsep. pref. back, 
 backwards, behind ; in return 
 
 3Utittf'/&Iei&en (ie-te) intr. f. re- 
 main behind 
 
 Simicf'/feringen (fcracfote, gefcradjt) 
 ft*, bring back 
 
 aitriirfVerfewrten tr. expect back 
 
 jttvitrf'/ge&en (t-a-e) tr. restore, 
 give back 
 
 jttriicf/ fatten (a'-ie-a) tr. hold 
 back, reserve, restrain 
 
 Stttitcf fyaltenbpart. adj. reserved, 
 cautious, distant 
 
 Me .Sttfiitf'ljaltttng reserve, dis- 
 cretion 
 
 Sttritcf'/fpmmett (fam, gefommen) 
 intr. f come back, return 
 
 tie Buritrf' hntft return 
 
 bte ,3tmicf 'naljme withdrawal 
 
 suritcf'/neljmett (ntmmt, nafjm, a,e* 
 nommen) tr. take back 
 
 bie Bttriict'tte^mttng taking back, 
 withdrawal ; recall, retraction 
 
 jurucfYftofcen (o-ie-o) <r. thrust 
 back, put away 
 
 StirttrfVtreten (tritt, trat, ffetreten) 
 intr. f. step back, retire 
 
 satucf'/tnetdjen (i-i) intr. f. draw 
 back, fall back, yield, retire 
 
 jtmicf/toeifeit (te-ie) tr. send 
 back, repel 
 
 StmitfYsteljeit (m, sejogcn) r. 
 withdraw, draw back 
 
 jufam'men adv. and sep.pref. to- 
 gether 
 
 r. get together, collect ; 
 
 get ready, prepare 
 bcr .Sitfam'tttenljattg connection 
 Sufam'men/fcftlaflcn (a-u-a) tr. 
 
 fold together, fold 
 S/fcf)an$eu tr. procure for, palm 
 
 off on 
 3t!/fdjto0en (a-u-a) intr. hit hard, 
 
 strike out; fam. go for 
 Sii/fcfcreifcett (ie-te) tr. attribute, 
 
 ascribe, impute ; refl . claim for 
 
 one's self 
 
 tr. add ; pay out, lose 
 adv.; juftatten fommen 
 
 turn out well, serve the purpose 
 jw/ftofcen (5-te-o) intr. f. occur, 
 
 happen 
 jti/tvastcn ^r. to. c?a^. believe cap- 
 
 able of, expect of, give credit 
 
 for 
 
 ber 3^^ng force ; restraint 
 fttoangig nwm. twenty 
 jttmr adv. indeed, certainly, to be 
 
 sure, it is true 
 jtoci num. two 
 ber Btecifel (-) doubt, hesitancy, 
 
 scruple 
 
 jtoeifcln zn^r. doubt, mistrust 
 jtxicimal adv. twice 
 jtoeit ?iwm. ac?;. second 
 Stocttaufenb 7l^^m. two thousand 
 jtoittgen (a-u) <r. force, compel 
 Stoifrfjenprep. (c?a^., ace.) between, 
 
 among 
 jtoiHft ?iwm. acT/. twelfth 
 

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