Chapter XI: Part 11

[2] +=Abraham Lincoln=, Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Nord Amerika, war der Sohn eines einfachen Landmannes und wurde am 12. Februar 1809 im Staate Kentucki geboren. Seine Jugenderziehung war nur eine höchst mangelhafte, denn man sagt, er habe nur ein Jahr die Schule besucht; trotz der ungünstigsten Verhältnisse gelang es ihm aber dennoch, sich durch beharrliches Selbststudium zum gewandten Advokaten, tüchtigen Redner und einflußreichen Politiker heranzubilden. Er wurde Abgeordneter für die Legislatur des Staates Illinois, Mitglied des Kongresses und des Senats, und ward endlich im Jahre 1860, gerade in dem kritischen Augenblicke, wo die Südstaaten, welche die Ausdehnung der Sklaverei forderten, sich wegen Verweigerung dieser Forderung von der Union lossagten, von den Republikanern zum Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten gewählt. Gleich nach seiner Wahl zur Führung des Staatsruders erfolgte der Ausbruch jenes stets denkwürdigen Bürgerkrieges seitens der Union und der sich empörenden Südstaaten, welcher fünf Jahre lang mit mörderischer Wut das Land zerrüttete und endlich mit der gänzlichen Abschaffung der Sklaverei und der Besiegung der Südstaaten endete. Kaum war er jedoch im März 1865 zum zweiten Male durch ungeheure Stimmenmehrheit von der Union zum Präsidenten erwählt worden, und kaum waren die Streitkräfte der Südstaaten auf immer gebrochen und vernichtet, als der gefeierte Staatsmann am 14. April 1865 bei Gelegenheit einer Theatervorstellung im Ford’schen Theater zu Washington der ruchlosen Hand eines von der demokratischen Partei angereizten Mörders, des Schauspielers John Wilkes Booth, zum Opfer fiel. So endete das Leben eines Mannes, welcher als guter, rechtschaffener Bürger, als einflußreicher Staatsmann und als edelmütiger Befreier von fünf Millionen Sklaven von seinem Vaterlande stets in dankbarem Andenken gehalten werden wird.+

[3] +Konvent+, m.; of, +zu+.

[4] not until, +erst+.

[5] Say ‘The next morning at (+beim+) breakfast’, and comp. App. § 14. She remonstrated with her good husband, +sie machte ihrem guten Manne einige Vorstellungen über sein langes Ausbleiben+. The words ‘+einige — Ausbleiben+’ must stand at the end of the period.

[6] = She told him _a_ kind, but (+doch+) determined tone.

[7] +die Politik+, always used in the Sing., into, +zu+.

[8] to keep late hours, +spät nach Hause kommen+. App. § 28 and 30. To drink at the rum shops, +die Wirtshäuser besuchen+.

[9] +auf´bleiben.+

[10] = could not sleep.

[11] = I will tell you.

[12] = well, then, I will be glad.

[13] Liter. = comest thou however not.

[14] +ins Haus lassen.+

[15] Say ‘Now, when it (+Als es nun+) struck ten that night, Mrs. Lincoln with her children went to bed, as she had promised.’

[16] +an+, with Acc.

[17] +ehe+; an — raised = a window was opened up-stairs (+oben+).

[18] +Unsinn.+

[19] +Es ist ... gekommen.+

[20] for the Presidency = President. Comp. S. 27, N. 4.

[21] = go again and sleep there where you have been drinking!

[22] = and the window was closed with a slam (+wieder zugeworfen+).

[23] to rule = ruler.

[24] +=Benjamin Disraeli=, =Lord Beaconsfield=, geboren in London am 21. Dezember 1804, gestorben am 19. April 1881 auf seinem Landsitze Hughenden, ausgezeichneter Litterat, berühmter Staatsmann, glänzender Redner und langjähriger Führer der konservativen Partei, steht bei seinen bewundernden Landsleuten jetzt noch in so frischem Andenken, daß es dem Verfasser der Kürze wegen erlaubt sein möge, auf seine glänzenden Erfolge weiter nicht einzugehen.+

[25] +in Bezug auf+; use the attributive construction, as explained in S. 7, N. 3, _A_, and S. 48, N. 6.

[26] +bei dem.+

[27] on — were = which were ornamented with.

[28] +nach aufgehobener Tafel.+

[29] here +sich an´eignen+.

[30] +an das Fest.+

[31] +Annexionsversuch+, m.

[32] It — that, +Freilich+.

[33] = and made an energetic (+tüchtig+) attack upon (+auf+).

_Section 200._

THE POWER OF MUSIC.

On one occasion when young Chopin[1] had been travelling for several days in the slow _fashion of_ German diligences, he was delighted and surprised, on stopping at a small post-house, to discover a grand pianoforte in one of the rooms[2], and still more surprised to find it in tune[3]—thanks, probably, to the musical taste of the postmaster’s family. He sat down instantly and began to improvise in[4] his peculiarly happy manner. One by one the travellers were attracted by the unwonted sweet sounds. One of them even allowed[5] his beloved pipe to go out in his ecstasy, and the postmaster, his wife, and his two daughters joined the group of listeners. Unmindful of his audience, of the journey, the lapse of time[6], and everything but the music, Chopin continued to play, and his companions[7] to listen in rapt attention, when they were suddenly roused by a stentorian[8] voice, which made the windows rattle, calling out[9]: “The horses are ready, gentlemen!” The postmaster roared out an anathema[10] against the disturber—the postillion—and the passengers cast angry glances at him. Chopin started from his seat, but was instantly surrounded by his audience, who entreated him to continue. “But we have been here for some time,” said Chopin, consulting his watch, “and are due in Posen already[11].” “Stay and play, noble young artist,” cried the postmaster, “I will find you courier’s horses if you will only remain a little longer.” “Do be persuaded[12],” added the postmaster’s wife, almost threatening the artist with an embrace[13]. What could he do but resume his place at the instrument? When at last he paused, the servant appeared with wine; the host’s daughter served the artist first, and then the travellers, upon which the postmaster proposed a cheer for[14] the musician, in which all joined[15]. The ladies in their gratitude filled the carriage pockets with the best eatables and wine the house contained; and when at last the artist rose to go[16], his gigantic host seized him in his arms and triumphantly bore him to[17] the carriage! Long[18] years afterwards Chopin would recall (S. 101, N. 22) this little incident with pleasure, and declare that the plaudits of the press had never given him more delight than the homage[19] of these simple music-loving Germans.—MANCHESTER TIT-BITS.

[1] +~Fréderic François Chopin~, der berühmte Klaviervirtuose und Komponist, dessen melodieenreiche Masurkas, Walzer, Notturnos, Balladen, Polonaisen und Etüden seinen Namen überall bekannt gemacht haben, wurde im Jahre 1810 zu Zelazowawola bei Warschau geboren, und starb am 17. Oktober 1849 in Paris, wo er sich seit dem Jahre 1831 niedergelassen hatte.+ On one occasion, +einst+.

[2] he — rooms = and was stopping at (+vor+) a small post-house, he was delighted and surprised to discover a grand pianoforte (+Flügel+, m.) in one of the rooms.

[3] to — tune = when he found it in good tune.

[4] +auf+; peculiarly = peculiar; happy = charming.

[5] +lassen.+

[6] +Zeitverlauf+, m.

[7] Say ‘whilst his travelling-companions listened to him’, etc.

[8] = mighty.

[9] = through which even the windows rattled (+erklirren+), and which cried.

[10] +einen Fluch ausstoßen.+

[11] I am due in London already, +ich sollte bereits in London sein+. The words ‘said — watch’ are best placed after the quotation.

[12] +sich überreden lassen.+

[13] +die in ihrem Entzücken den Künstler fast umarmt hätte.+

[14] to propose a cheer for a person, +ein Hoch auf einen ausbringen+.

[15] here +einstimmen+.

[16] here +zur Abreise+.

[17] +in ... hinein.+

[18] +Noch viele.+

[19] +die Ehrenbezeugungen.+

_Section 201._

THE TWO SCHOOLBOYS, OR EYES AND NO EYES[1].

I.

“Well, Robert, where have you been walking[2] this afternoon?” said a tutor to one of his pupils, at the close[3] of a holiday.

ROBERT.—I have been to Millthorp-Heath, and so round by[4] the windmill upon Camp-Mount, and home through the meadows by the river side.

TUTOR.—Well, that is a pleasant round[5].

ROBERT.—I thought[6] it very dull, sir; I scarcely met with a single person. I would much rather have gone[7] along the turnpike-road.

TUTOR.—To be sure, if seeing men and horses is your object[8], you are, indeed, better entertained on the high-road. But did you not see William (S. 48, N. 2)?

ROBERT.—We set out together[9]; but he lagged behind in the lane, and so[10] I walked on and left him.

TUTOR.—That was a pity. He would have been company for you.

ROBERT.—Oh, he is so tedious, always stopping to look at this thing or that! I would rather walk alone[11]. I dare say he is not come yet.

TUTOR.—Here he comes. Well, William, where have you been?

WILLIAM.—Oh, the pleasantest walk[12]! I went all over Millthorp-Heath, and so up to the mill at the top of the hill, and then down among the green meadows by the side of the river home again.

TUTOR.—Why, that is just the round Robert has been taking, and he complains of _its_ dulness and prefers the high-road.

WILLIAM.—I wonder at that. I am sure I hardly took a step that did not delight me; and I have brought home my handkerchief full of curiosities[13].

TUTOR.—Suppose[14], then, you give us an account of what amused you so much. I fancy it will[15] be as new to Robert as to me.

WILLIAM.—I will do it readily. The lane leading to the heath, you know, is close[16] and sandy, so I did not mind it much, but made the best of my way[17]. However, I spied a curious thing enough[18] in the hedge. It was an old crab-tree, out of which grew a bunch of something green[19], quite different from the tree itself. Here is a branch of it.

TUTOR.—Ah! this is mistletoe, a plant of great fame[20] for the use made of it by the Druids of old[21], in their religious rites and incantations. It bears[22] a very slimy, white berry, of which bird-lime may be made, whence[23] its Latin name “viscum.” It is one of those plants which do not grow in the ground by a root of their own[24], but fix themselves upon other plants; whence[25] they have been humourously[26] styled “parasitical,” as being hangers on, or dependents. It was the mistletoe of the oak that the Druids particularly honoured.

[1] +oder Sehen und nicht Sehen.+

[2] walking, +auf deinem Spaziergange+. Use the 2nd pers. sing. when the tutor addresses the boy, but the 3rd pers. pl. when the boy addresses the tutor.

[3] +am Abend.+

[4] and — by = +dann bei ... vorüber+. Camp-Mount, +der Lagerberg+; Millthorp-Heath, +die Millthorper Heide+.

[5] = tour or walk.

[6] = I have found.

[7] Use the Pluperfect Subj. accord. to App. § 32; along — road, +die Chaussee+.

[8] = if you want to see men and horses.—I am better entertained there, +ich werde mich dort besser amüsieren+.

[9] = We went away from home together.

[10] = therefore; and left him = and troubled no more about him (+sich um einen kümmern+).

[11] +Ich gehe viel lieber allein.+ I dare say, +wohl+, adv., to be placed after the auxiliary.

[12] = Oh, it was a splendid walk! All over = through the whole _of_; and so = then; and then = and from there; among = through.

[13] = curious things.

[14] +Nun.+

[15] = It will certainly.

[16] +eingepfercht.+

[17] so — way = and therefore I left almost everything unnoticed there and went on as fast as possible.

[18] = something most curious.

[19] a — green = a green plant.

[20] = a well (+allgemein+) known plant.

[21] = the old Druids; in, +bei+.

[22] = has.

[23] +und daher.+

[24] which — own, +welche nicht in der Erde wurzeln+.

[25] +weshalb.+

[26] +scherzhafterweise+; parasitical, +Parasiten+; as — dependents, +das heißt Schmarotzer oder Abhänglinge+.

_Section 202._

THE TWO SCHOOLBOYS, OR EYES AND NO EYES.

II.

WILLIAM.—A little further on I saw a green woodpecker[1] fly to a tree, and run up the trunk like a cat.

TUTOR.—That was[2] to seek _for_ insects which live in the bark of trees. For that purpose the woodpeckers bore holes into the bark with their strong bills, whereby they do[3] a great deal of damage to the trees.

WILLIAM.—What beautiful birds they are[4]!

TUTOR.—Yes; the woodpecker has, from its colour and size, been called the English parrot (S. 4, N. 4, +man+).

WILLIAM.—When I got upon the heath, how charming it was[5]! The air was so fresh, and the prospect on every side[6] so free and unbounded! The heath was all covered with gay flowers, many of which I had never observed before. There were[7] at least three different kinds (S. 36, N. 7, _A_) of heath (I have them in my handkerchief here) and gorse, and broom, and bell-flowers; and many others of all colours, of which I will beg you presently to tell me the names[8].

TUTOR.—That I will do readily.

WILLIAM.—I saw, too, several birds that were new to me. There was a pretty grayish one, of the size of a lark, that was hopping about some great stones; and when he flew he showed a great deal of white above his tail[9].

TUTOR.—That was a wheat-ear[10]. They are reckoned very delicious birds to eat[11], and frequent the _open_ downs in[12] Sussex, and some other counties, in great number.

WILLIAM.—There was a flock of lapwings upon a marshy part of the heath[13] that amused me much. As I came near them, some of them kept flying round and round[14], just over my head, and crying, “Pewit,” “Pewit,” so distinctly, one might almost fancy they spoke[15]. I thought I should have caught[16] one of them, for he flew as if one of his wings was broken (App. § 33), and often tumbled close to the ground; but as I came near, he always contrived[17] to get away.

TUTOR.—Ha, ha! you were finely taken in, then[18]! This was all an artifice of the bird’s, to entice you away from its nest, for the lapwings build upon the bare ground, and their nests would easily be observed, did they not draw off[19] the attention of intruders, by their loud cries and counterfeit lameness.

WILLIAM.—I wish I had known that[20], for the bird led me a long chase[21], often over shoes in water. However, this was the cause [+davon+, S. 161, N. 21] of my falling in with[22] an old man and a boy, who were cutting[23] and piling up turf for fuel. I had a great deal of talk with them about the manner of preparing the turf, and the price it sells at[24]. They gave me, too, a creature I never saw before—a young viper, which they had just killed. I have seen several common snakes, but this is thicker in proportion, and of a darker colour than they _are_.

[1] +Grünspecht+, m.; to, +auf+.

[2] = That he did.

[3] +zu´fügen.+

[4] = They (+Es+) are really charming birds!

[5] = But upon the heath it was charming!

[6] +nach allen Seiten hin+; all = quite.

[7] +Es waren dort.+

[8] +deren Namen ich mir noch von Ihnen erbitten will.+

[9] and — tail, +und beim Fliegen über dem Schwanze weiß befiedert war+.

[10] +Steinpacker+, m.; or +Weißkelchen+, n.

[11] They — eat = These birds are very much valued (+schätzen+) on account of their flesh.

[12] = and live in the downs of.

[13] = In the marshy part of the heath I saw a flock (+Schar+) _of_ lapwings.

[14] round and round, +immer im Kreise herum+.

[15] one — spoke, +daß ich fast wähnte, sie sprechen zu hören+.

[16] = I should be able to catch.

[17] +gelang es ihm immer.+

[18] +dann bist du schön angeführt worden!+

[19] did — off, +suchten sie nicht ... davon abzulenken+, intruders = unbidden guests.

[20] +Das hätte ich vorher wissen sollen.+

[21] = for the bird caused (+veranlassen+) me to run a long time after it (+hinter einem herjagen+).

[22] of — with = that I met.

[23] +stechen+, str. v.

[24] about — at, +über die Zubereitungsweise und die Verkaufspreise des Torfes+.

_Section 203._

THE TWO SCHOOLBOYS, OR EYES AND NO EYES.

III.

TUTOR.—True. Vipers frequent[1] those turfy, boggy grounds[2] pretty much, and I have known several turf-cutters bitten by them.

WILLIAM.—They are very venomous, are they not?

TUTOR.—Enough so[3] to make their wounds painful and dangerous, though they seldom prove fatal.

WILLIAM.—Well, I then took my course[4] up to the windmill on the mount. I climbed up the steps of the mill, in order to get a better view of the country round[5]. What an extensive prospect! I counted fifteen church steeples; I saw several gentlemen’s houses[6] peeping out from the midst of green woods and plantations[7]; and I could trace the windings[8] of the river all along the low grounds, till it was lost behind a ridge of hills[9]. But I will tell you what I mean to do[10], if you will give me leave.

TUTOR.—What is that[11]?

WILLIAM.—I will go again and take with me Carey’s county map[12], by which I shall probably be able to make out most of the places.

TUTOR.—You shall have it; and I will go with you, and take my pocket spying-glass.

WILLIAM.—I shall be very glad of that. Well, a thought struck me, that, as the hill is called Camp-Mount, there might probably be some remains of ditches and mounds[13] with which I have read that camps were surrounded. And I really believe I discovered something of that sort[14] running one side of the mount.

TUTOR.—Very likely you might[15]. I know antiquaries have described such remains as existing there, which some suppose to be Roman, others Danish[16]. We will examine them when we go.

WILLIAM.—From the hill I went straight down to the meadows below, and walked on the side of a brook that runs[17] into the river. It[18] was all bordered with reeds and tall flowering-plants (S. 16, N. 10), quite different from those I had seen on the heath. As I was getting down[19] the bank to reach one of them, I heard something plunge into the water near me. It was a large water-rat, and I saw it swim over to the other side, and go[20] into its hole. There were[21] a great many large dragon-flies all about the stream. I caught one of the finest, and have him here in a leaf. But how I longed to catch a bird that I saw hovering[22] over the water, and every now and then darting into it! It was all over a mixture of the most beautiful green and blue, with some orange colour[23]. It was somewhat less than a thrush, and had a large head and bill, and a short tail.

[1] = live in.

[2] +Gegenden.+

[3] = venomous enough.

[4] = thereupon I went.

[5] I had a fine view of the country round, +ich konnte die Umgegend gut überblicken+.

[6] +herrschaftliche Häuser.+

[7] +Parkanlagen.+

[8] +der sich schlängelnde Lauf+, as Nom.; low grounds = meadows.

[9] +Hügelrücken+, m.

[10] = will do. Supply ‘+dazu+’ after ‘leave’.

[11] +Was denn?+

[12] +Bezirkskarte+; by which = by (+mit+) the help of which; ‘to make out’, here +bestimmen+, w. v. tr.; places, +Ortschaften+.

[13] Well — mounds. This passage may be construed thus: ‘Now, since (+Da nun+) the hill is called Camp-Mount, a thought struck me that there are (+sich befinden+) probably some remains of ditches and mounds (+Erdwall+, m.)’. I have read = as I have read.

[14] +etwas derartiges+; running one side = on the one side.

[15] = That is quite (+gerne+) possible.

[16] to be — Danish, +daß sie römischen, andere aber, daß sie dänischen Ursprungs sind+.

[17] +sich ergießen.+

[18] = The brook; bordered = overgrown, +bewachsen+.

[19] +hinuntersteigen+; to reach = to pluck.

[20] = creep. Read S. 78, N. 14, _B_.

[21] +Es waren dort+, after which place the words ‘all — stream’, +am Bache+.

[22] +umherfliegen+; every — then, +dann und wann+; ‘to dart’, here +hinunterschießen+; into it = into the same.

[23] It — colour = His plumage (+Gefieder+) consisted of (+aus+) a mixture of the finest green and blue with a small addition (+Zusatz+, m.) of orange colour (+Orangengelb+).

_Section 204._

THE TWO SCHOOLBOYS, OR EYES AND NO EYES.

IV.

TUTOR.—I can tell you what that bird was—a kingfisher, the celebrated halcyon of the ancients, about which so many tales are told. It lives on[1] fish, which it catches in the manner you saw. It builds in holes on the banks, and is a shy, retired[2] bird, never to be seen far from the stream it inhabits.

WILLIAM.—I must try to get another sight of him, for I never saw (S. 48, N. 2) a bird that pleased me so much. Well, I followed this little brook till it entered[3] the river, and then took[4] the path that runs along the bank. On the opposite side, I observed several little birds running along the bank, and making a piping noise[5]. They were[6] brown and white, and about as big as a snipe.

TUTOR.—I suppose they [+es+] were sand-pipers[7]; one of the numerous family of birds (S. 36, N. 7, _A_) that get their living[8] by wading among the shallows and picking up worms and insects.

WILLIAM.—There were a great many swallows, too, sporting[9] above the surface of the water, that entertained me with their motions. Sometimes[10] they dashed down into the stream[11]; sometimes they pursued one another so quickly, that the eye could scarcely follow them. In one place, where a steep sand-bank rose high above the river, I observed many of them go in and out of holes with which the bank was bored full[12].

TUTOR.—Those [+Das+] were sand-martins[13], the smallest of our species of swallows. They are of a mouse-colour above, and white beneath. They[14] make their nests, and bring up their young, in these holes, which run a great depth, and by their situation are secure from all plunderers.

WILLIAM.—A little further I saw a man in a boat, who was catching eels in an odd way[15]. He had a long pole with broad iron prongs[16] at the end; just like Neptune’s trident[17], only there were five prongs instead of three. This he pushed straight down into the mud, in the deepest parts of the river, and fetched up the eels sticking between the prongs.

TUTOR.—I know the method. It is called the spearing of eels[18].

WILLIAM.—While I was looking at him, a heron came flying over my head, with his large flagging wings. He alighted[19] at the next turn of the river, and I crept softly behind the bank to watch his motions. He had waded into the water as far as his long legs would allow him[20] and was standing there motionless with his neck drawn in, looking[21] intently on the stream. Presently he darted his long bill as quick as lightning into the water, and drew out a fish, which he swallowed. I saw him catch another in the same manner. He then took alarm[22] at some noise I made, and flew away slowly to a wood at some distance, where he settled.

[1] +von+; in — saw, +auf die von dir beobachtete Weise+.

[2] +die Einsamkeit liebend+; never — inhabits = which goes never far away (+sich entfernen+) from the stream (+Gewässer+, n.) where it has its nest.

[3] +sich ergießen+, str. v. refl.

[4] +betreten+, str. v. tr.

[5] running — noise, +am Ufer entlang hüpfen und pfeifen+.

[6] = looked; and = and were.

[7] +Strandläufer+.

[8] ‘to get one’s living’, here +sich seine Nahrung verschaffen+. Read S. 87, N. 6; among the shallows, +an den seichten Stellen+; to wade, +umher´waten+; and picking up = in order to pick up.

[9] ‘to sport’, here +sein Spiel treiben+; that = and.

[10] +bald.+

[11] = water.

[12] I — full = I observed that many of them crept into the holes that were in great number (+Menge+, f.) bored (+hinein´bohren+) into the bank, but then (+dann aber+) came out again.

[13] +Uferschwalben+.

[14] Commence this period with ‘In these holes — plunderers’; to make a nest, +ein Nest bauen+; to bring up the young, +die Jungen groß ziehen+.

[15] +auf wunderliche Weise.+

[16] +Zinke+, f.

[17] +Dreizack+, m.

[18] +das Aalstechen.+

[19] +sich auf die Erde niederlassen.+

[20] Insert the grammatical object +es+ before ‘him’.

[21] = and looked intently (+mit gespannter Aufmerksamkeit+) down upon the water (+auf ... hernieder+).

[22] to take alarm at something, +durch etwas in Furcht gesetzt werden+.

_Section 205._

THE TWO SCHOOLBOYS, OR EYES AND NO EYES.

V.

TUTOR.—Probably his nest was there, for herons build upon the loftiest tree they can find, and sometimes in society together, like rooks. Formerly, when these birds were valued for the amusement of hawking[1], many gentlemen had their heronries[2], and a few are still remaining.

WILLIAM.—I think (S. 64, N. 11) they are the largest wild birds we have.

TUTOR.—They are of great length and spread of wing[3], but their bodies are comparatively small.

WILLIAM.—I then turned homeward, across the meadows, where I stopped awhile, to look at[4] a large flock of starlings, which kept flying about at no great distance. I could not tell at first what to make of them[5], for they rose altogether from the ground as thick as a swarm of bees, and formed _themselves into_ a kind[6] of black cloud, hovering over the field. After taking a short round[7], they settled again, but presently rose in the same manner. I dare say[8] there were hundreds of them.

TUTOR.—Perhaps so[9]; for in the fenny counties their flocks are so numerous[10] as to break down whole acres of reeds, by settling on them[11]. This disposition[12] of starlings to fly in close swarms was remarked even by Homer, who compares the foe (S. 48, N. 6) flying from one of his heroes to a cloud of starlings retiring dismayed at the approach of the hawk.

WILLIAM.—After I had left the meadows, I crossed[13] the corn-fields in the way to our house, and passed close by a deep marl-pit. Looking into it, I saw, on one of the sides, a cluster of what[14] I took to be shells; and upon going down, I picked up a clod of marl[15], which was quite full of them; but how sea-shells can get there, I cannot imagine.

TUTOR.—I do not wonder at your surprise, since many philosophers have been much perplexed to account for the same appearance[16]. It is not uncommon to find[17] great quantities of shells and relics of marine animals, even in the bowels of high mountains, very remote from the sea.

WILLIAM.—I got[18] to the high field next to our house just as the sun was setting, and I stood looking at it till it was quite lost[19]. What a glorious sight! The clouds were tinged with purple, crimson, and yellow of all shades and hues, and the clear sky varied from blue to a fine green at the horizon. But how large the sun appears just as it sets! I think it seems twice as big as when it is over-head.

[1] for — hawking = on account of the amusement which they afforded through hawking (+die Falkenjagd+).

[2] +Reiherstand+, m.

[3] They — wing = They have very large, long wings.

[4] = to observe; to keep flying about, +umherfliegen+; at — distance, +in nur geringer Entfernung von mir+.

[5] = I could not recognise them at first. ‘To rise’, here +sich in die Luft emporschwingen+; thick, +dicht+.

[6] a kind, +gleichsam+; hovering — field, +als sie über dem Felde hin und her schwebten+.

[7] = After they had been flying about _for_ a short time.

[8] ‘I dare say’ may be briefly rendered by the adv. +gewiß+. Read S. 104, N. 19.

[9] +Das ist leicht möglich.+

[10] = they exist (+vorhanden sein+) in such masses; as to = that they.

[11] = when they settle upon the same (to agree with ‘reeds’).

[12] = peculiarity.

[13] = I went through the corn-fields home again.

[14] a — what, +eine zusammengeballte Masse, welche+.

[15] Nom. +ein Klumpen+ (m.) +Mergel+; of them = of shells.

[16] since — appearance, +da schon viele Naturforscher sich über die Erklärung dieser Erscheinung den Kopf zerbrochen haben+.

[17] = that one finds.

[18] +gelangen+; to, +auf+; high field, +Anhöhe+, f.

[19] = till it had entirely disappeared at the (+am+) horizon.

_Section 206._

THE TWO SCHOOLBOYS, OR EYES AND NO EYES.

VI.

TUTOR.—It does so[1]; and you _may_ probably have observed the same apparent enlargement of the moon at its rising[2].

WILLIAM.—I have[3]; but pray what is the reason of this?

TUTOR.—It is an optical deception, depending upon principles which I cannot well explain to you, till you know more of that _branch of_ science. But what a number of new ideas this afternoon’s walk has afforded you. I do not wonder that you found it amusing[4], and it has been very instructive too. Did you see (S. 48, N. 2) nothing of all these sights, Robert?

ROBERT.—I saw some of them, but I did not take particular notice of them.

TUTOR.—Why not?

ROBERT.—I do not know. I did not care about them; and I made the best of my way home[5].

TUTOR.—That would have been (App. § 33) right, if you had been sent on a message[6]; but as you only walked for amusement[7], it would have been wiser to have sought out as many sources of it as possible[8]. But as it is[9]: one man walks through the world with the eyes open, and another with them shut, and[10] upon this difference depends all the[11] superiority the one acquires above the other. I have known sailors[12] who have been in all the quarters of the world, and could tell you nothing but[13] the signs of the tippling houses they frequented[14] in different ports, and the price and quality of the liquor. On the other hand[15], a Franklin could not even cross the Channel without making some observation useful to mankind[16]. While many a vacant, thoughtless youth is whirled throughout Europe[17], without gaining[18] a single idea worth crossing a street for[19], the observing eye and inquiring mind find matter of improvement and delight[20] in every ramble _in town or country_. Do you then, William, continue to make use of your eyes; and you, Robert, learn that eyes were given you to use.—DR. AIKIN.

[1] = Quite right.

[2] of — rising, +beim Aufgange des Mondes+.

[3] = Yes.

[4] = interesting.

[5] and — home = and went home as quickly as possible.

[6] if — message, +hätte man dich ausgeschickt, um eine Besorgung zu verrichten+.

[7] to walk for amusement, +einen Spaziergang machen+.

[8] to — possible, +hättest du denselben so viel wie möglich auszubeuten gesucht+.

[9] +Es ist aber nun einmal so+; one man, +der eine+; another, +der andere+.

[10] and just (+gerade+).

[11] = the great.

[12] +Schiffer.+

[13] and — but, +dennoch aber von nichts anderem zu erzählen wußten, als von+.

[14] = visited.

[15] +Andererseits hingegen.+

[16] Use the attributive construction.

[17] +ganz Europa durchfliegt.+

[18] +sich an´eignen.+

[19] worth — for = for (+wegen+) which it would have been worth while to go over the street.

[20] +zur Belehrung und zum Genusse+. The words ‘in every ramble’ must be placed after ‘mind’.

_Section 207._

THE KING AND THE MILLER.

I.

In the reign[1] of Frederick the Great (see S. 192, N. 1), king of Prussia, there was[2] a mill near Potsdam which obstructed the view from the windows of the palace of Sans Souci. Annoyed by this drawback to his favourite residence[3], the king sent[4] to the owner of the mill inquiring the price for which he would sell it. “For no price,” was the reply of the sturdy Prussian; and in a moment of anger the monarch gave orders[5] that the mill should be pulled down. “The king may do this,” said the miller, quietly folding his arms; “but there are (S. 82, N. 7) laws in Prussia, and he will find them out[6]”. Forthwith he commenced a law-suit against the monarch, the issue of which was[7], that the court gave a decision against His Majesty, compelling him[8] to rebuild the mill, and in addition[9] to pay a large sum of money as a compensation for the injury he had done[10]. The king felt mortified (S. 87, N. 6) at having been worsted by one of his subjects, but had the magnanimity to say, addressing[11] his courtiers: “I am glad to find that there are just laws and upright judges in my kingdom who are bold enough to decide against me when they think I am in the wrong.” Many years afterwards (App. § 14), a descendant of the honest miller, who had in _due_ course of time succeeded to the hereditary possession of the property[12], found himself involved in pecuniary difficulties that had become insurmountable.

[1] = At (+zu+) the time of the reign. See S. 53, N. 9.

[2] there — Potsdam = stood near (+bei+) Potsdam a mill.

[3] +Der seinem Lieblingsschlosse hierdurch erwachsende Nachteil verdroß den König sehr.+

[4] = and he sent.

[5] = the order.

[6] = and he will soon convince himself of it.

[7] the — was, +welcher damit endete+.

[8] = and compelled him.

[9] and in addition, +und noch obendrein+; sum — compensation, +Entschädigungssumme+, f.

[10] Supply ‘to the miller’.

[11] = to.

[12] Liter. = who in course of time _and_ through inheritance had come into the possession of the mill.

_Section 208._

THE KING AND THE MILLER.

II.

In his distress he wrote to Frederick William IV, who was at that time king of Prussia, reminding him of the refusal experienced by Frederick the Great at the hands[1] of his ancestor the miller, and stating[2] that[3] if His Majesty now wished to obtain possession of the property, he would, in his present embarrassed circumstances, most willingly dispose of the mill. The king immediately wrote, with his own hand[4], _the_ following reply:

“My Dear Neighbour,

I cannot allow you to sell the mill. It must remain in the
possession of your family as long as one of your descendants
survives[5], for the building belongs[6] to the history of
Prussia, and is a standing[7] memorial of the integrity of our
judges and the impartiality of our laws. I am sorry, however,
to hear that you are in straitened circumstances, and therefore
send you six thousand dollars[8] to pay off your debts, and
hope the sum will be sufficient for the purpose. Consider me[9]
always

Your affectionate[10] neighbour,

FREDERICK WILLIAM.”

The mill still stands, and is occupied by the[11] descendants of the resolute miller who had the fortitude to thwart the despotic monarch in his desire[12] to improve the prospect from the windows of his palace.—CHAMBERS’S “SHORT STORIES.”

[1] reminding — hands = reminded him of the refusal (+abschlägige Antwort+) which Fred. the Gr. had received at the hands (+seitens+).

[2] = stated.

[3] = that he would in his present embarrassed circumstances most willingly sell the mill, if, etc. ‘To obtain possession of the property’, here +das Besitzthum käuflich erwerben+.

[4] with — hand, +eigenhändig+, adj., which use after ‘following’.

[5] +noch am Leben sein.+

[6] +an´gehören.+

[7] +bleibend+, adj.; to, +an+.

[8] +Thaler+ (m.), formerly the standard coin in Germany, and equal to 3 sh. English.

[9] = I remain always.

[10] here +wohlwollend+, adj.

[11] = and is still in the possession of the.

[12] to thwart — desire = to oppose (+sich einer Sache widersetzen+) the desire of the despotic king.

_Section 209._

A FRIEND IN NEED (S. 3, N. 2).

I.

One wet wintry night, when a gentleman was hurrying along[1] one of the crowded thoroughfares of London, his attention was arrested by a lean, hungry-looking dog which rushed past him. He observed that it had a collar[2] round its neck, to which a basket was attached. If it was (App. § 36) a dog that ran on errands[3], he thought that surely its owner would feed it better, and its ribs would not look so spare. Thinking that there was some mystery connected with the animal[4], he resolved to follow it[5]. After a[6] time it turned up a narrow lane into a stable-yard, where some coachmen and hostlers were loitering about. It then got up on its hind-legs, and began walking about in circles[7]. The bystanders, surprised at this strange proceeding, formed round in a ring and looked on. It walked five times round, standing[8] erect, and looking fixedly before it like a soldier on duty[9], evidently doing its utmost[10] to make the company laugh. After taking a short rest, it began its performance[11] again, but this time on its fore-feet, pretending to stand[12] on its (S. 43, N. 9) head. Tiring of this[13], it lay down in the middle of the ring, feigning to be dead[14], and going through all the convulsions of a dying dog, breathing heavily, panting, suffering the lower jaw to fall[15], and then turning over motionless. It did this so well, that a woman in the crowd exclaimed: “Poor beast!” and drew her hand across her eyes[16]. Having lain still a minute, with its eyes closed, it got up and shook itself, to show that the performance[17] was over. It then went round begging on its hind-legs, standing[18] a little while before each of the spectators, and earnestly watching[19] to see whether they put their hands into their pockets or not. The basket round its neck had a slit in the lid, into which the coppers might be dropped.

[1] to hurry along, +durchei´len+, insep. comp. w. v. Place ‘one — night’ after ‘gentleman’; wet = rainy; thoroughfares = streets.

[2] here +Halsband+, n.; round its neck, +um+.

[3] to run on errands, +Besorgungen aus´richten+; and — spare = and it would not look so dreadfully lean.

[4] = Since the matter appeared very mysterious (+rätselhaft+) to him.

[5] = the animal.

[6] +kurz+; turned up = ran into; into = which led to.

[7] +im Kreise.+

[8] = held himself.

[9] +auf dem Posten.+

[10] = and did evidently his best.

[11] here = tricks, +Kunststücke+.

[12] = and did (+sich anstellen+) as if he stood (App. § 33).

[13] = Hereupon.

[14] to feign to be dead, +sich tot stellen+. The Present Participles in this passage must be rendered by the Imperfect in German.

[15] = dropped (+fallen lassen+) the lower jaw.

[16] +mit der Hand über die Augen fahren+.

[17] +Vorstellung+, f.

[18] +stille stehen+.

[19] = and watched (+beobachten+) them quite earnestly (+ernsthaft+).

_Section 210._

A FRIEND IN NEED.

II.

The gentleman put in a shilling, and stooped down to read a crumpled piece of paper which hung loosely from the collar. It bore these words, written in a[1] shaky hand: “This is the dog of a poor man who is bed-ridden. It earns bread for its master. Good people, do not prevent it from returning to its home.” On receiving (S. 55, N. 1) _any_ money, the poor creature returned thanks by a wag of its tail. Almost every one of the spectators gave the dog something, and when it had finished collecting the money, it barked once or twice, as if to say good-bye, and then scampered off. On entering the principal street, it quickened its pace[2], and the gentleman finding it impossible to keep up with it[3], hailed[4] a cab, and, much to the driver’s amazement[5], cried: “Follow that dog.” After a time the dog bolted up a narrow alley[6], through which the cab could not pass[7]. The gentleman alighted, and followed the dog through a dark close up[8] to the garret of a rickety dwelling. Pulling the string attached to the latch, the dog opened the door, and the stranger followed. Its master lay dying[9] on a wretched bed, supported[10] by the earnings of the faithful creature, who practised[11] the same tricks alone as it used to do under its master’s superintendence. Death soon ended[12] the poor man’s sufferings, and the dog followed the coffin to the grave. The gentleman took home the dog, but next morning the poor beast howled impatiently for[13] the basket to go its rounds as usual. It went with the pennies to the cemetery and laid them on a grave, whining[14] mournfully, and trying to scratch up the earth. Twice more it went out all day, and brought back the money for its master; but, on finding the money untouched, it lay down at full length upon the grave. The next morning it did not go its rounds, for it was dead.—CHAMBERS’S “SHORT STORIES.”

[1] in a = with.

[2] here +Lauf+, m.

[3] to keep up with a person, +gleichen Schritt mit einem halten+.

[4] +an´rufen+, sep. comp. str. w. tr.

[5] = to the great amazement of the driver.

[6] +plötzlich in einen Durchgang hinein´laufen.+

[7] +passieren.+

[8] +Passage+, f.; to = into; rickety, +baufällig+.

[9] +im Sterben.+

[10] = and was supported (+unterhalten+ or +versorgen+).

[11] here +aus´üben+.

[12] +einer Sache+ (Dat.) +ein Ende machen+.

[13] +nach+; ‘to go one’s rounds’, here +seine Runde wieder an´treten+.

[14] = whereby he whined.

_Section 211._

MY FIRST GUINEA.

I well remember[1], when I was very young, possessing for the first time a guinea. I remember too that this circumstance cost me no little perplexity and anxiety. As I passed along the streets, the fear of losing my guinea induced me oftentimes to take it out of my pocket to look at it. First I put[2] it in one pocket, then I took it out and put it in another; after a while I took it out of the second pocket and placed[2] it in another, really perplexed[3] what to do with it (S. 27, N. 7).

At last my attention was arrested by a book-auction. I stepped in and looked about me. First one lot[4] was put up, and then another, and sold to the highest bidder[5]. At last I ventured to the table, just as the auctioneer was putting up “The History of the World,” in two large folio volumes. I instantly thrust[2] my hand into my (S. 43, N. 9) pocket, and began turning over[6] my guinea, considering whether I should have money enough to buy this lot. The bidding proceeded[7], and at last I ventured to bid too. “Halloo! my little man!” said the auctioneer, “what! (S. 27, N. 7) not content with less than the world?” This remark greatly confused me, and drew the attention of the whole company[8] toward me, who[9], seeing (S. 30, N. 4) me anxious[10] to possess the books, refrained from bidding against me; and so, “The World” was knocked down[11] to me at a very moderate price.

How to get[12] these huge books home was the next consideration[13]. The auctioneer offered to send them, but I, not knowing what sort of creatures auctioneers were[14], determined to take them myself; so, after[15] the assistant had tied them up, I marched out of the room with these huge books upon my shoulder, like Samson with the gates of Gaza, amid the smiles of all present.

When I reached my home, after the servant had opened the door, the first person I met was my sainted mother.

“My dear boy,” she said, “what have you _got_ there? I thought you would not keep your guinea long.”

“Do not be angry, mother,” said I, throwing the books down upon the table. “I have bought ‘The World’ for nine shillings.”

This was on a Saturday, and I well remember sitting up[16] till it was well-nigh midnight, turning over[17] this “History of the World.” The books became my delight, and were carefully read through and through.

When I grew older, I became at length a Christian, and my love of books[18], among other things, led me to desire to be a Christian minister[19]. To the possession of these books I attribute, in a great measure, any honours that have been added to my name in connection with literature. I have not mentioned this anecdote to gratify any foolish feeling[20], but to encourage in all whom I see before me that[21] love of literature which has afforded me such unspeakable pleasure—pleasure[22] which I would not have been without for all the riches of the Indies[23].—THE REV. DR. VAUGHAN.

[1] Supply ‘the time’ here; to remember, +sich erinnern+, governs the Gen.; possessing = and possessed.

[2] +stecken.+

[3] +sich in großer Verlegenheit befinden.+

[4] +Partie+, f.; to put up to auction, to public sale, +zur Versteigerung bringen+, +unter den Hammer bringen+, or +zum öffentlichen Verkauf stellen+.

[5] +der Meistbietende+; to, +an+.

[6] +herum´drehen+; considering = and considered (+überle´gen+, insep. comp. w. v.).

[7] +vonstatten gehen.+

[8] = of all the persons present (+die Anwesenden+); toward, +auf+.

[9] Finish first the clause ‘who refrained from bidding against me’, and then commence the other, =and use this construction in all cases where it can possibly be employed=.

[10] We are anxious to buy the property, +wir möchten das Besitztum gerne kaufen+.

[11] to knock down an article to the last bidder, +einen Artikel dem zuletzt Bietenden zu´schlagen+.

[12] to get home, +nach Hause schaffen+.

[13] +Erwägung+, f.

[14] = but since I had not yet any experience in such matters, I determined, etc.

[15] so, after = and when.

[16] = that I sat up.

[17] = and turned over (+durchblät´tern+, insep. comp. w. v.).

[18] +Liebhaberei+ (f.) +für Bücher+.

[19] = to become _a_ Christian Minister (+Geistlicher+).

[20] Supply ‘of vanity’ here.

[21] = the; of, +zu+, contracted with the Dat. of the def. art.

[22] = a pleasure (+Genuß+, m.)

[23] = of India.

_Section 212._

THE GREEN VAULTS IN DRESDEN.

Dresden, May 11, 1845.

We were fortunate in seeing the Green Vaults or “Das grüne Gewölbe,” a collection of jewels and costly articles[1], unsurpassed in Europe (S. 7, N. 3, _A_). Admittance is only granted to six persons at a time, who pay a fee[2] of two thalers. The customary way is to employ a “valet de place[3],” who goes round from one hotel to another, until he has collected the required number, when[4] he brings them together and conducts them to the keeper who has charge of the treasures. The first hall into which we were ushered contained works in bronze[5]. They were all small, and chosen with regard to their artistical value. The next room contained statues, and vases ornamented with reliefs, in ivory. The most remarkable work was the fall of Lucifer and his angels, containing ninety-two figures in all[6], carved out of a single piece _of_ ivory sixteen inches high! It was the work of an Italian monk, and cost him many years of hard labour[7].

However costly the contents of these halls (S. 27, N. 7), they were only an introduction to those which followed. Each one exceeded the other in splendour and costliness. The walls were covered to the ceiling with rows of goblets, vases, etc., of polished jasper, agate, and lapis lazuli. We saw two goblets, each prized at six thousand thalers, made of gold and precious stones; also the great pearl called the Spanish Dwarf, nearly as large as a pullet’s egg; globes and vases cut entirely out of _the_ mountain crystal; magnificent Nuremberg watches and clocks, and a great number of figures made ingeniously of rough[8] pearls and diamonds. The seventh hall contains the coronation robes of Augustus II, king of Poland, and many costly specimens of carving in wood[9]. A cherry-stone is shown in a glass case, which has one hundred and twenty-five faces, all perfectly finished, carved upon it[10]. The next room we entered sent back a glare of splendour[11] that perfectly dazzled us. It was all gold, diamond, ruby, and sapphire. Every case sent out a glow and a glitter that it seemed like a cage of imprisoned lightnings[12]. Wherever the eye turned it was met by a blaze of broken rainbows. They were there by hundreds[13], and every gem was a fortune. We here saw the largest known onyx, nearly seven inches long, and four inches broad! One of the most remarkable works is the throne and court of Aurungzebe, the Indian king, by Dinglinger, a celebrated goldsmith of the last century. It contains one hundred and thirty-two figures, all of enamelled gold, and each one most perfectly and elaborately finished. It was purchased by Prince Augustus for fifty-eight thousand thalers, which was not an exorbitant sum, considering that the making of it occupied Dinglinger and thirteen workmen for seven years!

It is almost impossible to estimate the value of the treasures these halls contain. That of gold and jewels alone must be many millions of dollars, and the amount of labour expended on these toys of royalty is incredible.—BAYARD TAYLOR, “VIEWS AFOOT.”

[1] +Köstlichkeiten.+

[2] +Eintrittsgeld+, n.

[3] Generally one engages a ‘valet de place’ (+ein Lohnbedienter+, Nom.).

[4] = and then.

[5] +Bronzesachen.+

[6] +im Ganzen.+

[7] hard labour, +angestrengte Arbeit+.

[8] here +ungeschliffen+.

[9] +Holzschnitzereien.+

[10] which — it = upon which are carved 125 faces, which are all perfectly finished (+ausgebildet+).

[11] +wiederstrahlte von einem herrlichen Glanze+; ‘perfectly’, here +förmlich+.

[12] +Aus jedem Kasten erstrahlte so viel Glanz und Licht, daß es schien, es entströmten ihm tausend Blitze.+

[13] = There were (+Es waren dort+) hundreds of gems.

_Section 213._

THE DEATH OF LITTLE NELL.

She was dead. No sleep (S. 27, N. 7) so beautiful and calm, so free from trace[1] of pain, so fair to look upon. She seemed[2] a creature fresh from the hand of God, and waiting for the breath of life; not one who had lived and suffered death. Her couch was dressed with here and there some winterberries and green leaves, gathered in a spot she had been used to favour. “When I die, put near me something[3] that has loved the light, and had the sky above it always.” These were her words.

She was dead. Dear (S. 10, N. 2), gentle, patient, noble Nell was dead. Her little bird—a poor, slight thing[4], the pressure of the finger would have crushed—was stirring nimbly in its cage; and the strong heart of its child-mistress[5] was mute and motionless for ever! Where were the traces of her early cares, her sufferings and fatigues? All gone[6]. Sorrow was dead, _indeed_ in her[7]; but peace and perfect happiness were born—imaged in her tranquil beauty and (S. 10, N. 9) profound repose.

And still her former self lay there, unaltered in this change[8]. Yes, the old fireside[9] had smiled upon that same sweet face; it had passed like a dream through haunts of misery and care—at the door of the poor schoolmaster on the summer evening, before the furnace-fire upon the cold wet night, at the still bedside of the dying boy[10], there had been the same mild and loving look. So shall we know the angels in their majesty after death.—CHARLES DICKENS, “THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP.”

[1] = from the traces.

[2] = seemed to be a creature (+Kreatur+, f.). Fresh — God, +erst soeben aus der Hand Gottes hervorgegangen+, which use attributively before ‘creature’; breath, +Odem+, m.

[3] +dann gebet mir etwas mit.+

[4] +ein armseliges kleines Ding.+

[5] +kindliche Herrin+, Nom.

[6] +Alles war verschwunden.+

[7] +war in ihr erstorben+; were born, +waren dafür wieder in ihr erstanden+; imaged in, +wie es ... bezeugte+; her tranquil beauty = her tranquil beautiful face (+Antlitz+, n.).

[8] Liter. = And still (+dennoch+) lay her former self in this change (+Verwandlung+) unaltered there.

[9] +der häusliche Herd+; ‘to smile upon’, here +auf etwas hernie´derlächeln+.

[10] = brother.

_Section 214._

THE CHILDHOOD OF ROBERT CLIVE[1].

Some lineaments of the character of the man were early discerned in the child. There remain[2] letters written by his relations when he was in his seventh year; and from[3] these letters it appears that, even at that early age, his strong will and his fiery passions, sustained by a constitutional intrepidity[4], had begun to cause great uneasiness to his family. “Fighting,” says one of his uncles, “to which he is out of measure addicted, gives his temper such a fierceness and imperiousness, that he flies out on every occasion[5].” The old people of the neighbourhood still remember to have heard from their parents how Bob Clive climbed to the top of the lofty steeple of Market Drayton, and with what terror the inhabitants saw (S. 78, N. 14, _B_) him seated on a stone spout near the summit. They also relate how he formed all the idle lads of the town into a kind of predatory army[6], and compelled the shop-keepers to submit to a tribute of apples and halfpence, in consideration of which[7] he guaranteed the security of their windows. He was sent from school to school, making very little progress in his learning[8], and gaining for himself everywhere the character of an exceedingly naughty boy. One of his masters, it is said, was sagacious enough to prophesy that the idle lad would make a great figure in the world[9].—LORD MACAULAY, “LORD CLIVE.”

[1] +Robert Lord Clive, geboren den 29. September 1725, gestorben den 22. November 1774, war der Begründer des brittischen Reiches in Indien.+

[2] +Es existieren noch.+

[3] +aus+; it appears, +ergiebt sich+.

[4] +welche durch die ihm angeborene Unerschrockenheit noch unterstützt wurden.+

[5] +daß er bei jeder Gelegenheit in heftigen Zorn gerät.+

[6] He formed of them a kind of predatory army, +er bildete aus ihnen eine Art Räuberbande.+

[7] in — which, +wofür+.

[8] = studies.

[9] to make a great figure in the world, +eine große Rolle in der Welt spielen+.

_Section 215._

AN ADVENTURE WITH A LION.

I.