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— 6^ —
Port 3°ft ober fo 511 fd]eiben, ofyte eine
Svaqe ju ftetlen, bie id] fd]on lange auf bem
fersen i|atte, geroann id] nid]t über midi, fo
fefyr mir bar>or bangte fie 3U tfyun.
„ttnb Sabine" . fagte. id? benn, „genet's
tfyr and] rpobjl; ro eilet fie nod] bjer — benft
fie n?or|t nod] meiner?"
2tuf foldje Svagen fab, mid] 3oft <*n unb
fpradi: „Das 3ungfräulein, roenn fie mid]
anfangs nad] <£urem 21bfd]iebe von fyier er-
fafy, fyat fid] öftermalen nad] <£ud] befragt,
roar and] fyod]befümmert auf bie Leitung Don
<£urem Cobe — feit ber <5>eit fefy id] fie gar
feiten." —
„Unb wie ift fie gegen Haymunb gefinnet?"
fragte id] tceiter.
„<£r roirbt urn fie" erroieberte er, „aber
über fie, trie fie fid] 3U iJ|trt ftellt, roirb unter'm
(ßefinbe, roie bas fo geljt, gar unterfd]ieblid]
gefprod]en."
3d] mer!te rr>or|t, ba§ er meiner fd]onen
tDollte, auf ba§ id] nid]t eine Crübfal über
bie anbere fyätte. i)rum fagt id] nur: „21ber
fie, 3°ftf fiß mu^ roiffen, baft id] lebe,
unb ad\, fount' id] mid] ifyr offenbaren!" —
„23e3äbmt <£ud] tjeute, lieber ^unfer" fprad]
er roieber „id] benf ber Sad\en nad]; id]
rati] <£ud] morgen."
X>arnad] brängte er mid] sum (Sefyen; benn
es rx>äre burd]aus noft], bafa Ztiemanb in ber
Burg r>on meinem <£infpred]en bei il]m etroas
erführe. „Docb. jefet" fagte er, „fyaben b|ier in
Pfal3 bie XDänbe ©fyren." —
14. Heilet
Wie XOcnbelin gefangen voavb.
m Burghöfe, als id] ib]n
rr>iebemm betrat, b|errfd]te
bief elbe Cuftigf eit roie DorBjin:
fie fd]mauften, jecfyien unb
lärmten; unb ba§ id] ben
©berfyeffen nod] immer bes*
felbigen (Sleid]en in UTitten
bes Haufens tl]un fab] unb fid] rr>id]fig ge-
bärben, mar mir überlieb, benn fo roarb id]
von ibm fo roenig bead]tet, tr>ie Don irgenb
toem fonft, unb fonnte unaufgel]alten Dorüber
fd] leid] en.
2ld] ja: id] fd]lid] mefyr als id] gieng —
fo niebergelegt tear all meine 5^ol]mütl|igfeit
unb ber 2Ti:onb, ber Don broben bleid] bjer*
nieberfd]ien roie biefe meine £jeimati|sftätte
felber, bie mid] enblid] rtüeber umgab, bäud]ten
for a glimpse, if only from a distance, of her
whose image filled my heart, and the meeting
with whom Hope had painted to me in the
brightest colors. I mounted the stairs with-
out hesitation, and the door being open on
account of the passing to and fro of the servants,.
I took up a position partly hidden from view
by a pillar and peered into the Saloon.
A banquet was being held and at the
head of the table sat Raymund, the host;
beside him was Sabine, and then came guests
whom I had never seen there during my
father's life-time. I could not but acknowledge
that Raymund was of a knightly appearance
and winning manners — how often does it
happen that qualities most prized by the
world are those which are highly deceptive
— and she who sat beside him!. Ah, she
shone not only in the bloom of her beauty
but also in maidenly modesty. A servant
whom I had never seen before passed by
me. »My friend«, said I to him, »what
festival is it you are celebrating?«
He regarded me at first with an arrogant
glance as if not inclined to honor me with
an answer, but seeing that I stood humbly
before him he condescended to reply: »Our
young and gracious lady has to-day put aside
her mourning and has consented to become
our master's bride, it is therefore a day of
rejoicing at Langenau; but now be off, fellow,
go down into the yard to the servants.«
So saying he disappeared. — I stood
rooted to the spot and gazed into the saloon
again at Raymund and Sabine. He seemed
to be in high spirits, but I could not tell
whether her fair face expressed happiness or
whether a secret grief lay hidden in her heart.
At that moment she arose amidst the
greetings of the guests and he accompanied
her out of the hall.
Great God! My heart was filled to over-
flowing in this unlucky hour, and as I saw
how, at the end of the gallery which leads
to the women's apartments, he raised her hand
to his lips in a farewell greeting, and how,
after she had disappeared from my view, he
turned round and smiled back as if in answer
to some tender signal from her, the blood
seemed to rush hotly through my veins,
raging fury sprang up within me, and before
he could reach the saloon again I had
thrown myself upon him. »Thief, robber,
murderer«, I shouted, »do you know me —
your victim?« and I made a thrust at him
Ut wtö f1'
ifömin(ing D<
Uangerufen; bennf
lVt«enfdiaft?omm
At Kraft bab,erge
& am jtittjtet,
5o w§ id] wd]t,
a »rfaal comber
rfirteunb jab
ieud]tet, fo blieb idi ftetj
int einen furjen m
mir k Cone r-on <£
§|ren orangen, ocrji
Soften, fo erroad]te
Stjnfli, trietteicrjt auc
lifjutiaben, beffei
nig mit ben tieften
We. ]d] cerjog nid
jimf. Ma ftunb
offen gehalten roar bei
unb 3U giengen, bnntei
Ratten mid] $temticfy
Igte in ben Saal.
fin 5eftmab|t roar gi
is Caube, fa| HaytT
i|i p Seiten Sabin
i gefetjen blatte 311
Im mu|tc id] eine a
j#tien unb geroinnt
iHuaaiben, bie in
gelten, oft t|öd]ft trüge
¥ - adj, fie prang
li^l erblühter 5d]ön^
fin Diener, mir mi
„knb" fragt id] ibn
P* für 'n 5eft?"
Hfabierbjop
tl,m geringem Xfia
Ä. Xüeil id] ab
] W, gab er mit bo
] * «betfräulein I
I Be egt unb unferes b!
1 ungenau; aber
**■* ^ äum
k^ gieng er -
Beben.lp„. €r
Cön ^ Haren 51«
Port 3°ft ober fo 511 fd]eiben, ofyte eine
Svaqe ju ftetlen, bie id] fd]on lange auf bem
fersen i|atte, geroann id] nid]t über midi, fo
fefyr mir bar>or bangte fie 3U tfyun.
„ttnb Sabine" . fagte. id? benn, „genet's
tfyr and] rpobjl; ro eilet fie nod] bjer — benft
fie n?or|t nod] meiner?"
2tuf foldje Svagen fab, mid] 3oft <*n unb
fpradi: „Das 3ungfräulein, roenn fie mid]
anfangs nad] <£urem 21bfd]iebe von fyier er-
fafy, fyat fid] öftermalen nad] <£ud] befragt,
roar and] fyod]befümmert auf bie Leitung Don
<£urem Cobe — feit ber <5>eit fefy id] fie gar
feiten." —
„Unb wie ift fie gegen Haymunb gefinnet?"
fragte id] tceiter.
„<£r roirbt urn fie" erroieberte er, „aber
über fie, trie fie fid] 3U iJ|trt ftellt, roirb unter'm
(ßefinbe, roie bas fo geljt, gar unterfd]ieblid]
gefprod]en."
3d] mer!te rr>or|t, ba§ er meiner fd]onen
tDollte, auf ba§ id] nid]t eine Crübfal über
bie anbere fyätte. i)rum fagt id] nur: „21ber
fie, 3°ftf fiß mu^ roiffen, baft id] lebe,
unb ad\, fount' id] mid] ifyr offenbaren!" —
„23e3äbmt <£ud] tjeute, lieber ^unfer" fprad]
er roieber „id] benf ber Sad\en nad]; id]
rati] <£ud] morgen."
X>arnad] brängte er mid] sum (Sefyen; benn
es rx>äre burd]aus noft], bafa Ztiemanb in ber
Burg r>on meinem <£infpred]en bei il]m etroas
erführe. „Docb. jefet" fagte er, „fyaben b|ier in
Pfal3 bie XDänbe ©fyren." —
14. Heilet
Wie XOcnbelin gefangen voavb.
m Burghöfe, als id] ib]n
rr>iebemm betrat, b|errfd]te
bief elbe Cuftigf eit roie DorBjin:
fie fd]mauften, jecfyien unb
lärmten; unb ba§ id] ben
©berfyeffen nod] immer bes*
felbigen (Sleid]en in UTitten
bes Haufens tl]un fab] unb fid] rr>id]fig ge-
bärben, mar mir überlieb, benn fo roarb id]
von ibm fo roenig bead]tet, tr>ie Don irgenb
toem fonft, unb fonnte unaufgel]alten Dorüber
fd] leid] en.
2ld] ja: id] fd]lid] mefyr als id] gieng —
fo niebergelegt tear all meine 5^ol]mütl|igfeit
unb ber 2Ti:onb, ber Don broben bleid] bjer*
nieberfd]ien roie biefe meine £jeimati|sftätte
felber, bie mid] enblid] rtüeber umgab, bäud]ten
for a glimpse, if only from a distance, of her
whose image filled my heart, and the meeting
with whom Hope had painted to me in the
brightest colors. I mounted the stairs with-
out hesitation, and the door being open on
account of the passing to and fro of the servants,.
I took up a position partly hidden from view
by a pillar and peered into the Saloon.
A banquet was being held and at the
head of the table sat Raymund, the host;
beside him was Sabine, and then came guests
whom I had never seen there during my
father's life-time. I could not but acknowledge
that Raymund was of a knightly appearance
and winning manners — how often does it
happen that qualities most prized by the
world are those which are highly deceptive
— and she who sat beside him!. Ah, she
shone not only in the bloom of her beauty
but also in maidenly modesty. A servant
whom I had never seen before passed by
me. »My friend«, said I to him, »what
festival is it you are celebrating?«
He regarded me at first with an arrogant
glance as if not inclined to honor me with
an answer, but seeing that I stood humbly
before him he condescended to reply: »Our
young and gracious lady has to-day put aside
her mourning and has consented to become
our master's bride, it is therefore a day of
rejoicing at Langenau; but now be off, fellow,
go down into the yard to the servants.«
So saying he disappeared. — I stood
rooted to the spot and gazed into the saloon
again at Raymund and Sabine. He seemed
to be in high spirits, but I could not tell
whether her fair face expressed happiness or
whether a secret grief lay hidden in her heart.
At that moment she arose amidst the
greetings of the guests and he accompanied
her out of the hall.
Great God! My heart was filled to over-
flowing in this unlucky hour, and as I saw
how, at the end of the gallery which leads
to the women's apartments, he raised her hand
to his lips in a farewell greeting, and how,
after she had disappeared from my view, he
turned round and smiled back as if in answer
to some tender signal from her, the blood
seemed to rush hotly through my veins,
raging fury sprang up within me, and before
he could reach the saloon again I had
thrown myself upon him. »Thief, robber,
murderer«, I shouted, »do you know me —
your victim?« and I made a thrust at him
Ut wtö f1'
ifömin(ing D<
Uangerufen; bennf
lVt«enfdiaft?omm
At Kraft bab,erge
& am jtittjtet,
5o w§ id] wd]t,
a »rfaal comber
rfirteunb jab
ieud]tet, fo blieb idi ftetj
int einen furjen m
mir k Cone r-on <£
§|ren orangen, ocrji
Soften, fo erroad]te
Stjnfli, trietteicrjt auc
lifjutiaben, beffei
nig mit ben tieften
We. ]d] cerjog nid
jimf. Ma ftunb
offen gehalten roar bei
unb 3U giengen, bnntei
Ratten mid] $temticfy
Igte in ben Saal.
fin 5eftmab|t roar gi
is Caube, fa| HaytT
i|i p Seiten Sabin
i gefetjen blatte 311
Im mu|tc id] eine a
j#tien unb geroinnt
iHuaaiben, bie in
gelten, oft t|öd]ft trüge
¥ - adj, fie prang
li^l erblühter 5d]ön^
fin Diener, mir mi
„knb" fragt id] ibn
P* für 'n 5eft?"
Hfabierbjop
tl,m geringem Xfia
Ä. Xüeil id] ab
] W, gab er mit bo
] * «betfräulein I
I Be egt unb unferes b!
1 ungenau; aber
**■* ^ äum
k^ gieng er -
Beben.lp„. €r
Cön ^ Haren 51«