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German Evenings [of B. Auerbach, With Tales by Other Germ. Writers] Tr. by J.l. Lowdell
German Evenings Tr by Jl Lowdell - of B. Auerbach, With Tales by Other Germ. Writers Author:Berthold Auerbach General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1869 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: WHAT IS HAPPINESS? Edmund -- so after his Christian name, we call a tall over-grown young advocate, who had just returned from the university -- Edmund had finished reading the little book, by Clemens Brentano, which can never be sufficiently praised, of " The history of the beauteous Annerl and the valiant Casperl;" a solemn silence reigned amongst the assembled ladies, the deep breathing of each bosom was heard; nay, each believed she heard the other's heart's throbbings; thus had the simple lot of a maid-servant and a soldier strongly affected all. There sat the wife of the Aulic Counsellor Romann, openly wiping away her tears ; near her, her two daughters Meta and Antonia. Antonia held her arms pressed across her bosom as it were still for a defence against the violent palpitation of her heart, a tear hung upon her eyelashes, she looked down into her lap; Meta, with her left hand likewise, dried her eyes whilst with her right hand she played with the sash- tassel of her frock. Beside her sat Major Schmidthelden's wife, playing at Dutch-draughts, and either from sympathy or displeasure, was biting her underlip ; her daughter, Rosetta, who sat somewhat farther back, was occupied arranging her mother's collar, which had become displaced. The gentlemen stood or sat here and there. Edmund saw with tranquil pleasure this silent emotion in the minds of all; he felt how nobody dared invoke attention to, or by a word, by a syllable, divert this agitation and surging in the heart of the other. This silent calm had scarcely lasted some seconds, when Edmund thought he likewise already observed how this over...« less