The Rhine Vol 2 of 2 - Classic Reprint Author:Victor Hugo Excerpt from The Rhine, Vol. 2 of 2 — It is nearly dusk. That indescribable melancholy which takes possession of the heart at the close of day seems to extend over the entire landscape. Which is really sad at such times? Is it nature, or is it ourselves? A white mist rises from the depths of the immense valley of the Vosges; the tall reeds along ... more »the river-bank sigh lugubriously; the steamboat struggles on through the water like a big, tired dog; all the weary, drowsy passengers have gone down into the cabin, which is filled with bundles, valises, loaded tables, and sleeping people. The deck is almost deserted. Three German students still linger there, silent and motionless, smoking their pipes, without making a gesture or uttering a word, - three statues; I make a fourth as I stand staring out into space.
"I can see nothing," I say to myself. "We shall not reach Worms until long after dark. How strange I had no idea that Worms was so far from Mayence."
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