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The Old Man of the Mountain, the Lovecharm, and Pietro of Abano, From the German
The Old Man of the Mountain the Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano From the German Author:Johann Ludwig Tieck General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1831 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: She gazed at him affectionately and seemed comforted. So then that is settled now ! she exclaimed : ah yes, 1 always thought you would stay; for I can't live without you; and my father can't live without you; and all our poor workmen and spinners, our good miners, for whprn you are always saying and doing something, and who, when they come for their wages or for relief, look with their whole souls into your kind eyes, these above all can never live without you. This calamity, said Edward, may hereafter make you, your father, me, and all of us happy. The discovery was inevitable; and perhaps, if it had not taken place now, it would have come at a time when it would have plunged us all in misery. If my father now, said Rose, were to have no objection, I might perhaps in time accustom myself to look upon you as my future husband. If I could but feel a little more respect and awe for you! If you would behave very roughly to me now and then, not always so kindly, but angrily and savagely at times, I might by and by grow reconciled to it. Edward went to his business. The uprore had ceast, and the whole house was now quiet and silent : it seemed as if people were afraid of evenbreathing: all walkt about softly and on tiptoe. News came that Eleazar was dead. Toward evening Edward went with the mayor and witnesses into old Balthasar's room. He was surprised to find him in bed. On being spoken to by his visitors he lifted himself up, stared fixedly at them, and seemed to know no one. Aha! reverend Sir, he cried out after a while, you are come to fetch away a second poor sinner today. It is a busy time in you...« less