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He was pale and weak, and his head was still bound up, but he welcomed the girl affectionately, though with a mild reproach as to the rarity of her visits. Andreas had already informed him that Melissa was kept away by her mediation for the prisoners, and so he was comforted by her assurance that if her duty would allow of it she would never leave him again.
I would fain make the trial whether you can keep your word. Flodoardo. That is sufficient. To-morrow, or the day after at least, will I perform my promise. Andreas. And you make that promise so resolutely? Are you aware, young man, how dangerous a task it is to surprise these miscreants?
This had not been confirmed by the girl herself, for, attacked by a violent fever, she had during nine days hovered between life and death; and since then Andreas had for more than a week been detained in the town arranging affairs for Polybius. The task was now ended which he had set himself to carry through. He could leave the city and see once more the young people he loved.
Why, the whole world would laugh at me, and the emperor would punish me as a rebel!" "Well, then," cried Andreas Hofer, in a powerful voice, "if you will not do it, I will! "No, you will not, Andy," said Hormayr, gravely; "you will be sensible, on the contrary, and not, from worldly pride, endanger your country, your friends, and yourself.
The last question of the freedman's, as to whether she had meditated further on his discourse, had reminded her of the sentence, "The fullness of the time is come"; and afterward the thought occurred to her, again and again, that in the course of the next few hours some decisive event would happen to her, "fulfilling the time," as Andreas expressed it.
There was no crushing mob, and no dust came up from the well-watered roadway, and yet the girl had lost her cheerful looks, in spite of the success of her bold venture; and Andreas walked by her side, silent and ill-pleased. She could not understand him; for, as long as she could remember, his grave looks had always brightened at anything that had brought gladness to her or to her mother.
The good-wives living thereabouts were somewhat shocked at the thought of risking a baby's life in the care of a man who was qualified only to minister intelligently to the needs of baby canary-birds; yet were they not a little touched when they came in unnecessary numbers, as Andreas thought to give him the benefit of their superior wisdom in the premises by finding how well, in a queer, awkward way, he was discharging the duties of his office; and such gentleness in a man they all vowed that they had never seen.
Niederkircher hastened to the window and drew the curtain aside in order to look out into the street. A dense crowd was assembled in front of the tavern; it was incessantly cheering and shouting: "Andreas Hofer! Come out! Long live the commander-in-chief of the Tyrol, the liberator! We want to see him, we must thank him for delivering us from the enemy. Andreas Hofer! Andreas Hofer!"
For the first time Andreas Hofer had permitted music and dancing, and all the beautiful girls of Innspruck were preparing to take part in the brilliant festival and enjoy the rare amusement. All faces were radiant; even Eliza's sweet countenance was lit up to-day with the sunshine of happiness.
I'll follow thee, and bring the bridal kiss. GERMAN. The storm drove that way. Mount your horse, duke! ANDREAS. Let me cast a parting look at Genoa's towers! No; it is not a dream. Andreas is betrayed. GERMAN. The enemy is all around us. Away! Fly! Beyond the boundaries! Here will I die. Let no one talk of flight. Here lies the prop of my old age my career is ended. GERMAN. Danger is near.
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