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"You are drawing, with fine strokes, the character of the born sceptic." "Sceptic? coward!" cried Otto. "Coward is the word. A springless, putty-hearted, cowering coward!" And as the Prince rapped out the words in tones of unusual vigour, a little, stout old gentleman, opening a door behind Gotthold, received them fairly in the face.
There were various outcries. 'You insult the Princess, thundered Gondremark. 'I maintain my protest, replied Gotthold. At the height of this confusion the door was thrown open; an usher announced, 'Gentlemen, the Prince! and Otto, with his most excellent bearing, entered the apartment.
Gotthold, the virgin priest of knowledge, had envied his cousin, for half a day, when he was married; he had never envied him his throne. Reading was not a popular diversion at the court of Grunewald; and that great, pleasant, sunshiny gallery of books and statues was, in practice, Gotthold's private cabinet.
By this Gondremark, to whom you counsel me to leave my country, cried the Prince. 'Rare advice! The course that I have been following all these years, to come at last to this. O, ill-advised! if that were all! See now, there is no sense in beating about the bush between two men: you know what scandal says of her? Gotthold, with pursed lips, silently nodded.
It was not a large body. At the instance of Gondremark, it had undergone a strict purgation, and was now composed exclusively of tools. Three secretaries sat at a side-table. Seraphina took the head; on her right was the Baron, on her left Greisengesang; below these Grafinski the treasurer, Count Eisenthal, a couple of non-combatants, and, to the surprise of all, Gotthold.
O, believe me, I feel the ridicule, the vast abuse of language, he added, wincing, 'but even a principulus like me cannot resign; he must make a great gesture, and come buskined forth, and abdicate. 'Ay, said Gotthold, 'or else stay where he is. What gnat has bitten you to-day? Do you not know that you are touching, with lay hands, the very holiest inwards of philosophy, where madness dwells?
"A dead dog in a canal is more alive. And the question, Gotthold, the question that I have to face is this: Can I not, with effort and self-denial, can I not become a tolerable sovereign?" "Never," replied Gotthold. "Dismiss the notion. And besides, dear child, you would not try." "Nay, Gotthold, I am not to be put by," said Otto.
She is loathed in this country that I brought her to and suffered her to spoil. Yes, I gave it her as a plaything, and she has broken it: a fine Prince, an admirable Princess! Even her life I ask you, Gotthold, is her life safe? 'It is safe enough to-day, replied the librarian: 'but since you ask me seriously, I would not answer for to-morrow. She is ill- advised. 'And by whom?
Presently the Felsenburg came plainly in view, some way above them, on a bold projection of the mountain, and planting its bulk against the starry sky. "See, Gotthold," said the Prince, "our destination." Gotthold awoke as from a trance. "I was thinking," said he, "if there is any danger, why did you not resist? I was told you came of your free will; but should you not be there to help her?"
He knows I should then be too happy, and therefore says, 'Gotthold Leberecht Blucher, I have permitted thee to bring Bonaparte to the brink of ruin; now thine armies are close to Paris, and will, without thee, get into the city.
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