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It was on the morning of the day on which the traveller we have spoken of above had inquired after her at her old cottage, that a message came to her from Father Gottlieb to say that she must come to the convent with all speed, to hear some tidings of her son, which had been brought by a traveller from the south.
Coming on top of all his other trials the revolt of his own little Minna, the defection of Aunt Hedwig, and the almost open enmity of Herr Sohnstein this compulsory surrender of all his hope of honest fame was indeed a deadly blow. Gottlieb smoked on in sullen anger; his heart torn and tortured, and his mind filled with a confusion of bitter evil thoughts.
After these words the conversation ceased, and the brother and sister commenced their homeward ride. In his great haste Gottlieb nearly ran into the water, in which Ragnar was standing fastening the boat; but so much was he astonished by the marvellous change which taken place in Nanna's appearance that he was forced to start back and gaze silently upon her.
With tender gentleness Gottlieb imprinted his second kiss upon her lips, and then said softly: "Poor Nanna, poor child, you have at least one friend in your adversity." "Then Gottlieb is acquainted with " She blushingly withdrew herself from his embrace. She had not thought that her greeting had been contrary to customary usage.
Gottlieb spat into a sawdust box under the table and winked with great deliberation. "How much have you got left?" he inquired indifferently. Tony delved into his breeches and with trembling hands produced a roll of bills still of some dignity. Gottlieb stretched forth a claw, took them, placed them in his own pocket, and then swung his feet to the floor with alacrity.
'Aunt Lisbeth does not approve of my songs, replied Margarita, untwisting some silver threads. 'Do thy father's command, girl! said Aunt Lisbeth. 'And doing his command, Should I do a thing of ill, I'd rather die to his lovely face, Than wanton at his will. 'There there, said Aunt Lisbeth, straining out her fingers; 'you see, Gottlieb, what over-indulgence brings her to.
"Come along to the hearing and you'll find out, my lad," answered Gottlieb. "Don't fail if you want to see some fun." Curious to discover what trick Gottlieb would be able to play, I accordingly arranged my work so as to attend the hearing, which was to be held in the referee's office in an old wooden building on Broadway.
But when Gottlieb went a step further and said, looking very keenly at Herr Sohnstein as he said it, that some great rascal must have lent Hans the money to make his fine start, Aunt Hedwig at once bristled up and said with emphasis that rascals, neither great nor small, were in the habit of lending their money to deserving young men; and Herr Sohnstein, a little sheepishly perhaps, and mumbling a little in his gray mustache, ventured the statement that this was a free country already, and people living in it were at liberty to lend their money to whom they pleased; and Minna, looking up from her books Gottlieb's back was turned towards her blew a most unfilial kiss from the tips of her chubby fingers to Herr Sohnstein right over her father's shoulder.
"But what does he pay us for?" inquired Gottlieb innocently. "Quib, just think of the money!" I had, in fact, been thinking of the money, and it looked very good to me.
Then turning to Meister Gottlieb, the protonotary, he whispered so low that he alone could hear the command, that he should commit to paper a form of words which would give the bond between Heinz Schorlin and Eva Ortlieb sufficient legal power to resist both secular authority and that of the Dominicans and Sisters of St. Clare.
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