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They brought you to see Hilda, and then we went to your house again and so gradually 'I remember that Hilda wore a blue frock the first time she came, remarked Greif quickly, with an attempt to check the baroness's advance towards present times.
Greif, nevertheless, continued to be very ill indeed, and his state seemed to go from bad to worse. Rex was anxious, and watched him and nursed him with unfailing care. He knew well enough what Grief had meant by the few words he had spoken after he was brought home, and he knew all that his cousin's action involved. His reflexions were not pleasant.
'I do not see why it would have given the child such pleasure, remarked his companion, glancing at his face to see whether his expression would change or not. 'Would it, do you think? asked Greif in an indifferent tone, though a very slight colour rose in his pale face. 'Indeed it would. It is wrong in you to doubt it. Poor Hilda!
'My dear Greif, my beloved son first of all, I remind you that you are a man and a brave one, and I solemnly enjoin upon you to act like one, and to put your trust in God. A great misfortune has befallen you, and at the moment of death I look to you to bear its burden in a manner worthy of a German gentleman. Heaven will certainly atone to you for the injustice of a cruel destiny.
How can you say it is not logical? 'It certainly cannot be said if one takes your view, Greif answered, laughing. 'But then, if you look at love in the same way, you get the same result. People who love each other are happy and people who quarrel are not. 'Yes; but then, love does not only consist in not quarrelling.
She thought of Hilda's disappointment at the prospect of even retarding the happy day, she thought of the girl's despair when she should know that the day could never come. Then her resolution almost broke down, and she even argued with herself against it. Greif was innocent.
Hilda, who was already supremely happy, would have waited, if Greif had desired it, and she at first approved of his intention to let the proper time of mourning elapse. But Greif yielded without much opposition to the wishes of Frau von Sigmundskron, who, strange to say, was seconded by Rex.
It seems to me that she always loved you, long before long ago, I mean. Greif sighed, and looked away. The half-boyish blush faded slowly from his cheeks and left his face paler than before. The good lady saw the change with regret, and wondered whether the slip of the tongue she had made in her last sentence could have anything to do with it.
On the whole, Rex, in his worldly wisdom, thought it improbable that Hilda would turn out to be sincere, simple and loving, whereas for her own interest it was important that she should possess these qualifications. Lastly, Rex reflected that Hilda might very well be a selfish, reticent, scheming young woman, who would know how to manage Greif as though he were a child.
It had been judged best to acquaint Greif with the proclamation of the amnesty, in order that he might be prepared for any contingency, but the news made very little impression upon him, for he had learned the existence of his disgraced relative so recently that he had from the first feared his return, and had thought of what he should do ever since.
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