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Updated: May 11, 2025
He knew that the events of that day must exercise an important influence upon his future, upon the happiness or unhappiness of his whole life. The day before the examination Lupinus was alone in his room. He said to himself, "If the faculty give me my diploma, I will show myself in my true form to Eckhof.
"I have made you share in my happiness, and I demand the holy right of sharing your grief." Lupinus did not reply. Eckhof lifted him gently in his arms, and laying him upon the sofa, took a seat near him. He laid his arms around him, placed his head upon his bosom, and in a soft, melodious voice, whispered words of comfort, encouragement, and love.
He was modest and reserved, never sought Eckhof; but when the latter came to him, his pale face colored with a soft red, and his great eyes flashed with a wondrous glow. Eckhof could not but see how much his silent young friend rejoiced in his presence. He came daily to Lupinus.
There is always a lupin wash somewhere on the mesa trail, a broad, shallow, cobble-paved sink of vanished waters, where the hummocks of Lupinus ornatus run a delicate gamut from silvery green of spring to silvery white of winter foliage. They look in fullest leaf, except for color, most like the huddled huts of the campoodie, and the largest of them might be a man's length in diameter.
He left the mysterious little room, hastily closed the door, and placed the key in his bosom, then opened the outer door. Yes, it was Eckhof. He entered with a beaming face, with a gay and happy smile. Lupinus had never seen him so joyous.
In this new life I shall be happy and contented; and this I can only hope to be, in giving my life to poetry and art." "Ah, he speaks and thinks as I did," said Eckhof to him self; then turning to Lupinus, he said: "You wish to be an actor; that means, you desire a life of shame and humiliation. No one shall become an actor if I can prevent it.
Forgive me, Joseph; forgive me, my young friend; come to my arms, my comrades, my brothers, and say that you will forget my anger and injustice." He opened his arms, and Joseph threw himself upon his breast. "And you, my friend," said Eckhof, turning to Lupinus, who stood pale and motionless before him. Joseph drew them together and exclaimed: "Was I not right?
But now that it has been discovered, take courage, my friend, and raise the veil which conceals your desires." Lupinus remained speechless, only the heaving of his breast betrayed his excitement. Eckhof had compassion on the evident embarrassment of the young student, and approaching him laid his hand gently on his shoulder. Lupinus trembled and grew pale under Eckhof's gentle, sympathetic glance.
"You will not receive me?" said Lupinus, sadly. "Not at present, dear friend; I wish to be reasonable and careful, and perhaps a little egotistical. If you should leave the university at present, you give the professors a new weapon against me, and it would be said that I had employed arts to seduce you from the paths of science.
Speak, Lupinus, and tell this doubter that you have come voluntarily; that I have not pressed you into the service as Frederick William impressed soldiers. Truly, I had trouble enough in divining from your broken words and repressed sighs, your blushes, and your deep admiration for Eckhof, this secret which lay in your bosom.
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