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Updated: June 16, 2025
Why, a safe-conduct is a sort of thing that even the most savage enemy is forced to respect. Why, who told you such a pack of nonsense as that? Either because his tumble had muddled his brains, or for some other reason best known to himself, Conrad straightway cast all his stepfather's cautions to the winds, and told neighbour Prieme the whole story of the safe-conduct and why he was there.
The attempt was made and proved a failure, while the continuous firing above their heads hinted that it would be much safer to keep out of the upper world for a time. 'So it seems I only came out of the town to tumble into this ditch, grumbled Prieme again. 'If the Swedes put in an appearance, things will pretty soon begin to look ugly for me.
'Jüchziger is to come instantly to the Burgomaster, cried a well-known voice, as the door of the living-room opened, and Roller's bandaged head appeared. 'Yes, said Prieme in a tone of vexation; 'but the bird has flown, and even now I am busy with his brood. Good woman, cannot you give us some information about your husband?
Turk had planted himself in front of the cupboard, and was now scratching vigorously with his fore-paws at the unhappy cat's hiding-place. As he did so, he threw out a ball of paper rolled closely together, which the sharp-sighted Prieme instantly picked up and unfolded. It was a fragment of a written sheet, partly burned, and in several places quite illegible.
In a state of the highest excitement, Prieme brought the paper into the lamp-light, and with trembling lips read as follows:
They change about from one master to another, but they are all alike in tormenting the unhappy people. 'That's all the fault of this dreadful war, muttered Prieme. 'It has been going on now for over twenty-four years. The soldiers are getting so used to killing people, that they do it even when there are no enemies for them to kill. Conrad hurried on his way.
This being at once granted, the little party turned out to consist of the two miners, Roller and Wahle, sent some days before on a special mission, together with Master Prieme, who had fortunately succeeded in making his escape.
Roller and Prieme, and all those who have played their parts so bravely in our story, lived for many a year as well-to-do citizens; and in the long winter evenings they delighted to tell one another rousing stories of the events that happened during that memorable siege.
He placed a case about fifteen inches long, by six inches broad and high, in his mother's hands. The blind woman felt it all over in wonder. 'I don't know anything about any box, she said. 'And I'm sure I never had anything to bury. 'Perhaps Master Prieme was right after all, then, said Conrad. 'Who is this talking in here? cried Jüchziger, coming suddenly into the room.
'It has been exactly like that for several days now, and no harm has come of it. Pray don't give an alarm, or the end of it will be you'll get my step-father into a mess, and then what is to become of me? 'Such talk is all no use, answered Prieme, 'no use at all; not even if Jüchziger were your real father, which he isn't.
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