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Updated: May 17, 2025
The drawing-room had a bow window looking over the fields towards the South, and this way too looked the dining-room, in which Magdalen bestowed whatever was least interesting, such as the "Hume and Smollett" and "Gibbon" of her grandfather's library and her own school books, from which she hoped to teach Thekla. Her upstairs arrangements had for the moment been rather disturbed by Mrs.
Night came on; the sounds of daily life died away into silence; the children's voices were no more heard; the poultry were all gone to roost; the beasts of burden to their stables; and travellers were housed. Then Thekla came in softly and quietly, and took up her appointed place, after she had done all in her power for my comfort.
Scarce a day has passed but we have received news of some success gained, of some town or castle captured, and your Green Brigade has always been in the van. We have been constantly in fear for you, and after that terrible battle before Leipzig Thekla scarcely slept a wink until we obtained a copy of the Gazette with the names of the officers killed."
And as Lottchen left the room I could hear her repeating that she thought she should leave when Thekla went, for that her place would not be worth having. Even the Fräulein had her word of regret regret mingled with self-justification. She thought she had been quite right in speaking to Thekla for allowing such familiarities; how was she to know that the man was an old friend and playmate?
But to Thekla it had seemed impossible that she could become a Catholic. The two religions stood in arms against each other; Catholics and Protestants differed not only in faith but in politics.
And Primrose, giving a hand to Thekla, joined in the general rush down the glade. "A situation relieved!" said the newcomer. "For all ran to see, For they took him to be An Egyptian porcupig," quoted Gillian.
Agatha supposed there would be a pleasant walk to church; Paulina said she had heard good accounts of the services in that part of the country; Vera hoped that they would see what their neighbours were like, and Thekla was delighted with the jolly garden and places to scramble in.
You see I have strength enough: now I will hear him. DUCHESS. No; never shall this messenger of evil Enter again into thy presence, Thekla! THEKLA. My father WALLENSTEIN. Dearest daughter! THEKLA. I'm not weak. Shortly I shall be quite myself again. You'll grant me one request? WALLENSTEIN. Name it, my daughter.
Her frantic knocking was answered by a young woman in a light and artless costume of a quilted petticoat and a red flannel sack. "Oh, gracious goodness! Mrs. Lieders!" cried she. Thekla Lieders rather staggered than walked into the room and fell back on the black haircloth sofa.
She was not like the same creature as the blooming, cheerful maiden whom I had seen in the morning; she looked wan and careworn, older by several years. "What is the matter, Thekla?" said I, with true anxiety as to what might have befallen my good, faithful nurse. She looked round before answering. "I have seen him," she said. "He has been here, and the Fräulein has been so angry!
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