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I wonder if he is still alive, or whether he died of his wounds." "The Doctor," said Sam, "always speaks of him as dead." "He is not only alive," said the Major, "but he is coming here. He will be here to-day. He may come any minute." "What! the great Landstein," said Sam. "The same man," said the Major. "The Doctor will have a quarrel with him, father. He is always abusing him.
"You have heard of Baron Landstein." "What," said Sam, "the man that the Doctor's always abusing so? Yes, I know all about him, of course." "The noble Landstein," said Alice. "In spite of the Doctor's abuse he is a great favourite of mine. How well he seems to have behaved at Jena with those two Landwehr regiments." "Landsturm, my love," said the Major. "Yes, Landsturm I mean.
Von Landstein received his fire without suffering, adjusted his spectacles, and shot the young gentleman in the knee, stopping HIS waltzing for ever and a day. Beloved by all who come in contact with him; happy, honoured, and prosperous, as he so well deserves to be.
"This, then, my good old tutor," thought Sam, "turns out to be the great Landstein. Save us, what a piece of romance." But though he thought this, he never said anything, and catching Alice's eye, followed it to the window. There, leaning against the glass, his face buried in his hands, and his broad back shaking with emotion, stood Doctor Mulhaus. Alas! no.
Our kindly, good, hearty, learned, irritable, but dearly-beloved old friend, is no more. There never was such a man in reality: but in his place stands Baron von Landstein of the Niederwald. But I have seen the letter which Major Buckley received enclosing it, and I can give it you word for word. It is from the Governor himself, and runs thus:
He took two short turns through the room, and then he turned and spoke to them again, looking all the time at Sam. "I am the Baron von Landstein. The very man we have so often talked of, and whose character we have so freely discussed.
"I am informed that the famous Baron von Landstein has been living in your house for some years, under the name of Dr. Mulhaus. In fact, I believe he is a partner of yours.
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