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heads�察�and arms�察�and wheels。 

     A  row   of   pencils   knobbed   with   quartz   or   sard   Delighted   her。    And 

rings   of   every   size   Turned   smartly   round   like   hoops   before   her   eyes�察�

Amethyst´flamed or ruby´girdled�察�jarred To spokes and flashing triangles�察�

and starred Like rockets bursting on a festal day。 Charlotta could not tear 

herself away。 

     With eyes glued tightly on a golden box�察�Whose rare enamel piqued 

her    with   its  hue�察 �Changeable�察     �iridescent�察   �shuttlecocks    Of   shades    and 

lustres    always    darting   through    Its  level�察 �superimposing       sheet   of  blue�察�

Charlotta   did   not   hear   footsteps   approaching。   She   started   at   the   words�此�

;Am I encroaching�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�Heinrich�察�how you frightened me�              �I thought We were to meet at 



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three�察�is it quite that�拭─ �No�察�it is not�察─�he answered�察 �but I've caught The 

trick of missing you。        One thing is flat�察�I cannot go on this way。            Life is 

what Might best be conjured up by the word�此                 �Hell'。 Dearest�察�when will 

you come�拭─       �Lotta�察�to quell 

     His effervescence�察�pointed to the gems Within the window�察�asked him 

to admire A bracelet or a buckle。           But one stems Uneasily the burning of 

a   fire。   Heinrich   was   chafing�察  �pricked   by   his   desire。   Little   by   little   she 

wooed him to her mood Until at last he promised to be good。 

     But here he started on another tack�察�To buy a jewel�察�which one would 

Lotta choose。 She vainly urged against him all her lack Of other trinkets。 

Should she dare to use A ring or brooch her husband might accuse Her of 

extravagance�察�and ask to see A strict accounting�察�or still worse might be。 

     But Heinrich would not be persuaded。               Why Should he not give her 

what he liked�拭       �And in He went�察�determined certainly to buy A thing so 

beautiful     that  it  would   win    Her   wavering     fancy。   Altgelt's    violin   He 

would outscore by such a handsome jewel That Lotta could no longer be 

so cruel� �

     Pity   Charlotta�察  �torn   in   diverse   ways。   If   she   went   in   with   him�察  �the 

shopman   might   Recognize   her�察  �give   her   her   name�察  �in   days   To   come   he 

could denounce her。         In her fright She almost fled。         But Heinrich would 

be   quite   Capable     of  pursuing。     By   and    by  She    pushed    the  door   and 

entered hurriedly。 

     It took some pains to keep him from bestowing A pair of ruby earrings�察�

carved like roses�察�The setting twined to represent the growing Tendrils and 

leaves�察�upon her。       ;Who supposes I could obtain such things�                �It simply 

closes All comfort for me。;          So he changed his mind And bought as slight 

a gift as he could find。 

     A locket�察�frosted over with seed pearls�察�Oblong and slim�察�for wearing 

at   the   neck�察  �Or   hidden   in   the   bosom�察  �their   joined   curls   Should   lie   in   it。 

And further to bedeck His love�察�Heinrich had picked a whiff�察�a fleck�察�The 

merest   puff   of   a   thin�察  �linked   chain   To   hang   it   from。 Lotta   could   not 

refrain 

     From weeping as they sauntered down the street。 She did not want the 

locket�察�yet she did。 To have him love her she found very sweet�察�But it is 



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hard to keep love always hid。 Then there was something in her heart which 

chid Her�察�told her she loved Theodore in him�察�That all these meetings were 

a foolish whim。 

     She thought of Theodore and the life they led�察�So near together�察�but so 

little mingled。 The great clouds bulged and bellied overhead�察�And the fresh 

wind about her body tingled�察�The crane of a large warehouse creaked and 

jingled�察�Charlotta held her breath for very fear�察�About her in the street she 

seemed to hear�此            �They call me Hanging Johnny�察                   �Away´i´oh�察�

They call me Hanging Johnny�察                    �So hang�察�boys�察�hang。; 

     And it was Theodore�察�under the racing skies�察�Who held her and who 

whispered in her ear。 She knew her heart was telling her no lies�察�Beating 

and hammering。         He was so dear�察�The touch of him would send her in a 

queer Swoon that was half an ecstasy。             And yearning For Theodore�察�she 

wandered�察�slowly turning 

     Street after street as Heinrich wished it so。 He had some aim�察�she had 

forgotten what。 Their progress was confused and very slow�察�But at the last 

they reached a lonely spot�察�A garden far above the highest shot Of soaring 

steeple。     At   their   feet�察  �the   town   Spread   open   like   a   chequer´board   laid 

down。 

     Lotta  was   dimly   conscious   of   the  rest�察�Vaguely  remembered   how   he 

clasped the chain About her neck。           She treated it in jest�察�And saw his face 

cloud over with sharp pain。 Then suddenly she felt as though a strain Were 

put upon her�察�collared like a slave�察�Leashed in the meshes of this thing he 

gave。 

     She seized the flimsy  rings   with both her hands To snap it�察�but   they 

held   with   odd   persistence。   Her   eyes   were   blinded   by   two   wind´blown 

strands Of hair which had been loosened。              Her resistance Melted within 

her�察�from remotest distance�察�Misty�察�unreal�察�his face grew warm and near�察�

And giving way she knew him very dear。 

     For long he held her�察�and they both gazed down At the wide city�察�and 

its blue�察�bridged river。 From wooing he jested with her�察�snipped the blown 

Strands of   her   hair�察  �and   tied   them  with   a   sliver   Cut   from  his own   head。 

But she gave a shiver When�察�opening the locket�察�they were placed Under 

the glass�察�commingled and enlaced。 



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     ;When will you have it so with us�拭─             �He sighed。 She shook her head。 

He pressed her further。         ;No�察�No�察�Heinrich�察�Theodore loves me�察─�and she 

tried To free herself and rise。          He held her so�察�Clipped by his arms�察�she 

could not move nor go。 ;But you love me�察─�he whispered�察�with his  face 

Burning against her through her kerchief's lace。 

     Frau Altgelt knew she toyed with fire�察�knew That what her husband lit 

this   other   man   Fanned   to   hot   flame。    She   told   herself   that   few   Women 

were so discreet as she�察�who ran No danger since she knew what things to 

ban。 She opened her house door at five o'clock�察�A short half´hour before 

her husband's knock。 

                                           Part Third 

     The `Residenz´Theater' sparked and hummed With lights and people。 

Gebnitz was to sing�察�That rare soprano。                All the fiddles strummed With 

tuning up�察�the wood´winds made a ring Of reedy bubbling noises�察�and the 

sting   Of   sharp�察  �red   brass   pierced   every   ear´drum�察  �patting   From   muffled 

tympani made a dark slatting 

     Across   the   silver   shimmering   of   flutes�察  �A   bassoon   grunted�察  �and   an 

oboe   wailed�察  �The   'celli   pizzicato´ed   like   great   lutes�察  �And   mutterings   of 

double basses trailed Away to silence�察�while loud harp´strings hailed Their 

thin�察�bright colours down in such a scatter They lost themselves amid the 

general clatter。 

     Frau   Altgelt   in   the   gallery�察  �alone�察  �Felt   lifted   up   into   another   world。 

Before   her   eyes   a   thousand   candles   shone   In   the   great   chandeliers。      A 

maze of curled And powdered periwigs past her eyes swirled。 She smelt 

the   smoke   of   candles   guttering�察  �And   caught   the   glint   of   jewelled   fans 

fluttering 

     All round he

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