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to interest himself in the busy bustle down on the street。               It provoked him 

that everybody else should be so light´ hearted�察�when he was�察�or at least 



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fancied himself�察�in trouble。        The parlor grew intolerable�察�he sought refuge 

in his bedroom。        There he sat one evening ��it was the third day after the 

examination���察�and stared out upon the gray stone walls which on all sides 

enclosed the narrow court´yard。           The round stupid face of the moon stood 

tranquilly dozing like a great Limburger cheese suspended under the sky。 

     Ralph�察   �at  least�察 �could   think   of  a  no   more    fitting  simile。   But    the 

bright´eyed young girl in the window hard by sent a longing look up to the 

same   moon�察  �and   thought   of   her   distant   home   on   the   fjords�察  �where   the 

glaciers   stood   like   hoary   giants�察  �and   caught   the   yellow   moonbeams   on 

their glittering shields of snow。         She had been reading ;Ivanhoe; all the 

afternoon�察�until the twilight had overtaken her quite unaware�察�and now she 

suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to write her German exercise。 

She lifted her face and saw a pair of sad�察�vacant eyes�察�gazing at her from 

the next window in the angle of the court。            She was a little startled at first�察�

but in the next moment she thought of her German exercise and took heart。 

     ;Do you know German�拭─�she said�察�then immediately repented that she 

had said it。 

     ;I do�察─�was the answer。 

     She     took   up   her   apron    and    began    to   twist   it  with   an   air  of 

embarrassment。 

     ;I   didn't   mean   anything�察─  �she   whispered�察  �at   last。   ;I   only   wanted   to 

know。; 

     ;You are very kind。; 

     That answer roused her�察�he was evidently making sport of her。 

     ;Well�察  �then�察  �if   you   do�察  �you   may   write   my   exercise   for   me。 I   have 

marked the place in the book。; 

     And she flung her book over to his window�察�and he caught it on the 

edge of the sill�察�just as it was falling。 

     ;You are a very strange girl�察─�he remarked�察�turning over the leaves of 

the book�察�although it was too dark to read。            ;How old are you�拭─�

     ;I   shall  be   fourteen    six   weeks    before    Christmas�察─    �answered     she�察�

frankly。 

     ;Then I excuse you。; 

     ;No�察�indeed�察─�cried she�察�vehemently。             ;You needn't excuse me at all。 



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If you don't want to write my exercise�察�you may send the book back again。 

I am very sorry I spoke to you�察�and I shall never do it again。; 

     ;But   you    will  not   get  the  book    back   again   without    the  exercise�察─�

replied he�察�quietly。      ;Good´night。; 

     The   girl   stood   long   looking   after   him�察  �hoping   that   he   would   return。 

Then�察  �with   a   great   burst   of   repentance�察  �she   hid   her   face   in   her   lap�察  �and 

began to cry。 

     ;Oh�察�dear�察�I didn't mean to be rude�察─�she sobbed。             ;But it was Ivanhoe 

and Rebecca who upset me。; 

     The next morning she was up before daylight�察�and waited for two long 

hours in great suspense before the curtain of his window was raised。                    He 

greeted her politely�察�threw a hasty glance around the court to see if he was 

observed�察�and then tossed her book dexterously over into her hands。 

     ;I   have   pinned   the   written   exercise   to   the   fly´   leaf�察─  �he   said。 ;You 

will probably have time to copy it before breakfast。; 

     ;I am ever so much obliged to you�察─�she managed to stammer。 

     He looked so tall and handsome�察�and grown´ up�察�and her remorse stuck 

in her throat�察�and threatened to choke her。           She had taken him for a boy as 

he sat there in his window the evening before。 

     ;By the way�察�what is your name�拭─�he asked�察�carelessly�察�as he turned to 

go。 

     ;Bertha。; 

     ;Well�察�my dear Bertha�察�I am happy to have made your acquaintance。; 

     And he again made her a polite bow�察�and entered his parlor。 

     ;How provokingly familiar he is�察─�thought she�察 �but no one can deny 

that he is handsome。; 

     The   bright   roguish   face   of   the   young   girl   haunted   Ralph   during   the 

whole next week。        He had been in love at least ten times before�察�of course�察�

but�察�like most boys�察�with young ladies far older than himself。                  He found 

himself  frequently  glancing over   to   her   window  in   the  hope   of   catching 

another glimpse of her face�察�but the curtain was always drawn down�察�and 

Bertha     remained     invisible。    During      the   second    week�察   �however�察    �she 

relented�察    �and   they    had   many     a   pleasant    chat   together。     He     now 

volunteered to   write   all her   exercises�察  �and   she   made   no objections。       He 



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learned   that   she   was   the   daughter   of   a   well´to´do   peasant   in   the   sea´ 

districts of     Norway ��and it gave him quite a shock to hear it���察�and that 

she was going to school in the city�察�and boarded with an old lady who kept 

a pension in the house adjoining the one in which he lived。 

     One day in the autumn Ralph was surprised by the sudden arrival of 

his father�察�and the fact of his failure in the examination could no longer be 

kept a secret。       The old Colonel flared up at once when Ralph made his 

confession�察�the large veins upon his forehead swelled�察�he grew coppery´ 

red in his face�察�and stormed up and down the floor�察�until his son became 

seriously alarmed�察�but�察�to his great relief�察�he was soon made aware 

     that   his   father's   wrath    was   not   turned    against    him   personally�察    �but 

against the officials of the Military Academy who had rejected him。                        The 

Colonel   took   it   as   an   insult   to   his   own   good   name   and   irreproachable 

standing   as   an   officer�察  �he   promptly   refused   any   other   explanation�察  �and 

vainly   racked   his   brain   to   remember   if   any   youthful   folly   of   his   could 

possibly   have   made   him   enemies   among   the   teachers   of   the   Academy。 

He   at   last   felt   satisfied   that   it   was   envy   of   his   own   greatness   and   rapid 

advancement which had induced the rascals to take vengeance on his son。 

Ralph reluctantly followed his father back to the country town where the 

latter was stationed�察�and the fair´haired Bertha vanished from his horizon。 

His mother's wish now prevailed�察�and he began�察�in his own easy way�察�to 

prepare himself for the University。            He had little taste for Cicero�察�and still 

less   for   Virgil�察  �but   with   the   use   of   a   ;pony;   he   soon   gained   sufficient 

knowledge of these authors to be able to talk in a sort of patronizing way 

about   them�察  �to   the   great   delight   of   his   fond   parents。   He   took   quite   a 

fancy�察�however�察�to the         ode in Horace ending with the lines�此�

       Dulce ridentem�察       �Dulce loquentem�察         �Lalagen amabo。 

     And   in   his   thought   he   substituted   for   Lalage   the   fair´haired   Bertha�察�

quite regardless of the requirements of the metre。 

     To   make   a   long   story   short�察  �three   years   later   Ralph   returned   to   the 

capital�察  �and�察  �after   having   worn   out   several   tutors�察  �actually   succeeded   in 

entering the University。 

     The first year of college life is a happy time to every young man�察�and 

Ralph enjoyed its processions�察�its parliamentary gatherings�察�and its leisure�察�



         

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