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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�