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f eati^'0 jmoDern JLanguage ^etiejs 
 
 Minna von Barnhelm 
 
 DAS SOLDATENGLiJCK 
 
 LUSTSPIEL IN FUNF AUFZUGEN 
 
 Von G. E. LESSING 
 
 1763 
 
 TOt'tlj an 3ntrotiuctt0n anln Notes 
 
 BY 
 
 SYLVESTER PRIMER, Ph. D., 
 
 PKOFESSOR OF TEUTONIC LANGUAGES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. 
 
 REVISED EDITION. 
 
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PREFACE. 
 
 THE present volume forms the first of several from 
 the writings of G. E. Lessing which will appear in 
 this Modern Language Series. The selection of "Minna 
 von Barnhelm " as a desirable text-book for schools and 
 colleges is based upon two important considerations, — 
 its fitness as reading for the young, and its value as a 
 classical and literary work in the study of the German 
 language and literature. Educators will recognize the 
 difficulty of selecting unobjectionable works for the class- 
 room in either modern or ancient languages. Few com- 
 edies in the modern languages are "as suitable to be 
 placed in the hands of the young as ' Minna von Barn- 
 helm.' The play is highly entertaining; nearly every 
 scene is a masterpiece in itself ; the language in which 
 it is expressed is most pure and idiomatic ; and a noble 
 spirit of honor, disinterestedness, and generosity per- 
 vades the whole piece." (Buchheim, Preface, v.) The 
 Style is Lessing's best. In this piece the German 
 student can occupy himself " with that close analytical 
 treatment of the language in its word-composition and 
 construction, its synonyms and idioms, which must pre- 
 
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IV PREFACE. 
 
 cede any really appreciative study of the literature, and 
 is indispensable to the mastery of the language for prac- 
 tical purposes." (H. J. Wolstenholme in his Preface to 
 Gutzkow's " Zopf und Schwert," v.) In this respect it 
 will form an excellent text-book for the less advanced 
 stages in the study of German, where a knowledge of 
 the language for practical purposes is desirable. But 
 Lessing and his works are essential to a comprehensive 
 knowledge of Germany's great classic period. Without 
 his labors, without his critical and dramatic works as 
 guide and models, Germany's second classic period would 
 not have been what it is. A history of Lessing's life is 
 a history of the first part of this great period ; and his 
 labors as critic and dramatist made it brilliant. " Minna 
 von Barnhelm " marks a new era, a new life, in German 
 comedy. Hence its importance in the study of German 
 literature. 
 
 The text is based upon that of Dr. Eobert Boxberger 
 in Joseph Kurschner's "Deutsche National-Litteratiir," 
 Band 58. But few changes have been made, and then 
 only such as a collation with the excellent text of Lach- 
 mann-Maltzahn seemed to demand. The notes are intended 
 not only to elucidate and explain the text, but also to call 
 the attention to the sesthetieal beauties of the play, and to 
 show its careful development according to the dramatic 
 rules laid down by Lessing in his critical works on the 
 drama. My aim has been to make the play not only a 
 study of Lessing the dramatist, but also of Lessing the 
 critic, in his own dramas. Lessing was above all a pro- 
 
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PREFACE. V 
 
 ductive critic ; and his various works show his progress 
 in criticism, and are as essential to the study of the critic 
 as his purely critical works. The "Minna" completes" 
 his study of the comedy ; for he never made a second 
 attempt on this field. I have endeavored to apply those 
 principles of text-criticism which have long been recog- 
 nized as standard in commentaries on Greek and Latin 
 text-books. Modern languages can never take the (irst 
 place in "classic training" until their classical produc- 
 tions are edited with the accuracy and scholarship 
 bestowed upon the classics of Greece and Rome. 
 
 The " Bibliography " at the end contains a list of the 
 authors consulted in writing the Introduction and notes. 
 Wherever I have quoted verbatim I have given proper 
 credit ; but wherever I have only used the information 
 and hints contained in the different works read in the 
 preparation it has not been possible to quote authority, 
 as often the thoughts of different writers have been 
 united. Originality in investigations is imperative ; but 
 in an introduction to a text-book it is desirable to give 
 the latest information in regard to the author and the 
 work edited. I have therefore freely used the authors 
 mentioned in the " Bibliography," and here make this 
 acknowledgment of my indebtedness to them. 
 
 I would express the hope that this edition may increase 
 the popularity of Germany's masterpiece in the field of 
 comedy. 
 
 SYLVESTER PRIMER. 
 
 Austin, Texas, March, 1895. 
 
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INTRODUCTION. 
 
 THE historian of German literature likes to dwell 
 upon its two great classic periods, both significant 
 and instructive to the modern student of civilization, 
 since they are thoroughly characteristic of the true 
 German spirit. The first produced the great minne- 
 singers, who, in imitation of the troubadours and 
 trouveres of the Romance nations, sang of love and 
 chivalry, but with more natural feelings, and with a 
 philosophical insight quite foreign to their neighbors. 
 The later period — which began in the middle of the 
 eighteenth century, and closed with the death of Goethe 
 in 1832 — is the age of rapid progress in all departments 
 of the intellectual life of man. It is characterized by the 
 development, if not the birth, of aesthetical criticism, in 
 which the Germans excel. Possibly they may not be able 
 to show so many and so great creative geniuses as are 
 found in some of the neighboring states ; but their 
 productive critics surpass those of all other nations. 
 Greatest among these was Lessing, — the life of the 
 second classic period of German literature. He under- 
 stood better than any other Germany's mission, and con- 
 
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 tributed largely to the elevation of Germany to its 
 present rank. He came at an important period, when 
 his country's literature was passing through one of those 
 disheartening struggles frorh darkness to light. He be- 
 came the pioneer to clear away the confused ideas which 
 obstructed the free development of her intellectual life ; 
 he was the beacon light which led his contemporaries to 
 that true and independent position which Germany has 
 ever -since occupied. His appearance upon the literary 
 horizon is as refreshing as when a thunder-storm bursts 
 upon us in a sultry day and disperses the oppressive 
 heat, purifying and cooling the atmosphere. The influence 
 of the French and English literatures on the German had 
 been beneficial, but a bitter partisan controversy arose in 
 regard to their merits, and no solution of the problem 
 seemed possible. All were at a loss or far from the 
 true course. At this moment Lessing began his lit- 
 erary career, and brought to the conflict that vigor 
 and freshness of thought, that clear perception and 
 accurate judgment, which have placed Germany at the 
 head of the intellectual life of modern times. The 
 progress made in every branch of science by modern 
 investigators is much more the result of his efforts 
 tlian is generally conceded. His unwearied, undis- 
 mayed, restless, yet ever active spirit waged a con- 
 stant war against restriction of all kinds. " Not being 
 so deeply rooted in the Lusatian soil as Goethe in the 
 Franconian, or Schiller in the Swabian," his was the true 
 cosmopolitan spirit. It was well for Germany — nay, 
 
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 for all Europe, for modern thought — that a Lessing was 
 present to guide during the first period of its awakening 
 intellectual life. 
 
 I. FIRST LITEEARY PERIOD. 
 
 Leasing belonged to a family in which the inclination 
 to literary studies was hereditary. His grandfather had 
 excellent literary taste, and his father wag a writer of 
 some note in his native place. Lessing inherited from 
 them his love of books, and made such progress in the 
 village high school that at the age of thirteen, a year 
 younger than the rule required, he was admitted to the 
 gymnasium of St. Afra in Meissen, then one of the 
 three seats of classic learning. 
 
 Though the classics were first on the curriculum, they 
 were not absolute. The German language was not 
 neglected, even if the instruction in it was of a primitive 
 kind. The commencement of the study of an excellent 
 style and the cultivation of the mother-tongue began to 
 manifest itself in different parts of the country ; and the 
 three great schools were not the last to promote the 
 movement. The German poets were discussed and their 
 study encouraged ; even poetic composition by the 
 scholars was countenanced, and the work thus produced 
 was criticised and commended. Lessing here first began 
 to devote himself to poetic • composition ; and we still 
 have some of his verses written at St. Afra. 
 
 These schools did not, however, owe their great suc- 
 cess to mere routine work, as that was not intended to 
 occupy all the time of the scholars. There were about 
 
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 sixty holidays in the year, which every one could use 
 as he pleased and all were encouraged to devote to 
 private study. This was a precious privilege to Leasing ; 
 and we know that the interest there awakened in him for 
 various studies had the greatest influence upon his life- 
 work. It was a foretaste of that search after truth so 
 characteristic of the mature man. He studied more in 
 the sense of the philologist, and sought to draw practical 
 lessons from antiquity. These early studies with the 
 right conception of all study led him to that perfect 
 understanding of the spirit of ancient literature and 
 works of art. ' ' It was actual contact with the minds of 
 the ancients that kindled his sympathies and interest." 
 Outside of his regular course he read Theophrastus, 
 Plautus, Terence, and Anacreon. From these authors 
 he first obtained a fresher insight into life and a truer 
 knowledge of mankind. In them he discovered a foun- 
 tain of wit and satire which reacted upon himself and 
 awakened his dormant talents. There he found models 
 of style, especially in Terence, and he says in a letter to 
 his mother that they taught him to know himself. Their 
 influence upon the future poet is not to be ignored. 
 
 However instructive studies and books, however excel- 
 lent authors and the ideas of eminent men may be for the 
 intellectual development, they lack that personal magne^ 
 tism which has such an inspiriting effect upon the young 
 mind when brought into contact with that of a respected 
 teacher. Lessing was especially fortunate at this period of 
 his life, so critical for the future man, in finding the warmest 
 
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 sympathy and the sure guiding hand of an interested and 
 attractive master. All the teachers of St. Af ra share in the 
 glory of their celebrated pupil ; but one alone exerted the 
 greatest influence upon him, the teacher of mathematics, 
 Johann Albert Klimm, well known among his contempo- 
 raries for his contributions to astronomy, — a man of 
 " thorough and varied knowledge," of liberal views, and 
 standing high in his own department, indefatigable, and 
 ready to aid all students with the great store of his 
 knowledge (Stahr, i. 23).* Lessing became his devoted 
 follower, and from him he received those broad ideas of 
 culture which make the truly learned man. Conversant 
 with English, French, and Italian, Klimm directed Les- 
 sing's attention to these literatures, but more especially 
 to the best German writers of the day, — to Hagedorn, 
 Gleim, and the Halle poets, to Haller and the rest. This 
 study of the modern German poets was very serviceable 
 to Lessing, since Hagedorn had studied Horace, and the 
 Halle poets Anacreon, as they had been studied in Eng- 
 land. The man Horace attracted Hagedorn as he after- 
 wards did Lessing. The fact that he was a man, and 
 was capable of feeling joy and sorrow like himself, 
 inspired the young student with a real interest. 
 
 His French, and probably also his English, readings 
 strengthened his love of comedy acquired by his classic 
 studies, and he soon began to form schemes for future 
 dramas. His sketches, like " Damon" or " True Friend- 
 ship," in which he " presents a perfect type of loyalty 
 1 See " Bibliography " for the full titles. 
 
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 and generosity," are not without historical value in the 
 later development of this distinguished dramatist. The 
 most important attempt of this kind, on account of its 
 later celebrity, is the " Young Savant," which he sketched 
 here, but left incomplete. The only importance of the 
 piece is that it affords a proof of the early maturity of 
 Lessing. His other productions at Meissen deserve no 
 particular mention, and only show the active spirit and 
 indefatigable zeal of the boy. His teachers were aware 
 of this latter propensity ; and the rector speaks of him as 
 " a horse needing double fodder. The lectiones which 
 are too diflScult for the others are but. child's play for 
 him. We can do him no more good." G-rabner, a teacher, 
 adds that " there was no department of knowledge which 
 his active mind did not desire and grasp, — only he had 
 to be restrained sometimes from that distraction which 
 knows no bounds." (Eric Schmidt, i. 30.) Some of 
 these characteristics just mentioned became settled habits 
 of his later life. " A good boy, but somewhat satirical " 
 (ein wenig moquant) , is the remark of an inspector. Nev- 
 ertheless we see in the "Young Savant" that his satire 
 was also directed against himself as well as against 
 others. 
 
 From Meissen, Lessing went to the University of Leip- 
 zig to finish his education. Soon the theatre attracted 
 him, and became a good school for the future reformer 
 of tlie German drama. He improved this excellent op- 
 portunity to acquire that accurate theatrical knowledge 
 necessary to every successful dramatist. Frau Neuber, 
 
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 the celebrated actress, and then at the head of the 
 Leipzig theatre, soon perceived his dramatic talent and 
 pncouraged it. During a discussion of a play of the 
 French school among some of his acquaintances, he 
 boasted that he could even surpass it. The retort that 
 it was easier to find fault than to do better determined 
 him to revise his " Young Savant," " which contained the 
 germ of real excellence." Fortune favored him. A 
 presumptuous student at Leipzig had just sent in a prize 
 essay to the Berlin Academy, and boasted of certain and 
 easy victory. He failed to receive any notice whatever. 
 Lessing used this for his plot, thus enlarging and devel- 
 oping his earlier performance into a complete play. 
 Kastner approved of the piece, Fran Neuber accepted it, 
 and the public received it with applause. Such was the 
 beginning of Lessing's career as a dramatist. The suc- 
 cess of his first effort made a deep impression upon the 
 young man. He dreamed of becoming a great comedian 
 and dramatist, the Moliere of German literature. He 
 took lessons in elocution of the actor Bruckner, and soon 
 excelled his teacher. He formed the acquaintance of the 
 actors, among others Koch, who afterwards became one 
 of the greatest players of his age. The stage usurped 
 the place of the university in his education. " He left ' 
 science to develop his physical and social nature, though 
 by no means neglecting his scientific research." The 
 productions of this first literary period prove that he 
 spent his time well while at Leipzig. If Klopstock, as 
 has been said, made the name of poet honorable, Lessing 
 
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 can with much more justice claim to have made the name 
 of writer honorable. While here he also began to de- 
 velop his critical judgment. Seven pieces — "The 
 Young Savant" (1.748), "Damon; or, True Friend- 
 ship" (1748), "The Misogynist" (1748), "The Old 
 Maid" (1749), "The Jews" (1749), "The Freethinker" 
 (1749), " The Treasure " (1750) , and innumerable frag- 
 ments are assigned to this period. They were consid- 
 ered masterpieces by his contemporaries, while some of 
 his Anacreontic lyrics were honored with a translatiop 
 into foreign languages. These dramas show everywhere 
 the close and serious study he had given to Plautus and 
 Terence, though he bad ch osen Moliere„as,Jiis_model. 
 The main interest in the play always centres around one 
 principal personage, — a pedant, a woman-hater, a Jew, 
 etc., and the unities are strictl y observed; not until his 
 later studies did he change his view on this point. There 
 are no episodes. The other personages act as a foil to 
 set off the leading traits of the principal character, as in 
 Moliere. Lessing, however, fell far short of his great 
 model. His spirited, fresh dialogue is due to Plautus 
 and the classics ; but the p romine nce given to ^servants 
 (Lisette)^ shows theinfluence of later French writer&,-like 
 De L'Isle and Marivaux. His pieces are full of action, 
 and he strove to make the personages talk in a natural, 
 free, and easy tone. Lessing is, however, still under the 
 magic of Gottsched's wand. Nevertheless, when com- 
 pared with those of Gellert, Frau Gottsched, Weisse, and 
 others, these plays do their author great credit. 
 
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 n. SECOND LITERAEY PERIOD. 
 
 The success of Lessing's first dramatic efforts deter- 
 mined his life-work ; he became a critic and dramatist. 
 He spent less than two years in Leipzig, but his intellect- 
 ual development had been very rapid. He had gathered a 
 rich store of knowledge and experience. He had learned 
 the direction in which his talents lay, and acquired the 
 necessary confidence for the realization of his hopes. He 
 had also acquired facility in writing and knowledge in 
 journalism, had broadened and enlarged his views, and 
 thus prepared the way for the future great critic. His 
 criticisms soon made him famous. In 1748, he left Leipzig 
 and established himself as a journalist in Berlin, where he 
 spent three years in a hard struggle for life ; but in 1751, he 
 was appointed literary critic on the " Vossische Zeitiing.'' 
 In this journal he reviewed some of the most important. 
 German and French books of the day, showing thus early 
 that learning, judgment, and wit for which he became cele- 
 brated. His review of Klopstock's "Messias" first at- 
 tracted attention to him, giving evidence of more than 
 ordinary ability. Urged by his parents, he now spent a 
 year (1751-52) in "Wittenberg, where he took his doctor's 
 degree and gathered material for further criticisms. In 
 1754 (in Berlin), he wrote a review of Professor Lange's 
 Horace, so satirical that he became feared as a critic. It 
 was a masterpiece, and placed him among the best literary 
 critics. His vindications of Horace a n d Car dan arejil assed 
 among the most im.gortajitwriting§_i!f--tlus period, and are 
 
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 Still models for such essays. Conjointly with his friend 
 Moses Mendelssohn, he wrote the celebrated essay on 
 "Pope a Metaphysician" (1755). Perhaps the most 
 remarkable production of this period is the series of crit- 
 ical essays on the principal works that had appeared since 
 the beginning of the Seven Years' War, in which he laid 
 down critical principles now universally recognized as 
 fundamental.' 
 
 The results of his varied studies are found in " The 
 Theatrical Library'' and in " Miss Sara Sampson." " But 
 neither the weeping comedy of the French nor the moraliz- 
 ing tragedy of George Lillo " contains the real idea of the 
 comedy of the middle class. Lessing rose superior to these, 
 and attained to the nearly perfect comedy in his " Minna 
 von Barnhelm." The age of Voltaire, Montesquieu, Diderot, 
 Rousseau, has been called the post- Augustan age of French 
 literature. Their influence on German literature, especially 
 on Lessing, cannot be overlooked. ' ' Miss jS ara Sampso n " 
 was written at Potsdam in 1756. He borrowed the mate- 
 rials of his play from the English, and used one or two 
 hints of French remodellers. The principal motive of the 
 piece belongs exclusively to Lessing, and is adapted to 
 the life he saw around him. It was, ho wever, too mu ch_in 
 the style of the Fr ench, and too far from na time. Still it 
 denotes a turning-point in the poet's life. He is breaking 
 from French influence, and begins to see the true essence 
 of the drama. He still needs the support of the English, 
 as all Germany did at the time, though he surpasses his 
 English predecessors with the surety and ease of a true 
 
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 genius. The significance of this tragedy lies in the fact 
 that it is the first drama of the Germans taken from actual 
 life, and represented a conflict developed from strong, vio- 
 lent feelings. It displayed a great and profound knowl- 
 edge of the human soul, of the human heart, with a force 
 never yet seen on the German stage. It surpassed all the 
 German dramatic works hitherto published, Lessing's in- 
 cluded. And since by these advantages it at the same 
 time presented new and fruitful tasks for theatrical art, 
 and opened quite new effects for it, since it found instruc- 
 tive interpreters in the more natural and animated players 
 of the age, the impression it made was really epoch-mak- 
 ing, ^^orthe first time the imtm;al^Janguagejjf_ genuine 
 passion was heard on the German stage, though mostly 
 through the medium of the understanding. 
 
 in. THIRD LITERARY PERIOD. 
 
 Although few works appeared at this time, it was, how- 
 ever, a very productive period for Lessing. Here he laid 
 the foundation of his later " Dramaturgy," and began his 
 " Emilia Galotti." He continued his studies of the drama, 
 — its principles, its theory; he studied Aristotle thoroughly, 
 as we see in his letters to Mendelssohn and Nicolai. The 
 three friends — Nicolai, Mendelssohn, and Lessing — did 
 not wish to forego the pleasure and benefit of a literary 
 enterprise, but saw no way of maintaining a regular maga- 
 zine. One day Nicolai suggested a series of letters, to be 
 published as occasion might demand, containing criticisms 
 
 on current literature. This was the origin of Lessing's " Let- 
 
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 terB on Current IJ tiera,1;nrR." the great majority being by 
 him. "These letters, however, fragmentary as they are, 
 have played a splendid part in the spiritual development of 
 Germany, and to this day they are looked upon as an edu- 
 cational factor in the culture of every educated German." 
 (Sime, L 171.) They are an advance upon everything he 
 had yet written. It is the ripe fruit of the matured man. 
 Much thought and deep reading had given firmness and 
 breadth of intellect to the critic. He wields the critic's 
 knife with more assurance, cuts deeper, is more original 
 and fresher, is profounder, and stroke follows upon stroke 
 with great rapidity. " In every line we feel the impress 
 of his personality." The true art of criticism is now first 
 discovered, and thoroughly revolutionizes that branch of 
 literature. The effect was salutary. It was not the criti- 
 cism of single books ; he extended his remarks to whole 
 departments of literature. " They are the most important 
 and forcible phenomenon of the German journalism of the 
 eighteenth century." (Stahr, i. 161.) Lessing's criticism 
 is always productive. "With the "Literary Letters" he 
 had again won a new basis. The fruit was the " Philotas " 
 and "Fables," both appearing in 1759. The first is an 
 heroic prose drama in one act; it is the result of Les- 
 sing's deep study of the Greek drama at this period. 
 
 In this year (1759) Lessing suffered a severe loss. 
 His friend E. C. von Kleist fell in the battle of Kuners- 
 dorf on Aug. 24, 1759. His sorrow was deep and heart- 
 felt, and his loneliness may have been the cause of his 
 
 leaving Berlin, this time for Breslau. Kleist had made 
 
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 him acquainted with General Tauenzipn^ " who for <:f^ 
 his brave defence of Breslau had been made governor , 
 
 of that city." Lessing was appo inted his secretary, / 
 
 and rnovedto_Breslau_in_JJ.6J0. We can pass rapidly -^ 
 over the four years spent there , as they were devoted to 
 his duties as secretary. It was t he happiest time of his 
 life^ where he was free from care for daily bread, and 
 where he lived in comfort. Nor need we dwell on the 
 life he led there among the ofHcers, nor mention his pro- 
 pensity for gamb ling, of which so much has been made. 
 Here he had leisure to devote himself to study without 
 the necessity of writing for a living. Here he composed, 
 or sketched, the two great worlds, "Laokoon" and 
 " Minna von Barnhelm." In fact he enlarged his knowl- 
 edge in all the branches of his activity and rounded out 
 his education. He studied Sjjinoza and laid the founda- 
 tion of his philosophy ; here he began^ his^ patristic 
 studies ; here he became acquainted with real life ; here 
 he learned to esteem the soldier, as we see in " Minna," /A>.i-^'jy 
 
 I and broughtjhe tr ue soldier o n the stag e instead of the 
 , customary^ caricatures. " In reality this was one of the 
 busiest and most fruitful periods of his career ; and his 
 work was all the more splendid in its results because it 
 was in no way forced, but was taken up or dropped ac- 
 cording to the inclination of the moment." (Sime, i. 216.) 
 But his longing once more to resume his literary labors 
 proved too strong, and after a service of four years he 
 resigned. He planned to go from Breslau to Vienna and 
 use the imperial library there, then proceed to Italy and 
 
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 Greece, and thus visit the classic lands. How different 
 might have been his life-work, to what greater heights 
 might he not have attained, had he been able to carry out 
 this plan ! 
 
 Disappointed in his hope of visiting the classic lands, 
 he devoted his leisure moments to the completion of his 
 two great works. Before proceeding to their analysis, 
 we will consider the influence of two men upon Lessing. 
 
 During Lessing's first sojourn in Berlin he me t Voltaire , 
 and admired him as the great man of the age. He was 
 probably Lessing's guide to Shakespear e and theJEn glish 
 comedy. Voltaire's " Lettres sur les Anglais" (" Lettres 
 Philosophiques ") had been reviewed in the fourth number 
 of the quarterly, and those bearing on English literature 
 were carefully studied. His i intercourse with Voltaire, 
 while it incited him to emulation, was stimulating, and en- 
 larged and, broadened his views of life. The intellectual, 
 tolerant, and critical " Si^cle de Louis XIV." charmed 
 him. The " Essai sur les Mceurs " gave him many hints 
 in the portrayal of his excellent character of Saladin. 
 However, the influence of Denis Dideroi. (1713-84), the 
 encyclopaedist and philosopher, was far greater. "He 
 meditated upon and translated the dramatic essays of 
 
 Diderot,_ wllO in hi? "pipion, Rtnod npyt to ArJatiatVe. He 
 
 now threw off the last remnant of French classicism." 
 
 1(Hettner, 512.) In his " Miss_Sar a.,.^ampson " Lessing 
 committed one grave fault: it wna a (^p.rmjni pjpfp with 
 English jnorals. In Diderot, the morals and characters 
 are genuinely French, and from the study of this author 
 
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 Lessing learned to depict life naturally, and inake his 
 characters truly German. He excelled his master ; for 
 while Diderot has the true liberty of the Germans, he 
 also has much affectation. (Villemain.) However natural 
 and simple he is, he affects to be still more so. He even 
 employs the affectation of the natural instead of the affec- 
 tation of the conventional of the older school. (Madame 
 de Stael.) Affectation is foreign to Lessing's nature. 
 Always simple and sincere, his best works are genuinely 
 German and national. For hints which led him to this 
 view of dramatic presentation, he was indebted to the 
 able Frenchman, and frankly acknowledged it ; but yet 
 we dare not assume that Diderot alone gave Lessing the 
 key to this particular feature of dramatic development. 
 He only strengthened Lessing's natural inclination. 
 
 The " Minna" does not fill the requirements of either 
 
 "high comedy," or of the "weeping comedy," or of 
 
 the "comical comedy." Diderot divided the_dram a into 
 
 burlesque, comique, serieux^traaigue, and memeilleux, 
 
 JL and gives as an example of the serieux the " Hecyra " of 
 
 »f7\^ I Terence. His serieux thus falls between th e coririJ£a1l_gTid 
 h , I tragical. On the one hand it partakes of the tragical, 
 
 "^^y and on the other of the comical. Lessing's " Miss Sara 
 Sampson " belongs to the tragedies domestiques of Diderot, 
 and his "Minna" to the co medies serieu ses. This latter 
 class is just suited to the German nature, for it presents 
 Teutonic life very well. (Danzel, 476.) 
 
 The other great production of the Breslau period was 
 the " Laokoon," which Lessing brought with him to Ber- 
 
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 lin. Here he revised it in consultation with his friend 
 Mendelssohn, who gave him invaluable aid on the various 
 points therein discussed. It is a work on the " Boundary 
 between Painting and Poetry," and the part then pub- 
 lished formed the first volume ; the second was never 
 completed. It ranks as a classic in European literature ; 
 it is the work of a master-critic ; its style is the noblest 
 and best that Leasing ever reached ; its learning is im- 
 mense ; and it has been the supreme authority ever since 
 its publication. 
 
 A few months later, Lessing was invited to take the 
 position of " critic of the plays and actors " at the Ger- 
 man National Theatre in Hamburg, with a salary of six 
 hundred dollars. In April, 1767, he repaired to Hamburg 
 to new trials and disappointments. The theatre closed 
 Nov. 25, 1768. The want of public appreciation, jeal- 
 ousies of the actors, mismanagement, and blunders were 
 the causes of the failure. Lessing' s criticisms were col- 
 lected under the title of the " Hamburg Dramaturgy," in 
 which he " laid down general critical laws for dramatists 
 and actors; he admonished the Germans to produce 
 -Works bearing the stamp of nationality, or rather origi- 
 ^:nality ; he thoroughly demolished the prestige of the 
 French school." These criticisms proved the noblest fruit 
 of the whole undertaking, and remain to this day the 
 glory of thp German nation. They sum up the study 
 of Lessing's life. Th e principles of Aris totle ..ax&^thor- 
 oughly discussed, and app lied to the modern drama. The 
 French masters Corneille, Eacine, Voltaire, the English 
 
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INTRODUCTION. Xxili 
 
 Shakespeare, the Danish Holberg, Lope and Calderon, the 
 Italians, the German Lessing himself, — all are subjected 
 to a thorough and impartial criticism. No one has prob- 
 ably ever assumed such a position with the same excel- 
 lent preparation. He had not only studied the whole 
 field of criticism, and long dealt with these very problems 
 which he was now to solve once and forever, but he had 
 also been a productive critic whose own works were 
 models in their way for all times. The classic produc- 
 tions of Greece and Eome, the masterpieces of England 
 and France, of Italy and Spain, were familiar to him ; 
 // Aristotle^ had been- Jiis constan t study and ^uide. He 
 knevv him and understood him as no man before him had 
 done, and but few since his day. Such criticisms were 
 then entirely unknown, and had a life and charm about 
 them that were very refreshing and quickening. It would 
 be impossible here to subject these to a thorough and 
 fruitful discussion, and we must dismiss them with these 
 few remarks. In the midst of these criticisms, Lessing 
 became involved in one of his hottest literary contro- 
 versies. He had made " a complimentary allusion to 
 C. A. Klotz in one of the notes to ' Laokoon ' as ' a man 
 of just and fine taste.' " Klotz reviewed the " Laokoon," 
 giving Lessing fulsome yjraise, but also criticising many 
 things. He sent his review with a note to Lessing, who 
 never noticed it. Klotz could not endure this cool treat- 
 ment, and resolved to revenge the slight. Lessing's vic- 
 tory was complete ; and the world owes the "Antiquarian 
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 this episode. In the latter essay Lessing refuted the 
 mediseval idea of the liideous representation of death,, 
 showing that Klotz and Winckelmann were both wrong 
 in ascribing this idea of death to the ancients, who repre- 
 sented it as the " twin brother of sleep." 
 
 His Hamburg experiences caused Lessing to take a 
 dislike to all theatrical work; but second nature reas- 
 serted itself, and in 1771 we find him again busied with 
 a tragedy. It is the story of "Virginia" modernized. 
 The " Emilia Galotti" is incontestably Lessing's greatest 
 dramatic work, though most open to criticism. It is less 
 sympathetic than the ''Minna von Barnhelm " or " Nathan 
 the Wise." Its superiority consists in the conciseness of 
 its composition, in the carefully prepared motives, which 
 nowhere check the dramatic progress, and in the psycho- 
 logical fineness and profundity of the characters. It 
 reflects the licentious life of the princes of the age and 
 the helpless state of their subjects ; it is the productive 
 part of the Hamburg "Dramaturgy," embodying Les- 
 sing's theory of tragedy, and completing the last act in 
 the national deliverance from a foreign yoke. It was, 
 and still is, popular, though less so than " Minna." 
 
 The immediate occasion of "Nathan the Wise" arose 
 from one of Lessing's most bitter controversies. Among 
 the " Wolfenbiittel Fragments" Lessing had published a 
 manuscript of Prof. S. Eeimarus containing deistic doc- 
 trines, for which Pastor Goeze took up the battle with 
 him. When prohibited from controversial writing by 
 the authorities, Lessing turned once more to the drama. 
 
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INTRODUCTION. XXV 
 
 " Nathan the Wise "_ regi-esents religious tolerance for 
 Jew and Gentiljs. It occupies in Lessing's dramas the 
 same place that "Faust" does in Goethe's works. It 
 surpasses all his other poetry in depth of thought and in 
 brilliancy. It is the best he had to give. 
 
 One other production resulted from his anti-Goeze 
 controversy, the " Education of the Human Kace." 
 Published in 1780, it has an important bearing upon the 
 speculations of the present century. It is a philosophical 
 treatise, starting out with the proposition, " What^_ed!i.- / -y^ 
 
 cation is to th e individua l , revelation is to the whole '^^*t^<'^^*^'^ 
 race." "It is one of the most suggestive treatises pub- 
 lished in Lessing's time." (Sime, ii. 271.) It advocates 
 progressive revelation_and progressive religion according 
 to the needs and development of the human race, and 
 furnishes "the real grounds of tolerance of which Nathan 
 and Saladin are the ideal representatives." (Ibid.) 
 
 However great changes Lessing introduced into the 
 intellectual life of his time, he was merely a reformer 
 discussing questions already under consideration. He 
 strove to retain as much as possible, and thus made the 
 first part of the great classic period brilliant. He estab- 
 lished new laws and new models, and inaugurated a new 
 epoch in the development of the literary and intellectual 
 life of Germany. The investigation of the drama was 
 the central point of his aesthetic interests. In the " Liter ^_ 
 ary Letters" (1759) he broke entirely with the doctrine 
 of the French, and became an adherent of Shakespeare. 
 Still his " Philotas " was diametrically opposed to Shake- 
 
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 epeare, and resulted from his careful study of Sophocles. 
 The one great principle of Lessing's nature was his ex- 
 treme desire to solve every problem by his own exertions, 
 in his own way, by actual examination. It was not the 
 acquisition of knowledge in itself for which he strove, 
 but the discipline and skill gained by the very effort put 
 forth in acquiring it. Ever restless and active, he could 
 never force himself to complete any one subject. Though 
 his efforts to found a national German theatre were prac- 
 tically a failure, he yet made it a possibility. His lan- 
 guage was clear, simple, natural, vivacious, terse, full 
 of force and pith, melodious and harmonious. His ex- 
 ample is suggestive, inspiring ; " his influence indirect, 
 but effective." Above all, he was manly, independent, 
 a foe to error, an unsparing, impartial critic. He made 
 the profession of letters respectable in Germany. His 
 method of investigation is tentative, not final ; he tore 
 down systems, but built up none ; he was destructive 
 rather than constructive, — and perhaps his age demanded 
 such a critic, rather than a constructive one. Herder 
 surpassed him in the art of judging minds, but not books. 
 His discussion of the rules of Aristotle shows at the best 
 the gradual but sure development of the man by dint of 
 continual study and production. His aim had ever been 
 to create a peculiarly German literature, and he was not 
 satisfied to accept the dicta of any nation, not even the 
 Greek. Almost too classical in his nature, he inclined 
 too much to the Greek drama : it is for this reason that 
 he understood Aristotle better than any other before him. 
 
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 Still he remains the most brilliant example of the German 
 national spirit, endowed with all the qualities of the Ger- 
 man people. His powers as an essayist are seen in the 
 " Literary Letters." " If Goethe, Schiller, Kant, found 
 a nation prepared to receive their work, they owed the 
 fact to many causes ; but among these the chief were the 
 political activity of Frederick II. and the literary activity 
 of Lessing." (Encycl. Brit., x. 480.) 
 
 As usual with Lessing, his studj' of Diderot was fol- 
 lowed by a drama, the result of his extended study of 
 the various kinds of drama, the "Minna von Barnhelm." 
 He himself pronounces it the best that he could write, 
 and it certainly surpasses all his other dramatic works. 
 
 Though the " Miuua" was for the most part composed 
 in Breslau (they even show the house in which Lessing is 
 said to have written it), on his arrival in Berlin he revised 
 every act with Ramler, accepting nearly every change 
 suggested by his friend. Every line shows the joyousness 
 of its author. It was his last comedy, as he felt incom- 
 petent to excel it, and did not wish to compose anything 
 inferior to it. He felt that he had at last reached a 
 higher standard, and wrote as follows to Ramler about 
 the piece : " If it is not better than any of my other 
 dramatic pieces, I am firmly resolved to have nothing 
 more to do with the theatre." It passes even now for 
 the best German comedy, and gave artistic completion to 
 his study of the drama. The secret of its popularity lies 
 in the- fact that Lessing entirely broke with the traditions 
 of the stage, and instead of the conventional theatrical 
 
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 figures represents in this play characters taken from real 
 life and full of living interest. They have an effective 
 freshness in which individualities are skilfully contrasted, 
 and the motives are carefully, intellectually, and at the 
 same time naturally and gracefully brought out. The 
 work opened the way for the Germans to a truly national 
 drama. In it they found the model of animated ana 
 brilliant dramatic composition. Art found a school for 
 new and independent development. But Lessing had the 
 great good fortune to find an Eckhof, Borchers, Acker- 
 mann, Bruckner, Grossmann, Schroeder, Madame Mecour, 
 Madame Brandes, to interpret his works, without whose 
 aid he would never have achieved so much for the national 
 German drama. (Prolsz.) His " Minna " breathes the 
 national Teutonic spirit, and is not a mere recast of for- 
 eign ideas, like all the other German plays of that age. 
 This piece, with the " Emilia Galotti," forms a part of the 
 poet's own life-experience in dramatic study and of his 
 feeling for the common cause then agitating all Germany. 
 It is the highest result of productive criticism. The 
 political significance of the " Minna " is important. The 
 relations between Prussia and Saxony during the Seven 
 Years' "War had been strained to their utmost, and the 
 peace that followed did not give immediate relief. Sax- 
 ony still felt the wounds which Prussia had inflicted, and 
 her heart still bled at the thought of her wrongs. The 
 " Minna " was intended to reconcile the two peoples who 
 had become so embittered. The lovely character of 
 Minna, who so generously leaves her home to seek her 
 
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INTRODUCTION. Xxix 
 
 lover in Berlin, and her womanly grace, captured the 
 hearts of the Prussians, while the sterling manliness of 
 Tellheim won the reluctant Saxons. The eflfect was what 
 the poet intended : the two nations were brought nearer 
 together. 
 
 \n summing up this last period of Lessing's dramatic 
 activity, we can see what he did for the German drama. 
 The stilted characters of the stage had disappeared, and 
 now man spoke to man as in ordinary life. The events 
 of the day were dramatized, and their presentation was 
 lifelike. The "Minna," "Emilia Galotti," "Nathan the 
 Wise," deal with questions of life such as we find repre- 
 sented by Shakespeare in the English drama. Nature 
 again resumed her wonted place, and men their passions ; 
 their vices and virtues were presented as seen in daily 
 life. In Lessing, Germany lost her foremost critic, the 
 pilot who had guided her into a secure haven. 
 
 IV. CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF " MINNA VON BARNHELM." 
 
 As this production raised the drama to a higher level 
 than that in which it had hitherto moved, it deserves a 
 careful study from an assthetical point of view. Lessing 
 has here endeavored to present us a living picture of the 
 period immediately succeeding the Seven Years' War. In 
 it he portrays the soldierly heroism which it produced, 
 and also paints the horrors of brute force. His life in 
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 for gathering the required information, and his intimate 
 knowledge of the stage enabled him to write a popular 
 and at the same time classic comedy. Free from all sec- 
 tional feelings in the matter, he could write it from a 
 national point of view, and his long battle against foreign 
 thraldom had prepared the public for the just apprecia- 
 tion of German customs on the stage. The historical 
 background recalled the recent victories of Frederick II. 
 and secured the interest of the audience without an effort. 
 The presentation of the characters is very fortunate. 
 Lessing's whole soul is in the play. The unfolding of 
 the plot is systematic, yet natural. The dialogue is 
 clear, fresh, and animated. Even in his latest years 
 Goethe called the first two acts of "Minna" a master- 
 piece for the unfolding of the plot, second only to that of 
 Moliere's " Tartufle," " which had existed only once in 
 tlie world, and was the best and greatest of its kind." 
 Schiller, never friendly to Lessing, admitted " Emilia 
 Galotti," "Nathan the Wise," and "Minna von Barn- 
 helm " to the Weiihar repertory. Eduard Devrient, the 
 historian of the German theatre, says that the " Minna " 
 overcame the indifference of the more select circles to the 
 German stage. The characters are natural and extremely 
 well portrayed in every particular ; we become acquainted 
 with them from their actual deeds, as we do with people 
 in real life. The tone is really comic ; the dialogue 
 excellent, and in the style of the ancients and that of 
 Moliere. The conversation is always naturally intro- 
 
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INTRODUCTION. XXXI 
 
 dueed ; nothing is forced. Naturalness and truthfulness 
 ai-e the two greatest excellences of the play. Originality 
 and geniality stand next. It shows the " genial insight 
 and unprejudiced way of thinking which Xicssing pos- 
 sessed in the fullest measure." It is the most important 
 of all Lessing's dramatic works, being generally classed 
 with the serio-comic plays, and containing elements of ', 
 the greatest interest, even if denied the title of a comedy 
 of genius. 
 
 His duties as secretary of General Tauenzien afforded 
 him a fine opportunity of studying military life. While 
 at Breslau he frequented the company of none but 
 officers, and after the peace in 1763 often saw discharged 
 officers in nearly the same circumstances as his Tellheim. 
 All the characters, except Eiccaut, are German, and be- 
 long to the period of the Seven Years' War, at the close 
 of which the plot is laid. Of course it is not our in- 
 tention to follow Lessing through the various literatures 
 of Europe, to see where he found this and that hint and 
 examine what use he made of it. On Aug. 20, 1764, he 
 writes : "I am burning with the desire of putting the last 
 touches on my ' Minna von Barnhelm.' " He had already 
 in 1763 formed the conception of the play, and made a 
 rough draft of it ; now he was desirous of completing it. 
 In 1765 he returned to Berlin, and carefully revised every 
 act with Ramler. He felt sure of success. He received 
 a hint for his plot in an historical fact of the war. The 
 dragoon Marshal von Bieberstein — called Tell by his 
 comrades because he was the best pistol shot — had 
 
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XXXU INTRODUCTION. 
 
 saved Lubben from burning by advancing the contribu- 
 tion demanded of it. Lessing wove this actual fact into 
 his play. The unjustifiable dismissal of meritorious offi- 
 cers was no uncommon occurrence at the close of the 
 Seven Years' War. Numerous free battalions were dis- 
 charged, and men and officers were sent home without 
 reward for faithful services. Frederick declared that 
 he could not support so many troops. The evil results 
 therefrom are well portrayed by Lessing. The Sergeant- 
 Major Werner was the rapidly promoted and recently en- 
 nobled Paul Werner, who was chief of a Prussian hussar 
 regiment from 1757 to 1785. Otway's "The Soldier's 
 Fortune" and Farquhar's "The Constant Double" fur- 
 nished him with various hints, which he skilfully used. 
 
 The whole drama is distinguished in every particular 
 for the thoroughness of its conception and the careful 
 and artistic execution of its plan. The play is sys- 
 tematically arranged, so that every scene has its proper 
 bearing on the main action and the regular development 
 of the plot. The characters are all well maintained 
 throughout, and at no time do they forget themselves 
 and the part they bear to the whole. The action and 
 east of the piece are carefully connected ; every feature 
 naturally adapts itself to an organic whole ; and yet all 
 is fresh, lively, and natural, — easy, and in nowise con- 
 strained or checked in the natural flow of the language, 
 but proceeds freely from the soul of the poet. Lessing 
 here showed his true poetic nature ; he seemed to write 
 with the consciousness that he was creating something 
 
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INTRODUCTION. XXXIU 
 
 superior to anything Germany had hitherto produced ; 
 hence the joyous, easy, cheerful movement of the play. 
 It is the opening of a new era in German comedy. 
 Schiller's demand that the comic writer shall instruct as 
 well as entertain has been satisfied. The dialogue is all 
 that could be desired. It is full of wit and shrewdness, 
 — perhaps too much so. Often it seems to be a mere 
 dialectical discussion. The contest of the lovers is con- 
 ducted with reasons and counter-reasons, with attack and 
 repulse. The question of marriage is discussed from 
 every point of view, and our interest in the final issue is 
 awakened. "We see Lessing the critic carrying on the 
 debate from behind the throne. He occasionally con- 
 ducted his investigations in the form of a dialogue ; here 
 he has turned his dialogue into the form of an investiga- 
 tion, yet so natural and easy that the audience does not 
 observe it. The discussion is not merely an exchange of 
 arguments and feelings ; the ideas are reflective, so to 
 speak, and produce a mutual effect one upon another. 
 The dialo gas_is_fu ll of reparte es, maxims^ sayings, and 
 witticisms, which come in appropriately and set off the 
 characters. There are no long and wearisome mono- 
 loguesTahd those found in the play are models of short- 
 ness and pointedness, and are only used when necessary 
 to advance the movement of the play. Every scene is 
 perfect in its way. The author expresses himself in pure 
 and idiomatic German ; the characters show a noble spirit 
 of " honor, disinterestedness, generosity, and manli- 
 aess." It introduces on the stage a new language of a 
 
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 more elevated character and suitable for higher circles. 
 It is melodious and graceful in Minna's conversation, 
 serious in Tellheim's, natural and popular with the foot- 
 man. Here Lessing's dialogue is at its best ; in " Emilia 
 G-alotti" it borders on mannerism; in "Nathan" it is 
 fettered by the verse ; here it is free and light, but 
 modulated to suit the occasion. The barest hints are 
 understood, and in most cases question and reply fol- 
 low in quick succession. Everywhere a fulness of grace- 
 ful, thoughtful, intellectual expressions, not laboriously 
 sought, but natural and easy. The play has been ac- 
 cused of being unnatural, of not belonging to true and 
 /good comedy, especially by the French, who have such 
 an abundance of excellent comedies that they cannot ap- 
 preciate the efforts of the Germans in this line. Judged 
 from the German point of view it is excellent ; its style is 
 superior, its unfolding of the plot skilfully conducted, 
 and its scenes pleasant. 
 
 Lessing had addressed his " Literary Letters '' to a 
 wounded Prussian officer. In his own thought this was 
 his bosom friend Major Kleist, who in his eyes at least 
 was a hero. In this same year his friend fell in the 
 battle of Kunersdorf. " When I recall Kleist's disposi- 
 tion, in which poet and hero were combined, his bravery, 
 his compassion, his generosity, which Lessing had known, 
 I cannot doubt that the picture of his friend stood beforg 
 him when he formed the character of Tellheim." (Kuno 
 Fischer, p. 88.) Perhaps Lessing may have thought of his 
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INTRODUCTION. XXXV 
 
 character in Tellheim. The hypochondriacal yet serious 
 nature of Tellheim is Lessing himself ; the sterling hon- 
 esty, the heated exaggeration of his circumstances, the 
 negligence in money matters, the bitter laugh, the re- 
 strained feeling for Minna which breaks forth when he 
 believes her forsaken, is certainly Lessing. _ j^leist, Jiew- 
 e ver, was the principal model for Tellheim ; he represegla. 
 thedisreljg h for service in time of ^eace^andjtheinildfin- -. /^ 
 features of Tellheim. Tellheim's character forms the 
 real motive of the play, and is free from everything 
 comical ; the other characters are subordinate. The seri- 
 ous way in which he looks upon life may cause a pleasant 
 smUe at times, but never ridicule. He is very much like 
 the Spanish cavaliers of Lope de Vega and Calderon, 
 though nobler and purer. His honor is the principle of 
 his life. He is a model oflScer, a knightly, manly char- 
 acter, an excellent master, a brave soldier. A Cour- 
 lander by birth, he feels himself drawn to the great 
 Frederick, in whose service he purposes to win glory and 
 honor. He rose rapidly to major. Ordered to collect 
 a forced contribution in Thuringia, he compassionately 
 advances the sum to the estates, is dismissed at the 
 close of the war, and accused of compromising with the 
 Thuringians. "We have seen above that Lessing prob- 
 ably founded this on ■ actual fact. Wounded in his 
 honor, he persuades himself that he cannot honorably 
 marry Minna, but sends her no word of this resolu- 
 tion. He is modest, and never hints of chivalrous or 
 military honor. Perhaps if any criticism is to be passed 
 
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 upon it, we may say that the character is too much 
 idealized. 
 
 Lessing seems to have taken especial delight in de- 
 picting the character of Minna. She has been called the 
 oflfsJ)ring of his intellect, and is said to represent his 
 understanding ; for she possesses his intellectual acute- 
 ness and his wit. In the serious scenes she is thoughtful, 
 
 ' ' sincere, neither languishing nor fearful ; for she has a 
 • cheerful disposition, which contrasts finely with Tell- 
 
 j heim's hypochondria. She is the daughter of a noble 
 Thuringian race, is rich and well educated. Early in 
 life she lost her parents, and was in the care of an uncle. 
 Before she had seen Tellheim she loved him for his gen- 
 erosity to her countrymen, sought him out, and won him. 
 She was kindly disposed, noble, animated, intelligent, 
 resolute in carrying out what she undertook, pure, lovely, 
 sympathetic, womanly. Tellheim himself describes her 
 best. "You are the sweetest, most lovely, gracious, 
 best being under the sun, — now and then a little mis- 
 
 i chievous, here and there a little stubborn." " The play- 
 
 s ful element seems to form in fact the essential part of 
 her character." It is a creation after Lessing's own 
 heart, — healthy, unprejudiced, outspoken, impulsive. 
 She never oversteps the boundary of womanly modesty, 
 
 •is without sentimentality, but with deep feeling. " She 
 is never shy nor forward, but simply unaffected; never 
 misunderstanding others, and assuming that others will 
 not misunderstand her." 
 
 Franciska is superior to the French Lisettes. She is 
 
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INTRODUCTION. XXXVll 
 
 cheerful, quick-witted, sharp, but lacks Minna's depth, 
 warmth, and independence. Child of a miller on the 
 estate 6t Her tatner, she was educated with Minna, whom 
 she loves and serves faithfully. Talkative, clever, pert, 
 fond of teasing, she entertains and charms at the same 
 time. Lessing has lent her some of his wit and shrewd- 
 ness, and she appears too wise for her station. Since 
 she, however, enjoyed the same education as her mistress, 
 this is not so strange as it might seem under ordinary 
 circumstances. 
 
 Paul Werner is altogether different from Just ; he is 
 the romanticist of warriors. " I was a soldier; I must 
 be one again ! " he exclaimed, and thanks God that there 
 is war somewhere on the face of the earth. He is strict 
 and ceremonious in matters of service, but with all that a 
 " right jolly fellgsu!!. He is a frank, cheerful nature, 
 
 overflowing with good humor and joy ; his grandest 
 quality is his great fidelity. With his Hotspur tempera- 
 ment he wins as many friends as by his milder qualities. 
 Generous to a fault, he is as careless about money as the 
 major. 
 
 Just is from the dregs of society, where one is accus- 
 tomed to look for rough virtues. Franciska calls him a 
 beast ; so does Tellheim. He is coarse and defiant ; but 
 his dog-like fidelity is a redeeming feature. He de- 
 lights in telling Franciska of the former dishonest ser- 
 vants of his master whom she knew and admired. His 
 unvarnished gratitude and sterling honesty are well por- 
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XXXVIU INTRODUCTION. 
 
 major. He is stubborn, savage, impetuous, revengeful, 
 selfish, rough, low, vulgar. Lessing, however, never in- 
 troduces him for comic effect, but keeps him well in the 
 background. 
 
 Eiccaut de la Marliniere is a French emigrant and 
 fortune-hunter, a gambler, and a burlesque on French 
 boastfulness. Perhaps such a character may be allowed 
 just after the war. It is the old " miles gloriosus " 
 and the modern trickster. It is a parody on German 
 Francomania. He has no special bearing on the main 
 action of the piece, and probably took the place of Har- 
 lequin. Dr. Schuchardt has made a special study of 
 this character, and we refer all who wish to learn more 
 about it to his work (Riccaut de la Marliniere, ein 
 Beitrag zur Erklarung von Lessings Minna. In the pro- 
 gramme of the Gymnasium zu Schleiz, 1879) . 
 
 The host is a low personage, only greedy for gain ; 
 his whole conduct was regulated accordingly. Like aU 
 landlords, he is a gossip and newsmonger, ever ready to 
 catch up and retail the latest news. 
 
 The Count of Bruchsall, Minna's uncle, hardly appears 
 on the scene. He lives a quiet and comfortable life, and 
 is cheerful and affable. He is just such a character as 
 we should imagine the uncle of Minna the heiress to 
 be, — dignified and courteous, though a kind old soul. 
 
 The lackey — who had been but a few days in Minna's 
 service — represents one of those ever-changing, con- 
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 3n|t. ©age @r, toaS @r totll 
 
 2)cr aasirt. 3''i) fage ntd)t8 atS „guten SD?orgen"; unb 
 ba8 oerbtent bod) too^t, ba| §err ^uft „gro|ett ©atif" ba* 
 rauffagt? 20 
 
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4 9Ki(tna Don SJo^nl^elnt. 
 
 Set SBirt. Wan tft »crbrte§(tc^, inetttt man fettic ge= 
 l^ortge SKu^e ntc^t ^aben !ann. Sag gtlt'g, ber §err aJiajor 
 tft ntti)t na^ §aufe gefommen, unb (£r tjat tjkv auf tf)n 
 getauert ? 
 
 5 3«fl. 2BaS ber 9Kann nic^t oKcS errateh fann ! 
 2ier saJirt. S't^ oermute, ic§ cermute. 
 
 3u|i Uixt ftcS «m uitb iriu fle^en. @ein ©ieiicr ! 
 
 2icr aBirt Wt t^tt. 9^i(^t boi^, §err ^uft! 
 
 3u|l. gfJun gut; nic^t ©etn S>ietter! 
 10 2)cr Sirt,, gt, §err S^uft ! id^ tt)tlt boc^ ni(i)t l^offen, 
 §err 3'uft, ba§ Sr nod) con geftern ^er bofe tft? Ser 
 wtrb fctnen 3oni uber 5yfa(f)t be^alten ? 
 
 Suji, 3''i); "5^^ ii^er alte folgenben SfJad^te. 
 
 a5er asirt. 3ft ha^ c^riftlii^ I 
 15 3uft- Sbenfo c^rtftlid), al8 eiiten e^rlic^en SD?ann, ber 
 nti^t gteid) beja^Ien fonn, au§ betn §aufe fto^en, auf bte 
 ©tra^e werfen. 
 
 2)cr asirt. ^fut, ttter !6nntc fo gottlog fein? 
 
 3uj}. gin d^riftltdier ©ofticirt. — SKeinen §erm ! fo 
 20 etnen $0Jann ! fo etnen ©fftjter ! 
 
 35cr aastrt. ®en l^citte id) au8 bcm §(iufe gefto|en ? auf bte 
 (gtra^e getoorfen? ©ap ^be i(^ biel gu ciel 2ld)tung fitr 
 einen Dffijier unb oiel ju ciel fflfittcib mit einetn abgebanf= 
 ten ! Qdj ^be t'^m an^ S^Jot etn anber Qimmtt einrdutnen 
 25 miiffen. — ©en!e (Sr nid)t mef)r baran, §err S'uft. & tuft 
 in bie ©cene. ^^oQa ! — Q<i) wilf« auf auberc SBeife toieber 
 gut mad)en. ©n Sunae fontmt. 53ring ein ®(a§d)en; §err 
 3fuft mill ein ®Ia«d)en :^oben, unb ttag ®uteS ! 
 
 3u|l. aJiad)e (Sr fid) feitie Mni)e, §m 9Birt. ©er 
 30 Jtropfen fo(( ju ®tft teerben, ben — ©oc^ 16) hjiff nid)t 
 fi^iDoren ; id) bin no(^ niti^tern. 
 
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©rfter ^lufjug. gmetter tauftrtlt. 5 
 
 $er SBirt jtt bem^unaen, kr etne gtaf^e Siqucur unb ein ®Ia« him- 
 ®teb ^er ; ge^ ! — atun, §err ^uft, teaS ganj BortreffIic^e«, 
 ftarf, IkUid), gcfunb. et fiiHt unb rei*t i^m su. ®a8 farin 
 emen Ubericai^ten SKagen toieber iti Orbnung ktngett ! 
 
 3«fl. Salb bitrfte icf) ni(f)t ! S)ocJ) warum foil i^ 5 
 
 meiner ©efunb^eit (Seine (Srobfjeit entgelten laffen? — er 
 
 ntmmt unb trintt. 
 Set aUirt. aBof)t be!omm'8, ^m ^uft ! 
 
 3ufl tnbcm ei iai (Slaiiitn Wicbet juriiifaiebt. 9tic^t iibel ! — 
 
 2lber, §err SCBtrt, (5r ift boc^ ein Orobian ! 10 
 
 Set SBtrt. 9Htf)t boc^, nic^t bod^ ! — ©efdiminb nod^ einS ; 
 ouf einem Seine ift nicf)t gut fte^en. 
 
 3u|l mijbm er aetrunlen. S)a8 OTU^ i(^ fagen : gut, fef)C 
 gut ! — ©elbft gemoc^t, §err SBivt? — 
 
 Scr aasirt. Septe ! ceritabler iDanjiger ! ed^ter, bopped 15 
 ter 8a(^3 ! 
 
 3uft. ®iel)t ©r, §err SBirt, rtenn ic^ ^eudjefn fonnte, fo 
 Itiiirbe iif) flir fo toaS ^eu(^e(n ; aber id) !ann nic^t ; e« mu^ 
 rau§ — Sr ift bocE) ein ©robian, §err SOBirt ! 
 
 Set SBtrt. ^n mcinem Seben ^ot inir baS nocb niemanb 20 
 gefogt. — '^06) ein§, C^i^i^ S'uft ; "Her guten 3)inge ftnb 
 bret! 
 
 3ttfi. aJZeinetwegen ! Sr ttinft. ®ut ©ing, toa^rtic^ gut 
 ©ing ! — Slber audi bie SBa^r^eit ift gut 33ing. — §err 
 SCirt, Sr ift boi| ein ©robion ! 25 
 
 2)er aBtrt. SSJenn icf) e8 wijre, wiirbe iifi bo8 tt)of)t fo mit 
 anl^bren? 
 
 3ttft. D ia, bentt fetten ^at ein ©robian ®alle. 
 
 15. SJgl. ^oromanScI« {u6er f^n ©intiaebicftte, Su($ II, 9fr. 16) ?!eBcn* 
 Punbiger 3eit»ertrei6 in Seutraen ©ebi^ten, Sanjts 1747, <5. 413 : „S)et 
 StnmtamBuKft. Ein SoSgebiit liter bie geirannten SafTer im Sadi* s« 
 ■Banjis". {!Ba« Driginal bea befannten SiebeS: „Xxamiamiivii, iai ifi ber 
 ZM".) 
 
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6 SWinna Bon SJorn^elm. 
 
 Ser SBirt. 3li<i)t nod^ ein8, §err 3u[t? Sine titcrfai^e 
 @d)nur :^alt fae)"to beffer. 
 
 3tt|i. S^ein, 3U biel ift ju tiiel ! Unb ftag f)tlft'« 3{)n, 
 ^err SBirt? iSig ouf ben le^ten Stropfen in ber glafi^e 
 
 5 Jnitrbe id) bet meiner 9Jebc bleiben. $fui, §err SBirt, jo 
 guten jDanjiger ju I)oben unb fo fd)Ie(f|te 3Jforeg ! — ©nem 
 Wlanm wie meinem §erm, ber ^al^r unb Slog bei Q^m 
 gettol^nt, Don bem gr frfion fo man(J)en fc^iinen Stealer ge» 
 3ogen, ber in feinem Seben !einen §eller fcfiufbig gebfieben 
 
 lo ift ; fteit er ein paax SUionate ^er nidjt firom^Jt be^al^It, weil 
 er nid^t me^r fo biel aufge^en tap, — in ber 3lbwefenl^eit 
 bag 3i"i'"f'^ auSjuraumen! 
 
 Xtt aasitt. jDo id) ober bag ^^n^wer notttienbtg braucf)te ? 
 ©a ict) uorauSfa^e, ba§ ber §err SDJajor e8 felbft gutttittig 
 
 15 wUrbe geraurat ^aben, toenn toir nur fange auf feine 3urit(i= 
 luttft ptten worten Knnen? ©ollte iii) benn fo eine frembe 
 §errfii)aft toieber bon meiner S^iire ttegfo'^ren laffen? 
 ©oilte ic^ einem anbern 2Birte fo eineu 33erbienft mutlpiltig 
 in ben 9tarf)en jogen? Unb ic^ glaube nitfit einmaf, ba| fie 
 
 20 fonft mo untergefommen ware, ©ie SBirtepufer finb je^t 
 alle ftar! befe^t. ©otite eine fo junge, fdjiine, lieben^lrijrbige 
 'S)ame auf ber @tra|e bleiben? SDaju ift <Setn §err »iel 
 ^ugalont! Unb ioas berliert er benn babei? §abe icf) i^nt 
 nid^t ein anbereS ^tmmer bafiir eingeriiuint? 
 
 25 Sttff. §tnten an bem SEaubenfdiIoge; bie 3luSficf)t jtoifclen 
 
 beS SfJac^barg t^euermauern 
 
 Scr aStrt. Sie 3tu«fi(f)t war wo^t fe^r f(f|on, e^e fie ber 
 ijerjweifelte 9ta(f)bor berbaute. S)a§ ^imincr ift boifi fonft 
 galant unb tapejiert — 
 
 1 f. 9)reb. ©at. 4, 12. — 29. ©alant, ntiPrfiucSIt* fiir: elcaottt. 
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erfter Slufjug. fritter Sluftritl. 7 
 
 Sufi, ©etoefen ! 
 
 acr SBirt. S^iic^t bod), bie eitte SJBonb tft e8 no(i^. Hnb 
 ©eln ©tubdjen barneben, §err Qn^t ; waS fe^tt bem <Stub» 
 d)en? ®S l)at einen ^amin, ber jwar im Sinter etti teenig 
 raud)t — 5 
 
 3lufl. 3Iber bo(f) ttn ©ommer red^t f)Ubfd^ K|t. — §err, 
 i^ glaube gar, gr oeyiert unS nod^ obenbrein? — 
 2>er SBirt. 9iu, nu, §err 3^uft, §err S^uft — 
 3up. SRac^e gr §err ^^uften ben ^opf ntd)t warm, ober — 
 aer iBJtrt. 3^cE) mati^f il)n wartn? ber S)an3iger t^ut'8 ! — lo 
 3ttfl. ginen Dfftjier Wte meinen §errn! Dber meint 
 gr, ta^ era abgebanfter Offtjier ntc^t auii) ein Offister tft, 
 ber 3^m ben §al« brei^en !ann? SBarum loaret iljr benn 
 fan triege fo gefc^metbig, i^r §erren Sffiirte ? aSarum war 
 benn ba jeber Dfftsier ein toitrbiger ajJann unb jcbcr ©olbot 15 
 ein e{)rli(i)er, braoer Serl? aJJac^t end) bag bi|d)en griebe 
 fd)on fo Ubermiitig ? 
 
 2)cr aasirt. SaS ereifert gr fti^ nun, §err 3uft? — 
 ■ 3ttp. ^c^ will mid^ ereifern. 
 
 2)rittcr Sluftriti. 
 
 b. SeUgetm. Set SSirt. 3uff. 
 
 B. JcHSctm im f ereintteicn. ^uft ! 
 
 3>ufl in bet SReinung, ba§ i^n ber SBitt nennc. ^'uf* ? — ©" ^*' 
 
 fannt finb wir? 
 
 teiit gejen, mentt ii| ©le nur gatant feV". Jtrftlf^c Seitrage. I, 277 
 (^ctouS) ! „3tt ben Orunble^ren be* 9le*treben« gcptct fteili* bie Sua- 
 mufleruns ber unnBtigen unb oft mt§btau($ten ftemben ffiorte, jum Eyemtjcl 
 be« au§et feinet natutliifeen fflebeutung 6ei Sieren, Effen unb Srinfen u. f- w. 
 ungercimt anseBrttcfeten SBotta ® alant". ®ofcl)e mtt^t a«f bm no^ ge- 
 Srau^Iic^cn 3tu«br«d „®alttnterie»aren" aufmEvtrara. 
 
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8 5!Kinna Don Sarn^elnt. 
 
 3iufl. Qd) biicJile, id) Mxt h)of)I §err ^nft fiir -S^ltt ! 
 
 Set SBirt ber ben 3«oiot itwa^x totrb. ©t ! ft ! §err, §err, 
 
 §err S'uft — fe^' (Sr [icf) bo(f) ura; ©etit ^err 
 
 5 ». SeUjeiin. ^uft, ii^ glaube, bu janfft? 9BaS I;abe id} 
 btr befo{)Ien ? 
 
 2)cr Witt. D, S'firo ©naben! janfen? 2)a fei ®ott 
 »or! ^'^r untert^anigfter tnec^t foKte fid) unterfte^en, 
 ntit einem, ber bie ©tiabe ijat, Q'i)nm onjugepren, ju 
 10 janfen? 
 
 Sufi. SBenn icf) t^m bod) em§ auf ben ^a^etibud'el geben 
 biirfte ! 
 
 2)cr aBtrt. gS ift wa^r, §err ^'uft f))ricf|t fiir femen 
 §etnt, unb era tBentg fit^ig. Stber baron tf)ut er rec^t ; tc^ 
 15 fd)o^e i^n um fociel ij^ex; id) liebe i^n barum. — 
 
 3uff. S)ap ic^ i^m ntcf)t bte ^fi^ne au«treten foil! 
 
 2ier aBirt. 9^ur <Sd)ai>t, bag er \id) umfonft erl^t^t. 
 ®enn id) bin geluig tierfidiert, ba§ Q'ijvo ©naben feine Un= 
 gnabe begwegen auf mic^ geworfen l^aben, meil — bie 5yjot 
 so — mic^ nottoenbig — 
 
 0. ScffSctm. ©iion gu Dief, metn §err! Qdj bin ^^tinen 
 fdiulbig ; <Sie roumen mir in meiner Slbwefen^eit ba8 ^'m* 
 mer ou§ ; @ie miiffen beja^It werben ; id) mu| tt)o anbera 
 unterjufommen fuiiien. ©e^r natiirlid^ ! 
 25 Scr astrt. 3Bo anberS ? ®te ttioHen ouSjte'^en, gnabiget 
 ^err? Qd) ungludtiifier 5Kann! id) gefi^Iagner 5Wann! 
 SfJein, nimmermefir ! (Sl^er mug bie ©ame bo§ Quortier 
 luieber raumen. !X)er §err SJiajor f'ann i^r, toitt i^r fein 
 3imnier nic^t loffen ; ba§ 3^i^i^er ift fein ; fie mug fort ; 
 30 id) tann i^r nicfit I)etfen. — Qd) ge!^e, gnSbiger §err • 
 
 b. XtMnm. S'reunb, nic^t jwei bumme ©treiifie fur einen! 
 S)ie ©ame mug in bem ^efi^e bes ^tmmers bteiben — 
 
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grfter ^tufaug. SSierter Sluftritt. 9 
 
 tin mitt. Unb 5^ro Onaben foHten glauben, ba§ ic^ 
 
 au8 SWt^traueti, au6 ©orge fiir mettie -Sesa^lung ? 
 
 31I« loenti id) iiicf)t tou|te, ba| mid) 3't}i'o ^nabeti beja^Ien 
 
 fotinen, fobatb ©ie ttur toollen. S)o§ oevfiegette ®eu= 
 
 telt{)en, — fiinf^unbert Stealer ?out8bor ftel^t brouf, 5 
 
 ltieltf)e« 3^'^ro ®naben in bem (Sif)reibpulte fte^en ge^abt, — 
 — ift in guter iBertnatirung. — 
 
 i. XtUfitim. ©as mitl id) "^offen, \o wie meinc ubrigen 
 ©a^en. — 3^uft foil fie in (Sm^jfang ne^men, ttenn er 3l)nen 
 bie 3f{ei^nung be^a^It l^at. jo 
 
 2)cr aastrt. SSBatjr^aftig, ic^ erfdfirat recf)t, atS ic^ bag ^eu» 
 telcfien fanb. — Qd) ijobe intmer 3^ro ©naben fiir eincn 
 orbentttcf)en unb oorfiiitigen Wlann ge[)alten, ber fi(^ nic= 
 
 inalg gans auSgicbt. 3lber bennodi menn i(^ bar 
 
 ®elb in bem @c^reib)5ulte cennutet t)otte 15 
 
 B. XeDficim. SBurben ®ie ^dflidjer mtt mir toerfa'^rcn 
 fetn. Qi) Berfte^e @ie. — ®e^en ®te nur, mein §crr ; 
 laffen ®ie mic^ ; ii^ ^abe mit nieinem ^ebienten ju f)jrc» 
 d)en. ■ 
 
 2icr SBirt. 2lber, gnabiger §err 20 
 
 B. XtU^tim. Somm, ^uft, ber §err mitt nid)t ertauben, 
 ba^ id) bir in fetnem §aufe fage, toaS bu t^un fottft. 
 
 ®cr aStrt. 3d) ge^e jo fd)on, gnabiger §err ! — aKcin 
 ganjeg §au8 ift p ^'^ren ©ienften. 
 
 aStcrtcr Sluftrttt. 25 
 
 6. ScHScim. 3uft. 
 3uii ber mit bem gu§e pamijft unb bem SBirte nai$f))uft, ^fui ! 
 B. Xettftctin. 2BaS giebt'3? 
 Sttft. -3d) erftide toor «oSf)eit. 
 
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10 9Ktnna Bon S8ornI)eIm. 
 
 6. ScPeim. S)a8 toare fo tiict al3 on SSoItbtiitigleit. 
 3ttji. Unb ©ie, — @ie ertennc id) tttifit mel)r, mein 
 §crr. ^''^ ftetbe oor -3'f)rcn Slugen, wenn ®te nic^t ber 
 (3d)U^engeI biefeS ^iimtfdien, unbarm^ersigen 9taderS finb ! 
 5 Srolj ©algen unb ©cfiwert unb 3?ab ptte icJ) i^n — ^iitte 
 tcf) t^n mit biefcn ©anben erbroffeln, mit biefen ^a^nm 
 3erret|ett tooQen. — 
 0. Zmt'm. Seftte ! 
 3ufl. gieber Seftte ot§ fo cm aJienfc^ ! 
 »o b. xmtim. Sag tuiflft bu aber? 
 
 3u|}. 5c§ toiU, ba| ®te e8 entpfiuben follen, tt)te felir 
 man ©ie beleibigt. 
 J). XcUScim. Unb bann? 
 
 3ttfl. ©a^ ®ie fid) rarfiten. — Stein, ber Serl ift 3^!^nen 
 15 iu gering. — 
 
 11. XtU^e'm. (Sonbern, ba§ ic^ eg bir auftriige, micE) jn 
 roc()en ? Sag war »on 2Infang niein @eban!e. gr ^iitte 
 ntii^ ni(i)t toieber mit Slugen fe^en unb feine •33e3a^tung aug 
 beinen §anben empfangen follen. Qd) )x)d% ba| bu eine 
 20 §onb »otI ®elb mit einer jiemlicJ) ceriii^tlitfien 2)tiene I)in= 
 toerfen i'annft. — 
 3ufl. @o ? eine Bortrefflid^c 9taif)e ! — 
 J). XcUSciin. 3lber bie it)ir nodE) Berf(f)ieben miiffen. ^''^ 
 l^abe teinen ^elter bareg ®etb me^r ! ic^ irei^ aui^ feineg 
 25 auf^utreiben. 
 
 Sup. Sein bareg ©elb ? Unb wag ift benn bag fur ein 
 ^eutel mit fiinf^unbert Stealer S?ouigbor, ben ber SBirt in 
 -S^rem ®d)reibpu(te gefunben? 
 b. XtMdm. S)ag ift ®e(b, weWjeg mir auf3ut)eben ge^ 
 30 geben toorben. 
 
 3ufl. S)o(^ nirf)t bie f)unbert ^iftoten, bie 3^nen Qi)X 
 \ ate SBac^tmeifter cor cier ober fiinf SBorfien bradite ? 
 
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(Srfter ^lufjuG. gUnftcr 9luftrttt. 
 
 11 
 
 tt. ScKjeim. £)te tiamliii)en, toon 'i^aul iffiernern. SBanim 
 iiirfit? 
 
 3uft. ©iefe ^aben ®te no^ tiidjt gebraui^t? SKetn 
 §err, mtt biefen fbnnen @ie madden, toag ©ie tooUm. 
 Sluf meine SSerantttortuttg — 5 
 
 a. Scaftctin. aBat)r{)aftig? 
 
 3uil. SBcriter prte tioti mtr, ttiie fe^r man ®te mit 
 Q^nn f^orberuTtgen an bte ©enercjlfrtcgsfaffe aufjtetjt. gr 
 l^brte — 
 
 Ji. ScHSctnt. Sa§ ii^ fid^erltc^ jum S3ettler iBerben wiirbe, w 
 loenn iii^ eg nii^t f(f)on miire. — Qd) bin btr fel^r Derbunben, 
 5?uft. — Unb biefe SfJaiiirtcfit cermodite SBeraeni, fern bi|(i)en 
 Slrmut mit mir ju teiten. — @8 ift mir boc^ licb, ba^ id} e8 
 erratett ^abe. — §ijrc, 3'uft «taii)e mir jugleidE) autf) beine 
 9tc(i)nung ; ttiir ftnb gefdiiebene 8cute. 15 
 
 3uft. SBte? SBag? 
 
 0. ScHfteim. ®ein SBort mc^r ; eg !ommt jemanb. — 
 
 gunftcr Sluftritt. 
 6tnc 2)otne in Xroucr. a. 2cII8citn. 3"^ 
 
 ate Same. Qiii bitte um SSerjei^ung, mein §err ! — 20 
 
 a. SeDScim. SBen fud)en ®ie, a)?abame? — 
 
 2iie Some, gben ben teitrbigen SJiann, mit toelc^em tc^ 
 
 bte (E£)re ^abe ju jprec^en. ©ic fennen mid^ nic^t me^r? 
 
 Qi) bin bte SBitwe 3!^re8 et)ema(igen ©tabSrittmeifterg — 
 a. SeHjeim. Um beg ^trnmete toillen, gnabtge grau ! 25 
 
 h)eld)e iI5eranberung ! — 
 Sic Same. Q<i) fte^e tjon bem Sran!enbette auf, auf ba8 
 
 mii^ ber ©c^merj itber ben syerfuft meineS ^Wanneg ftarf. 
 
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2 ajHnna Don S3arnl)etm. 
 
 Sd) trmB O^nen frii^ Befd)»erltc^ fallen, ^m mkov. Qi) 
 reife aitf baS Sanb, h)o mir eine gutt)eraige, aber eben 
 au(| Tit(^t glu(ffi(f)e greunbin eine 3nflu(i)t borS erfte 
 angeboten. — 
 6. ttfOitm iu 3u|i. ®ti), la^ un8 atletn. — 
 
 Scrljjier Slufttitt. 
 
 2)ie Same. b. SeUgeiiit. 
 
 6. Scnittm. SReben <Ste frei, gnabtge grati! SSor mir 
 bUrfen @te ftc^ Qijxe^ UngliidS ttiif)t f(I)amen. ^ann i^ 
 10 3^nen toortn btenen ? 
 
 2)ie ®amc. SfJiein §err Wlaiov — 
 B. 2EU§cim. ^(^ beHage <Ste, gnabtge grau! SBorin 
 iann id) ^'finen bienen? ©ie teiffen, Q^v ®emal)I mar 
 ntein ^^reunb ; mein greunb, fage ii^ ; ic^ war immer !arg 
 15 mtt bie[em 2:ite(. 
 
 Sie 2)ttmc. SBer toei§ e8 be[fer aU id), toie icert @ie 
 
 feiner greunb[(i)aft moren, wie toert er ber 3^rigcn iror? 
 
 @ie witrben fein letter ©ebonfe, ^'^r 3larm ber le^te 5Eon 
 
 feiner fterbenben gip^jen gewefen fein, ptte nt(i)t bte ftiirfere 
 
 20 gtatur biefeS traurige 33orre(I)t fitr feincn ungtucfiiii)en ©o^n, 
 
 , fiir feinc unglu(fli(i^e @otttn geforbert — 
 
 u. 2cD6cittt. §oreii ®ie auf, SWabame ! Sffieinen wotlte 
 
 6. 3« iiet folgenben Scene tgl. man Oellerta ErjciWung „tm trme 
 ©cdiffer" (Saicln unb Erjafilungcn, Seiwig 1748. 1, 113 ff.), kfonbetS: 
 D, ftjricfet 9)6ilet, ici) tcinn mici) nic^t Jeftnnm, 
 Sag i^ bir ]tmaU ®elb gelie^n. 
 ■^ier ifl mein fRedinmiiiud}, ii) KiU'i px SRate jie'^n, 
 Slllein }dj weii ti Won, bu jlejep ni(|t borinncn. 
 
 3)er ©cf)iffer ftejt i^n an unb fci)»etgt Seftojfen jliK 
 Unb frcintt ftcfe, bag 3)6ilet bas ®elb ntd)t ne^men will. 
 
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grfter ?luf3ug. ©eii)fter Wuftritt. 13 
 
 ic^ tnit -Slinen gem ; aber tc^ ^abt ^eute !etne ST^riitiett. 
 aSevfdjonen @ie mid)! (£ie finben mic^ in einer ©tunbe, 
 1130 id) Ieid)t ju uerleiten itjcire, iciber bie SSorfidit ju murren. 
 — D, ittetn red)tf(^affner SRarloff ! ®ef(^itiinb, gncibige 
 grau, iDttS ^aben @ie ju kfe^Ien? Setrn ii^ -3{)Tien ju 5 
 bienen im ©tatibe bin, wenn id) eg bin ^ 
 
 2)ie Same. ^^ barf nid)t obretfen, ot)ne fetnen Ie|ten 
 SOBillen ju oottjietjen. Sr erinnerte fid) furj Bor feinem 
 gnbe, ba^ er ate 3^^^ <Sd)ittbner fterbe, unb befc^wor mid}^ 
 biefe (Sdiulb mit ber erften ©arfd)aft ju titgen. Qd) lo 
 l^obe feine (gquipage cerl'anft unb fommc, feine §anbfd)vift 
 einjulofen. — 
 
 B. ScUScim. 9Bie, gnabige grau? barunt fommen ©ie? 
 
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 onfja^Ie. is 
 
 ti. zmiim. g^idjt bod), SO?abame ! 5Karioff tnir fdiulbig? 
 baS fann fdjiDerlid) fetn. iiiaffen ©ie bod) fcl)en. Sr jie^t fein 
 Zammrnt) |erau« unb fu*t. Qd) finbe nid)tg. 
 
 2iic Some, ©te werben feine §anbfd)rift tierfegt l^aben, 
 unb bie §anbfd)rift t^ut nid)ts jur ©ac^e. — griauben 20 
 ©ie — 
 
 6. XtUfit'm. gfjetn, aWabame! fo etoaS pftege i^ nidit ju 
 Berlegen. SBenu ic^ fie nid)t ^obe, fo ift eg ein SetoeiS, ba| 
 id) nie eine get)abt I)abe, ober ba^ fie getifgt unb toon mir 
 fd^on juriidgegeben loorben. , 25 
 
 2)ie Same. §err aJJajor ! — 
 
 B. XeUjcim. ©anj gemi^, gnabige f^rau. ajtartoff ift 
 mir ni(^te fd)ulbig gebtieben. Qd) mit^te mii^ aui^ nid)t 3U 
 erinnem, ba^ er mir jemate etoaS fc^ufbtg gerocfen tnttre. 
 iJJidit anberS, Watame ; er ijat mid^ oielme^r ate feinen 3° 
 ©d)ulbner l^interlaffen. ^c^ ^abe nie etmaS t{)un fdnnen, 
 mid) mit einem 2Ranne objufinben, ber fed)§ 3at)r ©(itd 
 
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 unb UngrUtf, g^re unb ®efof)r mit mtr getetft. Qd) toerbe 
 
 e8 tii(f)t tiergeffen, bo^ ettt ©o^ii Bon t£)m ba tft. @r tttrb 
 
 metn @o{)n feiti, fobalb x6) fein SSater fein fatin. S)te 33er^ 
 
 totrruitg, in ber idE) mi(i) je^t fetbft befinbe — 
 5 2>ie Same, (gbelmiitiger Mam ! Slber ben!en ®ie and) 
 
 t)on mil- ntc^t ju Hein. SfJe^men <Sie bag ®elb, §err 3)Jaior; 
 
 fo bin i(f) wcnigfteng beru^tgt. — 
 B. SeKftciui. 2Ba§ bran^en @ie p ^'^rer Seru^ignng 
 
 weiter ate meine S3erfiii)ernng, ba| miv btefeS @elb nii^t 
 10 ge^ort? Dber wollen ®ie, ba| iii) bie unerjogene SBaife 
 
 metneg f^reunbeS beftefilen foil? ^e[tet)(en, aWabame, ba« 
 
 iDiirbe eS in bem etgenttid)fteti iSerftanbe fein. Qi)m ge^ 
 
 ^brt eS; fitr i^n legen @te eg an. — 
 Sic Same. Qd) Cerfte'^e @ie; Ber^ei^en @ie nur, wenn 
 
 15 icf) nod) nic^t recf)t toet|, wie mon SBJo{)ltI)aten anneliraen 
 rau|. SBotier triffen eg benn aber aud^ @ie, ba^ eine aJhtt= 
 ter mel^r fitr i^ren ®o^n t^nt, ate fie fiir i^r eigen 8ebett 
 tt)un toiirbe ? Qi) gc^e — 
 
 6. ScHfteim. @e^en @ie, Sftabame, ge'^en <Sie! 8Jeijen 
 20 (Sie gliicEIid) ! Qdj bitte ©ie niii)t, mir ^Wacfiridit ooni -3!^nen 
 p geben. @ie moc^te mir gu etner 3eit lommen, too ii) fie 
 niiJlt nu^en fonnte. Slber nocf) ein§, gnabige f^rau ; bafb 
 ^atte icf) bag SBic^ttgfte tiergcffen. 2J?ar(off fjot noi!^ an ber 
 ^affe unferg e^emaligen 9tcgimente jn jforbem. ©eine 
 25 gorbemngen finb fo ri(i)tig toie bie meinigen. SBerben 
 meine bejatjlt, fo miiffen auii) bie feinigen bejal^It toerben. 
 ^i^ f)afte bofiir — 
 
 5J)ic Same. D ! mein §err — 3Iber ic^ f(I)toeige lieber. — 
 ^itnftige 9Bo^It^oten fo Borbereiten, I)ei|t fie in ben 2Iugen 
 30 beg ^immete fii^on ertoiefen {)aben. gmpfangen @ie feine 
 Setofjnung itnb meine S;f)ranen ! mt ai. 
 
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(Jrfter ^lufjug. ©iefienter unb Slc^ter ?lufttitt. 15 
 ®ie6entcr Stuftritt. 
 
 3lrme8, Bra»e« SBetB! Q6) mu^ nt(f)t Bergej^feit, , ben 
 
 Settel 3U Oentic^ten. er ntmmt au« feinem SlaWen6ucf)e Srte'friaften, 
 btE er 3errei§t. SBer [te^t mtr bafur, ba§ etgner aJJanget mid) 5 
 nid)t einraat omeifen !onnte, ©ebraurf) baooti ju nta(^en? 
 
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 b. XtUfitm. ®ieb ^er. 
 
 3uft. §aben ®ie ^armberjigfeit mit mir, mein §err. 15 
 S:d) tt)ei6 tt)o£)I, bo§ bie aJtenfdien mit ^'^nen feine fiaben ; 
 aber — 
 
 b.xmtlm. aBaStetltftbu? 
 
 3up. Qd) ii'dtti mir e^er ben 2:ob al3 meinen Slbfdtjieb 
 uermutet. 20 
 
 B. Seaficim. ^c^ lann bi(| nid)t longer brau(i)en ; ic^ 
 mu^ mitf) o^ne Sebienten be^elfen f ernen. Bmn Me gje*. 
 ituns auf unb Itefl. „aBa8 ber §err SJ^ajor mir f(f)u(big; !Dret 
 unb einen t)alben aJJonot 8ot)n, ben Moxiat 6 Slbater^ tnidlt 
 21 Scaler, ®eit bem erften biefeS on Sfeinigteiten auSge= 25 
 legt 1 Sl^ater 7 ®r, 9 ^f. ©umma ©ummarum 22 2;l)ater 
 
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16 SDlinna Don SBorn^elm. 
 
 1 ®r. 9 ^f." — ®ut, unb eg tft billtg, ba^ id) biefen law 
 fenben 3Jiotiat ganj bejalile. 
 
 3uft. ©te anbere ©ette, ^err 9D?ajor — 
 
 6. ZtUfitim. ^od) me^r ? Ciefi. „SBa§ bem §errn ajiajor 
 5 id) fd)ulbtg : 3ln ben gelbfdier fiir mid) beja^It 25 2;^aler. 
 giir SBortung unb ^flege wa^renb meiner ^ur fiir mid) 
 6e3at)(t 39 Stealer. SKeinem abgebrannten unb gepliinbet' 
 ten iCater auf meine 53itte oorgefi^offen, oI)ne bie jwei 
 ©eutepferbe ju redinen, bie er i^m gefd)enft, 50 Skater. 
 10 (gumma ©ummarum 114 X^akx. ®at)on abgejogen t)or= 
 ftel)enbe 22 Xi)akx 1 ®x. 9 ^f. 53Ietbfe bem ^exxn 2Wajor 
 fd)ulbig 91 S£)aler 16 ®r. 3 ^f." — ^erl, bu bift toll! — 
 
 3ufl. ^d) gtaube eS gem, ba| id) ^'finen tteit me'^r 
 !ofte. 3lber e8 toare Berlorne 2;tnte, e§ bagu ju fdjreiben. 
 IS 3^d) fann ^'^ii^w ^i^ wi^t bejaljlen ; mib toenn @ie mix 
 BoUenb§ bie gioerei ne^men, bie id) and) nod) nid)t tierbient 
 l^abe, — fo toollte id) Iteber, ©ie :^otten mid) in bem 8030= 
 rette frepieren Ia[fen. 
 
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 20 nid)t8 fdjulbig, unb id) Witt bid) etnem Oon meinen Se^ 
 fannten em^jfe^Ien, bei bem bu eg beffer iiaben fottft a(g 
 bei mir. 
 
 3uf}. Qd) bin 3^f)nen nid)tS fd)ulblg, unb boi| tootten 
 ®iemic^ oerfto^en? 
 25 B. XcKjcfm. SBeil id) btr nid)t8 fd;ulbtg toerben toiC. 
 
 3uft. ©arum? nur borum? — <So gewip id) Ql^nm 
 
 fd)ulbig bin, fo gewife @te mir nid)tg fd)utbig fterben Ion* 
 
 nen, fo gewi^ fotten ®ie mic^ nun nic^t t)erfto|en. — 
 
 Mad}e.n ®ie, ttiag @te teotten, fierr aKajor ; id) bteibe bei 
 
 30 S'^nen ; ic^ mu| bei ^'l^nen bleiben. — 
 
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 ttilbeg, uncfeftuineg' SCefen gegen afle, oon benen bu meinft, 
 
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erfter 9luf3ug. Sl(i)ler ?luftrttt. 17 
 
 ia^ fie btr nt(|jt8 .ju fageti l^aben, betne tiidtfc^e ©diabeit* 
 freube, betne JRa^fii^t — — 
 
 3uf!. ^ad)m <Ste mid) fo fd)timm, tote ©ie tooKett ; id) 
 toiti borum boc^ tti(f)t fd)Ie(^ter Ooit mtr bettfen a(S tson 
 nteinem §uttbe. SSorigen SBinter gittg tc^ in ber ©ammer* 5 
 ung an bent Sanale unb l^brte ettoaS toinfetn. Qdj ftieg 
 l)erab unb griff nad) ber ©timnie unb gtau&te etn Sinb ju 
 retten, unb jog einen 'ipubef au8 bent SBaffer. Slud) gut, 
 bad)te id). !5)er 'iJJubel fam inir nad) ; aber id^ bin !ein 
 Sieb^ber oon ^ubetn. Qd) jagte it)n fort, utnfonft ; id) lo 
 prugelte if)n oou mtr, umfonft. Qd) lie^ il)u be§ 3^ad)tS 
 nidit in meine Sommer ; er blieb Bor ber 2:()itre auf ber 
 (Sd)toeIIe. SBo er mir 3U nat)e fam, ftie§ id) it|n mit 
 bem i^u^e ; er fi^rte, fa'E)e mid) an unb toebelte mit bem 
 (Sd)toan5e. '^od) ^at er feinen 53iffen ©rot au8 meiner 15 
 §onb befommen ; unb bod) bin id) ber einjige, bem er ^drt, 
 unb ber i^n anrii^ren barf, gr fpringt oor mir l^er unb 
 mad)t mir feine ^itufte unbefof)Ien oor. gS tft ein ^pid)er 
 ■ipubel, ober ein gar ju guter §unb. SBenn er e8 (anger 
 treibt, fo pre id) enblic^ auf, ben ^ubeln gram 3U fein. 20 
 
 0. SeUgciw *ei ®ei'e- ®o tote ic^ il)m ! 9^ein, eS giebt 
 
 feine tjolligen Unmenfdjen ! S'uft, toir bleiben bei< 
 
 fommen. 
 
 3ufl. ®anj getoi§ ! — ©ie tootlteu fic^ o^ne 53ebienten 
 be^etfen? ®te oergeffen Q^va ©leffuren unb ba§ ©tea; 
 nur eines SlrmeS mad)tig finb. ®ie fdnneu fid) ja nid)t 
 allein anfleiben. Qdj bin O^nen' unentbe^rlid) unb bin, 
 
 o^ne mid) felbft gu rii^men, ^err SJiajor — xd) bin ein 
 
 S3ebienter, ber — toenn ba§ ©djlimmfte jum <Sd)Iimmen 
 fommt, — fiir feiueu §errn bettefn unb fte^fen faun. 30 
 
 b. XtUfieim. Qn^t, toir bleiben nidji beifammen. 
 
 3ufi. ®d)ou gut ! 
 
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 9lmnttt ^uftritt. 
 
 C^in SJebtentcr. b. XtH^tim. ^ufl. 
 
 2)er SBciicntc. 53[t! tamerab! 
 3uf}. SffiaSgiebfS? 
 5 2)er Sebicntc. Sann Sr mir nicfit ben Dfft^ter naii)toetfen, 
 ber geftern nod) in biefem 3tomer 3i«f einea an in ©eite sei- 
 
 Senb, Don Wdi^cr et ^ertoramt. gett)of)nt ^ot ? 
 
 3uft. So8 bitrfte ic^ letc^t fonnen. SBaS brtngt (sr 
 i^m? 
 10 2)cr SBcbiente. 2Sa8 loir immer bringen, teenn totr ntcf)t8 
 bringen : ein l^ompliment. SKeine §errf(^aft f)ort, ba^ er 
 burd) fie tjer&iingt toorben. SJteine §errfc^aft toei§ ju 
 leben, unb id) foil il)n be§fatl§ urn SBerjei^ung bitten. 
 Sttfl. 9^un, fo bttte @r i^n um SSer^ei^nng ; ba fte^t er. 
 15 2)cr Sebicntc. SBaSifter? 9Bie nennt man i{)n ? 
 ti. XtUf\tm. SOJein §reunb, id) ^abe ©uern 9Iuftrag fc^on 
 ge^iJrt. @§ ift eine iiberfliiffige §ofIid^feit Bon Surer ^err» 
 fc^aft, bie id) ertenne, wie id) foQ. Wadjt i^r meinen (Sm» 
 )3fet)I. — aSie I)ei^t Sure §errfd)aft? — 
 2o 2)er Scbicntc. SBte fie I)ei^t? @te tap fid) gniibigeg 
 graulein fjei^en. 
 6. XtMtim. Unb i!^r gamitienname ? 
 ;' ®cr SBebtente. ©en ^obe ic^ nod) nid)t geprt, unb ba= 
 nad) 5U fragen, ift meine (Sod)e nidit. ^''fl ridite mid) fo 
 25 ein, bo^ id) meiftenteils aCfe fed)S 2Boc^en eine neue §err* 
 fd)aft "^obe. ©er §enler be^alte alie. i^re 9^omen ! — 
 3u|}. iSraoo, Samerob ! 
 
 Tin SBcbicntc. ^n biefer bin id) erft t)or wenig Za%tn 
 in ©reSben ge!ommen. ®ie fui^t, gtaube id), ^ier if)ren 
 30 Sroutigam. — 
 
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erfter lufjug. Sc^nter tuftritt. 19 
 
 B. ScKjeiitt, ®enug, tnein greunb. 3)en 5?amcn Gurer 
 .^err[tf)aft tuollte id) iciffen, aber nic^t i^re ©eljeimniffe. 
 ®e:^t nur! 
 
 2icr SBcSiente. Samcrob, baS toare fern §err fitr m\6) I 
 
 Se^nler Sluftritt. s 
 
 ». Ztnf)t'm. 3}iad^e, -^uft, mac^e, ba^ ttitr au8 biefem 
 §aufe fommen ! ©te @ofIi(^f'ett ber fremben Some ift mir 
 em)3ftnbttd^cr aU bte ©rob^eit beS SBtrtS. §ier,ntmm biefen 
 JRing, bic einjige Softbarfeit, bie mtr ubrig ift, »on ber id) lo 
 nte gegfaubt {)atte, einen folc^en ®ebrau(^ ju mad)cn ! — 
 33erfe|e t^n ! la^ bir aditsig ^5riebrid)8b'or borauf geben ; 
 bie 9?ed)nung beS SBirtg tarnx feine brei^ig betragen. SBc' 
 go^te.i^n unb rftume meine ®ad)en — 3^a, wo^in? — 2Bo= 
 l^in bu willft. ©er »of)lfeill'te ®aftf)of ber befte. S)u fottft 15 
 mid) ^ier nebetian auf bem lj!affee{)aufe treffen. Qd) ge^e ; 
 ntad)e beine (Sad)e gut. — 
 
 Sufi, ©orgen ©ie nidjt, §err aJJajor ! — 
 
 ». IcPcim tommt wiebtr juriicf. 33or alien ©ingett, bo§ meine 
 ^iftolen, bie {)inter bem :33ette ge^angen, nic^t t)ergeffen 20 
 werben. 
 
 Sufi. QS) Will nid)t« tiergeffen. 
 
 6. Xctttieitn tijmmt nocfimatg jutitd. ?Rod) ein^ : ntmm mir 
 and) beinen 'iJJubel mit ; ^orft bu, .^uft ! — 
 
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 glfter Sluftritt. 
 
 Sun. 
 
 ©er ^ubet totrb n\(i)t pritdbletBen. ©afur laff ic^ ben 
 ^ubel forgen. — §m ! anii) ben foftbaren ating l^at ber 
 s ©err no(^ ge^abt ? Unb trug i^n in ber Xa^d)i anftatt am 
 ginger ? — ®uter SBirt, wir [inb fo !af)t no(^ nic^t, aU to'vc 
 fii)einen. Sei i^m, Bei il)nt fetbft wiH i(f) bi(| serfe^en, 
 f(^oneS afjingeldien ! ^'c^ wei^, er argert fii^, bo^ bu in 
 jeinem ©aufe nicl)t gans follft oerje^rt werben ! — 211^ — 
 
 10 Swblftcr Sluftritt. 
 
 $aul SBcrner. 3uft. 
 
 3ttft. ©ie:^ ba, SBerner ! guten Slag, SBerner ! ttillfont' 
 men in ber ®tabt ! 
 
 aBerncr. ®a6 t)er»Unfef)te ®orf ! Qd) !ann'8 unmciglic^ 
 15 ttieber gewo^ne toerben. i?uftig, Sinber, Inftig ! i^i bringe 
 frifdiea ®elb ! SBo ift ber SKajor ? 
 
 3ttfi. dx mu^ bir begegnet fein ; er ging eben bte STreppe 
 t)erob. 
 
 aascrncr. Qd) tomme bie §irttertre:p)3e f)erauf. ?tun, toie 
 so ge^t'8 il)m? S''^ toare [ii)on borige SBocfie bei eu(f) gemefen; 
 aber — 
 
 15. „®cn)o5ne" ill mil VLmtitt in ben meiflen SluSgaBen in ..gewo^nt" 
 gcanbcrt worben. 3n Scrtin id ber Sluabrud noii jefct solfstiimliij (sgl. ben 
 Kefrain: „9)ietW i« be« Won ieteo^ne," M fUt'm ju: o^ne). „®eWo6n" 
 ttucS in $em))el« 8cfiin8»3tu«fla6e XI, 1, 777, Seutfcfje 3)anbortt 1840, <3, 
 68 (Sitaett) ! „»om unBenw^nen Sc^nee". 
 
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erfter Slufjug. 3w6Iftcr Stufttitt. 21 
 
 3uf!. mm ? hjag ^t btc^ aBge^aften ? — 
 
 SBJerner. 3'uft, — Ijaft bu t)on bem ^rinjen §era!Iiu8 
 8ef)ort? 
 
 3uit. §eraftm8? ^d^ tou^te rnc^t. 
 
 SBJerner. Sennft bu ben grofen §elben im 50JorgenIattbe 5 
 nid)t? 
 
 3uH. S)te SBetfett auS bem SRorgenlanbe {enn' id) too^I, 
 bte um8 9'ieuia'^r tnit bem (Sterne l^erumtoufen. 
 
 aserner. Wlmid), i6) glaube, bu liefeft eben fo iBenig bie 
 ^eitungen ali bie SSihd? — £)u fennft ben 'iprtns ^i^^a^ii^^ " 
 ntii)t? ben braoen 3Jiann ntc^t, ber '^erfien toeggenommen 
 unb nSc^fter 55;age bie ottomanifcf)e ^forte ein[prengen wirb? 
 ®ott fei ©ant, ba^ bod) nod) irgenbwo in ber SKelt Srieg 
 ift ! Qd) '^abe tange genug get)offt, e§ foUte l^ter mieber (08= 
 ge^en. 2l6er ba |i|en fie unb l^etfen fid} bie §aut. 9tein, 15 
 ©olbat loar ii^, ©otbat mu§ id) tticber fein ! Sitrj, — 
 3nt>em er ftc^ fc&ud)tem umfie^t, 06 t^n jemanb k^orc^t. im 33ertrouen, 
 3:uft, id) wanbere nai^ ^erfieii, urn unter (Sr. Sonigtid)en 
 §o^eit bem "iprinsen §eratUu§ ein paav gelbjUge toiber ben 
 Siirfcn ju mad)en. 20 
 
 3uii. ©u? 
 
 SBerncr. ^'c^, toie bu mi(^ f)ier fiel)ft! Unfere 23orfa^rcn ■ 
 jogen flei^ig wiber ben SEurfen, unb bag fotlten wir noi^ 
 t^un, menu h)tr e^rlid)e ^erl8 unb gute g^riften tcaren. 
 grei(id) fiegreife id) toot)(, ba§ ein ^^elbjug wiber ben STurfen 25 
 ttti^t f)alb fo tuftig fein !ann ate einer tciber ben gran^ofen; 
 
 2. ^erafllua I., Seitgenoffc fJiiebtic^S be* Orofett, mac&te fl4 1747 son 
 ber vetfifcfjcn Dberbo^it fvei, fcit 1760 Konig son son? Dfl»®corgien. 35gt. 
 
 ». SronegfS SBertc I, 368, Seipjig 1760: Argante , s'efforcjant de tirer 
 
 Belise de son ^vanouissement, lui fait le r^cit d'une batailie, ou le Prince 
 Heraclius vient de battre le Sophi de Perse. — S. SBgl, SEDuttber^orn, 
 ixnmli 3Iu«8. n, 331 f., 549 ff. — OrimmeW&aufcn I, 286. 
 
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22 iUiinno Son Sarnlieltn. 
 
 aber bafiir mu^ er and) befto berbienftlic^er fetn, in btefent 
 unb in ienem Seben. ©ie Slurfen i)aben bir alle @abel3 
 mit ©tamanten befe^t — 
 
 3u(i. Um mtr bon fo einem ©Sbet ben Sopf fpalten gu 
 5 laffen, retfe i^ niii)t erne Wiik. ©u totrft bo^ nid)t tott 
 fein unb bein fi^one« ©diuljengeridite tieriaffen ? — 
 
 aaSernct. D, baS ne!^me i(^ mit ! — SKerfft bn WaS ? — 
 ©as ©iitd^en tft Cerfouft 
 
 3«ft. aSerfauft? 
 10 SBcrncr. ©t ! — {)ier finb f)unbert ©u!oten, bie ic^ gef* 
 tern auf ben ^auf befommen ; bie bring' ic^ bem ajjajor — 
 
 3u|t, Unb lDa§ foil ber bantit ? 
 
 SBcrncr. SS5a§ er bamit foil ? aSerjefjren foil er fie, tier' 
 
 fjjteten, oertrinfen, tier — njie er mitl. ©er 3)tonn mu§ 
 
 15 ®elb tiaben, unb e8 tft fcf)Ie(i)t genug, ba| man if)m baS 
 
 feinige fo fauer mod)t! 2tber t(^ tou^te fd^on, toaS iii) 
 
 t^te, toenn icf) an feiner ©telle mare ! Qd) btic^tc : {)of 
 
 eu(^ ^ier alle ber §enfer! unb ginge mit ^aul iffiernern 
 
 no^ ^erfien ! — 4Bti§ ! — ber 'prinj §erafliu8 mu^ ja 
 
 so tto^l con bem SDJajor S^elt^eim ge^ort t)aben, rtenn er and) 
 
 fc^on feinen gewefenen SBac^tmeifter 'ipaul SBernern nxdjt 
 
 ■ iennt. Unfere Slffoire bei ben ^a^enljaufern — 
 
 3ttfi. ©oil i^ bir bie erjatilen? — 
 
 2. Seffins^ SoUcftanccn s. V. ©ernmen. IV. Son berSTrt, fteisufc^netbent 
 (jStefer griinlicfce ©tein (SIstflein), ter in bie Dti»enfat6e fcillt, unb au8 bem 
 bie Stiirten unb 5)oIen SdbetgttfFe mocfeen, i(l tBeit Wtter al« ber ^ijat unb 
 SaftiS unb tann 6Io§ burc^ ben Stidjel unb S)ianiant|lau6 geatfeeitet tnerben." 
 — 14. Stn eSert, ben 7. SRat 1770 : „3nSfunftiee tann id) beta Oelb, baS id) 
 fonll auf Sillier ttwnbte, »er— . SSai meincn Sie, n)a8 ic6 Wreifien MJoUte? 
 Dertrinten? serftielen ? »erj«ren ? — aBa^rlie^, i^ troUte ffireitien, sergra^' 
 ben." — 22. ©eit Gnbe Slprit 1760 lagerte baS ))reu6if4e .^eer jwifdjen 
 ©cfllettau unb ben jfafeen^ciufetn unb Ijatte feier im Semmer cin ®efed)t mit 
 Saun, 
 
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 sascrner. !Cu mtr ? — ^'c^ merf'e too^I, ia'^ eine \d)'oni 
 5DtS)Jofition itber bemra 93erftanb get)t. Qii) toill meine 
 <I3erIen nid;t tior bte iSiiue Jcerfen. — S)a nimm bie Ijunbert 
 IDufaten ; gieb fie bem 2)iaior. ©age i^m, er foil mtr and) 
 bte auf()e6en. Qd) mu^ je^t auf ben Sl'iorft ; id) ^be jtoei 5 
 SBinfpef JRoden f)erein gefd)icft ; inaS id) barau§ liife, fanti 
 er gIei(i^faH§ .^aben. — 
 
 3uji. SBerner, bu meinft eS ^erjlic^ gut; aber tuir 
 mogen bein ®e{b nidjt. -Se^atte beine ©ufaten, unb beitie 
 l^itnbert ^iftoten fattnft bu aucf) unt)erfel)rt trieber be!om' 10 
 men, fobalb al8 bu luiCft. 
 
 SBcrncr. (go ? ^at benn ber 2)iajor nod) Oelb ? 
 
 3u|l. 9?ein. 
 
 aBcrncr. §at er fii^ wo toeld)i& geborgt? 
 
 aiuf}. ?Jein. IS 
 
 SBerner. Unb ittoDon lebt i^r benn ? 
 
 3ttfl. SBir taffen anfc^reiben, unb wcnn man md)t me^r 
 anfcfireiben wiH unb unS jum §aufe ^erauSwtrft, fo tier^ 
 fe^en JDtr, waS wtr nod) fiaben, unb jie^en icetter. — 
 gijre nur, ^auf, bem SBirte t)ier miiffen toir einen 'i|5offen 20 
 jpieten. 
 
 SBerner. §at er bem SDZaior »aS in ben SBeg gelegt ? — 
 Qd) bin babei ! — 
 
 3uft. SBie toSr'g, ttenn totr ifim beS 9Ibenb8, ttenn er 
 ou8 ber 2;abagie !ommt, auffja^ten unb i!^n bratt burti^^ 25 
 jjriigetten? — 
 
 aaSerner. S)e8 3lbenb8? — aufpa^ten? — i^rer atoei 
 einem? — ©a« ift nid)ti. — 
 
 Sun. Ober, wenn Joir t{)m bo3 §auS itber bem Sopf 
 onftcdten? — 30 
 
 2 f. sBJdttl. 7, 6. — 6. Sffitnfijet, fieMui^Ii^er : SSifpet, ein ®etrei> 
 
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24 SKinno Son SBarn^elm. 
 
 SBevner. ©engen unb brennen ? — Serf, mon l^orf §, 
 bag bu 'ipadhtedit gemefen bift unb niiJ)t ©olbat ; — ^jfui ! 
 Slber toaS t)aft bu benu ? SS}a§ giebt'§ benti ? 
 
 3ttjl. SojTim nur, bu foUft bein Sunber I)6ren ! 
 5 SHJcrncr. @o ift ber Sleufel wo^I {)ier gar Io§? 
 
 3ufi. Qa wo^i, fomm nur ! 
 
 SS&txntx. S)e|'to befferl 92a(^ '!{5erfim aIfo,nad) ^erfien! 
 
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3ttieiiei; Slufjug. 
 
 grficr Stuftritt, 
 
 Sie Scene tjl in bem 3imniEr beS ffmulcina. 
 SDlinna Hon SBarngelm. SranjtSla. 
 
 Sag graulcin im SWeslig^, nadj i|ret U^r fe^enb. ^^ratljiSfo, toit 5 
 finb aud) fe^r frit^ aufge[tanben. ©ie ^eit toirb un8 lang 
 ttierben. 
 
 Sranjisfn. SBer fonn in ben Berstnetfelten gro^en ©tabten 
 fcl)lafen? 3)ie Saroj'fen, bte 'Slad)t'mad)tet, bie Strommefn, 
 bte S)a^en, bte Corporate — baS {)ort ni(f)t auf ju roffetn, 10 
 ju fcf)reten, 5U totrfiein, ju mauen, ju f(uii)en, gerabe, al§ oh 
 bie ^fJoc^t 3u nid)t§ lueniger mare al8 jur $Ru^e. — ©ine 
 S^affe 2:^ee, gnabigeg J^riiulein ? — 
 
 2108 gvottlcin. 'hex Z^ee fdimedt mir nidjt. — 
 
 SronjtSfo. Qi) fttU Bon unfcrer ®(i)ofo(abe ntac^cn laffen. 15 
 
 2)08 groulein. ?a§ maif)cn, fitr bic^ ! 
 
 granjigfo. gilr mic^ ? Qd) tt)oIIte eben fo gem fitr ntic^ 
 altein plaubem atS fur mic^ alkin trinfen. — greilid^ wirb 
 un8 bie ^dt fo lang tnerben. — 2Bir merben Dor longer 
 SBeite un8 puljen miiffen unb bag Sleib cerfudien, in roeld)em 2° 
 h)ir ben erften (Sturm geben motten. 
 
 3)o« griinlctn. SffiaS rebeft bu tion @titnnen, ta id) bto§ 
 ^erfomme, bie §oItung ber Sopitufation ju forbem ? 
 
 gronjiffo. Unb ber §err Offtjier, ben wir oertrieben, 
 
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26 9Kinna Bon Sarn^elm. 
 
 unb bem wir baS SompHment bariiber moc^ett laffen, er 
 mu^ aui) tttc£)t bie feinfts fiebengort f)aben, fonft ^citte er 
 too^t urn bte (S^re fonnen bitten laffen, unS feine aiuf* 
 teartung moifien ju biirfen. — 
 5 2)08 griiulcin. @8 finb nidjt alle Dfftjtcre STetC^eimS. 
 ®ie aBat)rl)ett ju fagen, id) Ite^ tl^m bag Compliment , and) 
 blo^ madien, um ©elegen^ett ju {)aben, micf) nact) bicfem 
 bei i{)m jn • ertunbigen. — granjisfo, mein ^erj fagt eS 
 mir, ba^ meine 9teife gliicflidj fein tetrb, baf id) i^n fin^ 
 io ben toerbe. — 
 
 gransisfa. jDa§ ^erj, gniibigeg griiulein? 3Kan traue 
 
 bocf) j,o feinem C^rjen ni(f)t ^u »iel 5Dag ^erj rebet un8 
 
 geraaitig gem xiad) bem 3)?aule. SBenn ba§ a)?au( eben fo 
 
 geneigt toare, noc^ bem Qex^en ju reben, fo ware bie SJiobe 
 
 15 lijngft aufgetommen, bie Wankv unterm ©tfitoffe 5U tragen. 
 
 SaS groulctn. §a ! ^a ! mit beinen SSiiiuIern unterm 
 ©c^loffe ! ©ie SWobe tocire mir eben Kd)t ! 
 
 gtonsislo. gieber bie frfjonften ^^finc niiflt gejeigt, al8 
 otle lugenblide baS §erj bariiber ffiringen loffen! 
 20 Sog groulcin. 2Ba§ ? btft bu fo 5urii(Jl)aItenb ? — 
 
 groitjisfo. S'Jein, gnabigeS grauiein ; fonbern tcEi tooUte 
 eS gem vxt^v fein. SRan \ptid)t felten Don ber 2;ugenb, bie 
 man ^at, aber befto bfter tion ber, bie un§ fe^tt. 
 
 So« groulcin. ©ie^ft bu, granjisfa? ba l^aft bu etnc 
 S5 fe^r gute 9lnmerfung gemai^t. — 
 
 granjigto. ®ema(f)t? Mad)t man baS, waS etnem fo 
 etnfallt ? 
 
 2)08 gtiiulcin. Unb teei|t bu, toarum id) etgentliii) biefe 
 
 23. SSgt. Sefftng tm 12. iSitteraturBrief (Sb. 7 son Sefiing? SEBerfen); 
 „®ie djtiflUdie SRelision i(l 6ei bem §errn SBielanb immcr ba« britte SBott. 
 — SKttit praMt oft mit bem, roai man gar nti^t ^at, bamit man eS weniBiien^ 
 5u laden Weine." 
 
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Sraeittr Slufjug. Erfter Sluftritt. 27 
 
 5tnmerfutig fo gut fttibe? @te ijat oiet ^ejieljung auf 
 meinen Stell^eim. 
 
 5?ronjt0ftt. SBaS ptte bei -^^Jiett ni(f)t aucfi 53e3tet)ung 
 auf it)n? 
 
 SoS gviittletn. greunb unb geinb fagen, ba§ er ber tap' 5 
 ferfte iDZann Don bcr SBelt tft. Slber raer ^at t£)n tion 
 Stapferteit {emals rtben I)oren ? Gt I)at bo« recf)tiii^affenfte 
 §ei-3, a&er 3{ed)tfd)affen^eit unb ©belmut finb Sorte, bie er 
 nie auf bie ^nnqc bringt. 
 
 Sranjtjfo. SJon waS fiir !£ugenben \pxiii)t er benn? 'o 
 
 2)og Sroulctn. Gr fpric^t oon tetner ; benn i^m fe£)lt 
 f'einc. 
 
 Sranji0ftt. Sa« toollte i(J) nur {)oren. 
 
 2)o« Sriiulcin. aS?arte, granjtSfa, ic^ befinne mic^. & 
 fpric{)t fe{)r oft eon Dfonomie. Qm 33ertrauen, granji^ta, 15 
 id) gtaubc, bcr 2J?onn tft ein SSerfdinjenbcr. 
 
 Sranjigfo. 'Rod) cinS, gnabtgeS grciuletn. Qd) ijabe i()n 
 aud) fe^r oft ber S^reue uub Seftiinbigfeit gcgen ©ie er= 
 wo£)nen I)bren. 2i5ie, toenn ber §err auc^ ein gtattcrgeift 
 wore ? 20 
 
 SoS grSuTcin. :j)u UugtiicEIid)e ! — Slber metnft bu bag 
 im grnfte, grnnsisfa ? 
 
 Sronjisfo. Ste longe ^at er ^'^tteii tiun fc^on nic^t ge^ 
 fd)rieben? 
 
 ®og Sriiureiit. ?td) ! feit bem grieben ^at er mir nur ein 25 
 (einjigeS Wat gefc^rieben. 
 
 Sronjisto. Stud} ein ©euf^er toiber ben ^rieben ! 333un= 
 berbar ! ber gricbe follte nur ba8 Sofe wieber gut maiden, 
 bo8 ber frieg geftiftct, unb er jerritttct and) ba§ @ute, waS 
 biefer fein ©egenpart etioa nod) Deranla^t ^at. 3^cr griebe 30 
 fottte fo eigenfmnig nid)t fein ! — Unb wk (ange {)aben ft)ir 
 \djon gnebe ? ©ie ^dt wixb einem gcnmltig lang, Jcenu 
 
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28 SKinno sort Sarn^eltn. 
 
 e8 fo ttentg ^Keutgfettcn giebt. — Umfonft ge^en tie ^often 
 wieber rictitig ; titemanb \d)mU ; benti tiiemanb ^t woS ju 
 fi^retben. 
 
 2)08 3rourein. (58 ift griebe, fcf)rteb er mir, unb id) no^ere 
 5 mid) ber grfiiUung meiner SGBunf(f)e. 2lber, ba| er mir 
 biefeg nur einmol, nur ein einjigeS Wlal gef(f)rieben — 
 
 gronjigfo. — ©o^ er UTi8 jloingt, biefer grfiiUung ' ber 
 aBiin[(^e fetbft entgegeti ju eilen ; finben wir i^n nur, ba« 
 foil er un« entgelteni — aBetin iiibe§ ber Wlmn bo(J> 
 10 3Biinfii)e erfUttt ^attc, unb toir erfiil^ren ^icr — 
 
 2)08 Sriiulcin anflfiii* mi Ws. Sal er tot Ware? 
 
 gronsi8fo. gilr @ie, gnabtgeS grautein, in ben SIrmen 
 einer anbern. — 
 
 208 Sriiulein. £)u QuSIgcift ! SBarte, f^ronjisfo, er 
 15 fofl bir eS geben&n ! — !Dod) ftfiwalje iiur ; fonft fdfilofen 
 wir wieber ein. — @ein SRegiraent Warb nad) bem grieben 
 jerriffcn. 9Ber tDett,in todd)i 3Sertt)irrung Don ^JedEinungen 
 unb 'iKadiweifungen er baburd) geraten? Ser irei^, ju 
 toelc^em anbern 9?egiraente, in toeldie enttegene '!|5rot)in} 
 2o er oerfe^t worben ? SBer tt)ei|, tteldie Umftttnbe — e^ 
 })0(^t jeraanb. 
 
 groiijisto. §erein ! 
 
 ;8toettcr Stuftrift. 
 
 2cr SBtrt. 2ie SBotigcn. 
 
 E5 2er aBirtbEnflcDfsotanfieffenb. -Sft 68 eriaubt, meitie gnft' 
 btge §errfd)aft? — 
 
 gronjisfo, Unfer §err SBirt? — 9?«r coUenba f)erein. 
 
 2er SBBirt mit einet geber Winter bem DJre, ein fflldtt ^afie'c «nS 
 s^teitjeuB in kt.^ontj. Qd) fomme, gnttbigeS ■ griiulein. 
 
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Srocitcr Slufjug. gtueitct ?[uftritt. 29 
 
 3'^nett eincn utttertpnigen guten SWorgen ju itiimfif)en, — 
 3ur grttnji«tn. unb and) Qiiv, mem fc^oneg Sinb, — 
 
 Sronjigto. (Sin ^oflii^er ajiann ! 
 
 SoS Sriiulcin. SBir bebanfeit un8. 
 
 gronjisftt. Unb tt)unf(i)en 3^m auc^ einen guten 9)Jorgen. 5 
 
 2)ct SBirt. 33arf id) mid) unterftefjen 3U fragen, icie 
 3't)to ©naben bie erfte 9fJod)t unter metnem fd)Ied)ten !j)ad)e 
 geru^t ? — 
 
 Sronjisfo. ©aS S)ac!^ ift fo [c^Ied)t nid)t, §err Sffiirt ; 
 aber bie Setten ptten Kntien beffer feiti. 10 
 
 2)cr SBirt. 3Baa pre id)? SfJidjt tt)o{)t gerut)t? aSie[= 
 leid)t, ba^ bie gar ju gro^e grmiibung bon ber $Retfe — 
 
 2io8 griiuletn. gS fanti [eiti. 
 
 2)cr asirt. ®ett)i^, gerti^ ! betm fojift ^'nbeS, 
 
 fotlte etmaS nid)t Dottfommcn naij Q^xo Onaben Sequem= 15 
 Iid)feit gewefen fein, fo gerut)en ^Ijro ©naben nur ju 
 befel)Ien. 
 
 Sronjisftt. ®ut, §err SBirt, gut ! SSir finb au(^ iiid)t 
 blijbe ; unb am wenigften mu^ man im ®aftt)ofc bibbe fein. 
 2Btr woflen fd)on fagen, mie toir eg gent ptten. 20 
 
 2icr aSirt. §iernad)ft fomme id) jugleid) — Snbem er bie 
 
 gcbet Winter bem D6re BorjiteSt. 
 
 gronjilfa. 9?un? — 
 
 2)cr SBirt. D^ne 3wetfet fennen S'tiro ©naben fd)on 
 bie toeifen SSerorbnungen unfrer 'polijei. 25 
 
 2)05 groulctit. gfiidjt im geringften, $err SBirt. — 
 
 5)cr Mvt. S03ir SBirte finb angewiefen, fetnen gremben, 
 tceg @tanbe8 unb ©efdjle^tS er aud) |ei,- eieruubj^anjig 
 ©tunben ju be£)aufen, o^ne feinen SfJomen, §eimot, (5praf= 
 ter, ^iefige ©efi^afte, tiermutfidie ©auer beg SlufentfjoItS 39 
 unb fo toetter get)ortgen £)rt§ f(^rift£ic^ einjureidjen. 
 
 Sag Sriiulcin. (Set)r mol)!. 
 
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so ajtiitna tjon Sarnlielm. 
 
 Xtt Bivt. Q^xo ©nobett werben alfo fid) gefotlen laffett. 
 
 Snbem et an einen SiW 'ntt unb fill fertig ntadjt ju fcfereibm. 
 Xa§ griiulein. @el)r gern. — Qi) ^et^e — 
 J)cr asirt. (gitien fleinen Slugenblid ®ebulb ! — ffir f*ret6t, 
 5 „®ato, ben 22. Stuguft a. c. all^ter jum f bntge »on ©jDanien 
 angetongt" — yinn ©ero 9tomen, gttobigeS graulein? 
 2io0 griiulcin, S)a§ ^^riiutem t)on SBatn^tim. 
 Xtt aBirt fd)reif)t. „t)on SBamfftim" — ^ommenb ? Wo^ 
 tier, gniibigeg grciulein? 
 10 2io8 groulcin. SCoii metnen ©iitern au8 ©acEifen. 
 
 2)cr SBirt Wrei6t. „®utern ou§ ©adjfen" — 2IuS ®acf)» 
 
 fen ! &, et, au8 @a(i)fett, gnttbigeS graufein ? aug ©ad^fen? 
 
 SranjiSln. S^Jun ? teorum nic^t ? @8 i[t bod) Wofjll^ter 
 
 3U Sonbe feme @iinbe, au« ©aiJifen jU fein? 
 
 15 Scr SBirt. Sine @itube ? iBe^itte ! ba§ tottre ja eine 
 
 ganj neue . ©itnbe ! — 2tu8 ©ocfjfen alfo ? @i, et ! au« 
 
 ©aii)fen ! jDoS Itebc ©ac^fen ! — 216 er wo tntr red)t ift, 
 
 gnfibtgeg grttuletn, ©a^fen ift nitf)t fiein imb i)at nte^rere 
 
 — tnie foil ic^ e8 nennen ? — ©iftrtfte, 'iproBinjen. — 
 
 20 Unfere 'ijjoUsei ift fef)r ejaft, gnobtgeS groufein. — 
 
 Xas griiuleiti. Q^ t)erftet)e : don meinen ©litem au8 
 55:t)uringen alfo. 
 Set assirt. 3lu8 2:t)itrtngen ! ^a, baS ift beffer, gnii* 
 , bige8 grauletn, baS ift genauer. — ©cdrtiSt unb liefi. ,,©08 
 25 i^raulein »on ©arn'^elm, fontnienb t)on i^ren ©iitera 
 au8 S:^itringen, nebft etner Sammerfrau unb jwei ^e* 
 btenten" — 
 gronjtgfa. ©iner ^atnmerfrau? baS fott tiJ) too'^I fein? 
 Zn SBirt. Qa, mein f(^diieS Sinb. — 
 30 SranjisiB. 9lun, §ei^i^ SBirt, fo feljen ©ie onftatt Soni» 
 merfrau Sammeriungfer. — Q^ f)bre, bie ^olijei ift fe^r 
 ejatt ; eS miiii^te ein SOZi^oerftanbniS gcben, mel^eg mir 
 
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gtueiter ^lufjug. 3iDctter sauftritt. 31 
 
 6ct tnemem Slufgebote einuml §onbeI maifien tonnte. jDetttt 
 ii^ bin toirflic^ nod) -Sungfer unb £)etJ3e ^^ranjisfa, mit bem 
 @ef(f)(e(^tgnamen SEitlig, granjiSfa StUig. Qd) bin aud^ 
 auS SE^ilringen. a)iein 25ater war aJZuIIer auf einem oon 
 ben ©iitern be8 gncibtgen griiuleinS. (£« ^ei^t SIetn= 5 
 9f{amin§borf. !Die SRii^Ie ifat je^t inein -©ruber. Qi) tarn 
 fel)r jung auf ben §of unb wctrb mit bent gnabigen graulein 
 erjogen. 3Btr [inb con einem Sitter, fiinftige 8ic^tme| ein= 
 unbjtoanstg ^o^r. ^d) ^abe atleS gelernt, maS baS gnabige 
 grciulein gelernt f)at. @8 foil mir lieb fein, Inenn mici) bie 10 
 ^otijet xtd)t fennt. 
 
 2icr asirt. ®ut, mein fcE)one3 Sinb, baS witi it^ mir auf 
 ineitere gfJactifragc merfen. — Slber nunme^r, gniibigeg grciu= 
 fein, ©ero 25erri(f)tungen alf()ier ? — 
 
 2)08 griiulcin. OJJeine 25erric^tungen ? 15 
 
 Scr SBirt. Sudjen -31)^0 ©naben etwaS bet be8 ^BnigS 
 gjJoieftat? 
 
 2)nS SrouUin. O nein ! 
 
 Xet U&irt. Ober bei unfern l^oI)en ^uftijWfegitS ? 
 
 2)a« graulctn. 3tud) nidjt. 20 
 
 Ser SBirt. Dber — 
 
 Stt8 graulctn. ^fjein, nein. Q(i) bin lebiglic^ in meinen 
 eigenen 2lngelegen^eiten ^ier.' 
 
 2er SBirt. Oan^ lt)of)I, gnobigeg graufein ; aber toie 
 nennen fii^ biefe eigenen Stngelegen^eiten ? 25 
 
 JioS Sriiulcin, ©ie nennen fid) — granjiSfa, ii^ gloube, 
 h)ir toerben Dernommen. ! 
 
 grnnjtMo. §err SBtrt, bie 'ipolijci ttirb boc^ nii^t bie ®e= 
 l^eimniffe eineg grauenjimmerS ju miffen t)crlangen ? 
 
 2icr aStrt. 9tt(erbing§, mein fc^oneg ^inb, bie 'ipolisei 30 
 teill alleS, alleg miffen, unb befonber« ©e^eimniffe. 
 
 granjisla, Qa nun, gniibigeS griiutein, h)a8 ift p tl^un? 
 
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32 TOinno Don Sarnfieltn. 
 
 — (So pren @ie nur, §err 3Btrt ; — aber ba§ eS {a untcr 
 un8 unb ber ^oltjei Meibt ! — 
 2)oS Sriiutcin. Sa8 wirb i^tn bie 9Iarrin fagen? 
 gronjista. SBir fotnmen, bent Sbnige eineit Offijier 
 5 inegsufapem — 
 
 ^cr asirt. SBte ? Wa8 ? SJteiti ^nb ! mein Smb ! 
 Sronjiito. Dbet una Bon bem Offijiere taptxn 5U loffen. 
 SetbeS tft ein«. 
 ®oS Sriiulcin. granjisfa, bi|t bu toll? — §err SBtrt, bie 
 «o Sfafenweife ^at <Bk jum beften. 
 
 2)cr aBirt. Qd) wiQ nid^t f|offen ! ^)!oar mxt ntetner 
 SBentgfett fann fie fci^erjen fo Diet fie toiU ; nur mxt einer 
 :^o^en ^olijet — 
 ®o8 griiulcin. SBiffen ©ie toa«, fierr Sirt? — Qii) 
 15 ftei^ mic^ in biefer ©ac^e nii^t ju ne^men. Qd) bodite, 
 ®ie Ke|en bie ganje ©ctireiberei bi8 auf bie Slnhmft meine§ 
 D^eimS. QiS) ^be ^'^nen fif)ott geftern gefagt, toarunt er 
 ni^t mit mir jugleicf) angefommen. (5r oerungliidte jtoet 
 3)ieilen oon ^ier mit feinem SBagen unb molUe buvd)au8 
 20 ni[f)t, ba^ mii^ biefer Bufo^I ^t"^ 5?ad^t ntefir toften fotlte. 
 Qd) mu|te alfo Ooran. SBenn er cieruubjioansig ©tunben 
 nadEi mir eintrtfft, fo ift e8 bag Sangfte. 
 Scr SBirt. ))lnn ia, gniibigeS graulcin, fo icoKen loir i^n 
 , erwarten. 
 
 25 ®o5 griittlein. Sr toirb onf 3^t)re j^'^ogen beffer ont= 
 
 hjorten fbnnen. (5r wirb loiffen, teem unb toie toeit er fi(^ 
 
 ju eutbeden l^at, wa§ er oon feinen ©efdiaften anjeigen 
 
 mn% unb toag er bacon oerfciiteeigen barf. 
 
 ®cr SBtrt. ©efto beffer ! Sreilii^, freilidE) fonn man Don 
 
 30 eiuem Jungen SJtobcfien ®te Sratijlata ait tintx itimimbm SWtene 
 
 anfc^enb. ntrfjt oerlangen, ba§ e3 eine emft^afte ®arf)e mit 
 ernftt)aften Seuten ernft^aft traftiere — 
 
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 J)o8 Jfriiulem. Unb bie 3ttnmer filr t^n finb bod^ in 
 S3ereit|d)aft, ^err 2Btrt. 
 
 2icr SBtrt. SJoUtg, gnabigeS gvauletn, ooKtg, bt8 auf ba« 
 eine — 
 
 gron?i8fo. 2lu§ bem ©ie oieCeid^t auc| nod^ erft etnen 5 
 e^rtt(J)en 2)iann oertreiben muffen ? 
 
 2icr SHJtrt. ©te Sommerjiungfertt au8 ©ac^fen, gnabtgeS 
 graulein, finb n)oI)I fe^r mitleibig ? — 
 
 2)og griiukin. jDoi^, ©err SBtrt, bag f)aben @te nii^t 
 gnt gemoc^t. Sieber pttcn ®ie unS nic^t einne^men foilen. 10 
 
 Xtv SBirt. SBie fo, gnabigeS grautein, h)ie fo ? 
 
 ®o8 Stftulein. ^''f) ^ore, ha^ ber Offijier, ffielc^er buri^ 
 un8 oerbrangt ttorben — 
 
 2)cr aaStrt. Qa nnr ein ab gebanfter Dffijier ift, gnobigeS 
 graulein. — 15 
 
 Sas gtoulctn. SBenn fc^on ! — 
 
 2ier SBirt. 2JZit bem e§ 3U gnbe ge^t. — 
 
 2)08 Sroulcin. ©efto [d)Iimmer ! (£g fott cin fe!^r »)er= 
 bienter 3Kann [ein. 
 
 Ser S&ivt. Qd) fage -S^ncn ia, ba§ cr abgebanft ift. 20 
 
 S08 griiurcin. ©er ^dnig fann niii)t oHe tierbienten 
 SKcinner !ennen. 
 
 2)er Sirt. D getoi§, er fennt fie, er fennt fie atte. — 
 
 208 Sriiulctn. @o fann er fie nic^t atle betofinen. 
 
 2er aStrt. ©ie ttaren atle belo^nt, toenn fie banatf) ge= 25 
 Icbt gotten. Stber fo lebten bie §erren hJiil^renbcg SriegeS, 
 a(8 ob ewig ftieg bleibcn ttiurbe, aU ob ba8 bein unb mein 
 erotg aufge^oben fein ttiirbe. ^'e^t liegen aOe SffiirtS^aufer 
 unb ©aftpfe oon ifinen boH, unb ein Sirt fiat fi^ Wo^ 
 ntit if)ncn in acf)t ju ne{)men. -3i^ bin mit btefem no(i^ fo 30 
 
 25 f. SBal. ©tcrne, g)orit« emtJpnbfttntt SReife, 5Konn6etra 1780. I, 38. — 
 27. SSfll. ©ciiller? Srief»Ei$feI mit Eotta/ ©. 202 : „»af)renbem einpactcn." 
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 jtemlici^ tDeggefotntnra. §atte er gleidE) fein ®elb me'^r, fo 
 i^atte er boc^ noc^ ©elbeStoert, unb iwd, brei iOionate "^citte 
 id; U]n freili(^ ixoS) ru^tg tbjtnen ft^en laffen. ©oc^ beffer 
 ift kffer. — SljjropoS, gnabtgeg graulein, ®te eerfte^en fiif) 
 
 5 bo(^ auf -Sfutoelen? — 
 
 25n8 griiulein. 9'Jt(^t fonbcrltii). 
 Scr mvt. SBo^ foaten O^ro ©naben tticf)t ? Qd) in«& 
 5^^nen einen Sfing geigen, einen foftbaren 9tmg. ^"'"'^ 
 gtiabigeS griiulein l^aben ba aui) einen fe'^r fd)(Jnen om 
 
 to ginger, unb je nte'^r i^ i£)n betra(f)te, je nte^r mui irf) mi(f> 
 ttunbern, ba^ er bem meinigen fo ot)nIic^ ift. — D ! fe{)en 
 
 @ie bod), fe^en ,©ie bod) ! Snbew er i^n aua bem gutteral :^eiauiS» 
 nimmt unb bem gtiiukin juteicfit. SBcId) ein S'euer ! ber niittelfte 
 SriOant aCein iciegt itber fiinf Sorat. 
 15 2)o8 graulcin i'&n Setrtt^tenb. SBo bin id) ? waS fef)' id) ? 
 ©iefer 9iing — 
 
 2>cr SBtrt. 3ft feine fiinf^efinfjunbertjltjaler unter SbxU' 
 bem toert. 
 
 2)08 Stiittldn. t^ranjisla ! — ©ie'^ bod) ! — 
 20 2)cr SBirt. S?c^ ■l)cibe mid) and) nid)t einen Slugenblid 
 bebad)t, adjtjtg ^iftolen barauf p Ieit)en. 
 
 2ia8 SrSuIein. grtennft bu i^n nic^t, gronjisfa? 
 
 t?toii3tg!o. • 2^er mmii^t ! — ^tn Sffiirt, too ^aben ©ie 
 biefcn 9iing '^er? 
 25 ®cr aastrt. 9?un, mein ®inb? ©ie ^t boc^ toot)! Mu 
 9ted)t baran ? 
 
 gronjigfa. SBir fein ^Rec^t an biefem 5Ringe? — 3n> 
 tuiirtg auf bem taften mu§ ber graulein berjogener 5Kame 
 fte^n. — 9Bcifcn ©ie boc^, grftulein. 
 30 SoS Jfriiulcln. (Sr ift% er ift'S ! — SBie fommen ©ie ^u 
 biefem 9?inge, §err 2Btrt? 
 
 Ser Sffiirt. Qd) ? auf bie e'E)rtid|fte SBeife con ber Sffielt. 
 
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3toeitet ^lufjug. Stoeiter Stuftritt. 35 
 
 — ®ndbtge3 griiuletn, gniibige^ ^^rduleiii, ©ie werben mid) 
 nic^t in @d)<ibeti unb 'Ungtuil bringen molten '? 3Ba3 mi^ 
 id), JDo jid) ber $Ring eigentlid; l^erfdjreibt ? SBa^renbeS 
 WviegeS I)at mand)eS feinen §crra, fe^r oft, mit unb o{)ue 
 ajorbetou^t be§ §errn, oeranbert. Unb Srieg war ^rieg. 5 
 gs toerben metjr 9iinge aui ©adifen iiber bie ©renje gegan= 
 gen fein. — ®eben Sie mit i^n inieber, gniibigeg ^riiulein, 
 geben ®ie mir if)n toieber ! 
 
 Sraniii«to. (grft geantoortet : oon teem t)aben ©ie i^n? 
 
 2)er aJJirt. SGon cinem DJianne, bem ic^ fo waS nid)t 3U= 10 
 trauen fonn, oon einem fonft guten SRonne — 
 
 2to8 grSuIcin. 3Son bem beften 3Jianne unter ber Sonne, 
 toenn @ie il}n Don feinem gigentiimer I)aben. — ©efc^winb 
 bringen ®ie mir ben Wlann ! (Sr ift eS felbft, ober loenig^ 
 ftenS mu^ er il)n fennen. 15 
 
 2>cr asirt. SBer benn ? Wen benn, gnabigeg graulein ? 
 
 SronjiSto. ^oren ©ie benn nidjt? un[ern SWajor. 
 
 2>cr 2Birt. iOiajor ? $Red)t, er ift aJfajor, ber btefeS 
 3immcr Dor -^Ijnen bewo^nt t)at, unb oon bem ic^ i^n ijoiii. 
 
 2)08 griiulcin. ajiajor Don Sellljeim. 20 
 
 Scr aStrt. aSon STeCf^eim, ia ! 'IJennen ©ie i^n? 
 
 2io8 Sriiulciit, Db id) i^n fenne? (£r ift l^ter? STelt' 
 l^eim ift I)ier? (Sr? er {)at in biefem 3tmmer getoo'^nt? 
 gr! er ^at 3<^nen biefen 9?ing Derfe^t? 2Bte !bmmt ber 
 3)?ann in biefc SSerlegen^eit ? So ift er ? gr ift Obnen 25 
 
 fc^ulbig ? ■ granjisfa, bie ©(^atuQe ^er ! @d)Iie§ ouf ! 
 
 Snbem fte Sraitji^ta auf ben Jift fefct unb offnet. SBag ift er ^'^nen 
 f(^ulbig? aSem ift er me'^r fc^utbig? Sringen ©ie mir 
 aHe feine ©d)ulbner. §ier ift @elb. §ier finb SBei^fet. 
 araea ift fein ! ' 30 
 
 29. Scfjulbner. §ier fiir: ©ItaWser. Sgl. ©onbera in ©ac^et' 
 mafoiji „m bet -^ii^e". 1, 104 ff. 
 
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 3)er aBtrt, 2BagI)6r't^? 
 
 2)08 3tiiulcin. S!Bo ift er? ico tft er? 
 
 ®cr auirt. S^Jocf) »or einer ©tuttbe war er ^ier. 
 
 So8 gtiiulcm. §a§Iid)er aJiqnn, wie fotraten ®ic gegen 
 5 it)ti fo unfreuiibtt(f), fo ^art, fo graufam fein? 
 
 2icr SBtrt. ^^i^o ©ttabeii oerjettien — 
 
 ®a8 STiiuIein. ®ef(l)Wtnb, f(^affeti ©ie mir i^n jur 
 ©teUe. 
 
 2)er SBSirt. ©eiti 53ebtenter tft oielleicfit nod^ l^ier. 2BoI» 
 10 ten 3^X0 ©nabeti, ba| er i^it auffud^en foil? 
 
 ZaS grijulcm. £)b id) iBttt ? @ilen @te, lauf en @ie ; 
 fur biefen ©ienft allein teill icJ) eg tiergeffen, wie f(i)(e(J)t ®ie 
 mit i^m umgegangen finb. — 
 
 gronjUto. gif, §err Sirt, ^urttg, fort ! stm iU ijtxmi. 
 
 .5 2)rittcr 9luftritt. 
 
 So« Sriiulcin. SronaiSfo. 
 
 2)o« Sriittlcin. iJJun f)a6e t^ tt)n hiieber, granjigfa ! 
 @iet)ft bu, nurt f)abe tcf) if)n ttieber ! ^^cf) wei^ tttcEjt, too 
 tcf) Bor f^reuben bin ! r^reue bicf) boi^ mit, tiebe granjigfa. 
 
 20 giber freilid), toarum bu? ©od) bu follft bid), bu niu|t bic^ 
 mit mir freuen. Somm, ?iebc, id) toill bid) kfd)enlen, 
 bamit bu bid) mit mir freuen fannft. ©prid), granjigfa, 
 toae foti ic^ bir geben? SBaS ftet)t bir tion meinen ©ad^en 
 an? SBaS !^atteft bu gem? S^imm, toag butoiKft; aber 
 
 25 freue bii^ nur. Qd) fe^e wo"^!, bu toirft bir nid)ts nel^men. 
 SBarte ! <Sk fait in bie ©i*«tutte. ba, tiebe ^ranjisfa, Unb steBt 
 «r®ctb. !aufe bir, too? bu gem ^atteft. gorbere metjr, 
 toenn eg nic^t julangt. 3lber freue hii) nur mit mir. (£g 
 ift fo traurig, fid) atlein ju freuen. 5Run, fo nimm bod) — 
 
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gweitcr 5luf3ug. SBierter unb SUnfter luftritt. 37 
 
 gronjislo. Q^ [tef)[e e§ S'^mn, grauleiti; <£ie ftnb 
 trunten, Don gro^Iid^teit trunten. — 
 
 2)00 griiulcin. aJJabd)cn, id) ifabi eitien janfifcficti SRaufc^, 
 nimm, ober — ®ie swinst i^r bai ®elb in bie ^onb. Unb tDCnit 
 bu bid) bebanfft ! — SBarte ; gut, ba^ id) baran benfe. ©ie 5 
 sretft noftmaW in bie ©djatuHe no* (Drib. ©aS, Itebe j^l^anjiSfa, 
 ftedc bei ©eitc fur ben erften btel'fierten armen ©olbaten, 
 ber un8 anfpri^t. — 
 
 mttttt %u\init. 
 
 2)er SBirt. 2>o8 groulcin. granjislo. >" 
 
 2)08 SrSulein. iJfJun ? wirb er lotnmen ? 
 
 2)er aSBirt. Ser luiberwartige, ungefc^Uffene Serl ! 
 
 2>o8 SrSuIcin. SBer? 
 
 2er SBirt. @ein Sebicnter. (£r weigert \id), nad) t^m 
 ju ge^en. «5 
 
 Stttitjisftt. Srtngen ©te boc^ ben ©dfiurf'en '^er. — jDeS 
 SlJajorg 53ebiente !enne i^ ja tto^I afle. SBetd^er ttiire 
 benn' bag ? 
 
 2)aS Sriiulcin. Sringen ®ie i!&n gefc^tomb '^er. Senn 
 er un8 [te^t, tutrb er fcf)on gel^en. ©et SBirt scjt aS. 20 
 
 gilnfter StufWtt. 
 
 2a8 Sriiulein. ^ranjUIo. 
 
 Sag Wtoulcin. Qd) tann ben lugenbttd ntc^t ertoarten. 
 Slber, granji^fa, bu bift nod) immer fo fait? ®u totCft bid) 
 nod) nti^t ntit mir freuen ? ^5 
 
 gronjigfo. Qd) tooflte Bon ©erjen gem ; wenn ttur — 
 
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38 aKinna bon SBarnlielin. 
 
 2)o8 Sriiulcin. 2Bentt nur ? 
 
 granjiafo. SBir ijabm ben Wann toiebergefunben ; abet 
 tt)ie I)aben wtr iljn wiebevgcfunben? iRaf^ aliem, toae loir 
 Bon tl)m I)6ren, nm| e« i^m iibel ge^en. (£r mu^ unglucJ' 
 5 ttcf) fein. jDa8 janimert ntt(^. 
 
 2>o« Sriittlcm. ^araniert bi(^ ? — 8a^ bic^ bafiir unt' 
 armen, meine Itebfte @ef|iieftn ! !Ca§ toill id) bir nie Der* 
 geffen ! — Qd) bin nur uerliebt, unb bu bift gnt. — 
 
 (Se^fier Sluflritt. 
 >o 2)er Bitt. 3u|l. Sic SBorigcn. 
 
 Scr SBirt. SJiit gcnauer ^yjot bring' ic^ il^n. 
 3ranji«fo. ®n frembes ®e[i(i)t ! ^^fi) ^entte i^n nicf)t. 
 3)o« Sroulcin. 3JJein ?5reunb, ift gr bet bent gyZajor bon 
 Jelt^eim? 
 
 Sa§ Sriturein. SBo ift ®etn §err? 
 
 3uft. 5«ic^t^ter. 
 
 ®o« Sriiuletn. 3lber ©r toei^ i^n 3U finben? 
 
 3uft. ^a. 
 20 2)tt8 groulcin. SBilt gr i^n nic^t gefd^ttjinb '^erf)oIen ? 
 
 3ttfl, 5Rein. 
 
 Sog Wriiul'in. @r ertneift mir bamit einen ©efatlen. — 
 
 3u|t. (Si ! 
 
 2)o« griiuleitt. tlnb ©einem §ernt einen ©tenft. — 
 25 3ufi. 23iel{eiif)t au(^ nid^t. — 
 
 2)08 Sroulcin. SBo'^er bemtutet ®r baS? 
 
 Sttfl. @ie finb bo(i) bie frembe §err[(f)aft, bie t!^tt biefcn 
 3Korgen fom|itimentierett taffen? 
 
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 So8 griiulctn. Qa. 
 
 3ufl- @o bin ici) f(^Dn rcc^t. 
 
 XaB Sroulein. 3Bet| (geirt §erv metnett ^latnen? 
 
 3ufl. S^fein ; aber cr fanii tie all^u t)ofIi(i)en !J)amen ebett 
 fo toentg tetben al8 tie att^u groben 2Btrte. 5 
 
 2)cr asirt. S)aS foil too^t mit auf mtc^ gef)en? 
 
 3u|}, ^a. 
 
 2icr SBitt. ©0 ta^ (5r eg bo(^ bem gnttbigett i^i^Sulem 
 ntd)t entgelten, unb ^ote ©r i^tt gefdjwinb I)cr. 
 
 2io8 griiulein ju granji^ta. g^ronsista, gteb i^m etoaS — i» 
 
 SronjiSto bit bem Sufi ®elb in bie ^anb brutfen Will. SCBir DeV' 
 
 langen ©erne ©tenfte nic^t umfonft. — 
 
 3ufl. Utib tc| it)r ®elb tttif)t o^ne S)ten[te. 
 
 gronjislo. (SineS fltr ba§ anbere. 
 
 3uS. ^d) taitn nid}t. Wdn ^exv f)at tntr befo^Ien, 15 
 ou83uraumen. ®a« t^u' ti^ ieljt, unb baran, bitte id), mid) 
 nti^t weiter ju tier^inbern. SSenn id) fertig bin, fo raill ic^ 
 eg i^m ia njo^I fagcn, ba^ er l^erfommen tann. gr ift 
 nebenan auf bem Saffeefiaufe, unb menu er ba ni(^t§ Sef= 
 fereg 3U tl)un fiubet, teirb er auc^ too^l fommen. SBiU 20 
 
 fortge^en. 
 
 gronjtsfa. ©0 warte @r bod). — 1)a8 gnobige grttulein 
 ift beS $errn SOfaforS — ©djttefter. 
 
 S08 grftulcin. ^a, fa, fetne ©c^weftcr. 
 
 3ufl. ©as ltiei§ ic^ beffer, ba^ ber SKojor feine ©djWefter 25 
 l^at. @r "^at mt(^ in fed|8 ajfonoten jweimat on feine 
 gamitie na^ Surlanb gefdiitft. — 3wor eg giebt mani^er' 
 let ©c^lceftern. — 
 
 Stanjisfo. Untierfdiamter ! 
 
 3u|i. 9Ku§ mon eg nii^t fetn, wenn einen bie geutc 30 
 foHen gct)en laffen? mtab. 
 
 Sronjisto. 2)ag ift ein @d)lingel 1 
 
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40 SKinno Don SBarn^elm. 
 
 Set mtt. Qd) fagt' eg {a. 3lber loffen ©ie tl^n nur ! 
 2Bet| tc§ boc^ ttunmef)r, too fein §err ift. -^dE) h)itt il^n 
 gteid^ felbft ^olen. — Sfur, gnabtge§ graulein, bitte id) 
 untertl^anigft, fobann ja nitif) b?t bem §et;rn ajjajor ju 
 5 entfd)ulbtgen, ia^ id:) fo utiglutllicf) getcefeny ttitber meinen 
 SEStllen einen Mann Don feinen aSerbtenfte^i — 
 
 ®ag Sroulcin. ®e^en ®ie nur gefd)n)tnb,, .gerr 3Btrt. 
 S)aS toifl id) atle8 toieber gut utadjen. Der sns.irt ge^t ai, unb 
 ^ieraur groujisfa, louf il)m nad) : er foil xi)m m«tnen ^yjainen 
 
 10 iiid)t netiuett i ^rantau bem Sffiitte nai^. 
 
 (SteBenter Sluftritt. 
 tiaS ^tiiuletn unb ^ierauf ^tanjtSfa. 
 
 2io8 graulcin. ^^d) t)abe i'^tt tnieber ! — SBin id) atletn? 
 
 — Q6) liiitl nid)t umfonft altetn fetn. Sie faitet bte «ianbe. 
 15 2luc^ bin id) ntd)t attein! unb fciicft auftrtos. ©n einjiger 
 
 banfborer ®eban!e gen §tmmet ift bas BoCfontmenfte @e» 
 
 het I — -S'd) Ijcib' t^n, i^ ^b' i^n ! SKit auSgEireitEtcn Strmen. 
 
 ^-i^ bin gmdlii^! unb frij{)li(^! 2Sa8 fann ber ©(^o^jfer 
 
 lieber fetjen ats ein fre{)tid)e§ ®efd)Bpf ! — granji«ia rmmt. 
 20 ©ift bu toieber ba, granjisfa? — (Sr jaminert bid) ? Sdiid^ 
 
 jammert er nid)t. UngtUd ift ouc^ gut. SBtelleic^t, ba^ 
 
 i{)m ber ^imniet alies na'^ni, um i:^m in mir aUei icieber 
 
 3U geben ! 
 Sronjisfo. @r fann ben Slugenblid ^ier fein. — ®ie finb 
 45 not^ in Q^xm ?Jegttg6, gnftbiges grttuiein. SBte, wenn 
 
 (Sie fic^ gefc^rainb anfteibeten? 
 I)o8 graulcin. ®et) ! i(^ bitte bic^. gr mirb mid) Oon 
 
 nun an ofter fo al8 gepu^t fe'^en. 
 
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Stoeiter ^lufaug. Sld^ter Slufttttt. 41 
 
 Sronjisio. O, @te tenneit fiiJ), mein grttulem. 
 
 SoS griiu(cm nac& einem furjeit 9Jacf)lienten. SBaI)r^ftig, SDidb' 
 
 S)m, bu f)aft eg miebsmm getroffen. 
 
 Sronjifilo. Sfijenti wir fc^on finb, finb iDtr unge^u^t ant 
 f^onften. 5 
 
 2)og 3rouletn. SUJuffen wir benn fcf)Bn fern? — 9lber, 
 bo^ wir ung fd)iJn gtauben, tear »ietteid)t notwenbtg. — 
 SJein, wenn id) i^tn, t^in nur fc^on bin ! — granji^Ia, tncnn 
 aKe 3)iabi^en§ fo finb, wie ii^ mi(^ je^t fit{)te, fo finb loir — 
 fonberbare Singer. — 3<irttic^ VLxib ftofj, tugenb^aft unb 10 
 ettel, iDoIIitftig unb fromm — bu ttirft mid^ nic^t oerfte^en, 
 Qd) tierfte^e mid) tooijl fetbft nid)t — !j)ie greube macf)t 
 bre^enb, luirbtii^t. — 
 
 gron3is!o. gaffen ©ie \id), ntein f^rSuIein, id) l^bre 
 fommen — 15 
 
 2)os griiulctn. 2)Jiii^ faffen ? 3^(i^ foUte i^n ru^tg 
 empfangen? 
 
 Uf^tn Stuffritt. 
 0. SclIQetin. 2)er SSirt. fite iSotigcn. 
 I). Sell^eim tiiU ^wtin/ unb inbem et fie ertttdt, fliegt er auf fie S«. 20 
 
 211) ! nteinc 3)^inna ! — 
 
 ®aS Srouldn i|m entsesenflie'eEnb. 31^ ! metn S:eII^etm ! — 
 U. XcHjcim ilu6t auf einmal unb tritt wiebcr jurud. iBerjeiflcn 
 
 ©ic, gnabigeS §raufein, — ba§ ^^rctulein con 53arn^elm 
 ^ier 3U finben — 25 
 
 Sol gtiiulcin. Sann ^'^ttcn boc^ fo gar unerwartet nidjt 
 fein ? — Snbem fte iN tia^cr tritt unb er me^r ii«ruiltteii$t. Qd) fofl 
 3:'^nen oerjei^en, bo§ id) nod) S^n Wixma bin ? SCerjeit)' 
 3^]^nen ber §imnict, bo| id) nod) bag griiulein uon -iSarn' 
 l^elm bin ! — 
 
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42 TOinno Bon SBarn^itm. 
 
 6. f ePeim. ©nttbigeS grautein — Sic^t flon ouf ben SDirt 
 unb juitt btc S^ultern. 
 
 ®o8 St^iiuletn wivb ben SBitt gewalr unb »inft bet grangista. 3)iein 
 ©err, — 
 5 6. ttUf)tm. SBenn totr unS kiberfettS nt(^t irrejt — 
 
 Smnjtsto. Qt, §erv SBirt, teen bringen @ie un8 bentt 
 ba ? ©ef^winb !ommra ©ie, laffra ©ie unS ben 9terf)tm 
 Men. 
 
 Scr fflSirt. 3^[t es nt(i)t ber JRec^te ? © ja bod) ! 
 lo Sronjisto. Si nt(f)t boc^ ! ®ef(f)tttnb fommen ®te ! td^ 
 ^aii QijXit -^uiigfer Zodjtcx noi^ feinen giiten 3)torgen 
 gefagt. 
 
 ®cr SBirt. D ! titel (S'^re — "S^oii oW son ber ©tette jtt gejn. 
 
 gronjiSfo fagt il)n an. Sommen <Sie, Icir tuotlen ben 
 15 SucEienjettet mad)eu. — Soffen ©ie fc^en, n)a§ wir ^ben 
 teerben — 
 
 ^er aSttt. ©te [ollen ^aben : tiors erfte — 
 
 ffranjisto. ©till, ja ftitte! SBenn bag ?5rMem je^t 
 f(^on Weil, xoa?> }k 3U SDfittag fpet[en jolt, fo tft eS urn t^ren 
 40 aippetit gefifie^en. fommen @ie, baS mitffen ®te mir 
 allein fagen. Sit^tt i^n mtt ©ewott ai. 
 
 IRcuntcr Sluftrttt. 
 
 b. ScPctm. S)a3 ^rauletn. 
 
 2iaS Sriittlcin. SfJnn ? irren intr un6 ttod) ? 
 »5 B. ScKjcim. S)a^ eS ber §tmmet tooCte ! — SIfier e8 
 gtebt nur etnc, unb @tc finb eS. — 
 
 ®og SrSuIciit. SBe(ct)c Untftitnbe 1 2Ba§ totr unS ju 
 fagen ^oben, fann iebermann I)oren. 
 
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 6. Scn^cim. (gie I)ier? 2Ba6 fud)en @te ^ter, pfibigeS 
 «5rau(cin ? 
 
 Sag griittletn. iJJidit^ fudje ic^ tneljr. SKit offenen strmen ftuf 
 m suge^tnb. 2(lleS, tea6 id) fud)tc, f)obe i^ gefunben. 
 
 ti. ZtUfttim auriidweicfitni). ©ie fud)ten einen gliicEIidien, 5 
 etnen ^'^rer Siebe iDiivbigen 9Kamt, unb fraben — einen 
 gtenben. 
 
 £108 Srftulcin. @o lieben ©ie mic^ nidjt me^r ? — unb 
 lieben eine anbere? 
 
 6. SeUJcim. 21^ ! ber l)at (Sie nte geliebt, ntein grau= 10 
 tein, ber eine anbere nac^ -S^ncn lieben fonn. 
 
 2)o§ gfriiulctn. ©ie rei§en nur Sinen (Stadjet au8 meiner 
 ®ecte. — SBenn ii^ Qijv §er5 cerlorcn I)abe, tta§ liegt ba» 
 ran, ob mtc^ ®[eid)gtlttgfeit ober raocI)tigcrc Sietje bantm 
 gebrarl)t? — ©ic Ueben mid) nidjt met)r, unb lieben auc^ 15 
 f eine anbere ? — Ungliidiidier 2}Jann, wenn ©ie gar nid)t§ 
 lieben ! — 
 
 ». Xcafteim. 3ted)t, gnobigeg ^^I'Snfein ; ber Ungliicf(ic^e 
 mu^ gar nid)t8 lieben. (Sr oerbient fein Unglii(f, wcnn er 
 bie[en ©ieg nic^t iiber [id) [elbft ju er^atten wei^ ; toenn er 20 
 e§ I'ic^ gefallen taffen fann, ba^ bie, lueWjc cr licbt, an feinem 
 UngiucE Stnteit ne^men biirfen. — 9Bie fd^wer ift biefer 
 ©ieg ! — ©eitbem ntir 58ernunft unb 9^otoenbigfeit be» 
 fei)(en, 30?inna oon ©arn'^eto p bergeffen, wag fiir SlJfii^e 
 f)abe ic^ angewanbt ! gben rtoHte id) anfongen 3U ^offen, 25 
 ba^ biefe SJiit^e nic^t ettig oergeben^ fein ftiirbe : — unb 
 ©ie erfdieinen, mein ^^roulein ! — 
 
 2)ttS Sroulcin. 33erftet)' id) ©ie red)t? — gotten ©ie, 
 ntein §err ; laffen ©ie fet)en, wo toir fitib, et)e mir un3 
 meiter cerirren ! — SBottcn ©ie mir bie einsige (Jrage be= 3° 
 ontworten? 
 
 0. 2cBScim. ^ebe, ntein ?5rdutein — 
 
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44 SKtnnn Bon Sarn^etni. 
 
 2)o8 gritulcin. Sffiofien ©te mir ourf) ol^tte SBenbung, 
 o^ne aSinfeljug antworten ? SDf it niii)t8 als einein trotfnra 
 -So ober Silem? 
 
 1). ^cBlftcim. Od) loill e§, — wenn ic^ !oira, 
 5 2ioS graulcin. @te ffinnett eS. — ®ut : o{)ngeaif)tet bet 
 SDffu^e, bie @ie ongemenbet, mid) ju Dergeffcn, Iteben @te 
 mid) nod), Seflljeim? 
 
 B. XeUgcim. 2)fein graulein, biefe groge — 
 
 iDoS griiulein. @te t)o6m oerfprot^en, mit Tiid)t§ als ^'o 
 10 ober yidn ju anttoorten. 
 
 tt. XtWii'm. Unb {)inpge[e^t : weitn id) fann. 
 
 ^08 griiulcin, ®ie lonitcn ; @ie mitffen hjiffen, JcaS in 
 3f^rem C^rS^^" oorge^t — Siebeti @ic mic^ nod^, Jell* 
 l^eim? — ^'o ober ^fein. 
 •5 t>. Scttftcim.' SBenn meitt .^erj — 
 
 Sag grttulcin. 3a ober 9^ein ! 
 
 li. JcH^cim. S'fun, ja! 
 
 2)oS SrauWit. 3^1? 
 
 6. 2c«5ttOT, Qa, ia ! — Sffietn — 
 20 2)a8 l^rSuItin. ©ebutb ! — @ie lieben mid) nod) : gcnug 
 fiir mid). — Qn ftia§ fiir eincn Jon bin id| mit ^'^nen 
 gefalten ! ®n tttbxiger, me(ond|oIifd)er, anftedenber Jon. 
 — Qi) ne'^mc ben meinigen ftieber an. — 3fun, mein licber 
 llngmcKid)er, ©ie lieben mt(!^ nod) nnb I)aben 5t)re Wlixma 
 25 nod), nnb finb nngliicfiici^ ? ©iiren @ie bod), »a8 Q^xe 
 Wlinm fiir ein eingcbifbete§, albcmeg !t)ing ttar, — ift, 
 ©ie Iie§, fie la^t fid) trSumen, Q^v gan^eS ©lad fei fte. — 
 ®efd)iDinb, !rainen @ie 3f)r Ungliitf aue. ®te mag tier* 
 fud)en, trie biel fie beffen aufwiegt. — g^un? 
 30 h. 2cD8cim. 3Jicin granlcin, id) bin nidjt gcroo^nt ju 
 fiogen. 
 
 2)oS graulein. ©e^r h)o'i)f. 3d) tt)ii|te and) nic{)t, waS 
 
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Smeiter Slufjug. !«euntcr ?lufttitt. 45 
 
 mtr an einem ©olbaten md) bein ^ral)len lueiiiger gefiele 
 aii bag S'lagen. Iter e8 giebt eine gemiffe fatte, uac^laffige 
 3trt, ooti fetner Sapferfeit unb Don fetnem UnglucEe ju 
 Ipredien — 
 
 B. XcUJctm. 3)ie tm ©vunbe bod) ouil) gcpral^It unb ge^^ 5 
 Kagt tft. 
 
 2)08 S^rftulein. D, mehi SRedit^aber, fo ptten <Stc [id) 
 auc^ gar nic^t ungludtic^ nennen foCen. — ©on^ gefi^wiegen, 
 obcr gon;5 mit ber @^)rad)e I)erau§. — (Sine syeraunft, eine 
 SJotmenbigfett, bie ^^nen mid) ju uergeffen befiel)lt ? — 10 
 Q'd) bin eine gro^e liiieb^aberin Don SJernunft ; id) ^abe 
 fe{)r Diet gl^rerbietung fiir bie iJJotoenbigEcit. — 2lber laffen 
 @ie bod) I)bren, wie Dcrnlinftig biefe SSernunft, wie notroen= 
 big biefe ^JJotoenbigteit ift. 
 
 ». SeDJeim. SBo^f benn ; fo f)oren ®ic, meiu grdufein. 15 
 — ©ie nennen mid) 2;efll)eim ; ber 9iome tvifft ein. — 2l6er 
 ®ie meinen, iij [ei ber 2;eltl)eim, ben ®ie in 3f)i'Em SBater^ 
 (anbe gefannt ^oben, ber bUtf)cnbe iWann, Doller 2lnfpritd)e, 
 DoKer $Ru^mbegierbe, ber feine« ganjen £orperS, feiner 
 gansen Seele mad)tig war, Dor bem bie ®d)ranfen ber g^re 20 
 unb beg ®(it(f3 erbffnet ftonben, ber ^^re3 C^il^"^ uub 
 -3I)rer §anb, wann er fc^on i^rer noc^ md)t witrbig tear, 
 tagli^ iDiirbiger ju werben l^offen burfte. — !Diefer XdU 
 ^eim bin ii^ eben[owentg, — al8 id) metn aSater bin. — 
 ^eibe finb gertefen. — ^d) bin SEell^eim, ber Derabfd)iebete, 25 
 ber an feiner g^re gefrcinfte, ber Sriippel, ber Settler. — 
 ^enem, mein j^rMein, Derfprod)cn @ie fid) : woHen ®ie 
 biefem SBort ^Iten? 
 
 2)o« groulcin. Sag Hingt fef)r tragtfc^ ! — ©01^, mein 
 §err, bi« id) jenen wiebcrfinbe, — in bie 2:eIIt)eim8 bin ic^ 3° 
 nun einmaf oernarrt, — biefer mirb mtr fd^on au8 ber 9fot 
 I)elfen miiffen. — S)etne ©anb, (ieber ^cttkr ! 3nim [w i^n 
 
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46 SUfinnabonSBorn^elm. 
 
 tl. SePeim bcr bie anbere §anb mit bent -^ute »or bai ®efii*t fi^Iagt 
 unb ft* son i^r abwmbct. ©aS tft juoiel ! — 2Bo bin iif| ? — 
 gaffen @ie mic£), graulem ! Q'i)Xi ®iite foltert micf) ; — 
 gaffeti @ie mtd^ 
 5 2ioS griiulctn. SfcoS ift ^'fiTien? wo tuoOen <Ste !^m? 
 
 b. SeUJeim. 58on Qhnm ! — 
 
 2io8 griiulcin. 23on mir ? Snbem fie feine ^atib «n t|re Sru|} 
 jte^t. Slriiumer ! 
 
 b. 2eUl)cim. ®ie SSerjtoetflung totrb mtc^ tot gu S'^'^cn 
 10 giilen werfen. 
 
 2)08 grouleitt. SSonmir? 
 
 ft. Settftetm. 25on ^^l^tien. — ©ie nie, nte toieber ju 
 
 fel)en. — Dber bocf) fo entfcf)Ioffeit, fo feft ent[(f)Io[fen, 
 
 — leine 9fjtebertra(i)tigfeit ju bege^en, — ®ie feine Unbe= 
 
 15 fonnenf)eit bege{)en an laffen. — 8a[fen ®ie mid), SWinna ! 
 
 gjei§t ^xij [o« unb ab. 
 
 2)08 griiutctn iimnac^. SWinna ®ie ta[fen? Sett^etra! 
 2;ellt|etm ! 
 
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^tittev Slttf^ttg, 
 
 erper Sluftritt. 
 
 £)ie Scene: ber <3aaU 
 
 3u|i einen Sticf in tet $anb. 
 
 3)?u| i^ bod) noi^ einniat in bag Devbamtnte ^au8 font'- 5 
 men ! — Sin Sriefc^cn t)on meiiiem §errn an ba§ gniibige 
 grau(em, bag jeine ©cf)»tiefter fetn will. — Sffienn fid) nur ba 
 nic^ts anfptnnt ! — <Sonft tuirb beS SrieftragenS tein ©nbe 
 teerben. — Qd) ware e§ gevn I08 ; abtx id) moc^te auij nid)t 
 gem in§ ^'"^ii'isr l^tnetn. — '®o§ J^raucnSjeug fragt fo Bie(, 10 
 unb id) antworte [0 ungern ! §a, bie Spre ge^t auf. — 
 2Bie gewiinfdjt ! ba§ ^ammerfiiljc^en ! 
 
 Suiettcr Sluftritt. 
 
 Sronnisfo. 3up. 
 Sronjisfo jur a^ure ^inein, au8 ber fic tijmmt. ©orgen ©ie nic^t; 15 
 
 i(| tT)i(f fd)On aufpaffen. — ©iel) ! 3nbem ftc Suftcn gewa^r »irb. 
 
 CDa ftie^c mir ja gfeic^ h)a8 auf. 2t6er niit bent ^iti) ift 
 nid)tS onjufangen. 
 3uS, -^fjr ©iener — 
 
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48 aKinna son SSornfielm. 
 
 Sronstsfo. Qd) iDoQtc fo einen ©iener ni(f|t — 
 Suft. 9Ju, nu, oerjeil)' @ie mir bie 3?ebengart ! — T)a 
 bring' id) ein ®riefc()en Bon meinem §errn an Qifxt §err» 
 f(f)aft, bo8 gniibige graulein — ©ciitoefter. — SBar'^ nic^t 
 5 fo? ©djwefter. 
 
 gronjiSfo. ®eb' dv l)er ! SttiU ilm ben Srief au« ber ^mi. 
 
 3nfi. ®ie foil fo gut fein, ta|t mein §err bitten, unb 
 eg iibergeben. §Ernod) foil @ie fo gut fein, Ia§t mein §err 
 bitten' — ba| ®ie nid)t etwa ben!t, id) bitte ttas! — 
 10 gronjigfo. Jinn benn ? 
 
 3ufl. 3JJein §err t)erftcl)t ben SRuntmel. gr tt)ei§, bo^ 
 ber aSJeg gu ben grduIeinS burd) bie Sammermabd)en8 
 gel)t, — bilb' id) tnir ein ! — !Die ^'ungfer foU alfo fo gut 
 fein, — liip ntein §e:-r bitten, — unb i^nx fagen laffen, ob 
 15 er ntdit ba§ 35ergniigen ^ben fonnte, bie S'ungfer auf ein 
 aSicrtelftitnbc^en ju fpredjen. 
 
 Sranjigf 0. 2)Jid| ? 
 
 3ufl. aSerjei^' eie mir, menn id) -S^i" einen unred)ten 
 Sitel gebe. — Qa, ©ie ! — S^Jur auf ein 25iertelftitnb(^en, 
 20 ober allein, gonj allein, inSgc^eim, unter Bier 2lugen. Sr 
 I)atte Q1)x tuag fe^r ?lot)t)enbigeg ju fagen. 
 
 grotijigfo. @ut ! id) l^obe i^m and) Biel gu fagen. — (§r 
 lann nur fommen ; id) roerbe ju feinem Sefe^Ie fein. 
 
 3up. 2lber, toann fonn er fommen? SBann ift eS ^-^r 
 25 am gelegenften, ^'ungfer ? ®o in ber ©iimmerung ? — 
 
 gronjisf a. S55ie meint @r bag ? (gein §err fann Iom=> 
 men, wann er mill ; unb bomit fjocfe (Sr fid) nur ! 
 
 3itfl. C^rjlii^ gem ! mn fortge^en. 
 
 gtonjtsta. ^or' (5r boc^ ! noi^ ouf ein SBort. — SBo 
 30 finb benn bie anbern ^ebienten beS SUfaiorS ? 
 
 3nfi. jDie anbern? ©a^in, bort^in, iiberall^in. 
 
 SronjiSto. SBo ift Sitljctm ? 
 
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SDritter ^lufjug. Sweiter «tuftritt. 49 
 
 3uii. !J)er Sammerbtener ? ben lit^t ber SKojor reifen. 
 
 gronjUto. ©0? Unb "ipfiiltpp, tto ift ber ? 
 
 3uft. ®er ^ciger ? ben '^at ber §err aufjn^eben gegeben. 
 
 granjisto. SBeil er jeljt !eine ^agb ^t, o^ne ^weifef. — 
 mn-mavtm? . 5 
 
 Sttft. ©er Sutfd)er? ber ift iceggeritten. 
 
 granjigfo. Unb ^i^? 
 
 3u^. ©er giiufer ? ber ift aoanciert. 
 
 granjisfo. 2Bo war (Sr benn, ol8 ber Maiot bet unS in 
 jr^itringen im SBinterquartiere ftanb ? (gr tnar wo^I nod) lo 
 ni^t bei i^m? 
 
 3ttfl. D ia, id) tear 9teithied)t bet i^m ; aber ic^ lag int 
 8a3arett. 
 
 granjisfo. 9?eitfned)t? Uitb jc^t ift gr ? 
 
 Sufi. 2ltfe« in allem, Sammerbtener unb ^ager, gaufer 15 
 unb 9ieitfnec^t. 
 
 grnnjisttt. ©aa mu§ id) geftef)cn ! ®o biete gute, tiid)tige 
 geute »on fii^ ju laffen, unb gerabe ben alterf^Ied^teften ju 
 be^alten ! 3?d) mod)te bo^ ttiffen, tta§ ®ein ^tvx an -3^m 
 fonbe ! 20 
 
 3ttfi. 3SieIIei(^t finbet er, bag id| ein e^rlid)er ^erl bin. 
 
 granjisttt. O, man ift aui^ oerjrtetfelt tDenig, loenn man 
 teeiter ni(^t8 ift aU e^rlid). — SBil^elm toav ein anbrer 
 mm\d) ! — JReifen ra§t i^n ber ©err? 
 
 3ufl. Qa, er lap i^n, — ba er'8 nii^t '^inbem !ann. 25 
 
 granjiJf 0. 2Bie ? 
 
 3uil. O, 3BiI{)e(m toirb fii^ aile &ivt ouf fetnen SRetfcn 
 mac^en. (Sr ^at beg ©errn ganjc ©arberobe mit. 
 
 granjisftt. SBaS? Er ift boi^ ntd)t bamtt bur^gcgongen? 
 
 3ufi. ©08 fann man nun eben nid)t fagen; fonbern3o 
 alS toir t)on 9Jitrnberg hieggtngen, ift er unS nur nid)t ba= 
 mit noc^gefommen. 
 
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50 SBtinna Son SSarnljelm. 
 
 gronjisla. O ber ©jJt^bttbe ! 
 
 3ttfi. & wax era ganjer a)Jen[c^! er lontite fvifieren 
 unb rafieren utib ^sarliereit — unb (fiarmteren — 3?ii^t 
 toal)v ? 
 5 Sranjisfo. ©onac^ fi'dtk id) ben -Soger ttiif)t tiott mtr 
 getljan, iccnti id) ttte ber 2)Jaior gewefen tucire. lontite 
 er i^n f(i)on nti^t ol8 Oiiger nii^en, fo war e« bod) fonft 
 eiti tiid)tigcr ^urfdje. — SBem l)at er i^n benn aufju^eben 
 gegeben ? 
 10 3uf}. ©em Sommatibanten con ®|3anbau. 
 
 gronjtSto. S)er Seftung? 3)ie 3^agb auf ben SBSKen 
 fannbod) ba and) nidjt gro^ fein. 
 
 3up. D, ^f)Utpp iagt and) ba nid)t. 
 
 Sranjigfa. SBa^ t^ut er benn ? 
 15 3«ft. Sr farrt. 
 
 granjisto. (gr!arrt? 
 
 Suii. Slber nur aiif bret ^'a^r. & macule ein ffeincS 
 ^oniptott unter beS ^errn Somjjagnie unb woHte fcd)g 
 ajjann burd) bie SBorpoften bringen. — 
 20 grotijigltt. -^c^ erftaune ; ber Sofetutdjt ! 
 
 3uf!. D, c8 tft ein tiid)tiger 2txil ©n -Soger, ber 
 fiinfaig ajfetlen in ber JRunbe, bur^ SBiJlber unb ajjorofte, 
 ode gu^fteige, otte ©djleifwege fennt. Unb fd)ie^en 
 fonn er! 
 85 gronjtgfo. ®ut, ia^ ber ajfojor nur noc^ ben brooen 
 ®utfd)er f)at! 
 
 3ufi. ©at er if)n nod) ? 
 
 graitiiisto. Qd) ben!e, (Sr fogte, 5Kortin Wore ttieggertt- 
 ten? @o mirb er bod) h)o(}l toieberfommen ? 
 30 3ufi, 2)?eint ®ie? 
 
 5?ronjt«lo. SGSo ift er benn bingeritten ? 
 
 3uft. (58 ge'^t nun in bie jetjute ©od)e, ba ritt er 
 
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 mit beg §emi einjigem uitb le^tem JReit^ferb — md) ber 
 ©djinennne. 
 
 Sroitjisla. Uitb tft ttO(f) nicf)t ttieber ba? D, ber ®al= 
 genftrtd ! 
 
 Suj}. S)te (Si^wemme fann ben broken IJut^d^er and) too^t 5 
 toerfdjwemrat ^ben ! — (S8 war gar ettt red)ter Sutfd^er ! 
 @r t)atte in SBien je^n ^a^re gefa^ren. ®o etnen friegt 
 ber §err gor nidjt loieber. SBenn bie 'ipferbe in oollem 
 JRcnnen waren, fo burfte er nur mac^en : Surr ! unb auf 
 eininot [tanben [ie wte bie aJJauern. ®abei tear er ein 10 
 auSgelernter JRo^arjt! 
 
 gronjigto. SfJun ift mir fur bag SlDoncement be§ SiiuferS 
 bange. 
 
 3u|l. gfJein, netn, bamtt [)at'a feine JRici^tigfeit. & ift 
 2^rontme[fdj(oger bei einem ©arnifonregimente geworben. 15 
 
 granjtSfo. S)ad)t' id/S bod). 
 
 3ufi. gri| ^ing fid) an ein lieberlic^eS aJJeufi^, tarn be« 
 aiat^ts ntemat§ nai^ C^^fe, madjte auf be§ §errn Stamen 
 iiberatl ®d)utben unb taufenb infame ©treid)e. Surj, ber 
 fO?ajor fat)e, ba^ er ntit alter ©einatt I)o^er ftollte ; Saa 20 
 
 liangen i)antointmifc& onjeigenti. er brad)te i^n ttlfo ttUf guten 
 
 SBeg. 
 
 gronjisfo. O, ber ©ube ! 
 
 3ui}. 2lber ein :|3erfefter ?oufer ift er, ba§ ift geh3i§. 
 9Benn i'^m ber §err fiinf^ig ©d)ritte Borgab, fo fonnte er 25 
 i^tt mit f einem beften JRenner nid)t ein^olen. J^rt^ ^in= 
 gegen !ann bem ®a(gen toufenb ©diritte corgcben, unb 
 id) toette mein ?eben, er '^oft i^n ein. — (58 tuoren wol^t 
 alleS QifXt guten greunbe, ^^ungfer? 3>er Sffiil^elm unb 
 ber ''^WPP' ^^^ SO^artin unb ber grife? — 9tun, ^uft 30 
 enipfie'^It fid) ! ®cl)t ai. 
 
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52 SKinna boti Sorn^elm. 
 
 2)rittcr 9lufttttt. 
 SronjiSfo unS Tjttmi) tct SBirt. 
 
 SronjiSto bic t^m emWaft nodiriE^t. 3^1^ tierbietie bett S5t§! — 
 S6) bebattfe mii^, ^'uft. -Sd) f#e bie <Sf)rtt(f|!ett ju tief 
 5 l^erob. ^if) will bie 8e^re tiicf)t oergeffen. — W) I ber 
 ungliidlic^e ajiantl ! Re^xt m um unb ara nac^ bem Simmer be« 
 fjraulein§ Se^en, inbem ber SSiirt limmt. 
 ^cr Birt. SSarte ®ic bocE), mein fii)otteS Stttb. 
 gronjisfo. ^^c^ I^abe je^t tiid^t 3eit, §err SBirt — 
 10 f)cr a&ixt. 9Jur ein !(eine§ 2lugeii6Ii(fc§en ! — Sflod) feitte 
 gtai^rid^t toetter Don bem §erm a)tajor? ®a§ fotttite bo(^ 
 unmogtii^ fein 3)(bfc^ieb fein ! — 
 gronjt«Ia. SBaS benit ? 
 
 2»er aStrt. ^at e8 -3t)r bag gtidbige grauteiti ni(f|t er= 
 isja^It? — 9tte i(^ ©ie, mein fc^bneS ®inb, unten in ber 
 Siid^e tierliel, fo fam ic^ Don ungefii^r ttieber I)ier in ben 
 @aal — 
 
 55ronjigttt. S3on ungefiifir, in ber 2Ibfid)t, ein ttenig 3U 
 
 "^ordien. 
 
 20 Ser 28irt. @i, mein .^inb, wie fann ®ic bag tion mir 
 
 benfen? ©inem SOBirte Ia|t nicf)t8 ubier afg Sfeugierbe. — 
 
 3'il) ttor nic^t lange {)ier, fo :t)reltte auf einmot bie 2;^iire 
 
 bei bem gnobigen graulein ouf. T)ex Walov ftiirjte l^erauS; 
 
 bag l^rSuIein i^m naif) ; beibe in einer ©ewegung, mit 
 
 25 SSIicEen, in einer ©tellung — fo wag la^t fid) nur feljen. 
 
 ©ie ergriff i^n ; er ri^ fid) log ; fie ergriff il)n toicber. 
 
 „JctIf)eim!" — „^raulein! taffen ®ic mic^ !" — „93o{)in?" 
 
 — ©0 jog er fie big an bic S;re)3pe. Wiv Wor fd)on bangc, 
 
 er witrbe fie mit '^inabrei^en. SIber er wonb fi^ nod) log. 
 
 30 S)o§ graulein blieb an ber oberften <S<i)toeUc fte^n, fa^ i^m 
 
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Dtittet «uf5UB. Srittet Sluftritt. 53 
 
 nad), rtef i^m nadj, rang bie gatibe. 3luf einmat wanbte 
 fie ixd) urn, lief nad) bem genfter, Bon bem grafter toieber 
 5ur 2:rep^)e, Don ber Slreplje in bem @aale tjin unb mieber. 
 i^ter ftanb id) ; l)ier ging fie breimat bei mir oorbei, o^ne 
 mic^ 3U fel)en. (Inbltd; mor e«, atS ob fie mtc^ fiilje ; aber, 5 
 ®ott fei bei un8! id) glaube, bo8 grMcin fat)e mid) fitr 
 Sie an, mein Sinb. „gran3iSfa," rief fie, bie 2lugen ouf 
 mic^ geridjtet, „bin id) nun gtitdiid) ?" ©rauf fa{)e fie fteif 
 on bie ©ede, unb wiebevum: „bin id) nun glitdlii^?" 
 2)rauf wifd)te fie fid) Sbrdnen au8 bem Sluge unb {od)eIte 10 
 unb fragte mid) wieberum : „t^ranji«t'a, bin id) nun glitd= 
 li^ ?" — SBaljr^aftig, id) iBUBte nid)t, wie mir tear. Sdii 
 fie nai^ it)rer 3:i)ure lief ; ba te^rte fie fid) uod)maI8 nac^ 
 mir urn : „(So fomm boc^, granjista ; wer fammert bid) 
 nun?" — Unb bamit ^incin. •; 
 
 Sronjisfa. D, ^err ffiirt, bag l^at Qijuen getramnt. 
 
 2)cr aSBitt. ©etraumt? SfJein, mein fd)bne8 Sinb, fo 
 umftiinblic^ trciumt man nid)t. — 3a, ic^ Wotfte wie oiet 
 brum geben, — id) bin nic^t neugierig, — aber id) roolfte 
 wie tiiet brum geben, wenn id) ben <Sd)(iiffeI baju l)atte. 20 
 
 Sronjisfo. ®eu ©d)(itffe{? ju unfrer 2:^iire, §crr SBirt, 
 ber ftecEt inner^alb ; wir ^ben i^n jur 'iRaijt ]^ereinge» 
 3ogeu ; wir finb furdjtfam. 
 
 2>er Sffiirt. 9tic^t fo einen ®d)Iitffel ; id) Witt fagen, 
 mein fi^oneS Sinb, ben ©i^Iiiffel, bie SluSlegung gleic^- 25 
 fam, fo ben eigentlid)en 3ufiinmenf)aug Don bem, toai ii) 
 gefe^en. — 
 
 gronjisfo. Qa fo ! — 9iJuu, Ibieu, ^evx SBirt. SBerben 
 wir balb effen, §err SBirt ? 
 
 Ser 2Birt. 3JJein fc^oneg Sinb, nidit ju Dergeffen, toa?> 3a 
 ic^ eigentiii^ fagen wollte. 
 
 Sronjisln. 9Jun ? aber nur furj — 
 
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o* SDlinna tion SBorn^elm. 
 
 Set SBtrf. ©aS gnabtge graulein I)at no(^ meinen 
 attng ; ic^ nenne i^n memen — 
 
 Sronjisfo. gr foil ^t)nen untiertoren ffin. 
 
 2!cr aBirt. 3^c^ trage barum oud) teine ©orge ; ti^ tt)itl'8 
 5 nur erinnertt. ©iel^t @ie, icE) tetll t^n gar ntdEjt einmal 
 Wieber l^abett. 3^(1) ton itiir bo(^ ltio{)I an ben i^ingent 
 abja^ren, ico^er fie ben JRtng fannte, unb »ot)er er bcm 
 tfirtgen fo a^nlid) \ai). <Ev i[t in if)ren §cinben am beften 
 aufge^oben. Qd) mag i^n gar ni(i)t me^r unb h)it( inbe* 
 lo bie '^unbert ^tftolen, bie i&) barauf gegeben ^abe, auf be§ 
 gnabigen j^J^SuIeinS 9lec^nung fe^en. flli<i)t fo rect)t, mein 
 fii)6nes Sinb? 
 
 SBterter Slufiritt. 
 spotti aBcrncr. Scr SBirt. groitjigln. 
 
 15 SBcrner. ©a ift er [a ! 
 
 gronjisftt. §unbert ^tftolen ? -3cf) metnte, nur ocfitjig. 
 
 Tier SBirt. ©§ ift toa'^r, nur neunjig, nur neun^ig. SDa* 
 h)ill ic^ tl^un, mein fd)one§ f;inb, bas toiU icf) tl^un. 
 
 gronjisto. 3l£(eg baS toirb fic^ finben, §err SBirt. 
 zo SDerncr ber i^nert ^tnterwarta tta|cr tontnit unb auf einmal bcr SJran* 
 
 jista auf bie ©clutter ftopft. graueujimmerd^eu, grauenjim' 
 merd^en ! 
 
 grttnjisto erfdridt. §e ! 
 
 SBcrner. (Srfc^red' ©ie nicfit! — JJrauenjtmmerc^en, 
 
 25 i^rauensimmerdien, id) fe^', @ie ift pbf^ unb ift h)ot)I gar 
 
 fremb — Unb "^ubfc^e frembe ?eute milffen geioamt werben 
 
 — grouenjintmerdien, g^rauenjlmmerdien, nel^m' ©ie fid) 
 
 Dor bem ajfanne in ai^t! siufbenasirt jeismb. 
 
 act SBirt. Qi, unDcrmutete greube ! $err ^aul SBemerl 
 
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 SSBiMommen bei un3, wiltfommen ! — W), e0 ift bo^ tmmer 
 nod} ber lufttge, f^jopafte, e^rli^e SBevner ! — ®ie foil fic^ 
 Dor mil- in ad)t net)men, mein [clones Stnb ! §a, ^a, j^a ! 
 
 iJBcrner. ®el)' @ie i^m iiberall auS bem Sffiege ! 
 
 2>cr SHJirt. 2JJtr ! mir ! — 53tn id) benn fo gefiil^rtti^ ? — 5 
 §a, t)a, ^a ! — §or' ®te bod), mein fd)dneS ^inb ! SfiSie 
 gefcitlt a-lir ber <Spa^? 
 
 SBetncr. ^Da^ eg bod) tmmer ©eineSgtei^en filr @pa§ 
 erflaren, menn man ifinen bie SBa^r^eit fagt. 
 
 2)cr SBirt. ®ie aBa^rf)eit ! l^a, ija, i)a ! — 9lid)t wal^r, 10 
 mein fc^ones ^inb, tmmer beffer! 5Der SOJann fonn fpa|en! 
 Qd) gcfa^r£t(^ ? — id) ? — ©o oor jtoanjig .^a^ren tear 
 was bran. -3=0, {a, mein fd)one8 ^inb, ba tear ic^ gefa^r== 
 lid) ; ba wu|te mand)e baoon ju fagen ; aber je^t — 
 
 aScrner. D uber ben alten iJJarren ! 15 
 
 2)cr SBirt. 2)o ftedt'g eben ! SBenn toir att toerben, ift 
 eg mit unfrer ®efal)rlid)!eit au«. (£§ ttirb ^'fjm aui^ nid)t 
 beffer ge^n, .gerr SBerner ! 
 
 aBcrncr. ^0^ ®ecf unb fein (gnbe ! — grauenjimmer* 
 d)en, fo ml 33erftonb toirb @ie mir luo^l ^utrauen, ba^ 20 
 id) t)on ber @efaf)rlid)feit nid)t rebe. 2)er eine Seufef 
 f^at i^n oerlaffen, aber eg finb bafnr fieben onbere in ii)n 
 gefafjren — 
 
 2er SBirt. D, pr' ©ie boi^, pf @ie bod) ! ©te cr 
 bag nun luicber fo I)erum ju bringen n)ei| ? — <Spa^ iiber 25 
 @pa§, unb immer mag 5Reueg ! D, eg ift eln oortrefflidier 
 SRann, ber ^err 'ipaut SBerner ! — 3m granjiata, ats in« D^r. 
 gin wo^t^abenber SO?ann unb nod) lebig. (5r f)at bret 
 3ReiIen Don "^ier ein fc^oneg f^reif(^u(scngertc^te. ©er l^at 
 Seute gemad)t im Sriege ! — Unb ift SBadjtmeifter bei un= 3a 
 ferm §errn ^JJajor geiuefen ! D, bag ift «in Sreunb con 
 21. Suf, 8, 2. 
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56 5KinnQ »on Sarttljeltn. 
 
 UTiferm ©errn Wlalox ! bo§ ift ein gi'eunb ! ber fid) fur it)fe 
 tot fc^tagett lie^e ! — 
 
 ajJeriicr. ^a ! unb ba§ ift ein greutib oon metnem 2JJaj;or ! 
 bag ift eiti greuiib ! — ben ber SKajor foflte tot fd)lagen 
 5 taffen. 
 
 ®cr mxt. SBie ? ttaS ? — 9Jein, §err SBerner, boS ift 
 ttid)t guter ®)3a§. — ^c^ !ein greunb Botn §errn SOfajor? 
 
 — 9iJein, ben ©po^ tierfte^' id) ni(^t, 
 
 SBctner. ^uft l^at mir fd)dne SDinge erjSljIt. 
 
 10 Ser asirt. ^uft? ^(^ bat^t'S miji, ba^ 3^uft burc^ 
 @ie fprcicfie. ^'uft ift ein bofer, garftiger aJienfd). 2lber 
 ^ier ift ein fd)one8 Sinb ^ur ©telie ; ba§ fann rebert, ba8 
 mag fogen, ob id) fein greunb t)on bem §errn SJiajor bin? 
 ob ic^ il^m fetne S^ienfte erraiefen ^obe? Unb marum foHte 
 
 15 id) nid)t fein greunb fein ? Oft er nid)t ein oerbienter 
 3Kann? (5^ ift wo^r, er ^t bag Ungliid ge^abt, obge» 
 banft p werben : aber woS ttjut ba§ ? jDer Sbnig fann 
 nid)t atte cerbiente SKonner fennen ; unb toenn er fie auift 
 alle fennte, fo fonn er fie ni(^t atle beto^nen. 
 
 20 SBcrner. ©a« {)ei§t 3f)n ®ott fprec^en ! — Slber ^-uft 
 
 — freiltd) ift on S'uften and) nic^t Diet ^efonbereg ; bod) 
 ein Cugner ift -Suft nid)t ; unb wenn bag loa'^r ttare, waa 
 er mir gefogt ^at — 
 
 2)cr ffiirt. -^i^ ftiti toon S'uften nid)t8 pren ! Sie 
 25 gefagt, baS fdjone Stub {)ter mag fpredien ! Su i^t in* mr. 
 @ie toei^, mein lltnb, ben 9ttng ! — (Srsiil^r @te eS bod^ 
 ^err SBernern. ©a wtrb er mid) beffer !ennen Icrnen. 
 linb bamit eS ntd)t ^erau§fbmmt, al§ ob @ie mir nur ju 
 gefalten rebe, fo will id) nic^t einmat babei fein. 3^1^ wiH 
 30 nid)t babei fein ; id) will ge^n ; aber <Sie foHen mir eS 
 wieberfagen, §err SBerner, ®ie fofien mir eS toieberfogen, 
 ob ^uft nid)t ein garftiger SSerleumber ift. 
 
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©titter 5luf3U9. gunfter 3lufttitt. 67 
 
 %m^tt Stuflriit. 
 jpaul SSJerner. gftanjisfa. 
 
 SBcrner. grauenjimmercfien, fennt @te benti mettien 
 maiov? 
 
 SronjtSftt. S)en3)Jajor oon 2;elll^etm? ^a ttot)I tenn' 5 
 icf) ben braoen ajiann. 
 
 mnntt. 3ft e8 ni(i)t etn braaer 9)fanTi? 3ft ®'e bem 
 SKanne wo^I gut ? — 
 
 SronjtSfa. SSom ©runbe metneS ^erjeitS. 
 
 SEScrner. Sffia^r^oftig ? @te{)t @ie, grauenjimmerdjeti, 10 
 nun fbmmt ©ie rair no(^ einmat fo fd)on cor. — Slber luaS 
 ftnb benn baS fur 2)ienfte, bie ber SBtrt unfevm iOiajor wilt 
 ermiefen'^aben? 
 
 SronjiSto. ^i^ Wi'^te eben ni(f)t ; eS miire benn, baf 
 er fic^ baS @ute pfdjretben wollte, welclieS gliidlicJienceife 15 
 ou3 feinem fi^urftfdieu iBetragen entftanben. 
 
 aaBerncr. ®o ttJore eS ia »ual)r, icaS uitr ^uft gcfagt ifat ? 
 — @egen bie Seite, m ber Sirt atgeaanscn. !Dein (^iM, ba§ bu 
 gegangen bift ! — (Sr f)at if)m wtrHtc^ bie 3in»n2'^ au«ge» 
 riiumt ? — @o einem SKanne fo einen ©tveid) p fjjicfen, 20 
 toeit fid) ba« @fet8gef)trn etnbilbet, ba^ ber aJJann fetn @elb 
 me^r ^be ! j)er SJJcajor fein ®elb ! 
 
 SronjiSltt. ©0 ? {)at ber 2JJaior ®etb ? 
 
 SBcrner. SBie §eu! gr weip nic^t, toie Diet er ^at. 
 gr tnei^ nidit, toer tt)m fd)u(big ift. 3^) bin if)m felber 25 
 fc^utbig unb bringe i^m ein oIte§ 9?eftd)en. ©tel)! ®ie, 
 grouensimmcri^en, f)ier in biefem Seuteldien ba«erau«ber 
 einen laffie jie^t finb ^unbert gouiSbor, unb in biefem dUilU 
 (^en btt« er Mi ber «nbern jte^t Ijunbcrt 5)utaten. 2W(e3 fein 
 ®elb ! 30 
 
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58 Minna Bott SBorn^eltit. 
 
 granjtsln. SSJa'^r'^afttg ? Slber ttorum Berfefet benn ber 
 3Jiaj,or ? (Sr {)at ja etnen 9?mg t)erfe|t — 
 aBcriier. SSerfefet ! ®(aub' ©ie bod) fo h)ag nidjt. 2SieI« 
 , Ieic()t ba§ er ben Settet ^at gent woflen loS fein. 
 3 grottsisto. ©3 ift Mn -Settel, eS ift ein fe()r foftbarer 
 SRing, ben er tto^I noc^ baju oon lieben §anben ^at. 
 
 SBcrner. S)a8 tDirb'S auc^ fein. 9>on lieben giinben! 
 ja, ta ! ©0 toaS ertnnert einen mand)mat, woran man niii)t 
 gem erinnert fein toili. ©rum fdjafft man's au§ ben 
 10 lugen. 
 
 gronjigf 11. SBie ? 
 
 SBcrncr. ®em ©olboten ge^t'S in SBinterquartieren 
 wimberlid). ®a ^at er nic^tS ju tljun unb ^flegt fiii) unb 
 mo(f)t Dor SongeriDetle ^efanntfc^aften, bie er nur ouf ben 
 »5 SSinter meinet, unb bie baS gute ^erj, mit bem er fie mad^t, 
 fiir jeitlebenS annimmt. §ufd) ift ifjm benn ein JRingel* 
 (^en an ben ginger prafticiert ; er wei^ felbft nid)t, ttie e3 
 bran Kmmt. Unb nt{^t felten gab' er gem ben ginger mit 
 brum, toenn er e8 nur wieber Io8 werben Bnnte. 
 40 5?rttnjt§fo. (5t, unb follte eS bem SRajor aud) fo gegan* 
 gen fein? 
 
 aBcrncr. ©an? gett)i§. S3efonber« in ©acf)fen ; liienn 
 er 5e!^n ginger an jeber §anb gel)abt f|otte, er ptte fie 
 aUe ixoanm BoCer 5Ringe ge!riegt. 
 as Sronjt«fa Set Scite. "2)08 Hingt {a gonj befonberS unb ber^ 
 bient unterfui^t ju irerben. — — §m greiff^utje, ober 
 §err SBad^tmelfter — 
 
 SBerner. graueniiimmerd)cn, ttenn'6 Qijv nid)t§ »er« 
 
 fd^Iogt : — §err 2Ba(^tmeifter, Ijore ic^ am liebften. 
 
 30 gronjislo. 9^un, §err 2ffiad)tmeifter, I)ier tjabe id; ein 
 
 33riefc^en »on bem ^txxn SRajor an meine §errfd)aft. Qd) 
 
 will e§ nur gefdjwinb Ijereintragen unb bin gleid) luieber 
 
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©titter ?luf3U8. Se^fter Sluftritt. 69 
 
 ba. aSJtlt gr wo^I fo gut fein unb fo fange l^ter toarten? 
 Qd) mbd)te gar ju gern mef)r mit 3t)m ^laubern. 
 
 SBerner. 'ipiaubert @te gern, grauETijtmmerc^en? 3lnn 
 mcraetwegen ; ge^' ©ie tiur ; id^ plavibti aud) gem ; tc^ 
 mtll tnarten. 5 
 
 SronjiSlo. D, tnarte gr faoii) ia ! mt a*- 
 
 Sei^fier Slufitttt. 
 spaul SBerner. 
 
 !J)a8 tft fetn unebeneS graueTtsimtnerc^en ! — 3lber ii^ 
 ^atte i^r bo(^ ni(f)t berfprecfiett foHen, ju tearten. — ©enn 10 
 bag tei^ttgfte hJiire ttol^I, td^ fuc^te ben SKajor auf. — gr 
 iDttt metn ®e(b ntc^t unb oerfe^t (tebcr ? — ®arou !enu' tii) 
 i^n. — gg fallt ntir etn (Sd^nefler ein. — 9It§ id) t)or t)tcr= 
 je^n Jlagen in ber @tabt mar, kfudjte id^ bie 9tittmetfterin 
 aWarloff. ©as arme SBeib tag !ranf unb jammerte, ba§ i^r 15 
 SWann bent SD^ajor bierl^unbert Stl^aler fi^ulbig geblieben 
 toare, bie fie nic^t toii^te, inie fie fie besa^Ien follte. §eute 
 ttotlte id^ fie wicber befuc^eu ; — id) ttofite i^r fagen, toenn 
 ii^ baS ®elb filr mein ®ittcE)en auSgcja^U friegte, ba§ id) 
 'ti)x fiinf^unbert Zijakx leil^en fonntc. — !Denn icE) niu| [a 20 
 ttio^I ma§ ba»ott in <Std)er^eit bringen, wenn'S in ^erfien 
 nidit gef)t. — Slber fie war iiber atte Serge. Unb ganj ge= 
 wig toirb fie bem Walov nidit tjoben bejatifen fdnnen. — 
 -3a, fo wilt id^'S mac^en, unb ba§ ie etier, je tieber. — T)aS 
 grauenjimmerdien mag mir'g nid)t iibet ne^nten ; id^ fann 25 
 nidfit ftarten. ©c^t in ©ebttntm at unb mt fafi «uf ben mm, bet 
 ijm cntgegen VmmU 
 
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60 5!Rinna tton SBarn^sIm. 
 
 SieBentcr Slufttitt. 
 
 b. XtUl)tim. $ouI Serner. 
 
 B. Sepciut. ®o in ©ebanfen, SBenter? 
 
 aBerncr. 5Da ftnb ©ie ja ; id) iDotlte ebeti ge^^n ttnb ©ie 
 
 5 in O^rem neuen Qnartiere befudien, §err SKojor. 
 
 B. SeKjeim. Um mir auf ben SBirt beS alten bte D^ren 
 boll p flud^en. ©ebenfe mir nlcfit baran. 
 
 aScrncr. jDa8 ^iitte id} iid^et getfian ; ja. Slber eigent* 
 It(^ toollte id) mtc^ nur bet 3^f)tten beban!en, ba§ ©te fo gut 
 
 10 getoefen unb mir bie l^unbert gouisbor aufgel^oben. ^uft 
 ^ot mir fie toiebergegeben. @S rtare mir toof)t freitic^ lieb, 
 menn ®ie mir [ie noc^ langer auf^eben fonnten. Iber ©ie 
 finb in ein neu Quartier gejogen, bag njeber @ie nod^ icf) 
 fennen. 2Ber toei^, mie'S ba ift. ©ie fonnten Qi)Utn ba 
 
 15 geftol^ictt toerben, unb ©ie mti^ten mir fie erfe^en ; ba 
 bijffe niii)t« batoor. 2lIfo !ann i(f)'8 S'l^nen ' freilic^ nic^t 
 jumuten. 
 
 B. XtU^i'm laijArii. ©eit ttenn bift bu fo oorficfitig, 
 SBemer? 
 
 20 ascnter. gg ternt fid) wo^I. SD?an fann fi-eutjutage mit 
 feincm @elbe niii^t oorfid)tig genug fein. — ©anac^ ^atte 
 id) noc^ toag an ©ie ju bcftellen, §err aJiojor, bon ber 3titt= 
 meifterin S)?ar(off ; i(| !om eben Don il^r l^cr. Q^v Mann 
 ift ^'^ncn fa Bierl^imbert ST^ater fd)ulbig geblieben ; bi^r 
 
 zsfi^itft fie Q^nm ouf 9Ibfd)(ag fjunbert !©uf'oten. TJag 
 iibrige icill fie fiinftigc SC3od)e fc^iden. Qd) moi)k ttobl 
 fetbcr Urfadie fein, ba§ fie bte ©umme nid)t gon^ fi^idt. 
 SDenn fie toar mir aui^ ein jT^aler aii^tjig fd)ulbtg ; unb 
 hjetf fie badjte, id) ware getomraen, fie 5U ma^nen, — trie's 
 
 30 benn aud^ wo^I toat)r mar,' — fo gab fie mir fie, unb gab 
 
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Sritter ^lufjug. ©icbenlcr ?luftritt. 61 
 
 [ie mtr ous bem 9?btt(l)en, ba§ fie fur ©ie fd^on jurec^tgetegt 
 l)atte. — (Sie fotincn and) fd)on eljer Qifve ^utibert Skater 
 eiit a<i)t Stage noc^ mtffen, als id) metne paar ©rofi^en. — 
 2)0 ne^meti @ie bod) ! 9tei*t i^m bie gioUe Dutoten. 
 
 n. ^cBOcim. SSevncr ! 5 
 
 aBerncr. JJun? tcarum fe^en (Ste mic^ fo ftarr an? — 
 ©0 ne^meti ©ie bod), §err ayfajor ! — 
 
 ». ScK^ciJtt. 3Bcraer! 
 
 SBerner. SBaS fe^It 3^nen ? Sag argert @te ? 
 
 II. 3^ell$eint titter, inbem er ficfe sot bte Stirne Wlagt unb mit bem 10 
 gugettuftritt. Da| e§ — bie oierl)unbert 2;t)aler nic^t gauj 
 finb. 
 
 aaSerncr. S'Zutt, nun, §si^>^ OJJajor! §aben ®te mtd^ 
 benn nid)t oerftanben? 
 
 it. Xtnfitim. &m meil ic^ bid) oerftanben tjaht ! — ©a^ 15 
 mii^ bod) bie beften a)Jenfd)en ^eut am meiften qnolen 
 miiffen ! 
 
 aBerncr. 2Ba8 fagen ®ie ? 
 
 ti. ScBScitn. gg ge{)t bic^ nur jur §dlfte on ! — @ef), 
 
 SBcnier ! Snbem et bie ^ani, mit bcr ifem SBerner bie Sutaten reicSt, 20 
 juriictfloit. 
 
 aBerncr. ®o6o(b id) bag loS bin ! 
 
 u. Xcflficini. Serner, ttienn bu nun Don mir ^ovft ba§ 
 bie a)JarIofftn ^eute gonj fritl) felbft bei uitr getoefen ift? 
 
 aBerncr. @o? 2- 
 
 6. zmtim. !Da§ fie mir nidjtg mel^r fi^ulbig ift? 
 
 aBerncr. SBaf)rf)aftig ? 
 
 ft. ^cKftcim. ®a^ fie mii^ bei §eHer unb pfennig be^aljlt 
 fjat : tea? tttrft bu bann fagen? 
 
 aBerncr ber ft4 einen SfugenMitJ teftnnt. ^^c^ ttierbe fagen, ba§ 30 
 
 iii) gefogen i)ahe, unb ba^ e« eine 5unbgfottfd)e @ad)e um§ 
 8ugen ift, weif man briiber ertajjpt toerben fann. 
 
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62 Minna toon SSarn^eltn. 
 
 B. ScUJcim. llnb tttrft btc^ fdjomen? 
 
 SBerncr. 3l6er ber, ber mid) fo p liigen jtoingt, ttaS 
 
 [oUte ber? ©olltc ber fid) nid)t aud) fdjiimen? @el^en 
 
 ®te, §err SD?ajor ; wenit id) fagte, ba^ mi(^ S^l^r a5erfat)ren 
 
 <i nidjt oerbrbffe, [o £)atte id) wieber gelogen, uttb ic^ tDill niii^t 
 
 mct)r litgeit — 
 
 ti. XeU^dm. ©et ntd)t t)erbrte|Ii(^, SBemer ! Qi) er!etme 
 
 bein ^erj unb beine 8ie6e 3U mir. Slber id) braud^e bein 
 
 @elb ntd)t. 
 
 10 SHJerncr. @ie Braud)en eS ntd)t? Unb ocrlaufeh liebcr 
 
 unb eerfe^en lieber unb bringen fid^ lieber in ber Sente 
 
 awauier? 
 
 6. Scttftetm. jDte 8eute ntbgen eS tmmer wt[fen, ba^ id) 
 nid)t« mef)r I)abe. Man mu| nid)t reic^er [d)eiuen tooUen, 
 
 15 ol8 man tft. 
 
 SBerncr. Slber ttarum ttrmer? — SBtr I)aben, fo lange 
 unfer greunb f)at. 
 
 I). ScBStint. (S§ giemt fid) nic^t, bo| id) bein @d)Ulbner 
 bin. 
 
 20 SBcrncr. ^ieint fid) nic^t? — SBenn an einem "^eilen 
 Slage, ben un§ bie ©onne unb ber geinb !^ei^ moc^te, fid) 
 Q^x 9teitftted)t mit ben Santinen berloren ^otte, unb @ie 
 5U mir fomen unb fagten : 9Berner, ^aft iin ni^tS gu 
 trinfen? unb i6) ^tjnen meine geIbf(ofd)e rei(?^te, nid)t 
 
 85 tea^r, (gie na^men unb tranfen ? — Bi^itit^ M ^^^ ? — 
 Sei meiner armen ©eele, luenn ein Jtrunf foules S33affer 
 bamot§ nid^t oft me^r toert war aU afie ber Quar!! Snkm 
 er auc^ ben SBeutel mitkn Souisboren JerauSjie^t unb t^m kibeS Jtnretijt. 
 9f{e^nten ©ie, lieber aJiajor! Sitben ©ie fid) ein, e8 ift 
 
 30 SBoffer. 3lnd) bag {)at ®ott fiir afie gefd)affen. 
 
 22. San tin en, SJeifeteHer ; ein ouSgcfutterter Saften jum Jequemea 
 Stan^tort son SBeinflaWm. 
 
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ffitittcr aufsug. ©teSenfet Sluftritt. 63 
 
 B. Xepcim. !t)u marterft mii^ ; bu l^orft e« ja, xd) wttt 
 betn <ScE)u(bner ntd)t fern. 
 
 ifficrnej;. grft stenite e§ fic^ ntc^t ; nun woHen ®te nt(i)t? 
 ^a, bag ift tnaS anbereg, ©was Sraerii*. ©ie teoCen mein 
 (S(f)ulbner juiJ)t fein ? SBenn ©te e8 benn aber fd)on wttven, 5 
 C)ert ajjaior ? Dber finb @te bem Manm nii^ts fii)utbtg, 
 ber einntat ben §ieb auffing, ber ^finen ben Sopf fpolten 
 jollte, unb etn anberntal ben 2lrm oom Siumpfe ^ieb, ber 
 eben tosbriiden unb ^f)nen bte Sugel burd) bie iSruft jagen 
 ttjottte ? — 2Ba3 foitnen ©ie bie[em aJJanne me^v fc^ulbig 10 
 teerben? Dber t)at eg mit ntetnein §al[e wentger 3U fagett 
 als mit metnem ^entel? — SBenn bag Dorne^m gebocEit ift, 
 bet meiner arnien ®eefe, fo ift eg auc^ fe^r abgcfc^madt 
 gebadit ! 
 
 ». ^casciitt. Wt mm fpricl^ft bu fo, aBeraer? SBir 15 
 finb allein ; fe^t barf ic£) eg fagen ; wenn ung ein ©ritter 
 ^orte, fo toore eg aBinbbeutelei. Qd) bcfenne eg mit 23er= 
 gniigen, ba| id) bir jiueiinal mein iifeben ju bonfen ^abe. 
 2lber, greunb, icoran fel}Ite mir eg, ba^ id) bei ©elegen^eit 
 ntd)t ehm fo utel fitr bid) wiirbe get^an ^aben ? ^il 20 
 
 Sfficrner. 9^ur an ber ®elegen^eit ! SBer ^at baron ge* 
 jtteifeft, §err SJiajor ? ^abt id) @te nid}t ^unbcrtmal fitr 
 ben gemeinften ©olbaten, toenn er ing ©ebrange gefommen 
 tt)ar, S))v Seben toagen fe^en? 
 
 B. ScDjetm. Stifo ! 25 
 
 SSerncr. 2tber — 
 
 i). XiU\)tim. SBarum tierfte^ft bu mi(^ ntdjt red)t? Qd) 
 fage : eg jtemt fid) uid)t, ba§ id) bein ©c^ntbner bin ; id) 
 roitt bein @d)ulbner nid)t fein. ^fiimlid) in ben Umftonben 
 nid)t, in raeic^en id) mid) je^t befinbe. 30 
 
 SBemer. <So, fo ! ®te wolten eg oerfjjaren big auf beffere 
 3eiten ; Sie woUen ein anbermat @elb oon mir borgen. 
 
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64 3Jiinna bon SBorn^elm. 
 
 hjeittt ®te feitteg firouifiett, tuenn ©ie fetbft toetdieS l^aben, 
 unb ii^ oiet(ei(J)t feineg. 
 
 a. 2elI6ctin. SKati mu^ tttc^t borgett, wenn man m(i)t 
 
 ttteber ju ge6en h)ei|. 
 
 5 SBcrncr. gitiem 2JJatin wte ©te fanit eg nt(f)t itnmer fe'^tett. 
 
 a. XcUJcim. jDu fennft bte SBett ! — 2lm wetitgften niu| 
 
 mott fobatin Bon eineni borgen, ber fein ®etfa felbft 6rau(f)t. 
 
 aBcrncr. D ja, fo etner bra id)! SBoju brauc^f td)'g 
 
 benn? — 5Bo man einen SBacfitmeifter nbtig ijat, gtebt man 
 
 10 t^m ant^ sn leben. 
 
 II. 2ell6eit«. ©u brauiJ)ft e3, me'^r al8 aBa(i)tmetfter in 
 toerben, bid; anf etner SSa^n weiter ju bringen, auf ber 
 o|ne ®elb ouc^ ber iJBiirbigfte juriidbleiben fann. 
 SBcrncr. 3)fet)r aU aBad)tmei[ter jn werben? baran benfe 
 15 id) nid)t. -S"^ bin ein guter aSJa^tmeifter unb biirfte idift 
 eirt fcE)(ed)ter 9?ittmei|'ter unb fidjerlid) nod) ein fdilediterer 
 ©eneral werben. !©te ©rfa^rnng "^ot man. 
 
 t. XeMtim. Wlai)& nid)t, ba^ id) etwaS Unred)tc8 tion 
 bir benfen muB, SBerner ! Qii) ^abe eS nic^t gem ge{)ort, 
 so ftaS mir S'uft gcfagt ^at. !Bu {)aft bein ®ut berfauft unb 
 ttillft wieber l^erumfdjWarmen. 2a^ mid) nidjt toon bir 
 glauben, ba^ bn nid)t fomof)( boS aj^etier a(8 bie toilbe, 
 liebcrlic^e gebenSart Uebeft, bie ungtiicftidjerweife bamit «er» 
 bnnben ift. 9JJan mu^ ©otbat fein fitr fein 8anb, ober ou& 
 25 Siebe jn ber ©odie, fiir bie gefodjten wirb. D^ne 2lbfid)t 
 Ijeute t)ier, morgen ba bienen, l^ei^t ttiie ein i5Ie'f'f)e>^'teed)t 
 reifen, toeiter nic^tS. 
 
 SBcrner. Stun ja bo(^, §err SDfajor ; id) iDtH 3f)nen 
 
 folgen. ©ie luiffen beffer, teas fic^ gel)brt. Qdj ttid bet 
 
 30 3''^nen bleiben. — 3tber, lieber ajiajor, ne'^men @ie bod) 
 
 ottd^ bertceilc mein ®etb. §eut ober morgen muB Q^re 
 
 , ®ai)i au8 fein. ©ie miiffen ®etb bie SKenge befomuien. 
 
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SDritter ^lufsug. ©iebentet ?luftritt. 65 
 
 ®ie foHen mir eS fobantt mit 3^ntere|'fcn toiebcrgefien. Qd) 
 t^u' e8 ja nur ber -^ntereffen hjcgen. 
 
 6. Scttjeim. ©djlneig baoon ! 
 
 aScrncr. SBd meitier armeii ®eefe, tc^ t^u' eS nur ber 
 ^'ntereffen megett ! — 3Betm ict) manifimal bad^te : \vk ft)irb 5 
 eg mit bir aufs 2llter werben? iDetin bu juSdjanbett ge= 
 l^auen bift? wenn bu m[|t« ^aben iDtrft? wcnn bu mirft 
 bettein ge{)en miiffeti? fo bai^te id) wteber : 9f?ein, bu loirft 
 m6)t bettetn ge^n ; bu toirft jum aJJajor Selltieint ge^n ; 
 ber wirb feinen (eljten pfennig mit bir teilen ; ber inirb bid) 10 
 p jtobe fitttern ; bet bem ttirft bu oI§ ein e^rtid;er Sert 
 fterben tbnnen. 
 
 B. 2cII6eim inbem er Wixmi $ttnb evgreift. Ullb, ^amerab, ba8 
 benfft bu nii^t noc^ ? 
 
 aBcrner. 3liin, bo8 bcnf id) ni^t met)r. — SBer Don mir 15 
 nii^ts anne^men toill, toenn cr'8 bebarf unb id)'8 :^obe, ber 
 ttill mir and) ntc^t6 gcben, wenn er'a i)at unb id)'s bebarf. 
 — 'Bcijon gut ! SEtfl se^n. 
 
 B. 2cU8etm. aJZettfd), mai^e mic^ nid)t rafenb ! SJBo h)iQft 
 bu ^in ? $ait i^n juriicE. SBcnn id) bid) nun auf meine gl^rc 20 
 t)eri'id)ere, ba^ ic^ nod) ©elb I)abe ; tnenn id) bir auf meine 
 e{)re oerfpred^e, ba^ ii) bir eS [agen tciH, rtenn id) feineS 
 me^r ^abe ; ba§ bu ber erfte unb einsige fein foHft, bei bem 
 ic^ mir ettoa?: borgen ttid: — bift bu bonn ^ufriebcn? 
 • aBcrner. Wn^ id) utd)t? — (Seben @ie mir bie §aub 25 
 barauf, |)err iSlayox. 
 
 b. ScHJcim. T)a, 'fani ! — Unb nun genug baoon. Qi^ 
 torn i)iiijir, um ein gewiffeS Slfcibc^en 5U f):red)en — 
 
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66 5Kinna son 58arnl)elm. 
 
 Stt^ter m\Mtt. 
 
 SranjtSfa au« bem Simmer iti ^xavXeini. b. XtUf)tim. iPauI SSerner, 
 
 5?rBnjtSlo tm $crau«treten. ©inb @ie jtod) ba, §err SCari^t* 
 jneifter? — Snbem fie bm SeB^eim sfwa^rwirb. Uttb @ie finb 
 s aucJ) bo, §err aJJajor? — ©ett SlugenbllcC bin id| ju 3?l^ren 
 ©ienften. ©e'^t scWwinb miebet in baa Simmer. 
 
 9ltmttt aiuftritt. 
 b. XtUit'm. spaul Sctncr. 
 
 ». JeHftctm. ®a« luar fie ! — 2l6er ii^ Ii^re ja, bu fennft 
 10 fie, ffierner ? 
 
 SBcrner. 3^a, tcf) fcntte bag grauenatmmerdfien. — 
 
 0. XtUf)tim. ©(eic^tDo^t, tnetm id) mid) rec^t ertnnere, 
 ot3 ic^ in SEpringen SOSittterquartier l)atte, toarft bu niii)t 
 bei tnir ? 
 15 SBcrncr. S^Jein, ba beforgte tcE) in Sei^jig SDZunbier- 
 unggftude. 
 
 a. ItMtim. SEBo'^er !ennft bu fie benn olfo? 
 
 SBcrner. Unfere ®efanntf(f)aft ift nod^ blutjung. ©te 
 ift con '^eute. Slber junge :33efanntfc^aft ift ttarm. 
 20 B. jcB^cim. Sllfo l^aft bu itjr grijulein tootjl ou(| fcfjon 
 gefel)en? 
 
 SBcrner. ^ft i^re §enfc^aft ein graulein ? ©ie ^at mir 
 gefagt, @te fennten if)re §errfiJ)aft. 
 
 B. ScUjcim. §''i^ft ^u "ii^t? iu§ Slfjiiringen ^er. 
 
 15, SHunbierunfl^flitSe 3)Iontier«n8«(iiiife. 
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Stitter ?luf3U8. Se^nter Slufttitt. 67 
 
 SBerner. 3ft ba8 grdulein jung ? 
 
 aBcrncr. <S(i)ou ? 
 6. ScUgctitt. ©e^r fd^on. 
 
 fficrncr. dteii) ? s 
 
 ti. XeU^tm. <St\)X reii^. 
 
 ifficrner. Q\t 3^f)nen bai g^rMetn oud; fo gut tote baS 
 5Kabii)en ? Sag wdre {a oorti-effTt(^ ! 
 b. Seajeim. Sie memi't bu? 
 
 ge^nter Sluftritt. lo 
 
 Stanjtgfa Wieber ^ctau«, mi: einem Sriefe in ber $ttnb, tl. ScOQcttn. 
 $au( SScrner. 
 
 ^ronjigfn. §err aJJajor — 
 
 J. ScKftcim. ^iebe granjisfa, ii^ f|obe bi(^ noii) nt(J)t totll' 
 fommen ^ei^en fonnen. 15 
 
 gronjislo. Qn ®eban!ett tcerben Ste e3 bo(^ fd^on ge' 
 ti)an ttabttt. Qd) met|, Sie [inb mtr gut. Qi) 3^nen 
 ani). 2lber ba3 tft gar niif)t arttg, ba§ (Sie Seute, bie ^^^nen 
 gut fmb, fo angfttgcn. 
 
 SBerner sor ft*. |)a, nun merf i^. g« tft rid^ttg ! 20 
 
 B. ScUSctm. Wtdn (S(i)i(f [af, granjisfa ! — ;£)aft bu i^r 
 ben Svtef itbcrgeben ? 
 
 granjisto. ^'a, unb Ijier ubergebe ii) Q^nm — tUtW Him 
 ben Sttcf. 
 
 b. Xemtim. gtne SIntttort ? — =; 
 
 SronjiJftt. 9fJein, -S^i"^^ eignen ®rtef wteber. 
 
 6. Xepcim. SBag? (Ste milf i!^n nii^t lefen? 
 
 gronjiffn. <Sie luoUte ttio^(, aber — tniv fonnen ®efcE)rie« 
 benea nidjt gut lei'en. 
 
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68 Sflinno Don Sarnljelm. 
 
 t>. IcKfieittt. @d)Sfertn ! 
 
 gronjisfo. Unb irtr benfen, ba| baS 53rteffc^retben fur 
 bie ntd)t erfunben ift, bie fid) mitnblic^ mit emanber unter= 
 l^alten fontteti, fobalb fie icollen.:, 
 5 a. 2cD6"nt. SBelc^er iBortoanb! @ie mu§ t^n tefen. 
 (5r entf)oIt meine SRei^tfertigutig, ^ — afie bie Oriinbe unb 
 Urfa(^en — 
 
 Sronjistii. !E)ie Witt baS graulein Don S'^nen fet6ft 
 l^oren, niii)t lefen. 
 10 t). ScU^ctm. ajonmir felbft ^dren? ©aniit mid^ jebe8 
 SBort, jebe 9Jtiene Don il^r bericirre, bamit i(f) in jebem i^rer 
 Slitf e bie ganje Oroge meine§ SSerluftg empfinbe ? — 
 
 SronjiSfa. D^ne 53armt)er3igfeit ! — 9?e^inen ©ie ! ©te 
 flieit Urn tenSrief." ' @ie erwortet ©ie um breiU^r. ®te toitt 
 15 auSfa^ren unb bie ©tabt befet)en, ®ie fotten niit i^r 
 fasten. 
 
 ti. ScHSeiut. SSJJit if)r fasten. 
 
 5?ronjt8ta. Unb ttaS geben ®te mtr, fo laff id) 
 ©ie beibe ganj aUein fasten? Q6) Witt p §aufe 
 ao bleiben. 
 
 B. XcBjctm. (Sans allein? 
 
 gromisto. Qn eincm fcEionen, Derfd^Ioffenen SBagen. 
 
 0. XsUtttim. Unmdglid& '- 
 
 Stonstsfn. S'a, ja; im aUagen ntu§ ber ^err SKajor 
 
 25 Sa^ auS^atten ; ba fann er'unS ni(^t enticifdjen. ©arum 
 
 gef(^ie^t eS eben. — Surj, ©ic fontmen, §err ajiajor, unb 
 
 ^unftebret. SfJun? ©ie rtoflten mid) ja and; attein fpred^en. 
 
 25. f. Rai ttu^^Iten ®itmm« SBottertuc^ s. v. Sdfee V, 287 ; „X)a 
 man ieij fur ben ciflentlic^en ©inn an etne toitftiiie ^afee ju benten :&at, fo 
 fc^eint ei cigcntlicfe cine (S^renitoafe ju fein, ein ©eitenjliicE j« bem '^unbe<' 
 troflen' (t^ittingiWe SRebenSart: „$unbe fit^en bia Saufcen"), bem ©bie 
 untericisen". 3118 iitettrasene SBebeutuns siett ba« SSortertu* an: ,M 
 UUii sefflHen laJTen, ^er^atten muifen, al« Sielffieibe bienen". 
 
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©titter Stufjug. Seljittcr Sluftritt. 69 
 
 2Ba8 I)a6en ®ie mtr bemt ju [agen ? — ^a fo, toir ftnb 
 
 nid)t atletn. JSnbem fw SSJemem anrtefet. 
 
 B. 2carjctin. Sod), gratijista, wir tocireti alleiu. 3l6er 
 ba ba3 gvdulelu ben ©rief nt(f)t gelefen f|at, |o l^abe ii^ bir 
 nod) niii^ts ju fagen. 5 
 
 gronjisfo. ©o Warm iriir bod^ oflein ? ©ie l^abeit bor 
 bent §ernt 9Bad)tmei[tcr !eine Oe^etmniffe ? 
 
 I). ScHjeim. ^Jein, feme. 
 
 gronjigftt. @tetd)WoI)(, biinft mid), fotlteti ®ie ttjelc^e bor 
 il^m ^aben. lo 
 
 0. EcUjcim. SS3ieba8? 
 
 aBerncr. 2Barum ba8, g'rauetijimmerd^en ? 
 
 gronjtgfo. •53efonber§ (Setjeimttiffe doit etner getuiffen 
 2lrt — alle jwanjig, §err 3Bad)tmei[tei- ? Snbem pe fceibe 
 ^anbe mit gefptcijten gingern in bie -gib^e Wit. 15 
 
 SBcrncr. ®t ! ft ! graucttjimmerc^en, grauenjtmmeri^ett ! 
 
 I). SeUJcim. 2SaS l)ei|t bag ? 
 
 gronjista. pu[d) iffss am ^^mger, §err Sffiad)tmei)'ter ? 
 
 Sn? ob fiE eitien SJing geWwinb anftecttc. 
 
 D. xmdm. aBa§ I)abt if)r ? 20 
 
 aBerncr. i5rauen3tmmerd)en, iJrauensimmerdien, <Sie toirb 
 ja tt)o{)f ®pa^ oerfte^n ? 
 
 B. ScKfteim. SSBerner, bii ^[t bod) ttid)t oergeffen, toaS 
 id) bir me^ntial ge[agt 'ifobe, ba§ moti iiber einett gewiffett 
 'jpmtft mit bem graitenjimmer nie fi^crsen mu| ? 25 
 
 SBcrncr. Sei meiner ormett ©ec(e, id) fann'8 Bergeffett 
 t|aben ! — graueit^immerdicn, ic^ bitte — 
 
 granjisttt. SfJuti, ttienn eg ®po| getcefen ift; boSmat 
 H)ill id) e§ 3^m tjerjeitjcn. 
 
 ft. Scffjcim. SBcntt id) bentt burc^auS fommett mu§, 30 
 ^^rattjiSfa !• [0 madje bod) nur, ba^ ba« groutetn ben Srief 
 corner noi$ (ieft. S)a§ inirb mir bie 'ipeinigung erf}3aren, 
 
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70 SKinno Don SBatn^elm. 
 
 ©inge noiH) einmot ju benlen, nod) einmal ju fagcn, bte id^ 
 fo gem oergeffen moii)te. 3)0, gieb i^r i^ti ! Snbent er bm 
 
 Srtef umfeSrt unb i^r i^n gureic^en ttiH, ttiri) er gewaljr, bag er erBroc^en ifl> 
 
 Slber fe^e id) recit)t? !j)er ^rief, granjisfo, ift ja er* 
 5 broc^en. 
 
 granjtsto. ®a§ !ann wo^I fctn. ffiejie^tiSn. SBo^r* 
 t)afttg, er ift erI)rod)ett. SBer mu| i'^n bcnn erbrodjen 
 "^aben? jDocEi getefen t)abeii wir i^n toirflid) nid)t, §err 
 ajjajor, Joirtlid) tiic^t. SBir hjollen i^n aud) nid)t lefcn, 
 10 benn ber @d)reiber tommt fetbft. Sotnmen <Sic ja ; imb 
 roiffen @ie toai, ^err Ttaiox? Sommen ®ie tiid^t 
 |o, trie ©ic ba finb,- in ©tiefetn, taunt frifiert. ®ie 
 finb 5U entfdjulbigen ; ®ie ^aben un8 nid)t Dermutet. 
 Sommen ®ie in @d)u'^en, unb laffen <£ie fid) frifd^ fri:= 
 15 fieren. — ®o fe^en (£ie mir gar ju brao, gar ju ^reu^ifd^ 
 oug! 
 6. ScHficim. 3d) banfe bir, granjisfa. 
 gronjisfo. ®te fe{)en au§, alS ob @ie borige SfJodjt !am« 
 ^jiert ptten. 
 20 6. SellScim. jDu !annft e8 erraten ^aben. 
 
 gronjisfo. 2Bir iDoIIen una glet(^ au(^ :pu^cn unb fo* 
 
 bann effen. SBir be^ielten @ie gem junt (Sffen, aber 
 
 ^l^re ©egenftart m'6<i)tt unS an bem ©ffen fjinbem ; utib 
 
 fe{)en ®ie, fo gar berliebt finb toir ntd)t, ba| un8 nid)t 
 
 25 l^ungerte. 
 
 B. Settrjcim. Q6) get)' ! J^ranjiSfa, bereite fie inbe« ein 
 icenig nor, bonttt id) iceber in tt)ren, nod) in meinen 3tugen 
 tieriic^tlic^ tcerben barf. — ^omtn, SBerner, bu foflft mit 
 ntir effen. 
 30 asSerncr. 9In ber SBirtStafel, :^ter im ^aufe ? liDatiitrb 
 mir feiit Siffen fd)me(fen. 
 a. ScUfjeim. Sbd mir auf ber <Stube. 
 
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©titter laufjua. ©Uter Slufttitt. 71 
 
 SBerner. <So folge id) ^'^neti g(et(|. 9'lur nodE) ein Sffiort 
 mtt bem grauenjimmertfiett. 
 b. 2cB6cim. !Da8 gefatit mir ntd)t iibel ! ©e^t a*. 
 
 giffcr Sluftritt. 
 $aul SBerner. StanjtSfa. 5 
 
 SronjtSfn. ^IfJun, §err 2Ba(i)tmeifter ? — 
 
 SBetncr. grauettjtmmer^en, toettn iti) mieberfomme, foH 
 ici) aud) gepu^ter fommen? 
 
 Sronjtgfo. Somm' (5r, tete Sr toitf, §err 5Ba(f)tmeiftcr ; 
 tneine Stugen werben nii^ts totber ^'^n t)a6en. Slber metne lo 
 Df)ren werben befto mel^r ouf i!^rer §ut gegen Qifn feiit 
 miiffett. — 3^™5^3 Singer, aCe boiler 9tingc ! Gi, ei, 
 .^eiT SBad^tmetfter ! 
 
 aBcrncr. SJeitt, grouenjimmeriJien, cbett baS tooflf iif) 
 ^'^r noc^ fagen : bie ©c^nurre fufir mir nun fo "^erauS ! 15 
 gg ift ni[i)t8 bran. 9J?an I)pt jo wol^I on ©nem 9ttnge 
 genug. Unb "^unbert unb akr I)unbertmat !^abe idf) ben 
 aJiajor fagen pren : ©08 nm^ ein ®(f)urfe Don etnem 
 ©otbaten fetn, ber ctn SDfabi^en onful)ren !ann! — (So 
 benf t(f) aud^, grouenstmnicrc^en. SSertaff ©te ftc^ brouf ! 20 
 — Q(i) mu§ mocEien, ba§ 16) i'^m na(f)!omme. — ®uten 
 Slp^jettt, grauenjtmnterc^en ! ©e^t ai. 
 
 Sronjisfo. ®tctd)faH§, §err SBaii^tmeifter ! — Qd) 
 glaube, ber SJJonn gefatit mir ! Snbem fte ^ineinae^en wiU, Bmmt 
 ijr i)«a grautein enteeflen. 25 
 
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72 aninna bon Sarn^eltn. 
 
 Stniilfttr Stuftritt. 
 
 Sa8 Sriitt(etn. llfranjUIa. 
 
 2)08 Srottlein. Q\t ber aJJajor fdioTi loicber fort ? — 
 gronstgfa, iii) glaube, tc^ ware je^t |(f)on wteber ru'^ig 
 5 geitug, bo^ id) il)n f)otte ^ier kf)alten !6nnen. 
 
 gronjisfo. Uttb tcf) tnifl @ie nod) ru^iger tnad^eti. 
 
 2)o8 griittlctn. ©efto beffer ! @etn -SSrief, o f ein iBrtef ! 
 3ebe 3«tle fproc^ ben, ef|rlicf)en, eblen 9J?ann. S'ebe 
 SBeigerung, mic^ p beft^en, beteuerte mtr feine 8tebe. — 
 lo gr hJtrb e8 tto'^I gcmertt '^aben, ba| njir ben -Srief gelefen. 
 — a)Jag er bo(f) ; wenn er nur Kmmt. (5r fommt boii) ge=^ 
 toi^? — SIo| ein hientg ju cielStotj, granjtSla, fdieint 
 nttr in feiner Slup^rung ju fetn. ©enn aui^ fetner ®e= 
 liebten fetn Oliid ntd^t toollen ju banfen "^aben, tft @tol3, 
 15 unBcrjeifiliificr ©tolj ! SSJenn er mtr bie[en ju ftarl merfen 
 la^t, ^ronjtsfa — 
 
 grnnjisftt. ®o tooGen @ie feiner entfogen ? 
 
 So0 Sviiulcin. ®, fie'^ boc^ ! 3'inintert er bid) nicfit 
 
 fd^on toieber? Sfjetn, licbe S'Jarrin, ©ineg gebler6 toegen 
 
 20 entfagt man fetnem SJJanne. S'fein ; aber etn ©treid) tft 
 
 mir beigefallen, i^n toegen biefe§ ®toIje§ mit ci^nlid;em 
 
 ©totje ein ttenig p mortem. 
 
 grnnjiglo. SfJun, ba mitffen ®ie ja redit fe^r ruf)ig 
 fein, mein griiulein, toenn ^'^nen fc^on wieber ©treidjc 
 25 beifaCen. 
 
 So? Sriinlctn. -3d) bin e8 and) ; !omm nur. S)u toirft 
 beine SioIIe babei ju fpiefen tjaben. .,,©ie geien '^mEm. 
 
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fSievtev Slufjug. 
 
 (Bt\ttv Sluftritt. 
 
 ®te ©ce'ne : iai SimniEt iii grSuIeinS. 
 
 SaS Srouletn DoIIig unb nii), aier wit ®efcf)mad aeReibet. SrofjiSfo. 
 ®ie fle^en »om SiWe auf, kn cin Stiientei aitaumt; 5 
 
 gronjt«ta. ©te fomtcn uttmoglte^ fatt fein, gnabtgeS 
 grdutein. 
 
 2)n8 Sriiulcin. ajjeinft bu, gronstSfa? 9Steaei(i)t, ba^ 
 tc^ mic^ nii^t ^uttgrtg nieberfe^te. 
 
 granji8!a. SCBir 'fatten auSgemad[)t, fetner inafirenber lo 
 Matjiidt nt(f)t ju erwatinen. 3lkr ttir flatten unS auc^ 
 Borne^men [oden, an t'^n nti^t ju bcnfen. 
 
 Dos griittltin. aSirflid), id) I)abe an niif)t§ at§ an i^n 
 gebac^t. 
 
 gronjisfa. S)a8 merit' ti^ tt)o{)L Qii) fing son f)unbcrt 15 
 5Dtngen an 3U fprci^en, unb <Ste antwortcten mir auf jebeS 
 t)er!el)rt. ©n onbmr Sebienter heist Saffce auf. §ter fontmt etne 
 gija^rung, bet bcr mon e^er ©riCIen moi^en fann. ©er 
 Itebe, mdand)oUfiiie Saffee! 
 
 2)08 Srautctn, ©rUlen? Qd) mai)t Mm. ^'(^ benfe 20 
 Mo5 ber i'eftton nac^, bic id) il)m geben ttill. §aft bu mic^ 
 te^t begviffen, granstSfa? 
 
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74 5!Kinna Bon SSarnijelm. 
 
 Srottjislo. D ja ; am befteti aber tear' eg, er erf^iarte jte 
 
 Xas grauletn. ©u toirft feljen, ba^ tc^ i^n oon ®nmb 
 
 au8 fetine. J)ev 2Jiatin, ber mid) ie^t mit alien 3ieti^' 
 5 tiimern oertoetgert, totrb mid) ber gattjen SBett ftreitig 
 
 madden, fobatb er '^ort, ba§ id) unaliicftid) unb berlaffen 
 
 bin. 
 Sronjtsfa fe^r etnfi^aft. Unb fo wuS mu^ bt; feinfte (gigen' 
 
 liebe unenblid) li^eln. 
 10 So8 Sriiulcin. ®ittenrid|terin ! ©e'^t bod)! tjor'^tn er= 
 
 tapptt fie mid) auf ©itelfeit, je^t auf ©igenliefie. — S'Jun, 
 
 la^ mid) nur, liebe gran3t§fa. ©u foKft mit betnem 2Bad)t* 
 
 meifter auc^ madden fonnen, toai bu inillft. 
 granjisfa. SWtt meinem SBad^tmeifter ? 
 15 SoS grijulcin. Qa, teenn bu e§ oofienbS teugneft, fo 
 
 ift ti ridjttg. — 3^d| ^abe i^n nod) ntc^t gefefjen ; aber 
 
 au8 }ebem SBortc, ba§ bu mir ,oon il^m gefagt t)aft, ^5ro» 
 
 ^:^esei^e id) bir betnen Wanxi. 
 
 Stocitcr Sluftritt.i 
 
 so Sltccout be Itt SKorltnicre. 2)og Sraulcin. SronjiSlo. 
 
 IBittout ttod) tnncrlalS ber ©cetie. Est-il permis, Monsieur 
 le Major ? 
 Sronjisfo. aBa§iftba§? SBill bag au un«? ©eeenbie 
 
 SMtc ge^enb. 
 25 (Hictaut. Parbleu ! Qt bin unriftig. — Mais non — 
 Qt bin nit unriftig — C'est sa chambre — 
 
 gronjigfo. ®an5 gcmij^, gniibigeg ?vrouIein, gtaubt biefer 
 §err, ben SBiajor tiou S:cIIt)etm tto(^ l^ier gu finben. 
 
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58iertet Slufjug. Siuetter Stuftritt. 75 
 
 JRictout. -Sfe fo ! — Le Major de Tellheim ; juste, 
 ma belle enfant, c'est lui que je cherclie. Oil est-il ? 
 
 gronjisto. ©r tto^nt nii^t mef)r I^ier. 
 
 iBiccottt. Comment? no! Oor Oter utt fwati^il ©tuttb 
 l^ter logier? Unb (ogter nit me^r ^ter? 2Bo logter er s 
 benn? 
 
 TiaS Sroulcin Me auf ijn jufommt. SJJJetn §err, — 
 
 Olictout. Ah, Madame, — Mademoiselle, — •3'^ro 
 ®nob Derjeil) — 
 
 XaS griiulein. Wldn ^tn, Q^xe Qnun^ ift \iijv gu t)er= w 
 geben unb Qijxe SSerirunberung fe^r natitrtic^. Ser §err 
 SKajor ^at bie ®ute ge^abt, mir, aU einer gremben, bie 
 nic^t unterjutommen ttu^te, fein 3iwmer ju iiberlaffen. 
 
 SKtctout. Ah, voilk de ses politesses ! C'est un tres- 
 galant-homme que ce Major ! 15 
 
 2>a« Srijulcin. SBo er inbeg ^tngejogen, — wal^rl^aftig, 
 id) mu^ micf) [d)amen, eS nidjt ju iciffcn. 
 
 SBiccout. 3^^ro ®nab nit Wi^ ? C'est dommage ; j'en 
 suis fach^. 
 
 2)08 griittleitt. Qij ptte mid^ atterbing* banai^ erfun= 20 
 bigen follen. greiiic^ werben i^n fcine g«unbe nod^ ^ier 
 fmi)en. 
 
 Ktccout. Qt bin fe^r con [eine ^^reunb, ^^ro ®nab — 
 
 SoS griiulein. gran^isfa, tteip bu e§ nit^t? 
 
 gronjisla. S'iein, gnabige^ graulcin. 25 
 
 iBitcaut. Qt ficitt i^n ju fpref fc^r notttenbif. 3^^ !omm 
 t^nt bringen cine Nouvelle, baoon er fc^r frijlif fein tuirb. 
 
 £ib8 grourcin. Qi) bebaure urn fo »iel me^r. — jDo(^ 
 l^offe ii), t)ielletd)t balb if)n ju fprcdjen. S\t e« gfeti^oiel, 
 au« teeffen SlJunbe er biefe gute 9iaiJ)ri(f)t erfa^rt, fo erbiete 30 
 tcf) micE), mein ^evc — 
 
 Wiccottt. -^f Derfte^. — Mademoiselle parle frau9ais ? 
 
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76 5Kinno Son Sarnliclm. 
 
 Mais sans doute ; telle que je la vols ! — La demande 
 ^toit bien impolie; Vous me pardonneres, Mademoi- 
 selle. 
 
 ®oS Sriiulein. SDfein ^at — 
 5 SBitcout. ^m? @te fpret nit granjofifti, Q^vo ®nab? 
 
 ®oS Sriiulein. 2JJeiii §err, in ^^ranfretd^ toiirbe iif) e8 
 
 gu \pxid)m fuc[)en. 3l6er toarum ^ter? ^'cf) t)8re ja, bag 
 
 ©ie mic^ cerfte^en, metn §err. Unb tc^, mein ^itv, 
 
 toerbe @te getti| aui!^ Berfte^en ; fpred^en ©ie, tote eS 
 
 10 ^Iinen. belicbt. 
 
 iRitcout. ®utt, gutt! Ql lann auf mif auf ©eutfd^ 
 ef^tijier. — Sach^s done, Mademoiselle, — Q^vo ®nab 
 fofl alfo wt§, ba^ it fomm oon bie SEofet bei ber SKinifter 
 
 — aJJtnifter oon — SlJinifter Don — tote l^etg ber ajfintf=^ 
 15 ter ba broufe ? — in ber lange ©tra§ ? — auf bie breite 
 
 ^la^?- 
 2)ns gtttulcin, Sd) bin t)ter noii) OoGig unbefannt. 
 SSitcout. SfJun, bie SD'iinifter Bon ber Srieg6bepartement. 
 
 — X>a f)oben if ju 2Jfittag gefpeifett ; — if f)5eifen &. Tordi- 
 20 naire bei i^m, — unb ba i| man gefontmen rebcn ouf ber 
 
 SJiaior 2;etlf)eiin ; et le Ministre m'a dit en confidence, 
 car Son Excellence est de mes amis, et il n'y a point 
 de mysteres entre nous — @e. SfceCenj, toifl if fog, 
 ■^aben mir oertrau, ba^ bie @af oon unferm aJJajor fei auf 
 
 25 ben Point 5U enben, unb gutt 3U enben. (Sr '^abe gemoft 
 etn Eapport an ben ^onif, unb ber Sbnif "^abe barauf 
 refototr, tout-k-fait en faveur du Major. — Monsieur, 
 m'a dit Son Excellence, Vous comprenes bien, que tout 
 depend de la maniere, dont on fait envisager les cboses 
 
 30 au roi, et Vous me Connoisses. Cela fait un tres-joli 
 gar5on que ce Tellheim, et ne sais-je pas que Vous 
 I'aimes ? Les amis de mes amis sont aussi les miens. 
 
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 II coute un peu cher au Eoi ce Tellheim, mais est-ce 
 que I'on sert les Eois pour rien ? II faut s'entr'aider 
 en ce monde ; et quand il s'agit de pertes, que ce soit 
 le Eoi, qui en fasse, et non pas un honnet-homme de 
 nous autres. Voilk le principe, doiit je ne me depars 5 
 jamais. — 3Ba§ fag ^^ro ®nab ^ierju? SfJit fta^r, ba3 
 i§ etlt brat) SfJJantt ? Ah ! que Son Excellence a le coeur 
 bien plae^ ! & I)at mir au reste oerfifer, xotim ber SJiaJor 
 nit fc^oti befommeti t)abe une Lettre de la main — eine 
 Sotitflifen §anbbrief, bo| cr ^eut infailliblement tnitfl'e 10 
 belommen' einett. 
 
 XaS Sriiulcin. Oetot^, mcin ^err, biefe 5)?aif)rtdjt Wtrb 
 betn SUajor oon 3;eIIt)cim l)6d)\t attgenef)m fetn. Qi) 
 ttilnfi^te nur, tl)m ben ?5i"eunb sugleicE) tnit S'Jamen nennen 
 ju fonnen, ber fo Diel 9tntcit an feinem ©Ilide iitmmt — 15 
 
 SBiccout. 9Kein Seamen ttiilnfc^t 3'f)i"o @nab ? — Vous 
 voy^s en moi — -3'^ro ®nab fe^ in mtf le Chevalier 
 Eiccaut de la Marliniere, Seigneur de Pret-au-val, de 
 la Branche de Prens-d'or. — Q^xo ®nab fte^ BeriDUnbcrt, 
 mi! au3 fo ein gro|, gro^ g^amilie 5U f)oren, qui est veri- 20 
 tablement du sang Eoyal. — II faut le dire ; je suis 
 sans doute le Cadet le plus avantureux, que la maisou a 
 jamais eu — Qt btcn bon metner elfte Qa^r. (Sin Aifaire 
 d'honneur matte mtJ flie^en. ©arauf Ijaben if gebtenet ©r. 
 ■iPapftltten ©(if^ett, ber SRepubItt @t. maiino, ber ^ron ^0= 25 
 (en imb ben 'etaoten»®enera(, bt§ if enbfif bin rtorbcn ge50= 
 gen fiier^er. Ah, Mademoiselle, que je voudrois n'avoir 
 jamais vu ce pays-la ! §atte man mif gela^ im ©ienft 
 Bon ben ®taaten=®eneral, [0 mii^t if nun fein a;tf« wenifft 
 
 2. 35gl. SftfontdineS Le lion et le rat: II se faut entr'alder, c'est la com- 
 mune loi. — 18 f. Sag tuiirbe unsefct^r auf ®eutf(^ Jeiicn : $crr son S(Sul« 
 bmt^ttl, »om Stamwe 9Jinim (iai Icfctere i|l t^iirinsiffle Sdeben^art). 
 
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78 gjftnndtjon Sarnie Int. 
 
 DBerft. 2Iber fo '^ter inimer unb m'it Capitaine gebltefien, 
 unb nun gar fein ein abgebanttc Capitaine — 
 2508 griiulcin. S)a8 ift Did Unglitd. 
 SRiccaut. Oui, Mademoiselle, me voilk reforme, et par- 
 
 5 Ik mis sur le pave ! 
 
 XaS grSuIcin. QiS) befiage fe^r. 
 
 iRiccaut. Voiis gtes bien bonne, Mademoiselle. — 
 SfJein, man !enn ftf ^ter nit auf ben ib'erbtenft. ©nen 
 a^onn tt)ie mif fu reformir ! (Stnen aJJann, ber \xt not bafu 
 
 10 in biefem !J)ienft 'ijat ruintr ! — Qt t)aben babet fugefeljt 
 mefir al3 fwanfif taufenb Livres. SBaS I)ab if nun? 
 Tranchons le mot, je n'ai pas le sou, et me voilk ex- 
 actement vis-&-vis du rien. — 
 2)o« grourein. E§ t^ut mir ungemein letb. 
 
 15 Oiiccaut. Vous etes bien bonne. Mademoiselle. 2lber 
 inte man pffeg p fagen: ein jeber Unglitd ^^kpp nat fif feine 
 :93rubcr ; qu'un malheur ne vient jamais seul : fo mtt 
 mil' arrivir. SBaS ein Honngt-homme tion metn Extrac- 
 tion fonn anberS {)aben fiir Eesource als ba?i <Bpid ? Sftnn 
 
 20 'i^aii i! immer gef^siefen mit ©lUd, fo lang if '^atte nit toon= 
 noten ber ®Utd. 9fJun if i^r f)attc Bonnoten, Mademoi- 
 selle, je joue avec nn guignon, qni surpasse toute 
 croyance. ©eit funffet}n SJ^ag i^ Cergangen fetne, wo fie 
 mif nit "i^ai gef^irenft. SfJof geftern f)ab fie mif gefprcnft 
 
 25 breimat. Je sais bien, qn'il y avoit quelque chose de 
 plus que le jeu. Car parmi mes pontes se trouvaieni? 
 
 i. reform^, aiitimU. ffiflt. QJrimmelSjaufeii I, 284, 3. 11. 310, 3. 
 23. — 12. Qitxct.it ^traui fiefogt. SBsl. Eampiftron, 3tm|lerbttm 1722. ©. 
 187. — 26. Pontes, bie ©))ieter, bie fill am Spielc flegen ben Sanquicr 
 ieteilisen, getto^nlid) 9)ointeur« genannt. Cefetereit Stu^brud leitet man btt« 
 son ab, ba§ bie ^abimeUen StiiEler [\i) ben 3(u8f($Iog ber Garten mit ©ted- 
 nabelftiii)ert martierten. Tiodj moglid), bag biefe abltihtng ganj fatfcj iji, 
 bennSefftnfl ill, leiber! ^ierin Slutoritat. St«c| bie granjofen fagen fo, Sgl- 
 
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 Bertaines dames — ^! h)t(I ntt^ lueitcr fag. SWati mu§ 
 fein gatant gegen bte ®amen. @te ^aben auf mtf "^eut in- 
 vitir, mtr fu geben revanche ; mais — Vous m'entendes, 
 Mademoiselle — Man mu| erft wi% woBoii leben, e^e 
 man ^abm fann, wooott fu f)jielen. — 5 
 
 2itt8 Stiiulcin. Qd) wifl Tiid)t ^offen, metn §crr — 
 
 JRtccaut. Vous ^tes Men bonne, Mademoiselle — 
 
 2>o8 Sriiulctn nimmt tie Sronji^fa ki Seite. gratljiSto, ber 
 SJiann bauert mid) im grnfte. Ob er mtr eg wo^I iibel 
 ne^mcn tttUrbe, menn t(i^ i^m etoaS anbiite? 10 
 
 gronjigfo. ©er fie^t mir ind)t bonod) au8. 
 
 2)o8 Sroulctn. ®ut ! — Wdn §err, id) pre, — ba^ ©ie 
 fpieten, ba§ ©ie -Saitt mod)en, of)ne 3^5'f^i i» Drtcn, »do 
 etoaS ju geminnen ift. Qi) mu^ 3^nen befennen, ba^ id) 
 — gfeid)fatla baS ©piet fel)r (tebe. — 15 
 
 Oliccaut Tant mieux, Mademoiselle, tant mieux ! 
 Tons les gens d'esprit aiment le jeu k la fureur. 
 
 2ia8 Sriiulein. !Da§ id) fe^r gern gewlntxe, fe^r gem 
 mein ®elb tntt einem 3}?atme wage, ber — ju fpieten luei^. 
 SBaren @te mo{)t geneigt, mettt ^crr, mid) in @efet(fd)aft 20 
 ju ne^men ? mir eincn 3tnteil an ^'firer Sanf ju gonnen ? 
 
 iRtccaut. Comment, Mademoiselle, Vous voules etre 
 de moitie avec moi ? De tout mon coeur. 
 
 SoS Srourctn. gitrS erfte nur mit einer Sfeintgfcit — 
 ©e^t unb longt ®elb aua ilrer ®i$atut[e. 25 
 
 9ltccaut. Ah, Mademoiselle, que Vous etes char- 
 mante ! — 
 
 2)08 Srijuletn. §ier pbe td|, tt)a« i(^ of)niangft getton= 
 
 0u4 (£. St. St. $offmann« Seten unb StaiJIai. II, 115 ; „Qiar ju gem fiatte 
 cr |t(5 ein ®«mm($en er)3ontiert Mti bem aufgefiSutteten 3?et(Stum", unb 
 bdju .6t6i88 Stnmertung: „So, nicbt tjointieren, »le eS jewB^ntiiS fle» 
 fAtefet, wollte $ofmann immer baS SBort gefdrtcben Wiflen". — 17. Damit 
 loU SEffins feli>fJ feine Sffeiaung jum ©piel entWulbigt ^aten. 
 
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80 Winna Son S8arnl)elm. 
 
 tten, nur jefin ^tftolen — tc^ mu^ mitf)^ jwar fc^amen, fo 
 ttenig — 
 
 Oltccaut. Donnds toujours, Mademoiselle, donnes. 
 Sttmitit ti. 
 5 2>o8 Sriiulcin. O^tte Bweifet, ba^ Qi)xe^ Sanf, meiit 
 ^err, fe^r anfe^nlidi ift — 
 
 SRiccout. Smo% fe^r anfefinfi!. ®e|n ^iftol? 3^r 
 ®nab foil feiit bafiir interessir bei mehter 53an! auf em 
 ©reitetl, pour le- tiers, ©mar auf ein jDreiteil foQen fetn 
 10 — etwaS me^r. jDof mtt einer f^otie S)amett mu| man e8 
 ne^men nit fo genau. Qt gratulier mtf, fu fomtnen ba< 
 bur! in liaison mit -3^ro ©nob, et de ce moment je 
 recommence k bien augurer de ma fortiine. 
 
 2)08 Sroulein. Q-d) fann aber niii)t babet fetn, tuenn ®ie 
 15 ffJtelen, mein §err. 
 
 SRtceaut. 2Bo§ brouf ^'fjro ®uab babet fu fein? SOStr 
 anbern <SpteIer finb e^rlit'c ?cut unter etnanber. 
 
 2(08 griiulcin. 3Benn tijir glUdlid) finb,- mein ^etx, fo 
 tt)erben ®ie mtr metnen Slnteit f[f)on brtngen. @tnb mtr 
 20 aber ungliidlid) — - 
 
 SBttcout. ®o fonim if f)oten 3Je!ruten. S^ltt tea^r, 3't)'^o 
 ©nab? 
 
 2>o8 groulein, 2Iuf bie Sangc bitrften bte 9?e!ruteit fefjlen. 
 SSertcibigen ©tc iinfer @elb bot)er Ja wot)I, mein §err. 
 25 SHtccout. SBofitr fef) mif -gljro ®nob an? iJilr ein @tn» 
 fol8)3infe ? fiir ein bumme STcuf ? 
 
 2)o8 grouretn. SSerjei^en ©te mtr — 
 
 fRiccout. Je suis des Bens, Mademoiselle. Savez- 
 vous ce que cela veut dire ? Qt bin bon bie SluSge- 
 30 (emt — 
 
 ®o8 S^rSurctn. 9tber bocE) wo'^t, mein ©err — 
 
 ajiccout. Je sais moiiter un coup — 
 
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 TiaS gtiiulctn serwunbemb. (goCten <Sie ? 
 
 flliccottt. Je file la carte avec uue adresse — 
 
 2ias groulcin. ''Jiimmenneljr ! 
 
 iBiccaut. Je fais sauter la coupe avec une dexterite — 
 
 Sog grdulcin. ©ie luerbet; boc^ nicQt, mein i^err ? 5 
 
 iBiccottt. aSJag nit ? ^ii'co ©tiabe, toaS nit ? Donnes- 
 moi un pigeonneau k plumer, et — 
 
 2)08 Sriiulein. gal[cl) fpielen? betriigen? 
 
 JRtccaut. Comment, Mademoiselle ? Vous appelles 
 cela betriigen? Corriger la fortune, I'enchainer sous lo 
 ses doits, etre sur de son fait, baS ncnn bie Eeutfrf) be= 
 triigen ? Setrilgen ! O, wag ift bie beutfd) ®praf fiir ein 
 arm S^rat ! fiir ein plump (gpral ! 
 
 3)o« Sriiulcin. yidn, mein §err, tcenn ©ie fo benfen — 
 
 9iiccaut. Laisses-moi faire, Mademoiselle, unb fein is 
 ®ie ruf|tt! SKa§ gel)n ®te an, toie it fpiel? — (Snug, 
 morgen enttneber fel)n mit wieber Qijxo @nab mit t)unbevt 
 
 2. Seffms fast tm lagefcuft fcincr italteniWcn SRcifc »om 31. Sfugull: 
 „SB£nn cr (Efceutier) in feinem Colporteur ben <Spielet»tcrminus filer crflaren 
 ttiH, fast er in ciner 5tote ; Dans un Dictionnaire Piemontois traduit du 
 Saxon, on apprend que filer la carte, c'est la convertit adroitement de 
 perte en gam", — 6 f . @eben ©ie mtr ein 5£au6d)en ju rupfen. b. t). einen 
 eftrli^en, unetfa^renen ©pteler fix liettii, , 9Jtemct)er madit tn feinem Sum- 
 ntentar mi bem Ziiuiiim ein ^ii^nc^en. — lO. ®uSrauer, 2. Stufl., II, 645 
 citiert ein wa^renb beS Tja^vigen i?riege3 ju Sonbon erfdneneneS SBucfe : L'his- 
 toire des Grecs, ou de ceux qui corrigent la fortune au jeu. Titt Son Sef* 
 fins (ol)cn) cttierte Efeesrier ncnnt Singe ®oubarD ali beffen SBerfaffer. Grecs 
 finb falf(ie ©tiieler. SSst SKercier. Tableau de Pans. IV. 26. Eampilhun, 
 Oeuvres, 9lm|^erbam 1722. ©. 185. ©terne, g)orif, ajJann^ctm 1780. Ill, 
 132. OcfeiUer, „S)ie berii^mte iJrau" (tmn 9)«rmont) ; 
 
 SBo ©riec^en, unterwifc^t mit SEBeifen, 
 eeletritdten aUet 3lrt 
 2?eTtrauIi(^ wie in E^aronS Safm gepaatt, 
 aia tinem Sifcft jufammen fpeifen, 
 
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82 SKinna bon '-Barnfielm. 
 
 ^tftof, ober fe!6 mif wieber gar nit — Votre tres-humble, 
 Mademoiselle, votre tres-humble — eilmb« ai. 
 
 XaS griiulcin bie i^m wit (Erjlaunen unb SSerbtu§ mHj^kIjU Qd} 
 tom\^t bag le^te, mem ^m, bo8 le^te! 
 
 5 2)rttter Stuftritt. 
 
 Sad i^riiuletn. gtaitjigfa. 
 
 SronjtSlo eriteert. ^attn itf) nod^ reben? O fd^tin! o 
 fii)on! 
 
 2)b8 Sriiuletn. ©jjotte nur ; ic^ toet'btene e§. fliaSs einem 
 10 fletnen !«ac6benten unb gelaflfmer. @}50tte ntlf)t, ^^WttSi^Ia ; id) 
 oerbiene eg nii^t. 
 
 Sranjisto. 3SortreffIid) ! ta I)aben <Ste etinaS at(erUeb[te3 
 get^an : etnem @|)tljbu6en tcteber auf bie Seine ge^olfen. 
 
 Sol Stoulctn. (£8 xoax einem Ungliitflid)en gugebacfit. 
 15 SronjlSfo. Unb tta§ bag Sefte bobci ift : ber Serf ptt 
 ®ie fiir jetneggleiiJ)en. — D, id) mu| i^m nad; unb it)in 
 bas ®elb ttieber abnef)men. asia fort. 
 
 2)a8 gTottlcin. granjisfa, ta| ben Saffee ntd)t DoflenbS 
 lalt werben ; |(^ent ein. 
 to Sranjiito. @r mu^ eg ^{inen ttiebergeben ; ©ie "^aben 
 fii^ anberS befonnen ; <Sie mofleii mil i^m nid)t in ©efett^ 
 jdiaft fpielen. ^c^n ^iftoten ! ®ie l^brten ja, graulein, 
 ba| eg ein Settler war ! Saa grauiein Wentt tnbe« felbjl ein. SBer 
 toirb einem Settler fo biel geben ? Unb it)m no(^ baju bie 
 25 ©miebrigung, eg erbettelt p l^aben, ju erfjjaren fui^en? 
 ©en ajjilbtptigen, ber ben Settler oug ©ro^mut oerfennen 
 h)t{(, bertcnnt ber Settler luieber. gfJun mogen @ie eg 
 l^oben, groutein, wenn er ^^fire ®abe, id) wei| nic^t ftofiir 
 
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SSierter Slufjug. ®rittet «luftrttt. 83 
 
 nnfie^t. — Unb retd)t ber granjiafa eine Saffc. SBotlett @ie Ttltr 
 ba§ :^Iut nod) mel)r in SBaltung bringen ? Orf) mag ntc^t 
 trinfen. 2)a« Srdulcin feet fie ttieber wefi. „Parbleu, ^^ro 
 ®nab, man tenn fi£ ^ier nit auf ben Serbienft." 3n feetn SEone 
 be« granjofe«. greilic^ nicf)t, toenn man bie @})igbuben fo 5 
 ungel)angen ^erumlaufen Io|t. 
 
 So0 Sriiulcin fait unb nac^benfenb, inbem fie trintt. 3Jtabcf)en, bu 
 Ber[te^ft bi(f) fo trefflicf) auf bie guten 3JJenfc^en ; aber, 
 menn wiltft bu bie f(^(eii)len ertragen lernen?— Unb fie 
 finb bod) and) 9Dtenfd)en. — Unb iifterS bei loeitem fo 10 
 fd)fed)te SKenfc^en uid)t, afe fie fd)einen. — Wlan muB it)ve 
 gute (Seite nur auffudien. — Od) bilbe mir ein, biefer gran= 
 jofe ift nid)tS ate eitel. 2lu§ blower (SiteHeit mad)t er fid) 
 5um falfc^en ©pieler ; er milt mir nidjt oerbunben fd)einen ; 
 er roiJI fii^ ben S)anf erfparen. 58ieHeid)t, ba§ er nun ^in= 15 
 ge'^t, feine Jleinen ®d)uiben beja^It, oon bent $Refte, fo weit 
 er reid)t, ftitt unb fporfam lebt unb an bag ©piet nidjt bentt. 
 SBcnn bag ift, liebc grangista, fo lafe il)n 9tetruten l)olen, 
 menu er mill. — ®ie6t i^t bie Eaffe. ©a, fe^ toeg ! — Stber, 
 fage mir, fofite 2^eUl)eim nic^t fd)on i)a fein ? 20 
 
 granjisfo. S^Jein, gncibtgcS groulein ; id) !ann beibeS 
 nid)t, voeber on einem fd)red)ten a)Jenfd)en bie gute, nod) an 
 einem guten 9Jfenf(^en bie bdfe (geite auffudien. 
 
 2)aS groulctn. (Sr fommt boi^ ganj getui^ ? — 
 
 granjtjto. (Sr follte ttegbleiben ! — @te bemerfcn on 25 
 i^m, on i^m, bem beften aJfanne, ein wenig ©tols, unb ba= 
 rum ttoHen ©ie ifjii fo groufom neden? 
 
 2>o8 griiurcin. SiJmmft bu bo mieber b-in ? — ©i^rteig ; 
 bog miU iii^ nun eiiimat fo. SBo bu mir biefe ^uft Berbirbft, 
 wo bu nid)t atteg fagft unb t^uft, wie tttr eg obgerebet 30 
 ^aben ! — Qd) will bid) fc^on oKein mit i^m faffen, unb 
 bonn S'i^t fommt er tto^I. 
 
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•84 SUiinna Son a3arn^elm. 
 
 aSierter Stuftrttt. 
 
 SPnuI fBttntt, bet in ciner (leifen SteHung, glciiifam im ©ien|ie, ^ereiittritt. 
 2>aS Sraulein. gtanjtSfa. 
 
 gronjigto. 9(jetn, e8 ift tiur [ein Iteber ©arfitmeifter. 
 5 2)a8 griiulcin. Steber SBadjtineifter ? Sluf Wen bcjieljt 
 
 jic^ bie[e8 gieber? 
 groitjisfo. ©niibigeg grouletn, mac^en ®ic mir ben 
 
 SOtann ntd^t OeriDirrt. — Q1:fK ©tenertn, §err 2Ba(i)t= 
 
 meifter ; waS brtngen @te un« ? 
 10 SBerncT ge^t, o^nc ouf bie granjtgfa ju a^ten, an baa graulcin. iDer 
 
 ajfajor Bon SteC^ebn lajit an baS gntibige grautein toon 
 
 ^arn'^etnt burc^ mid), ben SBaditmetfter SBerner, fetnen 
 
 untertpnigen 9?ef)3eft Bermelben unb fagen, bo§ er fogteid) 
 
 ^ier fetn werbe. 
 15 2)o« ^riiulcin. SBo bletbt cr benn? 
 
 aBerncr. Q^vo ©naberi fterben tierjet'^en ; totr finb nod) 
 
 tior bem ©d)Iage brei au§ bem Quartier gegangen ; aber ba 
 
 ^at i^n ber SnegSjal^tmeifter unteriDegenS angerebt ; unb 
 
 icett mit bergletd)en §en-n be§ 9tebenS tminer tetn (gnbe 
 20 ift, fo gob er mir etnen SBint, bem gniibigen grSutein ben 
 
 SBorfnH gu rapportteren. 
 2)o« 5?touIem. 9?ed)t tt)ot)I, ^err S3}ad|tmei|ter. Qd) 
 
 tDiinfdic nur, ba| ber Srieggsatjimeifter bem aJJajor etraoS 
 
 3lngene^me8 miige ju fagen t)aben. 
 25 aBerncr. 3)a8 f)aben berg(eid)en §erren ben Offt^ieren 
 
 fctten. — ©aben Q^xo ©naben et>uaS in befe^Ien? 3m 
 
 Segriff, wieber ju geSen. 
 
 gronjistn. 5Rnn, Ido benn fd)on wieber t)tn, ^m 
 aBac!^tmeifter ? patten Wir benn nid)t« mit einanber 311 
 30 })faubern? 
 
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aSierter Slufjug. Siinfter ?lufttitt. 85 
 
 38erner fa^te ju granjista, «nb crnWoft. §ier tltcf)t, grauett' 
 jtmmerc^en. ©sJ ift wibei* ben Stefpeft, wiber bie ©uborbU 
 nation. — ®nabtge§ graulein — 
 
 XaS Sriiulciii. ^d) bank fiir Seine .Semit^ung, §err 
 SBaditinetj'ter. — (5S tft mir iieb geraefen, S'^n fennen ju 5 
 lenten. gransissfa i)at mir diet @uteS Don ^^m gefagt. 
 SBctner miic^t cine jleife aSeriieufluns unb st^t ai. 
 
 Siinfter Sluffrttt. 
 ZaS J^riiuletn. ^ranjigfa. 
 
 S)a8 griiulcin. ©aS ift bein SBac^tmetfter, ^^ranjtSf a ? 10 
 gronjisfo. SBegen be§ [pbttifdien JoneS Ijabe id) ni(^t 
 
 3eit, biefeS !Dein nod)mol8 aufjuinugen. 3a, gna» 
 
 bigeS graulein, bo3 t|'t mein aBodjtmeifter. ©ie finben i^n 
 o^ne 3^2if^I^ ^i" icenig fteif unb l)iJl^era. 3^6^ fiim er mir 
 faft aurf) fo oor. Stber id| merfc ido()I, er glaubte, uor Q^vo 15 
 ®naben ouf bie 'iparabe jie^en ju mii|'fen. Unb wenn bie 
 ©olbaten parabieren, jo freitid) [d)einen fie ba meljr !Drecf)g= 
 (erpup^jen alS aJJanner^ ©ie fotlten il)n ^ingegen nur fe^n 
 unb ^bren, tt)enn er fic^ felbft gelaffen ift. 
 2io8 SriiuUitt. ©aS miifete iii) benn >t)of)(. 20 
 
 gronjisto. Sr inirb noc^ auf bem ©aafe fein. IJ)orf id) 
 ntc^t ge^n unb ein wenig mit i^m plaubern ? 
 
 SttS grourcin. ^d) oerfage bir ungern biefeS 23ergniigen. 
 ©u nmp tjier bleiben, ^^ronst^ft- S)u mup bet unferer 
 Unterrebuug gegenwSrtig fein ! — @g f allt- mir noc^ etmaS 35 
 bet. ®te iW t^ren SRinfl s)om Binser. ©a, nimm meinen SKing, 
 ceriua^re i^n unb gieb mir bc8 9)Zajor3 feinen bafitr. 
 
 19. (Sofdie cttiett au« bem 6. auftritt ber „3uben" : „bte Tt* fel6|l se* 
 UlTene SRatui". 
 
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86 SKinna Bon Sarn^eltn. 
 
 Sransisfo. SBarutn bo§ ? 
 
 2)nl Sriiulcin inbm granjiata ben anbern SJing '^olt. SKecElt ttCt^ 
 id) e§ I'elbft ntc^t; ober mii^ biinft, id) ie{)e [o etmaS oorauS, 
 K)o id) i^n 6raud)en Knnte. — SDhn-:pod)t. — @efd)H)inb 
 5 gieb l^er ! ©te (ieat iu an. ®r iffs ! 
 
 (Sct^^cr toftritt. 
 
 b. XcHScim in bem namtiil)en Sletbe, aBer fonfi fo, t»ic ti gtanjisftt 
 Derlangt. ZaS Sriiulcin. SranjtSfa. 
 
 I). ScflScim. ©niibtgeg x^vankin, <Ste werbett mein 23er< 
 10 iDetlen ent|d)ulbigen. — 
 
 2a8 griittlcin. D, ^(vv Wlaiov, fo gar militiirifd) iDotfen 
 
 tntr eS tnit etnonber nii^t ne^men. ®ie finb \a bo ! Unb 
 
 ein aSergnugen erioarten ift oud) etn SBergnitgen. — 3im ? 
 
 Snbcm pe iN ia*etnb in3 ®efi^t fte^t. lieber 5lellt)eim, toaxtn ttJtr 
 
 15 nid)t Dor^iti ^inber ? 
 
 d, SeUficim. ^a »of)t, Sinber, gnttbtges g^rauletn, ^tn^ 
 ber, bie fid) fjjerren, wo fie gelaffen folgen fotlten. 
 
 2)tt8 griiuUin. SBir wotlen au§fal)ren, Iteber 3Jlajor, — 
 btc (Stabt ein wentg 3U befe^en, — unb l^ernad) meinem 
 20 D^eim entgegen. 
 
 ». ScKSctm. aSie? 
 
 2)o8 griiulcin. ©e^en @ie, au(^ ba§ SBid)tigfte fjoben 
 wtr einanber noi^ ntd)t fogen fonnen. Qa, er trifft nod) 
 l^eut {)ier ein. ®n 3"f"^ 'ft ©d)«(b, ba§ id) einen 2;ag 
 25 frii^er o^ne i^n angefommen bin. 
 
 B. 2cB8ctm. ®er ®raf oon Sriid)faa? Oft er ^mM? 
 
 2)03 gtouleiit. "Sie Unru^en beS SriegeS Berfd)eud)ten 
 il)n nod) Otalten ; ber griebe 1)01 Hjn wieber juriidgebrodjt 
 
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SBieiter Stufjug. ©edjfter ?luftrttt. 87 
 
 '- 3Kaii)en ®ie m feme ®eban!cn, STetl^etm. 53efovgten 
 toir fi^on e^emals baS ftiirtfte §tnbenn8 unferer 25erbinb= 
 ung oon feiner <aeite — 
 
 b. ScUjeim. Unferer 3Serbmbung? 
 
 Xai Sraulcin. (Sr tft Q\fv greunb. gr {)at Bon ju otelen 5 
 in Diet ®ute8 oon Qi)mn geI)ort, urn e8 ntdjt ju fein. Sr 
 brennt, ben 9Kann oon Slntlife ju fennen, ben feme emjige 
 grbin gewa^It 'ijat. (gr fommt ol8 D^dm, oB aSormunb, 
 Ql8 aSater, micf) 3^^nen an iibergeben. 
 
 1), ScK^cim. 311), grouletn, warunt ^aben ©ie metnen 10 
 Srief nid)t gelefen? SBarum ^oben @ie i^n nic^t tefen 
 WoUen? 
 
 ®og grSuIcm. 3'^ren S3rtef? Qa, ii) ertnnere mtd^, 
 ©te fdjidten mir einen. 2Bie war e8 benn mtt btefem 
 Sriefe, granjisfo ? §aben wtr i^n gefefen, ober ^aben 15 
 mir t!)n nti^t gelefen? 2S3a8 fi^rieben ®ie mir benn, lieber 
 Jettfieim? — 
 
 B. XtWttim. SfJidjtS, aU wa8 mir bie ©"^re befiel^It. 
 
 2108 Srottlein. S)a8 ift, ein e^rIi(!^eS ajjcibc^en, bie ®ie 
 liebt, nid)t fi^en p taffen. greiliii) befiel^ft ba8 bie e^re. 20 
 ®emi§, id) ptte ben -Srief lefen foKen. Slber teas ic^ nic^t 
 gelefen ^abe, ia^ i)6x( id) ja. 
 
 b. ZtU^tim. Qa, ©ie foHen eS l^iiren — 
 
 SttS griiulcin. 9?ein, ic^ branch' e8 auc^ nid)t einmat ju 
 f)oren. ©3 t)erftel)t fid) bon felbft. @ie fonnten eineS fo 25 
 p^Iii^en ©treic^cg fd^ig fein, bo| ©te mid) nun nii^t tooiU 
 ten ? SBiffen @ie, ba§ id) ouf 3eit meineS 8eben8 befd)impft 
 tpttre ? 9)ieine SanbSmanninnen witrben mit gingern auf 
 mi(^ wetfen. — „3;)a8 ift fie," witrbe eS ^ei§en, „ba8 ift baS 
 graulein tion Sarn'^elm, bie fid) einbitbete, weil fie reid) fei, 30 
 ben ttjadern jEeltfieim ju befommen: a(§ ob bie ftocEern 
 DJtiinner fiir ®elb ju ^aben wiiren !" ©0 tourbe eS l^ei^en. 
 
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88 SffiinnasonSSatnljeltn. 
 
 bettit meine gonbemanrttnnen finb olle tteibtfd) auf mtc^. 
 jDa^ icf) retc^ bin, foniten fie nid)t leugnen ; okr baoon 
 tooden fie nic^ts wiffen, ba| id) ani) fonft noc^ ein jtemtic^ 
 guteS ajjcib^en bin, bai feme« aJfanneS ttert ift. 9^ic^t 
 
 5 toa^r, Stetlfieim? 
 
 B. ScUScitn, ^0, ja, gnnbigeS griiuteiu, baran erfetine 
 id) Qijxe !i?anbSmonnitinen. ©ie itierben Qi)ntn einen abs 
 gebanften, an fetnev (S^re getranften Offijier, einen trii:(3pel, 
 einen ©ettter, trefflicf) beneiben. 
 
 10 2)08 griiulcin. Unb bog alteS ttaren @ie ? ^'cf) fliJ^te fo 
 h)o6, wenn icf) micf) nic^t ivrc, fil)on ^eute SJoraiittage. ©a 
 ift i8(jfe§ unb ®ute§ unter einonber. Saffen ®ic nn« boc^ 
 jebeS na^er beleuc^ten. — il5erobf(f)iebet finb ®ie ? ©o ^ore 
 ic^. ^6) glaubte, Q^x ^Regiment fei bto§ untergeftecft 
 
 15 hjorben. SBie ift eg gefommen, ba| man einen SKann toon 
 3'^ren 33erbienften ni(i)t beibe^lten? 
 
 J). Scn^cim. @S ift gefommen, tuie eS fomraen miiffen. 
 ©ie (gro|en l)aben fi(^ iiber^eugt, ba^ ein @oIbat au8 
 gfJeigung fiir fie ganj menig, au§ ^fliii)t nic^t »iel me^v, 
 
 20 ober aUeS feiner eignen (S^re toegen tl)ut. SBaS tbnnen 
 
 fie t^m alfo fc^ulbig ju fein glauben? ®er griebe tjat 
 
 i^nen mefjrere meineggieic^en entbeljrlii^ gemadE)t : unb ant 
 
 (gnbe ift i^nen niemanb unentbe^rlicf). 
 
 2>a§ 5?rouIcin. ©ic fpredien, ttie ein 9DJann fjjrei^en 
 
 25 mu^, bem bie ®ro|en "^intoieberum fe^r entbetirtid^ finb. 
 Unb niemalS iroren fie eg me^r afg je^t. Qd} fage ben 
 ©ro^en meinen gro^en ©onf, ba§ fie i^re 2lnf^rij(i)e ouf 
 einen Mann {)aben faf)ren (offen, ben id) bod) nur fef)r un-- 
 gern mit if)nen getcilt l^atte. — Qd) bin Q^n Oebietcriu; 
 
 30 5i:eHt)eim ; ®ie brauc^en ireiler teinen §en-n. — ®ie tier 
 abfd)iebet p finben, bag ®{iicf ptte id) mir faitm troumen 
 laffen ! — Soi^ @ie finb nic^t blo^ tierabfd)iebet ; @ie finb 
 
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Siietter ^lufjug. ©edlfter Slufttitt. 89 
 
 noi^ me^i*. SBaS finb <Sie nod) me^v? (5itt Sriipjjel, fagtcn 
 
 ©ie ? 9}un, Snkm pe i^n son okn BiS unten ittxadjkt. ber ®ritp)3el 
 tft boc^ nod) jiemlic^ ganj unb gerabe, fd)eint bod) no^ jiem^ 
 ltd) gefunb unb [tart — gteber 2;eIII)eim, tuenn <Sie auf bett 
 SBerluft 3^^rer gefunben ©liebnia^en bettetn ju ge^en benten, 5 
 fo ^jrop^ejet^e id) 3't)nen, ba| ®ie oor ben inentgften Slpren 
 etlDttS befommen toerben, auSgenomnien bor ben Slpren 
 ber gut^erjigen ajfabd)en tote tc^. 
 
 6. ZeU^tim. O'e^t f)bre id) nur bag mutwiflige SRiibd^en, 
 liebe iTOinna. 10 
 
 2!o8 griiulein. Unb id) ^ore in 3^rem SSertoeife nur ba8 
 „Iiebe SJcinna". — Qd) will nid)t me^r muttoillig jein. ®enn 
 id) befinne mid), ba^ @ie alterbingS ein fleiner ®rii|)pel finb. 
 (Sin @d)u^ f)at Qifnm ben rei^tcn Slrnt ein toenig gelii^nit. 
 — S)od) alleS tro^I iiberlegt, fo ift and) ba§ fo fd)limm nidjt. 15 
 Urn fociet fiii^erer bin id) oor Q\)xm @d)logen. 
 
 t>. XtMtm- ^x&nkin ! 
 
 2)o8 Sriiulcin. @ie tooUen fogen : aber ®ie utn fooiel 
 weniger oor nieinen. 3tun, nun, licber 2;elll)eim, id) ^offe, 
 (gie werben eg nid)t boju fommen (affen. 20 
 
 D. Xttif)tm. ©ie tooHen tad)en, mein j^raufein. Qd) be» 
 fiage nur^ ia^ id) nid)t mttlac^en faun. 
 
 S08 Sroulcin. SBarum md)t? aBa« l^aben ®ie benn 
 gegen bag iad)tn? Sann mon benn auc^ nidit lac^enb fe{)r 
 emftf)aft fein? Sieber Wayov, boS i'ac^en eri)o{t ung oer= 25 
 niinftiger a(g ber SSerbru^. ©er :33etteig liegt oor ung. 
 3^re Ia(^enbe J^rcuttbin beurteilt Qi)n Umftanbe weit ric^* 
 tiger alg ©ie felbft. SSJeit ©ie Berobfd)iebet finb, neniien 
 ©ie fid) an Q^xex (S^re gcfranft ; toeil ©ie einen ©d)u^ in 
 bem Strme I)oben, maiden ©ie fid^ ju einem Ifriippef. 3ft 3a 
 bag fo red)t? 3ft bag t'eine ilbertreibung ? Unb ift eg 
 meine (Sinrid)tung, ba| ade Ubertvctbungen beg 8adiertid)en 
 
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90 yjiinna Son i8arnl)eltn. 
 
 fo fa[)ig finb? Qi) wette, iDctm i^ Q^xm Settler nun 
 t)ernef)me, faa§ au^ biefer ebenfottenig ©ttct) ^Iten Wirb. 
 ©te irerben etnmat, jtoeimal, breiraal ^'^re ©quipage Dcr^ 
 foren I)Qben ; bei bem ober jenem Sanquter fterben eintge 
 
 5 ^o|)ttate je^t mtt ftfjrttnben ; ©ie loerben bie[en unb jenen 
 33orfif)u|, ben @ie im ©tenfte get^on, teine ^offnung "^aben, 
 »Dieberpert)atten : aber [inb ©ie barum etn Settler ? SBenn 
 ^'^nen and) nic^ts iibrtg geblteben tft, aU ttaS rnera DI)eim. 
 fitr @ie mttbrtngt — 
 
 10 ». Scttjcim. ^^r D^etni, gnabtgeS groulein, toirb fitr 
 mid) nici)t3 nittbvingen. 
 
 35a« griiuletn. 'Slii)U aU bte jweitaufenb ^iftolen, bie 
 ®ie unfern ©tanben fo gro^miitig t)orfcf)offen. 
 I). ScUftetJtt. fatten ©ie bod) nur raeinen Srief gelefen, 
 
 15 gncibigeg ?5raulein ! 
 
 2)08 grftufcin. 9fun ja, td^ 'i^a'bt i^n gefefen. 3lber wa8 
 id) iiber biefen ^un!t barin gelefen, ift mir ein wa'^reS 
 SRatfel. Unmogfid) !ann man -3{)nen au§ einer ebten §anb= 
 lung ein SSerbrei^en mad)en toollen. — grflitren ©ie mir 
 
 30 boi^, lieber SDJajor — 
 
 b. SeHdcim. ©ie erinneru fid), gnitbigeg graulein, ba| 
 id) Drbre ^atte, in ben Simtern -S^rer ©egenb bie Sontri» 
 bution mit ber du^erften ©trengc bar beijutretben. 3d) 
 ttiotlte mir biefe ©trenge erf^joren unb fd)o^ bie fe^tenbe 
 
 25 ©umme felbft Dor. — 
 
 S08 Sriiulctn. Qa mijl erinnere id) mic^. — Qd) tiebte 
 ©ie um biefer St^at toiCen, o^ne ©ie noi^ gefefen ju 
 I)aben. 
 6. %tW)dm. Sie ©tSnbe gaben mir i^ren SD3ed)feI, unb 
 
 30 biefen iBotlte tc^ bei ^eit^nung be§ griebcnS unter bie ju 
 ratit)abiercnben ©d)utben eintragen laffen. ©er 2Be(^fet 
 
 31. 3u ralt^abiercnben, j« 6erid)ti9enben. 
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Sierter ^tufjug. Se(!^fter Slufiritt. 91 
 
 Warb fitr gilttg ertaimt, okr mtr teavb bai (Sigentum be8= 
 felben ftreitig gemadjt. ajjan jog fjjBtttfct) baS Wlanl, aU ii^ 
 oerfidjerte, bie 25a(ute bar I)ergegeben ju ()aben. 3)fon erfliirte 
 t^n fiir etne Seftecl;ung, fiir tai ©vatial ber ©tiinbe, hjetf 
 id^ fo balb mit tf)nett auf bie niebrtgfte Suimne etnig geiiior= 5 
 ben tear, mit ber tc^ mid) nur im duBerften 9totfalle 3U be= 
 gniigen 25o£(mad)t ^atte. ®o lam ber 5Bed)feI au§ jueinen 
 §dnbeti, unb toenn er be^al^It ftirb, toirb er fidierlic^ nidit 
 an mid) be^a^It. — §ierburd), mein grSulein, f)alte id) meine 
 @^re fUr gefranft, nidjt buri^ ben 3lbfc^ieb, ben id) geforbert w 
 l^aben toitrbe, Wenn ii^ i^n nid)t befommen ptte. — (£ie finb 
 ernft()aft, mein graulein? SBarum Iad)en <Sie ni(^t? iQa, 
 l)a, iia I Qd) lad)i [a. 
 
 2)aS Sriiulcin. O, erftiden ®t€ biefe§ Sadien, Sl^ett^eim ! 
 ^'c^ befdjnibre Sie ! Ss ift baa fc^recEUd)e Siad)en beS S)Jen» 15 
 fd)en()affe8 ! 9Jein, ®ie finb ber SKann nid)t, ben eine gute 
 2:l)at reuen fann, iceit [ie iible golgen fiir it)n ^at. Sletn, 
 unmbglic^ fdnnen biefe iibkn gotgen bauern ! S)ie 5lBa^r» 
 I)eit mu§ an ben Sag fommen. ©a^ ^^uai^i^ meine§ 
 DI)eimS, afler unfrer ©tdnbe — 20 
 
 ti. 2eaSeim. -S^reS D()eim8 ! 3^^rer ©tdnbe ! §a, I)a, 
 iial 
 
 ZaS groukin. Q^v Sa(^«n tdtet mic^, Stetl^eim ! 5K?enn 
 ©ie.an Slugenb unb 25orfid)t gtauben, jTeH^etm, fo Iad)cn 
 ©ie fo ni(^t ! Qi) iiahs nie fiird)terli(^er f(urf)en f)dren, alS 25 
 ©ie (arisen. — Unb (affen ©ie un3 ba^ ©c^itmmfte fe^en ! 
 SSBenn man ©ie ^ier burd|au§ tierfennen mitt, fo fann man 
 ©te bei un8 nic^t cerfenncn. 9Jein, ton fdimen, Wtr toerben 
 ©ie nicbt cerfennen, Sletitjetm. Unb wenn unfere ©tdnbe 
 feie geringfte ©mpfinbung oon @^re t)aben, fo h)ei| id), mog 30 
 
 4. ©rati at, DanfaeWcnf. ffigl. fflorumaiibelS „9feienfluiibi8er 3cit- 
 »ctttei6" S. 452. iBdjiUtxi Srief»e(i)f£( mit SRcinwalb S. 205. 
 
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92 5!K,inno Hon Sorn^elm. 
 
 fie tl^un muffett. ©odE) ic^ 6tn nti^t fhtg ; ttaS wSre ta^ 
 notig ? Silben ©ie fic^ era, S^ell^eim, ®ie ptten bte jlBe?' 
 toufenb ^iftolen an einem ttjilben Slbenbe Berloren. ®er 
 SiJnig war eine ungliicEtic^e Sarte fur ©ie : bie Same 
 
 5 STuf ft* weifenb. teirb ^^nen befto gunfttger fein. — iDie SSor* 
 fid)t, glouben ®ie inir, ^iiU ben e^rlic^en SBJann tmmer 
 f(J)abIo3, unb bfterS fd^on im borauS. S)ie Xijat, bte @te 
 einmol urn jtoeitaufeub ^iftoleu bringen follte, erwarb miii( 
 -Ofi^nen. O^ne biefe Xi)at toitrbc t(^ nie begiertg gettefen 
 
 in fein, @ie fennen 3U temen. ®ie ttiffen, id) Urn unetnge= 
 laben in bie erfte ®efeflfd)aft, mo id) ®ie ju finben gloubte. 
 Qd) tam bIo§ ^{)rentn3egen. Qi) lam in bent feften 3Sor= 
 fa^e, @ie ju tieben, — ic^ Itebte @ic fc£)on ! — in bent feften 
 aSorfa^e, ©ie p befi^en, irenn ict) @ie auc^ fo fdjttar^ unb 
 
 15 pfeliif) finben foHte ols ben SJio^r con SBenebig. ®te finb 
 fo f(f)iiiorj unb ^a^liil) ntc!^t ; aucf) fo etferfud)tig wcrben <Sie 
 niii)t fein. Slber, Stetl^eiut, Sletlfieim, ®ie '^aben bod) no^ 
 biei 3it)nli(^e3 mit i^nt! D, iiber bie wilben, unbiegfaraen 
 SJionner, bte nur intraer i^r ftiereg Singe auf iiai ©efpenft 
 
 20 ber (Sfjre {)eften ! fitr atteS anbere ®efu^I fic^ tierl^cirten ! — 
 §ier'^cr -^'^r 2luge ! auf mic^, Jell^etm ! Set inbea »ertteft unb 
 
 untewcgticft mit jlarren Stugcn immer «uf eine ©telle gEftlen. iffioran 
 
 ben!en @ie ? @ie l^oren mid) nid)t ? 
 B. 2cII(iciin jerfireut. D la ! 3lber fagen @ie ntir feoc^, 
 25 mein grautein, tote fam ber a}Jo{)r in benettanifdie jDienfte? 
 §atte ber 3)ioi)r !etn SBaterlanb ? SBorutn oermietete er 
 feinen 3trtn unb fein Slut einem fremben ©taote ? — 
 
 2)tt« Sriiulcin etWrocEen. SSo finb ®ie, 5i:e(lf)eim? — 9?un 
 tft e3 3eit, ba§ toir abbred)en. — ^ommen @ie ! Snbem fie 
 30 i^n Bel in ^anb etsrctft. — grattjigfa, la^ ben SEBagen bor» 
 faf)ren. 
 
 b. Xtfif)t'm ber riii() »on bem granlein loareift unb ber JfranjiStd 
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SBicrter ?luf3US. Sci^fter Slufttitt. 93 
 
 nail)8ejt. ^Jetn, graujigfa, id) !onn Tttcf)t bie (Bixe ijobm, ba6 
 grouletn ju begteitett. — 3JJein griiulein, taffen Ste mtr 
 tto(^ ^eute Ttiemen gefunbett SSerftanb unb beurlouben <Sie 
 mid). @ie finb auf bem befteu SBege, mi^ barum ju brtn= 
 geti. -3^ ftemme miii), fooiet id) tann. — 3lber toeil it^ s 
 iio(^ bet aSerftanbe bin, fo pren @te, mein grciulein, wa« 
 i6) feft befd^toffen '^abc, wobon mid) ni(^t« in ber SBelt ai' 
 bringen fotl. — SBenn nii^t nod) ein glitdttc^er SBurf fiir 
 mid) im (Spiete ift, wenn '{id) bag ^latt nid)t tjollig icenbet, 
 rtenn — «o 
 
 2)a« grijulcin. ^c^ mu§ -3^nen inS SBort fallen, C>err 
 aJJajor. ©as fatten wir ti)m gteid) fagen foHen, f^ranjisfa. 
 5Du erinnerft mic^ and) an gar nid)t3. — Unfer ©efprcid) 
 Kitrbe ganj anberS gefallen fein, S^eH^cim, toenn id) mit ber 
 guten Stad^ridjt angefangen ^Stte, bie Qijnm ber S^eoalier 15 
 be la 50iarliniere nur eben ju bringen fam. 
 
 B. Xca^etm. ®er (Stjeoatier be k DJiarliniere? SBer ift 
 bag? 
 
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 tnegens fein. — 
 
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 5 cnttaben ^be, hiieber juriicEneiimeii fontie. — S)a§ irirb eg 
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 30 enjimmer ju oerbanten, beffen blinbe 3ttrtlid)t'eit — 
 
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 leiit — 
 
 ^aS Sriiulcin 6ei ©cite suv Stanjiafo. Qt^t toaxt e8 3^it ! 
 aBa« ratft bu mir, granjiSfa ? — 
 
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 ^^neti ein teenig p bunt. — 
 
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 a. ScnSciin. aBenn id) ©ie weniger liebte, mein griiu^ 10 
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 glittf aud^ nt(f|t. — 33^an mu^ gonj uneigennii^ig lieben. — 
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 Ietcf)t miirbe mir Qijv 9JiitIetb gcttia[)rt ^aben, tta3 mir Ql)n 
 
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 ju oiet e()re, a(a bog ©ie bie ^iebe oerfennen follten. 
 
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 n.xmeim. SBagpreic^? 
 
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 ©te, mein ^evt. — ©ie ^aben fid) bod) wot)! nid)t bfog z' 
 gejiert? 
 
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 banten ^'^rem guten Oefdjid'e — 
 
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 ©rjier %ftritf. 
 
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 5 B. SePcim. §a, SBerner! tc^ fuc^c btc^ iiberaC. SSo 
 ftedft bu? 
 
 aScrner. Unb tiJ) 'i^abt ©ie gefuc^t, ,g)err 5Kaior ; |o 
 cje'^fs mtt bem ©ucfien. — ^li) bringe ^^nen gor cine gute 
 9?o(^ri(i)t. 
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 15 '^abe iifi'S bo(^ gefagt : er totrb ®e(b tion mir borgen, toenn 
 er felber welcfieS ju tiertet'^en ^nt. 
 B. xmiira. 5Du fudift boi!) nicfit 31u8fluii)te ? 
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 ntmmt er mir'S mtt ber 9?ec^ten unb giebt mtr'g mit ber 
 20 gtnfen tcteber. 
 
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 ben guten 2Bt(ten, btr e8 ttieber ju geben ; aber wenn unb 
 toie? — bag toetl ®ott? 
 
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 toare, tt^ e8 bod) wof)! am erften luiffen niii^te ? — lurj, 
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 l^erne^men, SBerner ? — Qiij braud)e toeit me^r. 
 
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 ber mein ®ut gefauft ^at, mo'^nt in ber ©tabt. !Der 3"^' 
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 b. XtUlftim. gfjxtn \a, Iteber SBerner ! — ©ie'^ft bu, ba^ 
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 au(^ alleS uertrauen. jDag graulein ^ier, — bu l^aft fie 
 gefe^n, — ift ungtitdftcE) — 
 
 8BErner. O Shammer ! 
 
 6. ScKJetm. 3lber morgen ift fie meine ?5rou — 
 
 SBcrner. O ^reube ! 25 
 
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 \pvei)m baoon inetter. 
 
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 tti(i)t- Ueber morgen ? — ^''I) toitt fd)on .alleS jufammen* 
 5 brtngen. — Qn ^crfien, ^m Mayov, gtebt'8 eineti treff» 
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 leiit ? — Somm ! — 
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giinfter ^lufsug. ©titter Sluftx'itt. 101 
 
 b. ^eU^cim. Unb allein? oI)ne mic^? woljin? 
 
 J^ranjisf 0. §aben ©ie uergeffen, §crr Wayov ? — 
 
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 25 triirbc. ©er SBagcn ift bod) oor ber STIjiire, f^ranjisfa ? — - 
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 einjuptibigen. — granstSfo, nhnm bem §erra 3Jfajor ben 
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 aiiin nad)teiltgen ginbrud ouf mic^ madjen ; ®ie ttjollten 
 mir t^n oorg erfte tierbergen. Sd) befdjroere mic^ nid)t 20 
 liber biefeg 2)ii^trauen. & entfprang au8 bem 35erlangen, 
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 miirbe. 
 
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 ift nun eiixuml gefd)e^en. ^d) ^abe ©ie ^firer 25er= 
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 mi(^ je^t fiir gebunbener ate jemate. — @ie finb bie Md' 
 
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104 iUJinna son Satnlietm. 
 
 jitge, SUJtnna, auf ewtg bie 3)?emige. Ste^t ben Sing ^eraua. 
 ,§ier, •empfattgen ®ie e§ jum jmeiten 'iStak, baS Unter= 
 pfanb memer SEreue — 
 
 2)08 griiulein. 3'c^ biefen Sting mieberne^men ? biefen 
 5 SRiiig? 
 
 I). ScHficim. 3a, liebfte Winm, ia ! 
 
 ®oS Sroulcin. iiiai muten ©te mir ju? btefeti JRing? 
 
 B. XeUScim, S)tefen 9iing na^men @te bag erfte Wai 
 ou8 meiner §oitb, als unfer beibcv Uinftanbe eitiauber gleid) 
 10 uTib gliicEIici) waren. ®ie finb nidit me^r glitdlii^, abtv 
 ftteberum dnatiber gletc^. @(etcf)f)ett ift immer bag feftefte 
 :©onb ber Siebe. — grtauben ®ie, liebfte Wmna ! — (Ersteift 
 t^rc ^mi, urn ifcr ben SRina anjulicSen. 
 
 ®o« SriJuUin. SBie ? mit ©ertalt, ©^'^r aJJajor ? — 
 15 9?ein, ba ift feine ©eroalt in ber SOSelt, bie. mid) jftingen 
 
 foti, biefen SKing wieber anjuncfimen ! 3Df einen ®ie 
 
 etwa, ba| eg mir an einem JRinge fel)It? — D, ®ie fe^en 
 ja wo^I, auf i^ren SRing jetsenb baB ic^ f)ier nod^ einen l^obe, 
 ber 3'^rem nic^t bog geringfte nadjgiebt? — 
 20 Srotisisftt. sBenn cr eg nod) nic^t mer!t ! — 
 
 ti. 2;elljeim inbem cr bie lianb be* gvauIeinS Wren Idgt. 2Bag ift 
 bag ? — 3^d| fefje bag griiulein oon -Sarn^elm, aber id) 
 pre eg nid)t — @ie jieren fi(^, mein griiutein. — a5ergeben 
 @te, ba^ id) 3ft)nen biefeg ffiort nad)braud)e. 
 25 SnS g-riiulclit in i'^tem wa'^rcn lone. ' §0t ©ie biefeg SBort 
 beleibigt, .^err SOfapr? 
 
 6. XtWm. & t)at mir fte^ get{)an. 
 
 2)o« Sroulcin geriiirt. T)ag foKte eg nid)t, JTetf^eim. — 
 SBerjeipn ®ie mir, Zt^dm. 
 30 ». ScKScim. Qa, biefer ttertraulii^c Slon fogt mir, ba^ 
 (gie wteber 3U fic^ lommcn, mein granlein, ba§ ©ie mic^ 
 nod) lieben, SJiinna. — 
 
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Sttnfter lufjug. ^Unffev ?luftrttf. 105 
 
 grotiiisfo Jetttu3i)ltt6cni). 53a(b ttiare ber ©pa^ aucE) ju tcdt 
 gegongen. — 
 
 £08 WrSulEtn fieiieterif*. Of)ne bid) in unfer ®})iel ju 
 mcngen, graitjisfa, toenn icf) bitten borf ! — 
 
 l^ronjijfa in ©eite unb tetrofen. 3Joi^ nid)t genug ? 5 
 
 2)00 griiulein. Qa, niein ^err, e§ tudre nieibttc^e &Uh 
 !eit, mi(^ !alt unb ^b^nifi^ ju ftetlen. SBcg. bamit ! @ie 
 oerbicnen e3, mid) ebenfo wa^r^oft 3U finben, als ®ie fetbft 
 finb. — Qd) tiebe @te nod), 2;ett^eim, id) liebe ®ie nod) ; 
 aber bemo^ngead)tet — j" 
 
 I). XtMcim. 9itd)t tceiter, liebfte a)iinno, nic^t weiter I 
 
 erflreift ijre |ianb noi^mala, i^r belt King anjujlectm. 
 
 XaS grflufein bie t^re ^onb jurucfjte^t. jDemo^ngeadjtet, — 
 urn fo eiel me^r roerbe id) biefeS ntmmerme^r gefc^et)cn 
 laffen ; nimmerme^r ! — 2Bo benten ®ie Ijin, §en- a)?ajov ? 15 
 — Qd) meinte, @ie Ijiitten an ^'Ijrem eigncn Ungliide ge= 
 nug. — @ie miiffen ^ier bleibeit ; ©ie tnitfjen fic^ bie atlcr« 
 DoUftiinbigfte ®enugtl)mmg — ertroljen. 3d) iviei^ in ber 
 @e[d)itiinbigtett fein anber SJBort. — (Svtro^en, — unb fottte 
 ©ie auc^ bag au^erfte (Slenb cor ben Slugen Qijux 33cr= 20 
 leumber bariiber oerjeljren! 
 
 B. SePeim. ©0 bad)t' xij, [0 fprad) id), als id) nic^t wu^te, 
 icn'S i(^ bac^te imb fprai^. Sirgernis unb oerbiffcne SSJut 
 I)atten meiue ganje ©eete umnebett ; bie Siebe felbft, in bent 
 tiolli'ten @angc beS ©tiideS, fonnte fic^ barin nic^t Sag 25 
 fd)affen. 9lber fie feiibet t^re Soi^ter, bo8 SKitfeib, bie, mit 
 bem finftern ©djmerje tiertrauter, bie ^^lebel jerftreut unb 
 atte 3ugonge metncr <SeeIe ben ginbriidcn ber 3<'>"tti'^feit 
 ttieberum offnet. 5Der Zxkb ber ©etbfter^altung ermad)t, 
 ba ii^ etttaS SoftborereS 5U ertjalten ^be al« mid), imb eS 30 
 burd) mid) jju er{)o(ten l)abe. Saffen @ie I'ic^, mein f^rau= 
 kin, ba3 SBurt a/iitteib nid)t beleibigen. SSon ber unfd)ut' 
 
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106 Minna Don SBarn^eltn. 
 
 btgen UrfacEie unferS Ungluda Knnen toir es oI)ite €rnic« 
 brtgung I)oren. Qd) bin bte[e Uvfodie ; buvcl; mid^, aJtinna, 
 berlieren @te greimbe unb SlnBertcanbte, aScrmogen unb 
 ifiateiianb. jDurif) rnicE), in mir miiffen ®i.e aHe§ toieber=' 
 
 5 finben, ober id) ^abe bag iBerberben ber ^iebenStoiirbigften 
 i^i)xt?> ®efd)Iedjt8 auf metner <Secte. Saffen ©ie mid) feine 
 ^utunft benfen, too id) mic^ fetbft Ijoffen mii^te. — Stein, 
 niditg jolt mid) ^ier longer l)alten. 2?on biefcm augenblide 
 on ttili id) bem Unred)te, baS mir I)iev toibcrfatjvt, nic^t§ a(8 
 
 01 ajerad)tnng entgegenfe^en. Qit biefcS 8anb bie SKett ? 
 ®e^t ^ier attein bie Sonne auf? 2Bo borf id) nid)t I)in* 
 fomiuen ? S!Be(d)e ©ienfte toirb man mir oertoetgern ? Unb 
 miifete id) fie nnter bem entfernteften §imme( ftidjen : fofgen 
 ®ie mir nur getroft, liebfte SUfinna ; eS foil unS an nid)t9 
 
 15 fel)len. — Qd) I)abe einen greunb, ber mid) gern nnter* 
 ftu^t. " 
 
 Sc^ficr Sluftrttt. 
 
 @tn SelbjiiBcr. b. XtWidm. Sa§ grduletn. gtanjisla. 
 
 SronjiJfa inbcm fie ben Selbjciscr flcwa^r airb. <St ! §err 
 soSOiaior — 
 
 b. Scttftcim mm bctt Beibiiiser. 3it ^^^t wotlen @te ? 
 ®cr geiajoBer. Q6) fud)e ben §errn Sliajor »on Stett' 
 t)eim. — 2t^, ©ic finb eS ia felbft. SKein §err fflJafor, 
 biefe§ fonigtidje §anbfc^reiben Sa« er ait« feiner S8riefiafd)e nimmt. 
 as ^abe id) an ®ie ju iibergeben. 
 
 24. 3n bet „35er6tei4«n8 beutffier SBBtter unb 0leben8arten niit frembeti" 
 fagtSefflns! „-&anbfcferei6en, tm Stylo curiae uon fottigUclen Sriefen, 
 ober anbern liolen 9)erfonen 9ebrciud6Uc&. ©0 nennen a«($ bie gronjofert 
 lettres de la main Sriefe, wdijt ber fionig feldH fleWriekn, ober bot^untcvj 
 ietcf)net W." W- olien ©■ i«, 3. 9. 
 
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gUnfter ^lufsug. ©iebenter ^luftritt. 107 
 
 6. XePcim. 2ln miii) ? 
 
 2itr gclbiiiflcr.' 3iifotge ber 3lufi(f)rift — 
 
 SoS griiulcin. granjisfa, ^drft bu? — ©ev g^eodier !^at 
 boc^ wa^r gerebet ! 
 
 ®er gcIbiiiBcr inbemSicPeimtienSricfnimint. Q6) bitte UlTl 5 
 SScrjei^ung, §eiT aJJajor ; ®ie t)atteit eS bereit« geftem er= 
 I)alten foUeit ; aber e8 tft mir tiii^t moglid^ gewefen, @ie 
 au85ufragetu (Srft ^eute auf ber ^arabe ^abe ic^ 3^re 
 SBol^nuttg don bem Steutenant aiiccaut erfa^ren. 
 
 gronjtgta. ©nabtgeg grciulem, ^oren ©ie ? — !J)a8 ift lo 
 beS g^eoalierS aWinifter. — „aBie ^et|en ber aKinifter ba 
 brau^ auf bie breite pafe?" — 
 
 b. 2ctt|etm. ^-if) bin ij^nen fiir ^f^re 3JJat)e fe^c Ber» 
 bmtben. 
 
 2)cr gclbittBcr. g« ift meine @rf)ulbigfeit, §crr aWajor. 15 
 
 Steknier tKufirtit. 
 b. Semgcim. 2>o8 griiulein. gronaigfo. 
 
 6. ScPcim. 3lf), mein grMein, waS t)abe id^ ^ier? SBae 
 ent^altbiefeSSd^reiben? 20 
 
 2)08 grouUtn. S^ bin nitf)t befugt, meine gfJeugierbe fo 
 teeit ju erftrecEen. 
 
 B. 2cU5tiin. SSJte? ©te trennen mein ©liiidfal nod) toon 
 bem 3f)rigen? — Slber roarum fte^' i(J) an, e« gu erbredien? 
 
 — g8 !ann mi^ nic^t nnglitdlirfier ma(fien, al« tif) bin ; 25 
 nein, liebfte 3Winno, e8 fann ttnS nirfit ungmditiiier ma^en, 
 
 — too^t ober gtudlidier ! — grtauben ®ie, mein griiufetn ! 
 er&rt^t mi Ueft ben Stief, initi bag ber SaStrt on bie ©cent aefc&Iicten 
 lommt. 
 
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108 SDiinno Bon aSornl^elm. 
 
 Set 38trt. £ie SSorigen. 
 
 Set mitt itm We granjiaia. Sft! meitt f(|otte8 ffhlb! ttttf 
 em SBort ! 
 5 Sronjisto bie ff* iSm nS^ett. §err 5Btrt? — ©emig, toir 
 totffen felfift noc^ ni(f)t, toas in bcm Srtefe fte^t. 
 
 Set asirt. 2Ber l»ill bom 48riefe totffen ? — ^^i^ fomme 
 beS 8JingeS toegen. ©a^ gnSbtge grttulein mn^ mir if)n 
 gteid) totebergeben. 0"ft tft ba, er foil Hixi toieber emlBfen. 
 
 »o SttS grouleiu bie fic^ initi eUiijfaUi bem SBirte amdSert. @ogett 
 
 @te Owften nur, bo^ er f(|on eingeloft fei ; unb fagen ®te 
 i^m nur bon went : bon mir. 
 
 2)er SBJrt. Slber — 
 
 I)o8 Sronlein. S^ net)me afleS auf mid^ ; ge^en ©ic 
 
 15 boc^ ! £er SSirt ge^t ai. 
 
 Uleunter 8lttfiritt. 
 
 II. Sclll^etm. Sas graulctn. ^ranjisfa. 
 
 gfranjislo. Unb nun, guabigeS graulein, loffen ®ie e3 
 mit bcm armen aJJajor gut fein. 
 to 2)08 groulein. D, iiber bie iBorbittcrin ! 5lte ob bet 
 Snoten fii^ nic^t bon fetbft bolb liifen niii^te. 
 
 b. XeMtim naiiim er seltfcn, mit ber leb^oMen OJulning. §0 ! 
 er t)at fic^ aud) f)ier nid^t berleugnet ! — O, mein griiulein, 
 toeli^e ®ercd)tigfett!— ttel^c ®nabe!— SaS ift mef)r, 
 
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©ttnfter ?luf3Ufl. Slcunter ?luftrttt, 109 
 
 aU id) erttartet ! — a)2e{)r, als i6) toerbtene ! — TOein MM, 
 metne (gtjre, alleS ift icteber l^ergefteflt ! — Qd) traume bod^ 
 ntc£)t ? Snbem er tsieber in ben Srief fte^t, ali urn fid) noc^malS ju u6er« 
 jeugctt. 9Jetit, fetn Sienbwert meiner SBiinfc^e ! — Sefen ®ie 
 felbft, meiti groukin ; lefen ®ie felbft! S 
 
 ®n8 grfiurcin. ^(^ bin nidjt fo unbefd)eiben, §err 
 
 B. SeDi^etm. Unbefdieibett ? ©er ©rief ift on mid^, an 
 Ql)xen ^tili)dm, SJiinna. & entpit, tea3 ^^^en -3l)i" 
 O^eim nid)t ne^men fann. ®te miiffen il)n lefen ; lefen lo 
 ©ie bo^! 
 
 2)08 gfroulcin. SBenn Qijum ein ©efatle bamit geft^iel^t, 
 
 ©err Malox — ®ie nimmt ben Srief unb lie|J. 
 
 SWetn lieber Wta[ot oon STetffieim! 
 
 Qii) t^ue gud) ju wiffen, ba§ ber §anbel, ber mic^ iim 15 
 gure (£t)re beforgt mac^te, fid) ju gurem aSorteit auf= 
 geEart ijat 9Jfein iBruber mar beg iyjci^ern baoon unter» 
 ric^tet, unb fetn >5eugni8 l^ot dvaS) fitr me^r al8 un» 
 fdiulbtg erftiirt. S)ie ^offtaotstaffe f)at Orbre, gud) ben 
 bewu^ten SBei^fel njteber auSjuliefern unb bie getl^anen 20 
 33orfd)ltffe in beja^Ien ; ouc^ ^abe id) bcfo^fen, ba^ alle3, 
 hiaS bie getbfoiegSfaffen rtiber gure $Red)nungen urgieren, 
 nieberfd)tagen merbe. SJfelbet mir, ob gud) gure @efunb« 
 ^cit eriaubt, wieber 5)tenfte ju ne^men. Qi) mbdite 
 ntd)t gem einen SKann con gurer Sraoour unb S)enf= 25 
 ungSart entbe^ren. ' Qd) bin guer Wo^iaffeftionierter 
 Sonig jc. 
 
 6. SeH^eim. 9^un, waS fagen <Sie l^iersu, mein §raulein? 
 
 Sag griiulctn tnbcm ti ben Sitef ttieber sufammenfillciat unb i^m jm- 
 
 rudstett, ^T^d)? nid^tS. 3<» 
 
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110 aKtnna Bon SBarn^elra. 
 
 2)08 groureiii. 3)od) [a : ba^ QifV ^iintg, ber em grower 
 2»ann ift, and) iro^I etti guter dJlann fein mag. — 2lber 
 toaS gel^t mttf) baS on? ©r tft ntd)t metn tontg. 
 
 5 ». Scaaetm. Unb fonft fagen ®ie nic^tg? JUtfitg in 
 SKudfic^t auf un8 felbft? 
 
 2)08 griittleitt. ©ie treten Wieber in fetne ©ienfte ; ber 
 §err aJiajor mirb Dberftlieutenant, Dberfter t)telletd)t. Qi) 
 gratultere oon ^erjen. 
 
 10 ». Ztmtim. Unb ©ie fennen mti^ nidit beffer? -- 3lein, 
 ba mir bag ©titcE fo »tel juritcEgtebt, at8 genug ift, bte. 
 aSiinfc^e eineg berniinfttgen SKanneS ju bcfrtebigen, foE e« 
 etnjtg Don metner aWinna abt)angen, ob t(f) fonft noc^ jeman' 
 bem wieber auge^oren foK afg tt)r. S'firem ©ienfte alletit 
 
 15 fei mein gan^eS Seben gewibmet ! ©ic ©tenfte ber ©ro^en 
 finb gefal)rlic^ unb Iot)nen ber aKu^e, beg ^wangeg, ber 
 grniebrigung nid)t, bte fie foften. aJMnna ift fetne con ben 
 (gitefn, bie in if)ren SUJannern nid)tg alg ben SEitel unb bie 
 (Sl^renftelle Iteben. ®ie wtrb mid) um miif) felbft lieben, 
 
 20 unb i(^ werbe um fie bte ganje Sett Dergeffen. S^ Warb 
 ©olbat aug ^artettic^teit, i(f) tt)ei| felbft niiJ)t fur »eld)e 
 ^oIitifdE)e ©runbfa^e, unb aug ber ©rifle, ba^ eg fiir jeben 
 iijxlidjen Wann gut fei, fi(^ in btefem ©tanbe eine ^sitting 
 gu bcrfurficn, um fii^ mit aflcm, irog ©efa'^r ^ei|t, iDer= 
 
 25 traulici) p mad)en unb ^cilte unb (gntfifiloffentj'eit ju lemen. 
 '^nv bie au^erftc 9tot ptte midE) stoingen fbnnen, aug biefem 
 aSerfudie eine Seftimmung, aug biefer gelegentlidien SSc' 
 f(f)ctftigung ein §anb»erf p marfien. Slber nun, ba mid) 
 niditg xttiijv jwingt, nun ift mein ganger Sl^rgetj toieberum 
 
 30 einjtg unb oflein, ein ruf)iger unb jufrtebener SOJeufd) p 
 fein. 5Der toerbe id) mit ^Ijnen, fiebfte ajitnna, unfe^Ibor 
 werben ; ber werbe id) in Qfjtit ©efetlfdiaft unticronbertiili 
 
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gttnfter ^lufjug. iReunter ?luftritt. Ill 
 
 bteibett. — SJJorgen toerbrabc unS bag ^eiltgfte Sanb ; mtb 
 fobann woUen voir um un8 fel^ett unb njoCen in ber ganjen 
 iDeiten betcotjnten SBelt ben ftttlften, ^eiterften, Ia(^enbften 
 aStntel fucfien, bent jum ^arabiefe nidjts fel)lt aU ein gliid^ 
 ItdE)e« ^aar. ©a woHen totr inofinen ; ba [oH jeber unfrer 5 
 Stage — 2BaS ift ^^nen, mein graulein ? Die fit^ unru^ia w 
 
 unb ^er toenbct unb i^re SRii^runa ju serteraen fu(!^t. 
 
 2io8 griittlein fi* faffenb. @te finb fe^r groufam, STeK^eim, 
 mtr ein ©liid fo retjenb barsuftellen, bem id) entfagen mufe. 
 SDJein SBerluft — 10 
 
 0. ScU^etin. Ql)x SCerluft? — 2Ba8 nenncn @te ^'firen 
 aSeriuftP'^aiaeg, toaS 9Kinna eeriieren fonnte, ift xddjt 
 SDiinna. @ie finb noi^ ba§ fi:|efte, Iieb(irf)i'te, ^olbfeligfte, . 
 befte ®efci)o)3f unter ber (Sonne, ganj ®iite unb ©ro^mut, 
 ganj Unfc^utb unb greube ! — Sann unb wann ein fleiner 15 
 aJhttwifle ; ^ier unb ba ein menig (Sigenfinn — iCefto beffer ! 
 befto beffer! SOiinna ware fonft ein (Snget, ben id) init 
 ©c^aubem Dere^ren mit|te, ben ic^ nid)t (ieben fonnte. 
 
 erareift t^te |>anb, fie ju tiifTen. 
 
 2)oS groultin bie i^re $anb auruilstejt. Sllid)t fo, uiciu- §err ! 20 
 
 — 5Bie ouf einmal fo ueranbert ? — -O'ft biefer f(^mei(i)elnbe, 
 ftiirmifc^e 8iebt}aber ber falte SEelf^eiui ? — Sonnte nur fein 
 n5ieber!e^renbe§ ©liict i^n in biefeS ^euer fe^en ? — @r er» 
 laube mir, ba^ icf) bei fetner fitegenben ^ii^e fiir un8 beibe 
 iiberiegung bet)oIte. — 31(3 er felbft iiberlegen fonnte, ^orte 25 
 ic^ i^n I'agen ; e8 fei eine nid)tswitrbige 8iebe, bie fein iBe* 
 benfen trage, i^ren ©egenftanb ber SSerac^tung auSjufe^en. 
 
 — 9tecf)t ; aber ii^ beftrebe mid) einer eben fo reinen unb 
 ebten Siebe otS er. — Qci^t, ba il^n bie difxi ruft, ba fid) 
 ein grower SDfonardi uni i^n bewirbt, folfte ii^ jugeben, bo| 3° 
 er fid^ aerliebten jtriiumereien ntit mir iiberliepe? barber 
 ru^mDolIe Srieger in einen tonbetnben @d)ofer auSarte ? — 
 
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112 Wxnna toon 5BornI)eIm. 
 
 ^m, Ccrr Wlaiov, folgen ©ie bent aBinI S^Ijre^ beffern 
 ©c^ictfals — 
 
 B. SeBjicim. 5Run tt)of)I ! SBenii -3I)nen bie gro|e SBelt 
 reijenber i[t, aKtnna, — wo{)l ! fo be^alte una bie gvo^e 
 
 5 3Be(t ! — SKte fieitt, ttiie armfeltg ift bte[e gro|e SEelt ! — 
 ©te fennen fie nur erft Don t^rer glitterfette. Siber gemi^, 
 3)iiniia, ®te werben — (58 fci! 53i8 ba^in, too^I! @e 
 foil 3^^ren aSoCtommen^eiten ntdit an Seniunbercrn fe{)Ien, 
 unb meinent ©liide loii-b e8 ni(i)t on SfJeibern gebre(J)en. 
 
 10 ®os grilulctn. ^JJein, S^efi^eim, f o ift eS nicf)t gemeint 1 
 ^c^ meife ®ie in bie gro^e Selt, auf bie ^oljn bcr g^re 
 juritd, o^ne ^'finen bo{)in folgen 3U woKen. — liDort braucEit 
 
 . 2;elff)eim eine unbef[f)oItene ®attin ! (Sin foiiififdjcS »er= 
 taufeneS gi^Sutein, bag fid) iljni an ben ^opf geworfen — 
 
 IS B. ScBfjctm fluffalrmb unb wilb urn ii* fe^enb. 9Ber barf fo 
 
 fprec^en? — Sit), iKinno, id) erfd)reile oor niir fetbft, wenn 
 
 id) mir sorfteHe, ba§ jenianb anbevS biefeS gefagt ^citte olg 
 
 @ie. ajietne SBut gcgen i^n teilrbe o^ne ©renjen fein. 
 
 So« griiulciii. "^lun ba ! T)a€ eben beforge id), ©ie 
 
 20 tcilrben nic^t bie geringfte ©pbtterei iiber mid) bulben, unb 
 boi^ tottrben ©ie tiiglic^ bie bitterften etnjune^men t)aben. 
 — ^urj, l)oren @ie atfo, 2^etl^eim, toaS id) feft be)d)ioffcn, 
 h)ODon mid) nic^tg in ber SBelt obbringen foil — 
 
 . B. ScUljctat. (g:^e @ie auSrcben, g-rciuletn, — ii) befc^ttore 
 
 25 Sic, aJJinna ! — ubertegen ©ie eg nod) eincn Slugenblid, 
 ba^ ©ie mir ba§ Urteil iiber i*eben unb Slob fpred)en ! 
 
 SaS SrSuIcin. O'^ne lueitere llberlegung ! — ©0 geitit§ 
 id) 3l)nen ben 9Jing juriidgegeben, mit weld^em ©ie nxir 
 eternals Q^ve Zvme oerpfIid)tet, fo getoi^ ©ie biefcn 
 
 30 niimtii^en 9?ing juriidgenommen : fo getni^ foil bie un« 
 gtitd(id)e 53arnt)elm bie ®attin be§ gtiid(id)ern ZdiifdmS 
 nie werben!' 
 
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 b. ZtMtim. Uttb l^iermit bxed^m @te ben ©tab, grSu= 
 fein? 
 
 So9 gtiiulein. ®tei(^l^ett ift alletn baS fefte ©anb bcr 
 Cicbe. — S)te gIMUcfie Sarnl^elm h)un[t^te nur fur ben 
 gtiidlic^en SeU^eim ju feben. 3lu(f) bie nnglUdtic^e aWinna 5 
 ^atte I'i^ enbltc^ iiberreben loffen, baS Ungtud il)re8 greunbeg 
 bnrrf) fi(|, e8 fet ju »ermet)ren ober 3U linbern. — gr 6e» 
 ntertte e8 io fto^I, c^e biefer ®ricf onlam, ber aUe ®Iei(^= 
 l^ett 3Wtfd)en un8 toiebcr auf^ebt, tcie fe^r jum @(i)ein id) 
 mi(| nur no(^ wetgerte. 10 
 
 6. Scnjeim. S'ft ba8 tDaI)r, metn grdutein ? — -3i^ banfe 
 -S^nen, SDIinna, ba§ ©ie ben ©tab nod) nic^t gebroi^en. — 
 @ie tDotlen nur ben ungliidlii^en 2:etl^etm? gr ift ju 
 I)aben. Salt. Qd) ent)3finbe eben, ba| eS mir unanftcinbig 
 ift, biefe fpttte ®ered)tigfeit anjune^nten ; ba| eg beffer fein ts 
 irirb, iuenn ici^ bag, \oai man burc^ einen fo fd)ini)3flid)en 
 a3erbad)t ente^rt l^at, gar nic^t wieberuerfange. — Qa, id) 
 win ben ^rief nidit befommen {)aben. ®a8 fei affe«, tt)a8 
 id) barauf antworte unb t^ue ! 3m Seattff, i5n ju jerreiecn. 
 
 2>oS grttulein bai ijm in bie $anbc ateift. SB08 ttolten ®ie, 20 
 Selt^eint? 
 
 ft. XcajEtm. @ie befi^en. 
 
 Sog Srijurcin. fatten ©ie ! , 
 
 ft. XtMdm. grciulein, er ift unfe!^Ibar jerriffen, tcenn 
 ©ie nidjt balb fii^ anberg erfiaren. — 2ll8bann ttollen toir 25 
 bod) feben, toaS ©ie nod) tciber mid) einjuioenben '^aben ! 
 
 2)n8 Sriittlcin. SBie? in biefem 2:one? — ©0 foil i^, fo ■ 
 tnu^ id) in meinen eignen 9lugen tieradjtfid) werben ? 3lim' 
 tnerme'^r ! (SS ift eine nid)t8)Diirbige Sreatur, bie fii^ nid)t 
 fd)amt, i^r gonseS ®(lid ber bitnben 3'i'^tti'^f^it eineS 30 
 ajjanneg ju cerbanfen! 
 
 0. XcUftctm. galfc^, grunbfatfd) ! 
 
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114 5!Kinna Bon Sarn^eltn. 
 
 2)o8 Sfriiulem. aBoUeti @ie eS Jtiagen, Q^u eigne 9?ebe 
 in meinem SJiunbe ju fiJ)e[teu? 
 
 ti. ScH^eint. ©opl^iftin ! ®o entef)rt fid) bag f(f)tt)a(J)ere 
 ®efc[)Icd)t burd) atleS, tuaS bent ftortern niii)t onfte^t? @o 
 5 foil fid) ber 2fJann alleS ertauben, was bem SSeibe gejiemt ? 
 2Be(d)e3 befttntntte bie Sffatur pr ©tii^e bes anbern ? 
 
 2o8 griiulcin. S3eru'^tgen ©ie fid), Sletl^eim ! — Q6) 
 toerbe ntd)t ganj o^ne @c|u^ fein, wenn id) fi^on bie S^re 
 be8 3^rigen auSfc^Iagen ntu^. ©o fiiel ntu| mir immer 
 10 noc^ tterben, a(8 bie 9Jot erforbert. ^''^ ^"^^ ^^^^ 6" iiit° 
 ferm ©efanbten melben laffen. (5r toiti raid) nod) l^eute 
 fpred^en. Coff^titUd) toirb er fic^ metner onnef)men. ©ie 
 ^eit Derflie^t. ©riauben @te, §err aKajor — 
 
 b. ScDSciw. ^'d) werbe @ie begleiten, gnabigeS g^rSU' 
 15 lein. — 
 
 SaS griiulein. yii(i)t boi^, §err SKajor • laffen ©te mic^ — 
 
 ji. SeOJeim. (Sljer foil 3t)r ©gotten ©ie sertaffen! 
 ^ommen @ie nur, niein groutein, too^in ©ie iBotten, 3U 
 hjern ©ie wotlen. "UberaK, an Sef'annte unb Unbefanntc 
 20 will ic^ eS erjtt^Ien, in ^'tirei' ©egenwart beg Stages ^un' 
 bertmat erja^Ien, voddjt ©onbe ©ie on mid) tjerfni^jfen, 
 ou8 welc^em graufamen ©igenfinne ©ie biefe ©anbe tren=^ 
 nen wollen — 
 
 Sf^nter 8luftrttl^ 
 
 25 3«fJ. Jiic SBorigen. 
 
 3tt|l mit Unaertum. ^ixx ajjajov ! §err ^Wajor ! 
 
 o.xmtm. 'Sim? 
 
 Sufi, ^ommen ©ie boi^ gcfd)tt)iub, gefd)n)inb ! 
 
 6. Senstira. SBagfoIIid)? 3umir]^er! ©^jrid^, tooS 
 soift'S? 
 
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gUnfter ^lufsuS- Se^ntet ?luftrttt. 115 
 
 3ttfl. §oren @ie nur — SRebet iJm ^cimlici ini D^r. 
 JinS Sriiulcin tnbe« 6ei Seite jut gransi«ta. 3)Jei'Ift bit Wa8, 
 granjisfa ? 
 
 granjisto. D, <Ste Uttbarmlierstge ! Qd) liobe ^ier ge« 
 ftanben wie auf Sofjlen ! u 
 
 b. 2cU!|ctin ju Sujien, SBag fagft bu? — ;Da8 t[t nt(f)t 
 mogltd) ! — <Ste ? Snbm er ba« gvaulein wilb anMidt. — Sag eS 
 taut ; fag e3 t{)r tn§ (Se|i(i)t ! — ^oren ®ie bod), mein 
 gTiJutein ! — 
 
 3ufi. ©er SBtrt fagt, bag grautein tion :iBarnf)eIm '^aBe lo 
 ben SRing, wefc^en id} bei tf)m tterfet|t, ju fid) genommen ; 
 fie ^abe i^n fur ben il^rtgen erfaunt unb moUe t^n nid)t 
 mieber '^erauggeben. — 
 
 B. ScHleiitt. ^ft ba6 wa'^r, mein graulein? — 9?ein, 
 baS fann nt^t wa^r feitt! m 
 
 So« griiulcin td(*einb. Unb luaruin nt(^t, 2:et(I)etm? — 
 Sffiarum !ann eS nid)t luofjr fein? 
 
 B. Settgeim Mth- ^Ivm, fo fei e« ina^r ! — 2Befc^ fd)re(f= 
 lid)e§ Sic^t, bai tnir auf einmal aufgegangen ! — 9Jun er= 
 tenne id) @ie, bie galfd^e, bie Ungetreue ! 20 
 
 2(o8 grijulcin erfdirocEen. Ser ? wer ift biefe Ungetreue ? 
 
 tt. ScHScim. @ie, bie id) nic^t me^r ucnnen will ! 
 
 XaS Sriiulein. Slellljeim! 
 
 B. XtWjtim. 3Sergeffen ®ie meinen S^lamen ! — @ie fnmen 
 l^ierljer, mit mir ju brec^en. (58 ift tkr ! — ©a^ ber 3^' =5 
 fall fo gem bent 2:reuIofen ju ftatten fomntt ! @r fiibrte 
 Q^^uen -3^rftt 9ting in bie §cinbe. ^\)ti 21rglift tou^te nttr 
 ben tnetmgen ^usufc^an^en. 
 
 2)oS groulein. Sletl^etm, toaS fitr ©efpeiifter fe^en @te ! 
 gaffen ®te fid) bo^ unb l^oren ®ie utic^. 3° 
 
 afronsisfo »or p*. Stun mag fie ii l^aben ! 
 
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116 Winna Son S8arnl)elm. 
 
 gfftcr giufttitt. 
 
 SBerncr mtt einem s^«ter®oib. fl. SellSeim. Stt« groulcttt. 
 i^ranjista. Sufi. 
 
 SBcrncr. §ier bin i(^ f(i^on, ^crr SlJiajor — 
 5 6. ZcUJcim o^ne t^n ansufcSen. 2Ber OcrioTigt bid) ? — 
 
 SBcrner. §ier ift @elb, taufcnb ^iftoteri ! 
 
 ti. XtMtim. si) mill fie nid^t ! 
 
 SBctncr. 9}Jorgen fbittien iSie, §crr aFfajor, u6er ttoi^ 
 eirtmaf fotiiel befel^fen. 
 10 t). 2cni)cttn. ^e^alte bein @etb ! 
 
 SBcrncr. (gg ift ja Q^v ®elb, §err aJiaior. — Qi) gtaube, 
 ©ie fe^en nicf)t, mit teem ®te f^irecEien. 
 
 I). Senjcim. SBeg bamit ! fag' i6). 
 
 SBcrncr. SBaS fel^It Q\)mn ? — -^c^ bin SBerner. 
 15 ». XcPctm. aUe @iite ift SBerftelfung ; alle <Dtenftfer= 
 tigfeit 53etrng. 
 
 SBcrncr. ®iltba8mir? 
 
 6. ScPctnt- SSiebuWiUft! 
 
 Scrncr. Qii) f)abe ia nur Q^nn Sefef)! tioHsogcn. — 
 20 6. Senjctnt. So boHjie^e oud^ ben unb padt bicE) ! 
 
 SBcrncr. §err SKaior ! sitserii*. Q6) bin ein a)tenf(^ — 
 
 B. lettjcint. ©a bift bu toai 9te(f)te8 ! 
 
 SBcrncr. ©cr aui^ ®alle Ijat — 
 
 b. ScPeim. ®ut! ©alle ift nod) baS iBcfte, toaS toir 
 25 t)aben. 
 
 SBcrncr. 3f(!^ bitte ©ie, $err ajjqor, — 
 
 B, ScPctm. SfiBie tiielmal foil ii) bir e8 fagen? ^d^ 
 brau^e bein ®etb nid^t ! 
 
 SBcrncr jotnia. '^m, fo branch' c8, Wer iia Will ! Snbem 
 30 er i^ni ben Seutel »or bie g«6e wirft unb fiei Scite geBt. 
 
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Sttnftcr ?tufaug. Smolfter Sluftritt. 117 
 
 SoS Sriiulcin j«r Svonsisttt. 211), liebe granjisfo, ii) l^atte 
 bir folgen [ollen. Qd) \)abt ben ©c^erj ju tteit getrteben. 
 — T)od) er barf mic^ ja nur ^iiren — stuf ifin jugeienb. 
 
 $ranjt£fa, bie, o^ne bem graulcin ju antwortcn, fii| SBernem nci^ert. 
 ^err SSJati^tmeifter ! — 5 
 
 SBcrncr muuiW. ®e^' <Sie ! — 
 
 Sronjisfo. §u ! W08 finb baS fiir Wdnntv ! 
 
 2)a8 Sriiulctn. 3tet(^etm ! — STeflbeim ! S)er »or SBut an ben 
 gingcrn nagt, ba* SeHc^t wcswenbet unb nicfet« prt. — S'Jein, baS ift 
 
 gu org ! — §breii ©ie micE) boct) ! — @ie betrugen fic^ ! — 10 
 (Sin bto^cS aKt|Berftanbni8, — 2:e((^etm ! — @te woHen 
 -^lire Minna nidjt pren? — ^onnen ®ie einen foldjen 
 33ei'ba(^t faffen ? — 3^) "lit 3^nen Brec^en ttoflen ? — Oc^ 
 barum ^ergefommen ? — jEelt^eim ! 
 
 Swillftcr Sluftrttt. 15 
 
 gtoci SBelltcnte, n«c^ einanber son tjerfcijiebenen ©eittn u6er ben ©aal 
 laufenb. Sie SBorigen. 
 
 2)cr cine SSebiente. ©nabigeS t^roulein, 3'^ro ejcetlenj, 
 ber ®raf ! — 
 
 Set nnbcrc Sebicnte. ©r fiimmt, gnabigeS j^rSuIetn ! — 2° 
 
 SronjiSfo bie anS geni^er sclaufen. @r ift e6 ! er ift eS ! 
 
 J)o9 Sriiulein. ^'ft er'8? — D nun gefc^winb, S:eII= 
 ^eim — 
 
 b. JcPciin auf einmd ju M fettrt tommenb. SBer? Werfommt? 
 3f)r O^eim, J^rSutein? biefer graufmne O^eiin? — Saffen 25 
 ©ie t^n nur lomraen ; laffen ©ie i^n nur fonimen ! — 
 f^iiri^ten <Sie nic^tS ! ©r foil @ie mit feinem Stiife belei^ 
 
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118 2Kinno Son SBarnljelm. 
 
 btgcn bUrfen! (Sv ^at e« mit mir ju t^un. gtoax 
 
 Bevbietien @ie e8 urn mid) nic|)t — 
 
 2)o« Srottlcin. ®efiJ)Wtnb itmarmen @ie mi(i), 5i;cII^eim, 
 unb oergeffen ®te olIe§ — 
 5 b. Sellfictin. §a, Jcenn t(f) it)u|te,.ba| ®ie e8 bereuett 
 lontttett ! — 
 
 2)08 groulcin. 9?era, id) fatin e8 ntdjt bereuen, mtr ben 
 2lnbli(f 3'I)reS gaiijen geqenS oerfc^afft gu ^ben ! — 2tf), 
 toaa ftnb ®ie fiir etit aWonn ! — Umartnen @ie ^t)re 
 io2J?mtia, Satire glu(f(t(i)e Winml abcr bttrd^ tiic^ts glucf= 
 Iti^er aU buri^ @te! ©ic fdat i^m in Me strmc. Utib tiun xi)m 
 entgegen ! — 
 
 6. SeUScim. 2Bem entgegen? 
 
 Sos griittlcin. ©em beften Q^rev unbefonnten greunbe. 
 15 6. Xtmtim. SBie? 
 
 JioS Sroulcin. jDem ©rafen, meinem OI)etm, meinem 
 
 aSater, ^firem SSater. 'JStdm gtndit, fetn UnttiHe, 
 
 metne (gntcrbung .; — t)oren ©ie benn nid)t, ba^ oHeS ei-» 
 btditet ift ? — ?etif)tglaubiger Sittter ! 
 lo b. xmtim. @rbid)tet ? — Slber ber 9Jmg ? ber 9Jtng ? 
 
 Sos griiulctn. SBo l^abeu ©ie ben Sting, ben tc^ O^nen 
 juriitfgegcbctt ? 
 
 11. XtUfitim. ©ie ne'^men il^n mieber ? — O, fo bin id) 
 glii(f(t(^ ! — §ier, SOfinna ! — 3M ^ixmimmb. 
 25 2io8 Sroulcin. ®o bcfe'^en ©te i^n boc^ erft ! — £), ixlet 
 bic S3Iinben, bie nic^t fe^en woUenI '— SKeli^er SRing ift esi 
 benn? ben id) toon -S^nen t)abe, ober ben @ie con nttr? — 
 ^^ft eg benn nid)t ebcn ber, ben id) in ben ^anben be§ SCBirtS 
 nic^t laffen wotlen ? 
 30 6. zmtim. @ott ! h)0« fef)' id) ? wa« pr' iii) ? 
 
 S08 SrSuIcin. ©oti id) i^n nun »ieberne^men ? foQ 
 id) ? — @eben ©te ^er, gebeti ©ie I)er ! ateigt m Hm ous btr 
 
 $anb uni? ficcit i^n i^^nt fet6fl an ben ginger. '9fun ? ift nflcS rid)tifl ? 
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Sunfter tufsug. Bretse^ntcr ^luft'-'itt. 119 
 
 6. XeHjcim. SBo 6m ic^ ? — 3W i>mi Euircnb. D, bo8' 
 l^after gngel ! — mid) fo ju quciten ! 
 
 2)o8 Sriiulein. ©iefeS jur 'iprobe, ttietn lieber ®emat)I, 
 ba§ (gie mtr nie eitien ©tretd) fjjtetcn follen, ot)ne bo^ id) 
 ^^neti ntd)t glet(^ barauf wieber etnen f^iiele. — ©enfen 5 
 ®te, bo^ ©ie mii^ nici^t aud) gequalt f)otten? 
 
 a. 2clI6cim. O SomobiaTtttnneti, id) ptte eud) boc^ ten» 
 Tteit fotlen. 
 
 gronjiifo. 5JJein, toa^r^aftig ; ii^ bin jur Somiibiantin 
 oerborben. Qd) f)abe gc^ittert uttb gebebt unb mtr mit ber 10 
 §anb baS ajtaul jul^atten mitffen. 
 
 2>a8 griiulcin. iiieic^t ift mir meitte 9?ofle ou(^ nid)t ge= 
 iriorben. — 3tber fo !ommen @te boc^ ! 
 
 ti. ^cUftcim. 9Joc^ fann id) mid) nid)t cr^ofcn. — 9Bie 
 ir)oI)t, trie angftlic^ ift mir ! <So ertoad)t man pB^ttd) au§ 15 
 einem fd)re(If)aften 5i;raume! 
 
 ®o8 Sriiulctn. SBir jaubeiTi. — ^d) pve i^n fc^on. 
 
 2)retje|nter Sluftrttt. 
 
 Jler ©rof Don Sruijfol, eon serWiebcntn Sebienten unb bem SBitte 
 
 Beglcitet. Site SBotigcn. 20 
 
 2>er @rof im ^ercintreten. ®ie ift boc^ gtiidlid^ angefangt ? 
 Sag griiuletti bie iW entsegenftrmst. 31^, mein iBater ! — 
 Scr ®rttf. 3)a bin id), liebe SKinna ! ©ie umarmenb. SIbcr 
 toaS, 'jffi'a'b6)tn ? 3nbem er ben EeH^eim gewa'&r wirb. 33ierunb= 
 
 SiDanjtg ©tunben erft l^ier, unb fc^on 53efanntfd)aft, unb 25 
 fd)on®efeafd)oft? 
 
 So? Sriiulcin. SRaten ©ie, leer e§ ift ? — 
 
 Ser @rrtf. ®0(^ nid^t bein Sletl^etm? 
 
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120 SKinna Don SBarn^elm. 
 
 2)08 griiulcin. SBer fonft ate er ? — Sommen ®te, SEell^ 
 
 f^mn ! 36n bent ©tafctt juWrenb. 
 2)er ®rnf. 3Jfeln §err, wir ^okn utt§ nie gefe^en ; aber 
 
 bet bem erften 3lit6UiI gloltbtetc^ @ie p- erfennen. Qii)' 
 5 touTtfiiite, ba| (Bit eS fern mo(f)tefi.. — Umarmen @ie mid). 
 
 ©ie f)aben meine ooUtge §p(i)B(f)tung, -3c^ bitte urn (^Ifte 
 
 greunbf(|)aft. — aSetne 9Uc^te, meine Zo<i).kT liebt @ie. — 
 SoS griiulcin. ©a§ loiffen @te, metn SSater ! — Unb tft 
 
 fie blinb, meine 8iebe ? 
 10 Scr ®raf. '9(}ein, SKinna, beine Siebe ift ni(^t blinb ; aber 
 
 bein gieb^ber — ift ftumm. 
 
 ». XtMt'm ft* i?)w in bit Stt'me toerfenb. Saffeu ®te mi(^ JU 
 
 mir felbft fommcn, mein SSater ! — 
 Scr ®raf. @o rc(f)t, mein ©o^n! 3d} pre eg ; menn 
 15 bein Mnnh. nii^t fjlaubern "fann, fo lann bein §erj boi^ 
 reben. — -3d) '^i" fonft ben Dffisiercn oon biefer t^arbe 
 siijfSeaieima Uniform weifent). eben nii^t gut. .©od) @ie finb 
 ein el)rlidier SJiann, 2:eli:^eim, unb ein el^rlidier Mann mag 
 fteden, in weldiem Steibe er will, man mu| i^n lieben. 
 20 2)a« Sroulctn. O, rtenn @ie atteS toiipen ! — 
 
 2)er Oraf. 2Ba« I)inbert'S, ba| id^ nid)t adeS erfa^re? — 
 SBo finb meine 3""nter, §err 2Birt? 
 
 Set aBtrt. SBoden ^^^ro gjcettenj nnr bie ®nabe !^aben, 
 tjier herein ju treten. 
 s; ®er ®rnf. ^omm, TOinna ! Sommen ®ie, §err SWa' 
 
 jor ! (Se^t mit bem SBirte unb ben Sebienten (A. 
 
 SttS groulctn. Uommen ©ie, S^ell'^eim ! 
 
 It. XtMtim. Q^ folge O^nen ben Slugenblid, mein 
 g^rautein. 5JJur nod) ein SCSort mit biefem aJJanne ! ®egcn 
 30 SBernern [\ii ttenbenb. 
 
 S08 griiulcin. Unb ja ein re(f)t guteS ; mic^ biinft, ©ie 
 {)aben e§ notig. — granjisfa, nic^t toat)r? ©em Orafen na*. 
 
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SUnfter Slufjug. aSier3el)ntcr ?luftritt. 121 
 
 aSictjc^ntcr Stuftritt. 
 U. ZtU^tim. SScrner. 3iu|}. f^rTanjiSta. 
 
 6. SeUl^eitn a«f bem ffleutel weifmb, ben SBcrner wcflscworfen. §ier, 
 3fuft ! — I)ebe ben SBentd aixf unb trage i^n ttad) §aufe. 
 ®e^ ! — Swfl bamit ab. . 5 
 
 SScrner ber no(^ immer murrifij m SBtntel geftanben unb an ntc^t? £eil 
 j« nc^men gefcfeienen, inbem et btt« ^xt. Qa, nutl ! 
 
 b. XcUScim setttauii* auf t^n suge^enb. SBerner, wanti fann ic^ 
 bie anbern toufenb 'ipiftolen Ijabeu ? 
 
 SBcrner auf cinmal wieber in feiner guten &amt. ^Jiorgeit, §err lo 
 SOJajor, morgen. — 
 
 D. ScHjcim. Q6) kau^e bein @(|u(bner nicl)t ju luerben ; 
 aber ti^ will bein 5Rentmeiftci- fetn. 6ud) gnt^er^igen I'euten 
 foUte man alien einen 35onnunb fallen. Qi)x feib eine %xt 
 2?erfrf)»enber. — Qd) ^abe bid) oor^in erjiirnt, Sffierner ! — 15 
 
 SBfrncr. 53ei meiner arnien @ee(e, ja ! — Qd) f)atte ober 
 bod) fo ein Sldfpel ntd)t fein follen. S^Jun fe^' id^'8 wo!^!. 
 ^d) oevbiente f)unbert ^^ui^tel. ?affen ®ie mir fie and) 
 f(^on gebcn ; nur wciter Mnen ©rod, Iteber Walox ! — 
 
 t>. Scfl^eim. ©roti ? — 36m bie |ianb britdenb. SieS e8 in 20 
 nteinen Slugen, woS \i) bir ntd)t alJeS [agen fann. — §a ! 
 toer ein beffcrcS SKiibd^en unb einen rebfidjern ^reunb bot 
 aU id), ben will id) fef)en — granjiSfa, ntc^t wa^r ? (»e6t at. 
 
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122 5mtnno son SSorn^eltn. 
 
 ^iinfjc^ntcr 9luftritt. 
 S93erncr. granjiSfa. 
 
 3ranjt«Io wr m. Qa gewi§, eS tft etn gar ju guter 
 Tlann ! — @o eiiter fommt mir Titd)t ttjteber cor. — ©8 
 5 mu| t)erau§ ! ©(^uc^tem unb setWamt ft(!6 SBemern M^mi. ^tVV 
 2Baii)tmeifter — 
 
 SBerner, bet ff* bie Stuam »t[(|t. 9?u ? — 
 
 Sronjisfa. §err SBai^ttneifter — 
 
 aBerncr. SBa§ totU ®te bentt, graueitsimmerdien ? 
 10 gronjisla. ®ii)' (£r mtcf) etnmol an, §err aBact)t^ 
 meifter. — 
 
 Sffierncr. Qii) tann noii) ittd^t ; icf) toei^ nic^t, tcaS mir 
 in bie Stugen gelontmen. 
 
 Sranjtglo. @o fe^ @r mid^ bod) an ! 
 15 aserncr. Qd) fixv^tt, id) l^abe @ie [ci^on ju ctet onge^ 
 fe^en, grauen3tmmerd;en ! — jjun, ba fe^' ic^ ®ie ja ! 2Ba8 
 gtebt'8 benn? 
 
 Sronjisfo. §err SBoc^tmeifter, braud)t gr teine 
 
 grau iBad)tmeiftertn ? 
 20 aaserncr. Q^t bag ^"^r grnft, ^^rauenjtmmerd^en? 
 
 WronjiSfo. SJfcin Oolligcr ! 
 
 SBcrncr. Qo%i @te too^I aiii) tntt nad) 'iperj'iett? 
 
 Sronsisfo. SBoIjtn (Sr teill ! 
 
 ascrner. ®ewt^ ? — §ofla ! §err SWajor ! nid^t gro^ 
 
 25 getljan ! SfJun ^abe id) toenigfteng etn eben |o guteS 5Kob= 
 
 d)en unb einen eben fo rebfic^en greunb atS @te ! — ®eb' 
 
 @te mir Qi^ve §onb, g^raueujtmmerc^en ! Stojjp ! — liber 
 
 je^n Qaijx ift ©ie grau ©enerattn ober SBttme ! 
 
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES. 
 
 \For books refemd to in these notes see Bibliography II., at the end.^ 
 
 The opening scenes acquaint us with the sad circumstances of Major 
 Tellheim. He belonged to one of the many free battalions which had 
 done such excellent service for Frederick II. in the seven years' war. 
 Since the king, however, found himself unable to maintain tliem after 
 the conclusion of peace, he had disbanded them as the best means of 
 retrenchment. Tellheim had not only been dismissed the service, but 
 his just demands to indemnification for the money advanced to the 
 Saxon Estates, which were unable to raise the war contribution levied 
 on them by Frederick the Great, had been refused on the plea, that, 
 although his vouchers were perfectly correct, yet they had been fraudu- 
 lently obtained. Consequeutly the money will remain in the coffers 
 of Prussia when repaid by Saxony ; he therefore sees himself ruined 
 by his generous act in advancing the levied contributiou. He has 
 sunk so low that he cannot pay his landlord ; in his absence the latter 
 gives his pleasant apartments to a stranger, while he is unceremoni- 
 ously assigned a back room. Grieved at this, he seeks other rooms, 
 pawning his engagement ring to cancel his debts. No injustice or 
 inconvenience can make him lose faith in his own good cause or in 
 the king's justice, when the latter shall once be convinced of his up- 
 rightnes.s. He is sure the king, after hearing all the circumstances, 
 will recognize the honesty of liis motives, and the integrity of his 
 character. He therefore stubbornly waits for a full and complete 
 vindication and a restoration to favor. Thus ends the first half of the 
 development of the plot. 
 
 The play opens with Major Tellheira's servaut Just, who has passed 
 the night in the hall of the hotel waiting for his master. His irritation 
 against the landlord for having removed the major's effects to another 
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 scene. The place is Berlin at " The King of Spain," though this city 
 is not expressly mentioned. Various hints in the play, however, point 
 conclusively to the Prussian capital (cf. Diintzer, p. 31). 
 
 ACT FIRST. 
 Scene Fikst. 
 
 Thb opening of the play is somewhat similar to the heginning of 
 Riccoboni's Soup^onnenx, where Harlequin, who lies on the table, 
 dreams of Violette and falls off when he moves. 
 
 Page 3, line 4. ®u, un§ ? supply, ®a§ I)oft Bu un§ ju tl)un 
 gcmoflt ? or merely, fo bel)anbeln ? Srifi^, ©ruber ! — ©ii)toge ju, 
 SBruber ! Just is dreaming, and imagines he has a comrade (a common 
 meaning of SBruber in familiar language) assisting him in his attack 
 on the landlord, fjrijii^ here means " upon him," " courageously on,'' 
 and jc^Iage ju, " hit him." 
 
 lone 5. @r fiolt ou§. ?lu§l)oIen = auStecEen jutn @treti!| ober pm 
 ©c^lng (Grimm, Diet.), jgeba ! f(i)on mieber ? " Hollo ! at it again ■? " 
 
 Lines 6, 7. Scft tna(|e . . . f)erum. The grammatical sequence of 
 the two parts of this sentence is violated, but such auacoluthons are 
 more frequent in German than in English. The first part should be 
 introduced by fobalb (changing ,,fetn" to ,,etn"), or else the second 
 part by o^riE ba^. This want of grammatical sequence arose from 
 the loss of a negative. Cf. Brandt § 336, 1, 4th ed. 
 
 line 7. 3tur etft, " only once." 
 
 Line 8. Slur balb. SBalb here signifies fofort, ^(i^lcunigft. It is 
 the older meaning of the word as in the Bible : ,,SBa§ bu tt)ufl, bo§ 
 tl)ue balb". 9lur only adds force to batb, " I reoHy must immediate!!/ 
 look up," etc. 
 
 Line 10. fficrmtttebctte, for Berflu^te, as in III., i. (p. 47), Ber« 
 bammt. The Latin derivation is quite obvious. 
 
 Line 11. Observe this use of the future to express a modal re- 
 lation. Both the future present and perfect often denote a logical 
 possibility, and in the interrogative form they express wonder: "1 
 wonder where he can have passed the night f " Whitney (cf. Gr, 328. 
 2 ) calls it the conjectural future. 
 
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 Scene Second. 
 
 Line 17. (St. In the seventeenth century the pronoun of the third 
 person singular (®t and @ie) was commouly employed in tlie case of 
 address. Persons of rank were addressed with the tliird person plural 
 (Sie). In the beginning of the eighteenth century, however, the third 
 plural was generally used in address. ®u and il)r always were, and 
 still are, employed among intimates. Towards the end of the preced- 
 ing century (and in Lessing's own time) the 6r and Sie of the singular 
 were considered more polite than bu and if)r (when the persons were 
 not intimate), ©ie (plural) was employed in addressing persons of 
 rank. Hence, Just and the landlord, Franziska and the landlord, 
 !Franziska and Just, Tranziska and Werner (in polite address) employ 
 Kt and Sie (singular), while .Just and Werner (friendly familiarity), 
 Tellheim to Just and Werner, and Minna to Pranziska (friendly 
 superiority) employ 5Du. The others use the more respectful @ie 
 (plural). Cf. Brandt, § 230, 3 ; Becker, Handb. d. d. Spr., pp. 277-8. 
 
 The characters of these two persons are well portrayed in tliis 
 scene. 
 
 line 19. §err 3uft. Here, as in line 13 above, the landlord uses 
 the polite §err (Mr.) to appease the just anger of 2Suft, who returns 
 his polite greeting with the blunt ,,(Sx". 
 
 Page 4, line 8. SffiaS gilt'S f Literally " how much will yon bet 1 " 
 Transl. " I 'U warrant." 
 
 Line 4. Sauern. Buchheim says tauerit "was formerly used in 
 the sense of to wait for any one with a feeling of longing or impa- 
 tience," and this use is still found in certain districts of Germany. 
 
 Line 6. SffiaS ~. . . !ann ! SlUeS, indeclinable when nsed with Wer, 
 tto§, serving to emphasize and generalize the word modified. " What 
 in the world is there the man can't guess ? " 
 
 Line 8. SRtdjt bod), "Nay, nay" (i. e. don't go; Just intentionally 
 refers it to his „@etn ®iener"). 
 
 Lines 11, 12. SBer toitS feinen Sorn iiSer ''Jlnc^t 6cf|alten ? Ct. Kpn. 
 iv. 26 (Cafjet bie, Sonne nictit iiber ©urem 3orn untergcl)en : Luther's 
 Transl.). 
 
 Lines 15-17. In his anger Just exaggerates. 
 
 Liae 18. SSSer IonijJj^^^y^|j/J$yiJ^otential subjunctive used 
 
126 CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES. 
 
 in interrogative exclamations to express surprise or astonishment at 
 some fact or assertion. 
 
 Line 21. ®ert i^fttte iS), etc.? The subjunctive of indirect state- 
 ment. Cf. Whitney, 333. 7 ; Joynes-Meissner, § 467, u. 
 
 Line 28. toaS (SuieS, ®ute§ is partitive genitive dependent on 
 roai = etroaS. This form is now felt as accusative (or nominative) 
 agreeing with traS, and is usually so parsed. 
 
 Line 29. §err aUiti. The prospect of a glass of liquor makes the 
 blunt Just more polite than formerly. 
 
 Line 30, 31. Just breaks off his oath, knowing his fondness for 
 liquors, and remembering that he has not yet had a drop. 3c^ bin 
 noc^ nUc|tetn, " I have not yet breakfasted." He is weak from watch- 
 ing and fasting all night, and would like his morning glass. 
 
 Page 5, line 5. SBatb biirfte iS) ntd^t. Salb = beina^e. Transl. 
 " Eeally, I have a great mind not to." The imperfect subjunctive 
 biirfte is used in a mild assertion and then denotes a probable 
 contingency. 
 
 Line 5, 6. ®oct) toarutn . . . etttgeHcn laficn ? ©ntgelten = bafUr 
 leiben. 9Jleiner (Sefunbl)eit is dative instead of accusative. Two accu- 
 satives in such constructions naturally lead to ambiguity ; to avoid this 
 confusion the dative of the personal subject-accusative was employed 
 instead of the regular accusative (cf. Fr. constr. with/atVe). For other 
 examples see Sanders, p. 195. 
 
 Line 8. SIBof)l befomm'§. Lit. " Much good may it do yon;" here, 
 however, used in the best sense of the word. 
 
 Line 12. 5luf cinem Seine ift ntdjt gut ftet)en, U. 21, 22; aHer guten 
 ©ittge finb brei, p. 78,11. i, 2; eine bterfadie ©djnur pit befto befjer 
 (cf. Eccles. iv. 12), are aU popular proverbs, quoted with coarse humor 
 to induce Just to drink another glass. 
 
 Lino 15. Set)iite ! Supply ®ott, " God forbid ! " SJeritabler 5Dan^ 
 jiger ! eerier boppetter So(!^§ ! Danzig brandy made at the sign of 
 the "Salmon" (Sum Caifi§ : cf. Jiinicke). „©B})})elt iiber ©ewiirs 
 nhgejogcner fiigueur," usually called ©anjiger Sa(i)§, also ©an^iger 
 (Solbwaffer. 
 
 Line 19. rau§, for t)erau§. 
 
 Line 23, SJietnetWegen, " Don't care if I do." ®ui ®tng, for etrt 
 (iutc§ ®ing. Taken from the landlord's proverb. Transl. "That's 
 A, No. 1." For uninflected gut cf. Brandt. § 212. 
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 Lines 26j 27. fo rait an^Bren ? " Thus (quietly) listen to this 
 also." The German mit (adv.) often has a force which is entirely lost 
 in the translation. 
 
 Line 28. (Salic is here " pluck," " spirit," " courage.'' 
 
 Page 6, line 3. 2Ba8 ^itft'S S^n? In early times there was a 
 difference in the meaning of f)etfen, followed by the dative or the accu- 
 sative. With the dative it signified to give actual aid, with the accu- 
 sative to be of use (prodesse). SBa8 ^ilft'S mid), or maS l)ilft mic^S? 
 {Quid mihi prodestf) This latter use with the accusative is retained 
 in modern times by Chamisso, Goethe, Schiller, Haller, Klinger, Les- 
 sing, Luther, Opitz (cf. Sanders and Andresen). Here it has the 
 latter signification, " What good will it do you t " 
 
 Line 5. tniivbe ic^ bei meiner iRebe Bleibett, " I should adhere to my 
 remark ; " that is, " I should insist on calling you (Srobion," " should 
 abide by my words ; " cf. e§ bleibt beim alien, beim friil)eren, Beim 
 erften ®nt|c^Iu|, the old, earlier, first resolution remains in force, they 
 stand firm to their first resolution. 
 
 Lines 6, 7. 3Jlore§, colloquial for Siite, and still very common in 
 students' slang. Semanb 3Korc§ Iel)ren, = to teach one manners ; 
 3Kore§ mod^en — submit. 
 
 Sinem SKanne belongs to ba§ Simmer au§raumcn, and is the dative 
 of possessor after Simmer, showing whose room it was. 
 
 Line 7. Sof)r unb %a^, standing formula for a long time. 
 
 Line 10. Weil . . . J)er, " in the last few months.'' 
 
 Lines 10, 11. toeil , . . Ittjjt, " because he no longer spends so 
 much." 
 
 Line 14. borau§fal)e. This form of the imperfect ((af|e for fa§) 
 is the usual one in Lessing. Cf. Lehmann, p. 213, who says: "Even 
 the addition of e in the imperfect, which was not completely banished 
 till our century, occurs without exception with faf)e, and is also some- 
 times found in poetry with other imperfects." Cf. Brandt, § 449, 1 a. 
 
 Lines 27, 28. ber Bexjmeifette ''JlaHjbax, "abominable neighbor." 
 galant for elegant, now obsolete in this sense, and should be used only 
 of persona. Cf. Boxberger's foot-note to our text. 
 
 Page 7, line 6. rec^t ^ubfd^ la^t, " looks quite well ; " colloquial 
 use of tafjen with the adverb meaning " to befit," " to suit," " to look." 
 Line 7. bejieren = fo)3))en, 3um Seften I)oben, oufaie^en, ncden. 
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 Line 9. igerr 3u[ten (cf. p. 93, 1. lO; p. 128, II. 26, 27, &nai)V Sie 
 C§ boc^ §ei'r SJUeritcra). Diintzer, Niemeyer, and Althaus think that 
 Just is only mockingly repeating the landlord's too polite ,,§err 3uft," 
 and uses it as a compound expression ; hence §err Suften iustead of 
 the correct form §errn Suft. The other examples, however, would 
 rather indicate ignorance in the speaker. Here it is dative of possessor 
 qualifying ben fiopf. 6inem ben ffiopf fflarin raactien, " to put any one 
 in a passion." 
 
 Line 10. 3Jiac^t'. Subjunctive of indirect statement, as p. 4, 1. 21, 
 t)atte. 
 
 Line 16, ba§ bifecEien ^ttsbe. The peace of Hubertnsburg was con- 
 cluded about six months earlier. 
 
 Line 17. ai5a§ for ttiarunt, like the Lat. quid, meaning " why." 
 
 Scene Thikd. 
 
 Page 8, line 2. Sd) bSctlte. Potential subjunctive. Cf. Brandt, 
 Gr. § 284, 3 (4th ed.); Joynes-Meissner, § 469. 
 
 Line 7. S^ro (Snaben, " your excellency ; " generally used of 
 princes. This shows the landlord's excessive politeness and servility 
 (cf. also 1. 18). Sljro, an obsolete form, now '^'i)xe. ®a fei (Sott 6or. 
 "God forbid." 
 
 Line 9. ©nabe stands here for (Stju, as in ,,2Bonn fann iifi bie 
 ©nabe (®l)re) f|abcn,i3I)nen aufsumarten?" Though an unusual ex- 
 pression, it is stiU not infrequently employed. 
 
 Line 11. fia^enbudel, lit. the humped back of a coaxing cat. 
 Jacob Grimm says in his Diet.: ,,®ie ^a^e budelt wenn fie Kinen 
 jdimetc^elnb untgefit, ba§ ift auf 3Jicn|(|en iibetlragen, befonber§ Son 
 Irici^enb bcmttt^igen SBcrhcugungen, son (dimeii^clnbem (Seba^ren, "etc. 
 
 Line 16. ®a§ ic^ . . . joH ! " I am furious that I am not to kick 
 out his teeth ! " 
 
 Lines 19, 20. Note the landlord's embarrassment in the repetition 
 — bie Slot — notnjenbig ; also the antithesis ©nobert and Ungnabe. 
 Such touches are characteristic of the master hand. 
 
 Lines 23, 25. 2Bo anberS = irgenbtto anbexl, or more commonly 
 anbcr§tt)o. 
 
 Line 26. 3d^ gejcE|Iagener 3JJonn, "ruined man;" lit. struck by 
 misfortune. 
 
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 line 81. ©umtne Strei(^e, lit. "foolish pranks," but here "stupid 
 blunders." 
 
 Page 9, line 5. fiinfl)unbert 5J:5aIcr SomSb'or, " 500 thalers in 
 Louisdors." The SouiSjD'or was valued at about four dollars. 
 
 Line 6. fteljen BEJ)tt6ti " ^^^^ lying-" 
 
 Lines 13, 14. ber fid) niemalS auSgiebt, " who never quite spends 
 all he has." 
 
 Lines 14, IS. bar ©clb, for the more strictly grammatical form 
 bnte§ ®elb. But in certain phrases like „bar @elb," cash; „auf gut 
 ffilud," the adjective freijuently stands uninflected (cf. Brandt's Ger. 
 Gram., § 212, 4th ed. ; Joynes-Meissner, § 145). 
 
 Line 23. ^d) gel)e ja fc^on, "I assure you I am already going." 
 3a here signifies "certainly," and is very emphatic, serving both to 
 entreat the major not to leave his house, and also to assure him 
 that he (the landlord) is really going. 
 
 Scene Foukth. 
 
 Page 9, line 29. Dor SoS^cW, taken in its literal meaning of 
 " malice," often indicates a disposition to injure others from a spirit 
 of revenge. Then it means 2But, as in Job xviii. 4, SBiltu fur S8o§{)ett 
 betften. Here it means passionate rage and desire for revenge. 
 
 Page 10, line 1. SDo§ Wfire fo Diet al§ an aSoHbliitigfett. The 
 major probably alludes here to the fact that anger and vengeance are 
 comparable to maladies in the effect they produce. It is as dangerous 
 to nourish SBoSfieit (rage) as SBoKblUtigfeit (plethora). 
 
 Line 2. Unb ©ie . . . , supply, bteiben getafjen, " are quite cool." 
 
 Line 3. 3i^ fterbe 6or SI)rert 3lugen, Wenn, etc. Here expressing 
 rather Just's determination to die ; ^di wiH auf ber ©telle iot fein, id) 
 tciU fterben, bc§ 5Eobe5 fein, and not a mere Potential mood, "may I 
 die." 
 
 Lines 5, 6. l^atte itS) i^n . . . toollen ; supply, wenn ©ie lii#t bo^ 
 5tDif(i)en . gelrcfen hiaren. 
 
 Line 9. fo etn SRenfc^ ! Althaus, p. 6, refers this to Tellheim 
 as Just's defiance to his master for the cool way in whicb he takes 
 the landlord's insult. It is, however, better to refer it to the landlord. 
 
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 Line 14. Safe ©te fid^ roc^ten. If this depends on ^c^ wtll in 1. II, 
 then we ought to have either ®a§ ©te ftii^ rSdjen jollett, or 23oS @ie 
 fid) rfictien. Althaus (ibid.) says a new construction begins here, and 
 supplies ®a6 ©ie ftd^ taditen (or tiiS)m foUten), lonn iii^ fretlidi ni(!^i 
 tiertangen ; benn ber fieri tft 3I)nen p gering ; " too insignificant 
 for you." 
 
 Line 16. ©onbem, ba6 id) e0 btr ouftriige, supply, bu fannft tiers 
 longen, nii^t jinar, bafe ic^ mid) raii^te, jonbern, ba§ iSj, etc. 
 
 Line 22. ©o ? eine bortreffltdje Diadje. The authorities differ 
 about the meaning of Just's remark. Biintzer and Niemeyer think 
 that Just is really serious and deems it an excellent revenge, while 
 Althaus, Buchheim, and Whitney consider it ironical. It is, however, 
 quite contrary to Just's nature to have such noble feelings, or to re- 
 gard such an act any revenge at all ; hence his ironical remark. 
 
 Lines 29, 30. lBeId)e§ mir ouf 3ul)eben gegeben Itiorben, " which was 
 given me to keep (for safe-keeping)." The auxiliary is omitted. 
 
 Page 11, line 1. SBernern, ef. Sufien, p. 7, 1. 9. 
 
 Line 8. oufsie^t = |tnl|alt, in bie Sfinge jie^t. Cf. Luther, Acts 
 xxiv. 22. ©eneral!rieg§laffe, lit. "military chest;" here our word 
 paymaster-general expresses the idea best. 
 
 Lines 14, 15. ^ai)e tnir augleidi auc^ beine SRec^nung. Three 
 different reasons have been assigned for Just's dismissal. Pirst, Tell- 
 heim's straitened circumstances (Niemeyer). But he knew them long 
 before, and should then have dismissed him earlier. Secondly, the 
 discovery here that Jnst had betrayed his master's need to Paul Wer- 
 ner; probably the true reason, though numbers one and three may 
 have had great influence upon Tellheim's action. Thirdly, the reason 
 given in scene 8th ; namely. Just's stubbornness and had nature, p: 
 glejc^, "at the same time with the landlord's " (Whitney). 
 
 Line 17. e§ lomtnt jemonb. Jommt for fommt is a favorite form 
 with Lessing, and is frequently heard even now, especially in Saxony, 
 hence Lessing's use of it. 
 
 Scene Fifth. 
 Page 11, line 24. ©iaBSriltmeifter, "second captain of the staff." 
 
 Page 12, line 1. frii^, here " early in the morning." The reason 
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 is given in the following scene. bejcJ^Werlic^ fallen, " to be trouble- 
 some." 
 
 Line 3. t>or§ crftc, for fiir§ etftc. Leasing vacillates between the 
 two forms, though the former is more frequent. Cf. ©djtitt dot 
 @d)ritt, ©tiid box ©tUd, Stieil Dor Sfjeil, etc. 
 
 Scene Sixth. 
 
 According to some critics, especially the French, the interview with 
 the unfortunate widow of hia cavalry captain retards the action, and 
 should, therefore, have been left out. It is true that it does not ad- 
 vance the action, but as the exposition must bring out the true char- 
 acter of the principal personages as well as acquaint us with their real 
 situation, this scene is regarded as indispensable by the best critics. 
 Tellheim is the soul of generosity, and all that we have so far seen 
 does not show this in its true light. These three sceues (V., VI., VII.), 
 afford us an opportunity to study this side of his character, and spare 
 the poet a monologue, which would have been more extraneous to the 
 progress of the action than this interview. Skilful use is made of this 
 episode later on, but for all that it remains an episode. Tellheim 
 appears as the sympathetic friend of the unfortunate, and shows his 
 readiness to give them substantial aid in their misfortunes. 
 
 line 8. (Sniibige 5tau. (Snfibig is used as a title in addressing 
 persons of rank. (SSnSbtger §err (now antiquated), in addressing a 
 knight or baronet = Sir ; in addressing a nobleman = my Lord. ®no- 
 btge 5rau, in addressing the lady of a knight or baronet = Madam ; 
 in addressing the lady of a nobleman = my Lady. Later, especially 
 in novels and on the stage, it was applied to persons not belonging 
 to the nobility, and is then to be rendered by " Sir," or " Madam." 
 
 Line 10. Sffiotin = trgcnbmortn. 
 
 Line 19, 20. bie ytatfere SJalur, bie 9loiur, bie ftatter tft a(§ tiai 
 ®efiil)l ber gteuttbfi^oft, Marloff was attached to Tellheim by bie 
 !8anbe ber Sreunbf(^aft, but to his wife and child by bie SJonbe ber 
 Slatur. 
 
 Line 22. Notice the emphatic position of toeinen. 
 
 Page 13, line 11. ©eine ©quipa^e (pr. a-ke-parzh«). Here equiv- 
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 alent to bie SluSrilfiung eineS Offirier§ im fjelie ; " his equip- 
 ments." 
 
 Lines 11, 12. ©eine §anbfc^rift einjutoien, "to redeem his promissory 
 note." §oitb)(i^tift generally means manuscript, writing, then a writ- 
 ten obligation. It is here used for @d)ulbfi^eilt, ©C^ulbBerili^teibung. 
 
 Line 20. tl)ut nic^tS jur ©adje, " doesn't matter." 
 
 Line 28. toiifete. Potential subj. to express a mild assertion of an 
 undoubted fact (cf. Brandt, Ger. Gr., § 284, 3, 4th ed. ; Joynes-Meiss- 
 aer, § 469J. See also p. 8, 2. 
 
 Line 30. 5ti^t onber§, supply, e§ ift mil)t onberS, " it is not other- 
 wise, I assure you. Madam." 
 
 Line 32. tnt4 tntt einem SJlanne abjuftnben, lit. "to settle with a 
 jnan ; " here to recompense one for favors. 
 
 Page 14, line 12. in bem etgentlic^ften SSerftanbe = in bent etgents 
 li(i^cn ©inne be§ ilBorteS. 
 
 Lines 21, 22. Tellheim fears that the news would come when he 
 might not be able to send the money for the further education of 
 her son. 
 
 Line 23. Salb ptte iS), etc. Solb = Beinal)e ; f)atte is subj. of mild 
 assertion as above. 
 
 Lines 33, 24. SJiarloft l)at . . . noi^ ju forbern, "has claims," etc. 
 This may be true, or intended to prepare the way for further aid. 
 
 Line 28. Slber tc^ fdjweigc lieber, "I will rather be silent (without 
 troubling you with my thanks)." 
 
 Line 29. \)d%i, " is." 
 
 Scene Seventh. 
 
 Page IS, line 4. fficttcl, " trash." The expression indicates Les- 
 sing's own contempt for money. Tellheim destroys the note to pre- 
 vent its fallmg into another's hands, not in a pessimistic mood, nor for 
 fear he might possibly make use of it at some later time. Otherwise 
 the tearing would come after lines 5 and 0, 
 
 Scene Eighth. 
 
 Page 15, line 11. Imitated from Goldoni's Locandiera, where 
 Mirandola brings in her account weeping, and gives the same excuse. 
 The Cavaliere also coigj^^gg^g^)iy,.^^j|o^ small. 
 
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 Line 25. SDxefeS (3Konat§), elliptical and ordinary use of this pro- 
 noun in dates. ®r. = @ro)i^en ; Spf. = 51}fennig. 
 
 Page 16, line 5. gelbfcticr or gelbidjercx = aKilitfirarsf. The word 
 really means a, field barber, bat barber and surgeon used to be one. 
 Just's account shows the major's fatherly care for those in his em- 
 ploy, and adds another proof of his noble generosity. 
 
 Line 9. S8eule<)fex'be = grbeutete ^Pferbe. 
 
 Lines 10, 11. SJotfte^cnbc, " the above." 
 
 Line 16. Siberei, older form in imitation of the English livery ; the 
 modern Sitiree is from the French. 
 
 Line 18. frepiercn (Lat. crepare, to make a loud noise) ; the word 
 was introduced into the German in the seventeenth century from the 
 Italian crepare, to burst. Cf. crepare dalle risa, to die with laughing. 
 In the Romance languages it had lost its meaning, to resound. Vulgar 
 expression for " to die ; " generally used of animals, and stiU very 
 common in Germany. 
 
 Line 21. befjer I)abett, " be better off." 
 
 Lines 26-28. |o . . . fo . . . jo . . . . The first two are antece- 
 dents, the third consequent. The conjunction jo may stand both in 
 an antecedent and in a relative clause ; the first is then equivalent to 
 tnenn, the second often untranslatable. Transl. here " if," or, " as 
 surely as I ... as surely as you ... so surely," etc. 
 
 Line 32. SOSejen, here "behavior, conduct." Tellheim is severe 
 with Just, and part of it may be ascribed to his own perplexities. 
 Still it is truthful, as we shall see later, and serves to show Just's one 
 redeeming quality, fidelity, at its best. 
 
 Page 17, line 1. bafe jie btr nid^tS ju fagen tjabtn, "that they have 
 no right to say anything to you," " that they have no authority over 
 you." Cf. English, "you have nothing to say in this matteV." 
 
 Line 8. Spubel. Lessing wrote SBubel, Rabener also ; but !pubel is 
 now the ordinary form. The story of the poodle is a model narrative 
 of its kind, such as it should be, if admitted on the stage at all, since 
 the essence of the drama is action and all narration interrupts action. 
 
 Line 16. bent er Jjoxt, "whom he obeys.'' §oren (with dat.) = 
 ouf Semanb tjbren, einem gefjord^en is a rare but historical usage. 
 Cf. gc^oren, first "to obey," now "to belong to," and Lat. audire, 
 sboedire. 
 
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 Lines 18, 19. ®§ tft etn l)a%liit)er 5}}ubet, obex ein gar p gufer 
 §imb. Just does not like the species poodle, but does like the tried 
 fidelity of this particular dog, a hint which Tellheim puts to good use. 
 
 Lines 21, 22. *Jiein, e§ giebt feine BbHtgen Unmenjc^en ! "no, there 
 are no complete monsters." The major is convinced that there is some 
 good in every one, though he has just described Just as a monster. 
 He is now reconciled with him, if indeed he has been provoked by his 
 brusk manners, and was not rather consulting the interest of his ser- 
 vant in wishing to dismiss him. 
 
 Line 32. ©(i)pn gut ! " All right ! " 
 
 Scene Ninth. 
 
 Page 18, line 8. ®a§ biitfte ict| leiddt fBnnen, "I might possibly be 
 able to do it easily," if I chose. ®iirfte is potential subj. (Brandt, 
 § 284, 3). It denotes a logical possibility, but at the same time a 
 probability ; it sometimes denotes what is possible, implying ignorance 
 on the part of the speaker. 
 
 Lines 12, 13. meife au leben = l|at SeknSort, " is well-bred." Com- 
 pare the French savoir-vivre. 
 
 Line 18. bie id) erfenne = bie ic^ bonlSar anetfertne. fSmpfe^l is 
 DOW obsolete ; it stands here for ©mpfeljtutig. 
 
 Lines 20, 21. ©nobigel graulein. Cf. above, p. 12, 1. 8. Here 
 " my Lady." 
 
 Scene Tenth. 
 
 Page 19, line 7. !Dtac^c, bafe = fic^ ju, bofe ; forge bofUr, bo^ ; 
 " see to it that ; '' a popular use of mac^en (make haste, see to it that, 
 take care that). 
 
 Line 12. fJriebricf|§b'or, a Prussian coin of Frederick L, equal to 
 about $ 4. 
 
 Line 14. SRfiumc metne QaSim, " remove my effects." 3a, lrioI)in ? 
 " well now, where 1 " 
 
 Lines 19, 20. ajicine ^iflolen. It has been conjectured that Tell- 
 heim had decided on suicide if bad should come to worse. But his 
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 prototype Marshal von Bieberstein was (cf. Introd.), he would prob- 
 ably value them as o keepsake. Compare Althaus, pp. 15, 16; Kio- 
 meyer, pp. 59, 60 ; Diintzer, p. 47. 
 
 Line 23. aKir, ethical dat., "I pray." 
 
 Scene Eleventh. 
 
 Page 20, lines 5, 6. Unb trug iljn ttt ber %a\^t anftatt atn Singer ? 
 His betrothal ring. In Germany rings are exchanged. He probably 
 carried it in his pocket because the relation was to be kept secret, and 
 not on account of his wretched condition. 
 
 lane 6. i?al)I, in popular language " destitute of money." (St ift 
 lap, " he has no money." 
 
 Line 9. — 3I£) — Expression of joyous astonishment, here tinged 
 with a malicious joy that the landlord is not to have all the benefit of 
 the money. Tellheim's epithet of Sijjabcnfrcube was thus not alto- 
 gether wrong. 
 
 ScBNB Twelfth. 
 
 Page 20, line 14. '§, for e§, old genitive form after gemofitic. In 
 0. and M. H. Ger. the genitive form was c§, which has been retained 
 in expressions like tliis, though now felt and parsed as nom. or ace. 
 Compare Becker, Ilaudb. d. d. Spr. p. 273; Lehmann, p. 247. 
 
 Line 15. geWDl)ne = geffiofint, an obsolete form used in one other 
 passage by Lessing, and found in Goethe. Both gettio^tt and gewo^nc 
 are found in the literary language. In O. H. G. gawon, and in Mid. H. 
 G. i/eivon are common. The precise origin of the fiual e is uncertain. 
 
 Lines 17, 18. bie Zuppt I)era6, for bie tte^pt fiirtdti. The par- 
 ticles 1)txt and I)in= are used indiscriminately throughout the play. 
 
 Page 21, line 2. $eratliu§ (Irakli), king of Persian Georgia, and 
 descendant of the ancient sovereigns of Georgia. He was the son of 
 Theimuras II., born in 1714, and died in 1798, reigning fifty-two years. 
 The Shah of Persia, Nadir, ceded the province of Karthli to Theimuras, 
 and that of Kahketi to Heraklius for services rendered him in his bat- 
 tles. Father and son soon gained their independence. The father 
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 hard pressed, he became the ally of Kussia, aud served in the Turco- 
 Kussian war of 1760 and 1770. He was warlike and brave, but never 
 conquered Persia, as Werner pretends, though he won renown by his 
 exploits. 
 
 line 7. ®ie SBeifcn ou§ iem iKDrgentanSe. Just becomes comical 
 by confounding' the Biblical persons with the village boys who repre- 
 sented them, thus showing that he evidently knows nothing of the 
 origin of this custom. The boys used to sing by threes at the doors 
 in villages on Epiphany, each bearing a golden paper star on his 
 forehead. "This custom is popularly called fternfingen" (Buch- 
 heim, p. 148). Just knows as little of his Bible as of the current 
 news. 
 
 Line 10. ben ^prinj §craftiu§. Cf. note to Scene II., p. 7, 1. 9. 
 These ungrammatical expressions are colloquial, and of not uncommon 
 occurrence in familiar language. 
 
 line 11. 5)Serften meggenommcrt, "carried off Persia.'' Werner'a 
 ■whole speech produces a comically absurd effect. It is the boastful 
 Boldier, the soldier by profession who loves war for itself. 
 
 line 12. SJfic^fter Sage, gen. of time, " shortly." bie oitomanifcfie 
 5lSfDtte einfprengen, "blow in the Ottoman gate." Werner takes the 
 word 5Pfotte in its literal sense, for he certainly cannot know anything 
 of the origin of the expression (the court of justice was held before 
 the gate of the Sultan's palace). Werner's blunders are as amusing 
 to the well-informed as those of Just. 
 
 lines 14, 15. g§ ioflte ^ier ffiieber loSgel^en, "it (war^ would break 
 out here once more." 
 
 line IS. Ijeiten fic^ bie §aut, "heal their skins," i. e., enjoy the 
 peace. 
 
 line 18. ©r., contraction for ©eincr. 
 
 lines 19, 20. ben S;iix!en, the Turk, i. e., the Sultan. Cf. ben 
 ^ranjojen below, meaning the French king; this use is common in 
 German where we use the plural. 
 
 line 24. i?erl§ (p. 94, 1. 2, SabelS, later Sot^JoralS, 5Eet(f)eim§, 
 9[Kab(i)en§). This colloquial plural in imitation of the Low German, 
 and encouraged by the English and Erench is frequent enough in 
 Lessing. Cf. also Goethe, who uses ajJabelS, SungenS, grfiuIeinS, 
 and iJerlS. 
 
 Page 8«, line 1. bafUr, "for that," as recompense for that. 
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 line 1. berbienftlic^Er, a play on the word ; " profitable " (in hkltm 
 Ccleii) and "meritorious" (in jenem Ccben). 
 
 Line 2. bit, etliical dat. 
 
 line 6. ©d^uljengeric^te, a farm to wliich the office or power of a 
 village justice is attached ; primitively a bailiwick or sheriffdom. Cf. 
 p. 65, 1. 29. 
 
 Line 11. auf ben fiouf, "earnest-money," money given to bind the 
 bargain. 
 
 Iiinea 15, 16. Safe . . .' ]auit ma(i)t, " he is so hard put to to get his 
 own (just dues) ; " i. e., the restitution of the money advanced to the 
 Saxon Estates, mentioned later. 
 
 Line 19. SBIig, an oath, " thunder." Cf. ®onncrh)etter, nUe 2Uet= 
 ter, etc. 
 
 Line 21. gewefenen, "former," "late." 
 
 Line 22. Satjenf)aujern, colloquial name of the present Katzen. 
 berg; a few houses between Meissen and Nossen, and an unimpor- 
 tant military post in the Seven Years' War. In the summer of 1760, 
 there was a slight " affair " there between the Prussians and the Aus- 
 trian General Uaun, but nothing so important as Werner would make 
 us believe. The oddness of the name and the boastfnlnesg of the 
 sergeant-major produce a comical effect. 
 
 Line 23. ©oU id) bir bte crjoIjlEn ? Just has heard it so often that 
 he knows it by heart, and does not wish to hear it again. 
 
 Page 23, line 1. ffiu mtt? Supply et3fi|Ien, and see note to 
 p. 3, 1. 4. 
 
 Line 2. 5Dt§tiofilion = S^lad^tentwurf, ffiampfplan ; •• arrange- 
 ment of troops." meine SPerlen . . . merfen ; cf. Matt. vii. 6. 
 
 Line 5. bie, emphatic form for btefe. 
 
 Line 6. SRoiJen (so Lessing; High German), for SJfoggen (Low 
 German), "rye." Schiller also wrote SHoctcn ; cf. Jungfrau von Orle- 
 ans, Pro]., 3. 333tnf4)el, better aBifpel = 24 bushels. 
 
 Lines 8-11. Note the boastfulness of Just's reply and its humor. 
 
 Line 14. tro, i. e., anbetSWo, see p. 12, 1. 10. 
 
 Line 18. jum §aufe ^erauSmerfen, "to throw out of the house." 
 
 Line 22. bent SJJaJDt ttia§ in ben Sffieg gelegt? ®em SJiajor, 
 dat. after the expression in ben ilBeg gelegt : maS = ctttaS ; transl. 
 " has he put anything in the major's way 1 " Here probably, " has he 
 offended the major 1 " 
 
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 Line 23. 3c^ tin babei, " I 'U join in, I 'm in for it." 
 
 Line 25. Zc.Sttste (Fr., and pronounced ta^ba-zhe', zh iike s in 
 pleasure), A low ale-house where there is much tobacco-smoking; 
 lieupubtie oil Von vafumer du tabae. 
 
 Lines 27, 28. SJrer jttet etnem? "two to one?" The more 
 proper expression would be unfcr jWci einem. 
 
 Line 38. S)a* t|l ni^tS expresses "Werner's disgust at the proposal 
 that two should fall upon one; of., howeyer, Scene I., where Just 
 dreams of an assistant in his attack. The English " that won't do " 
 exactly reflects "Werner's Tiai x^ nic&ts. 
 
 Page 24, line 1. Sengen unti Srennen ? Note the elliptical use of 
 the infinitive in an exclamatory, imperative, and interrogative sense, 
 man IjStVi, " one perceives from your words that," etc. 
 
 Lines. Slier was 5afl bu benn? fSiAi iitiVi imni "But what 
 is the matter with.you? " " "What 's up ? " 
 
 Line 4. !0u foUjl bein SBunbet Wren, colloquial, " you shall hear 
 wonders." 
 
 Line 5. ©o ifl bet Seufel 5iet gar to?? Thjs common proverb 
 refers to the freeing of Satan from his bonds (cf . Grimm, Mythologie, 
 p. 926). The French say : lediable est aux vaches id. IAtti4, p. 2407). 
 It denotes the return of chaos and the destruction of the world. Here 
 the meaning is, " Has hell really broken loose here? " Cf. ©ottfl ttirb 
 ber Steufet Ui fern, and the English " Else there will be the devil to 
 pay." 
 
 Line 7. Sefio Je|Ter. "Werner thinks his chances of persuading 
 the major to go with him to Persia are now all the better. 
 
 ACT SECOND. 
 
 The first half of the development of the plot has fulfilled the re- 
 quirements which Lessing has established for it in his Dramaturgy ; 
 namely, it must "be the result of lively action; all the expressions 
 Which the poet needs to introduce the spectator to the situation must 
 proceed in animated conversation about the circumstances of the per- 
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 thing necessary to the introduction and to the complete understanding 
 of the principal action " {Diintzer, p. 29). It is true that the "fable 
 of Minna " is distributed throughout the whole piece, yet the essential 
 part is found in the first two acts, i. c, within the prescribed limits. 
 We now know Tellheim's circumstances, and understand fairly his 
 character ; it is also necessary to learn the circumstances and character 
 of Minna, which the second act represents in the same lively manner 
 as the scenes just finished in the first act. Her relation to Tellheim, 
 the object which brought her to " The King of Spain," her ardent love 
 of the hero, are all well portrayed. We are given an interesting and 
 lively description of their first meeting and their engagement, of Tell- 
 heim's disgrace and crippled condition. Lessing maintains in the 
 second act, as in the first, the true dramatic stj'le and clearness for 
 which he was celebrated. 
 
 SOENB PiEsi;. 
 
 Page 25, line 6. aucEl (here = bDcI|,or mirflid)), "indeed,""infact." 
 The time of day and the reason for it is quite naturally introduced 
 here as in the beginning of the first act. 
 
 Line 10. iforDorolS, cf. RexlS, p. 21, 1. 24, and KeHfieiinS, p. 26, 
 1. 5 ; the plural form is generally Sotporole or ^or}iorole. tio§ is 
 here the collective pronoun, resuming all the nouns just mentioned. 
 
 Line 12. at§ ob bie 3laS)t ju nic^tS toeniger more ol§ jur SRu^e, 
 "as if the night were for anything rather than for rest." 9li(|t§ Ires 
 niger o(§ means "anything rather than," literally, "nothing in a less 
 degree than." It never means " nothing but," though generally felt 
 Eo by English-speaking people. Cf. Brandt, § 333, 2 a. 
 
 Line 19. ^o = fo luie jo, "anyway" (i. e., whether we drink to- 
 gether, or I alone; because we got up too early). Cf. 11. 6, 7. 
 
 Line 23. bie §altung ber iJatittutation, " the keeping of the capit- 
 ulation." She has come to receive the capitulation according to the 
 previous betrothal, and not to an attack (8turmongriff) and conquest, 
 as Pranziska implied. The recent war justifies these military terms, 
 as they had been common topics of conversation for years. 
 
 Page 26, line 1. bariiber (^ahen) nmc^en lojfen. The auxiliary is 
 often omitted. 
 
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 Lines 11-13. SOton iraue . . . getn nac^ betn 9)laule. Both sen- 
 tences are now proverbial. Semanbem nac^ bem TOauIe (6c^nabcl) 
 rebeit is a common German idiom meaning " to wheedle, to flatter one 
 by adopting his sentiments." The added observation of line 13 fE. has 
 no logical connection with the preceding, but was s"ggested by the 
 figurative form of the idiom. 
 
 9JIaut is applied to the human mouth only in popular and vulgar 
 language. In the preceding century such expressions were not so 
 offensive to good taste as at present. 
 
 Line 17. 2)ie 3Jlobe tsare mtr eben rec^t ; spoken in jest or ironi- 
 cally, for Minna is very open-hearted. 
 
 Line 21. ©onberrt, "on the contrary." "I am not, but (on the 
 contrary) I should like to be more so." 
 
 Line 25. ?lnmer!ung, here "observation." Now we should say 
 SBemerfung. 
 
 Lines 26, 27. maS etnem jo cinf Sttt ? The expression of uncon- 
 scious thoughts forfeits the claim of originaUty, is Franziska's idea. 
 
 Page 27, line 3. ntcflt oud). We should expect the opposite or- 
 der (aud) nii^t), but ,,m^ Sejieljung" is here the emphatic idea, and 
 their separation would tend to destroy the emphasis ; hence, probably, 
 the present order. 
 
 Line 15. filonotnic = ^auSlioltung, Canbmirtji^aft, ©poifomfett, 
 ginric^tung; here it means ©barjotnieit, or jbatfatne gtnrtii^tung. 
 At present Stottomte is generally applied to agriculture. 
 
 Line 19. glattergeift, " a fickle person.'' Frauziska is probably 
 half serious, as her next answer to Minna implies. 
 
 Line 21. ®u Ungliidlic^e ! TJufortunate in suggesting a misfor- 
 tune, in foreboding evil; see below. 
 
 Line 27. ^ui) tin ©cufjer Wtber ben grteben ! " Even a sigh 
 against peace ! " It cannot be used here in the sense of ,,rtod)" = " an- 
 other" (cf. Whitney and Buchheim), as this is her first sigh we have 
 heard of; besides this use is common enough. ,,©ogar noc^" is a 
 synonymous expression. 
 
 Line 32. gtiebe in the ace. for Q'rieben ; common to Lessing and 
 Goethe when unaccompanied by the article. 
 
 Page 28, lines 9, 10. SICentt inbeS . . . f)otte. Compare above 
 
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 Line 11. ®aS er tot ftiire ? Minna answers her own thoughts 
 rather than Pranziska's words. 
 
 Lines 14, 15. SHSarte, cr foil e§ btr gebentert. Sffiarte implies a 
 threat, " just you wait, look out." ©ebenfen is here employed more in 
 the sense of noc^tragen. " He shall make you pay for that." 
 
 Line 16. Sein SRegiment, etc. Cf. Act IV., Sc. VI. These are 
 only such excuses for TeUheim as naturally occur to Minna. She has 
 no inkling of the truth. Scrrifisn probably means disbanded, or it 
 may mean consolidated with other regiments. 
 
 Scene Secokd. 
 
 Page 29, line 5. S^ni ; this is the only time Franziska addresses 
 the landlord with this pronoun ; elsewhere she uses the polite ,,@ie." 
 
 Line 21. I)iernactiyt, " in the next place," denoting the order of his 
 business. In the first place he comes to wish them good morning, and 
 in the next place to register their names. 
 
 Line 28. 2Be§ StanbeS, law term ; " of whatever rank he may he." 
 3Be§ =: Welches, and is used adjectively. 
 
 Page 30, line 5. 2>ato, Italian commercial language, "date." 
 a. c. = annt currentis. 
 
 Line 6. ©cro, old genitive of the relative pronoun ber, bie, ba§, 
 instead of beren, used in ceremonious language for Sf)r or ^I)re. 
 
 Line 13. bod) toof)I, " however," " I suppose." " It can't be pos- 
 sible that it is a sin, can it f " There still existed a little feeling be- 
 tween Prussia and Saxony about the late war, which " the Minna" was 
 intended to remove. 
 
 Line 17. too tnir re(!^t tft. Sffio or wenn mir rec&t ift is a popular 
 expression meaning, " If I am not greatly mistaken," " if I am not very 
 much out." 
 
 Lines 22, 23. S^UTingcn, the Thuringian part of the Electorate 
 of Saxony, as it existed at that time. 
 
 Line 28. ®o§ foil ic^ ltioI)I fein ? " Do you mean me by 
 that ■» " 
 
 Line 31. Karnmcriungfer, same as <?ammerfrau, "lady's-maid." 
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 to translate the passage so as to show the difference between the two 
 words, the former denoting an unmarried, the latter a married person, 
 ^lufgeiot, "banns," marriage notice read in church. 
 
 Page 31, line 1. einmal, "some day." f>ani)tl ma^en, "give 
 trouble. 
 
 Lines 5, 6. ^Itin'SiamtniiDtf "lies near Boma" (Diintzer, p. 57). 
 Buchheim considers it imaginary. 
 
 Line 7. $of = ^«rEn5of, "manor," seat of a country landlord." 
 
 Line 12, ttuf, "for." 
 
 Lines 16, 17. id iti fi6nta« Kajejiat, "his royal majesty." The 
 ordinary expression is id ©einer lontBltc^en SKajefldt (cf. Buchheim, 
 p. 155). But bti Sontgg SRaJEftcit is considered more elegant. This 
 indicates that they are iu the royal city, hence in Berlin. 
 
 Line 19. SuliisMesii^. Notice the Lat. dat. pi. -is instead of 
 German *tett. 
 
 Line 27. atrntimtn, here = serWren. 
 
 Page 32, lines 1, 2. aitt bag . . . ildit; complete, aitv fe^en 
 <Bk ju, bag, etc. 
 
 Line 10. Jlofeitwcife i so Lessing, but the usual form now is JJafc* 
 toeife, though nafentti|ia is found, and most of the compounds of 9lafe 
 have then. Transl. "saucebox." 
 
 Line 15. fi^ ntljmen, for ft;| Sene^mm. Goethe, Schiller, and 
 Lessing use ^S) ne^aten iu this sense. 
 
 Line 19. 3)teilen, German miles, each of which equals nearly five 
 English miles. 
 
 Page 33, line 9. 2)o4, "yes, indeed." Here used in emphatic 
 denial of the landlord's insinuation that Saxon maidens are not com- 
 passionate. 
 
 Line 10. einne|mett. aufne'^men, is usually employed in this sense, 
 but emnt^mert also signifies to receive into one's house. Cf. fic^ ne^* 
 men for ftc^ ittieimm above. 
 
 Line 16. SBenn f^on ! " Even if that be true, what of it! " 
 
 Line 17. SBltt bent e? ju ©nbe it^t, "who is on the borders of 
 bankruptcy." The slang phrase " on his last legs " exactly renders 
 the German. 
 
 Lines 18, 19. merbtenter. Minna uses the word in the good sense, 
 
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 but the landlord intentionally takes it in the bad sense. " Yes, he has 
 his deserts, for he has been cashiered." 
 
 Line 20. Notice the emphatic [a, enforcing his former remark, 
 " That is what I just told you, is n't it, that he is," etc. 
 
 Line 26. n]al)renbe^ ffiriegeS, genitive absolute. Lessing here usea 
 H)a()rcnb as present participle, out of which the modern use of tnfiliretib 
 as preposition with the genitive has been developed. Cf. again p. 35 
 11. 3, 4, and Act IV., Sc. 1, 11. 10, U, tt)oI)teniev aKaJitjeit. 
 
 Page 34, line 1. §ntte er gleid), "though he had." In German 
 the inverted order has conditional or concessive force in cases like this, 
 so that the toenn or ob, the first element of gleii^ (though), is not 
 needed. 
 
 Line 17. unter Sriibern, b. ti. ge|(!^a^t ate UJriiber ttntet ftd^ f^fi^en. 
 The phrase unter SSxitbetn signifies in a brotherly manner ; here with- 
 out seeking to overreach, hence, " at its lowest value." 
 
 Lines 27, 28. ^ntefirtS auf bem ffaften, "inside on the bezel or 
 collet (setting)." 
 
 Line 28. ber Srfiuletn. Lessing employs the natural gender in- 
 stead of the grammatical gender of the word. Berjogener 3lome, lit. 
 "interlaced name," " monogram." 
 
 Page 35, lino 5. Sfioxbewu^t, obsolete, now S5orn)t[fen. 
 Line 28. agem iji er mejjr fdiulbig 1 for aeni fonft tft er 
 filiulbig ? 
 
 Line 29. ©t^ulbner, here for ©ISubiger. 
 
 Scene Third. 
 
 Page 36, lines 23, 24. ttia§ ftel;t bir Bon ineinen ©ac^en an ? ®§ 
 ftel)t mtr an, "I like." 
 
 Line 29. ftc^ allein ju freuen. Compare the proverb: „(Setf)eitte 
 greub' tft bopt)elte grcubc." 
 
 Page 37, line 3. einen 38ntt|(!^en 9lauj(|, " a quarrelsome intoxi- 
 cation." Minna accepts Franziska's trun!en (intoxication), but warns 
 her that it is a quarrelsome one. 
 
 Lines 4, 5. Unb toenn bu bic^ bebanfft ; she waives thanks, be- 
 cause she gives for her own sake, and not for Franziska's. I feel in- 
 
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 clined to think that bebonfen here has the not infrequent meaning of 
 declining with thanks, as Minna is in no mood to be refused ; she has 
 einen jiinf if ^ett Otaufd) ; hence, " and if you decline with thanks (you 
 will rue it) ." I am aware, however, that the authorities are against 
 me. 
 
 Scene Sixth. 
 
 Page 39, line 6. S)a§ jolt loo^l tnit ouf mi(!| gelfien t Notice the 
 force.of tnit, and cf. Sc& tt"w mit babet, I was also there; ba§ gefjbtt 
 mit baju, that belongs to it also. Cf. also p. 5, lines 26, 27. "That 
 means me, too, does n't it 7 " 
 
 Lines 8, 9. bem gnabigen grautetn ni(i|t entgclten. Compare note 
 to p. 5, 1. 6. ' , 
 
 Lines 30, 31. itienn . . . loflen? " if people are to let one alone ? " 
 
 Scene Seventh. 
 
 Page 40, line 15. ^V(Sj bin iS) ntdit aHetn, "nor am I alone 
 either." 3Iuc^ adds force and emphasis to the thought expressed. 
 
 Page 41, lines 4, 5. Compare Thomson's weU-knowu verses on 
 loveliness : 
 
 " Loveliness 
 Needs not the foreign aid of ornament. 
 But is, when unadorned, adorned the most." 
 
 It must be remembered that Lessing translated Thomson's trage- 
 dies, and wrote an introduction to them. In Lessing's opinion Thom- 
 son ranked very high. 
 
 Line 11. moUiljlig, " pleasure-loving," in contrast to fromm. 
 
 Scene Eighth. 
 
 Page 41, lines 23, 24. Tellheira remembers that he has re. 
 nonnced all claim to Minna, and cannot properly call her " his Min- 
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 and astonishment of both parties are quite natural. Minna's gentle 
 reproof that she is still Frauleiu von Barnhelra arose from her roguish 
 disposition (muitntlltg) ; she shows her serious nature in the following 
 scene. Notice the suppositional force of „li)irft." 
 
 Pago 42, line 6. 3e, for 3efu§. 
 
 Line 9. Ei jo bod) ! "yes, indeed, I tell you, it is ! " 
 
 Line H. ^ungfer, then title of a woman or girl in the middle or 
 lower classes. It generally means, at present, " virgin." 
 
 Lines 19, 20. fo ift e§ um iliren *flppetit gej^e^en, "it will spoil 
 her appetite." 
 
 SoBKE Ninth. 
 
 Page 42, line 25. Safe e§ her §immel tooUte ! " Would to heaven 
 it were so!" In his present situation it pained Tellheim to see his 
 betrothed before him. 
 
 Line 26. eine (Minna). 
 
 Page 43, line 12. nur Einen Stadicl, the fear that he loved an- 
 other. The second " thorn " is that he had ceased to love her. 
 Line 30. bie einjige Siige, bte = btefe. 
 
 Page 44, lines 1, 2. Sffienbung . . . SBinfeljug, "evasion . . . 
 subterfuge." 
 
 Line 6. o^ngead^iet, now ungead^tet. 
 
 Line 27. fie liefi, fie Ififet fid^ traumen, "she dreamt, she dreams, 
 thinks " = fi^ ettthilben. 
 
 Line 28. framen ©te tl^r UngliidE au§, " parade, show off your mis- 
 fortune." Here humorously said. 
 
 Line 29. bcffen, partitive genitive after tiiel, " how much of'it she 
 outweighs." 
 
 Page 45, line 5. gepra^It unb gellagt ifi. The past participle 
 with ^eifeen, fein, and nennctt often has the force of the infinitive. 
 
 Line 7. Ofe^t^ober, "caviller," "wrangler," "one who considers 
 himself infallible." 
 
 Line 8. ©onj gefditoiegcrt, ober ganj mtt bet Spmift ^erauS. This 
 elliptical construction of the past participle often has the force of a 
 real imperative. 
 
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 lane 16. SDet Jfame trifft eitt, "the name coincides," "agrees," "is 
 correct." We now say ,,iriHt JU." 
 
 Line 18. OoIIer, the older inflected masculine form common hi 
 0. H. G. when following its noun. Now it is equivalent to Boll, and 
 is used for all genders and both numbers, when preceding the depend- 
 ent noun, unless followed by Don. 
 
 Line 26. firUppel, Lessing wrote ffrtc})t)cl, betriegen, etc 
 
 ACT THIRD. 
 
 ,,TOan hieiS tttc^i, toatum e§ fid^ occroii^iert. 3)a er^ctietni ctn Tetars 
 btexenbet ?luftritt smifii^en bem SBa(i)tmeiyter unb granjtSfo. 3)lan 
 fte{)t, Cefftng l)at Suft on ben ^^axadmn gemonnen, unb jpielt nun tnit 
 ifjnen, malt fie ju einjelnen ©jenen au§, bie al§ foldje red)! fi^on ftnb." 
 Goethe. 
 
 It cannot be denied that the action is somewliat retarded after the 
 lively events of the second act, yet there is an advance. Werner's 
 character ia further developed, and his relation to franziska brought 
 out. The dramatic effect is excellent, as everything is lively and ani- 
 mated, and both the characters and action charm us. But it is all 
 secondary to the main action. 
 
 Scene Pirst. 
 
 Page 47, lines 7, 8. STOcnn ft4| nur ba nt(i)t§ onf))tnnt ! " I only 
 hope nothing farther will come from this ! " 
 
 Line 10. grauenSjeug = ©roiienbolf, " womankind ; " used in con- 
 tempt. 
 
 Line 12. SBie geh)iinycf|t ! " How opportunely ! " JJammerlo^c^cn, 
 "lady's-maid," "abigail," lit. "pussy-cat." 
 
 Scene Second. 
 
 Page 47, line 17. ®a ftiefec mir ja glctcEi iDa§ auf. Subj. of an 
 assumed negative reality expressing the most emphatic assertion of a 
 fact (cf. Becker, Ausf. Gram. II, 61). 
 
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 Page 48, line 11. 9Jlein §err berftc^t ben SRummel, "my master 
 understands what he is about," " is up to snuff." Sliummcl means 
 primarily " a noise," " row," then " a heap," " collection," " old jumble," 
 "old lumber;" here vulgarly employed for "the whole bobbery." 
 
 Line 12. grauleinS . . . j^ammermabii^eng, cf. note to p. 21, 1. 24. 
 
 Page 49, line 3. 3ager. Niemeyer considers this the liveried 
 servant who stood at the back of the carriage of the nobility in former 
 times ; hence a footman iu huntsman's livery. But compare later where 
 it seems to be used in its ordinary sense, auf 3ut)eben gegehett, " has 
 put iu the hands of another for safe-keeping." 
 
 Line 8. Soufer, "outrider." "These were servants who ran for 
 show before the carriages of notables ; they were lightly clad in short 
 breeches, open jackets, and caps (somewhat like our fatigue caps) ; 
 they bore a long staff with a knob aud tassel" (Niemeyer, p. 71). 
 
 line 17. ®a§ mu% ii^ geftel^en. "Who would have thought it" 
 (so employed in familiar language). 
 
 line 18. Con fic^ Ia(ien. "to part with," " dismiss." 
 
 line 27. SDSitI)eim witb fic^ aEe ®J)re jnacden, "do himself all 
 honor." 
 
 Line 28. ®r I)ot be§ jpertn ganje ©orbcrobe mit, "He has (taken) 
 his master's entire wardrobe along." The sentence in German is 
 eHiptical for gr ))at . , . mitgenommtn. 
 
 Page 50, lines 2, 3. These French words point the irony of Just, 
 and express his contempt at the same time. 5parlieren, " palaver," 
 "dawdle;" d^armieren (pr. fd^orntieren), "to ogle." 
 
 Line 6. tDte ber 3Kajor. The comparative particle tnie is generally 
 omitted in constructions like this. Bonnie er t^n ]ijon. Inverted 
 order, hence the absence of tuenn or ob with fc^ott, "although," a com- 
 mon construction in German. 
 
 Lines 8, 9. Qufjubeben gegcben signifies to give to some one to 
 keep. Franziska understands Just to mean that the major has pro- 
 cured a good place for the Sflgct, whereas Just means that he is iu 
 safe custody. 
 
 Line 10. 2)em Sommanbanten Son ©ponbau. This is a strongly 
 
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 fortified tuwn in the province of Biaudenbnrg, Frassia, situated at the 
 confluence of the Havel and Spree, eight miles from Berlin. It has 
 recently been converted into a fortress of the first class, and is now 
 the key of the defences of the capital. 
 
 Line 11. geftung. Lessing wrote SSeftung. ®ie Sagb auf ben 
 SBoBcn. Franziska takes Sogst in its ordinary meaning. Cf . p. 49, 14. 
 
 Lines 15, 16. @r farrt is ambiguous ; transl. " He runs a wheel- 
 barrow," i. e. in the menial service of the fortress ; ttlt ffattcn jie^en 
 is the usual expression. Philip was condemned to labor on the for- 
 tress. The street where they labored is still called Sarrenftrafee. 
 
 Line 23. ©i^leifttiege, now usually ©c^leic^ttege. Cf. the rare 
 Sc^luft and the usual @c^luct|f, the older ©c^oft of the miners and the 
 modern gdjactlt. This change of the older forms in f and ft to d) and 
 ^t is due to the influence of the Low German. Cf. Brandt, § 493, 4 
 (4th ed.), and Engelien, Gramm. d. uhd. Spr., pp. 52. 53. 
 
 Page 51, lines 3, 4. ©algenftrtd, "halter." Here (Sttlgenftrid = 
 ©algenbieb, "gallows-bird." 
 
 Lines 6, 6. Notice the play on the words ©d^hjcmtne and tocr= 
 fc^toemnten. Transl. " In washing (the horse) he may indeed have 
 been washed away.'' In line 9 SSurr = " whoa ! " 
 
 Line 15. 2;rommcIf(!^lager, as punishment of course. 
 
 line 80. ©o§e, cf. p. 78, 14. 
 
 Lines 28, 29. g§ Koten too^I oUeS S^re guten greunbe. Allies is 
 thus collectively used of things and persons: aUeS aU Seugett einloben ; 
 e§ finb otteS greimiltige, etc. 
 
 Scene Thied. 
 
 Page 52, line 3. St§, here " thrust." 
 
 Lines 5, 6. 3I| ! ®er ungmdiidde manri (Don Sett^etm fiefagt). 
 Ah ! is here, as in Nathan, V. L 339, an exclamation of pain. 
 
 Line 21. gtnem aBirte Ififet nid^ts iibler al§ SBeugierbe, "nothing 
 becomes a landlord worse than curiosity." 
 
 This whole account of the landlord contradicts Lessing's own 
 words: „®r3o5tung bleibi iinnter ©raa^Iung, unb mtr tooflen auf bent 
 S^eoter hJtrflidie §anblungen fcJieti," though he admits that in comedy 
 0fr3al)tungen can be real action. Here he wishes to recount the scene 
 between Minna and Tellheim, to show up the inquisitive nature of the 
 
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 landlord and produce a comic scene. The real action (as it occurred 
 between Minna and Tellheim) lay outside of true comedy, and could 
 not be introduced into the play. 
 
 Line 22. fo prellte . . . ouf, for jo prottte . . . ouf, " bounced 
 open." 
 
 Line 25. fo ttia§ IS^t ftd^ nur f et)en, " can only be seen," it defies 
 description. 
 
 Page 53, lines 14, 15. mv jammett bi^ nun? (tier SUtaior ober 
 
 Page 54, line 15. ®a tft er ja, "why there he is.'' Werner is 
 
 rejoiced to find the landlord whom he wishes to call to account for his 
 
 conduct towards the major. 
 
 Line 19. SltteS i)a§ wirb fiii^ finben, "we '11 see about that later." 
 Line 21. grauenjintmerc^en, dim. of grauenjimmer. It formerly 
 
 meant a collection of women of rank, a woman of rank, gentlewoman. 
 
 Tranziska appeared to Werner like a real gentlewoman. Transl. 
 
 " young lady." 
 
 Page 55, line 8. 5Dafe e§ . . . fiir ©tJofe erllfirert, supply ,,H)te 
 ftrgertid)," bafe, etc., or some similar expression. 
 > Lines 12, 13. ©D Bur jluanjig Safjren War trio§ bron, "some twenty 
 years ago there was something in it." 
 
 Line 15. D iiber ben alien 9larren. Supply tjfui uBer, etc., " fie, 
 on." After the interjection D the genitive, vocative, or accusative with 
 iiber can be used. 
 
 Line 16. ®a ftedt'S efien, "there 's the rub." 
 
 Line 19. 5Po^ (Sei unb fein Knbe signifies foppery surpassing 
 all measure. Unb fein (Jnbe is common in exclamations and curses, 
 as Jlarren unb lein (Snbe. Lessiug uses ffiritif unb fein (?nbe ; 
 Goethe has B^ah^!fieaxe unb fein ®nbe. Transl. "the deuce take 
 his foppery." 
 
 Line 21. SSon ber (Sefal)xlid^feit, ber = biejer. 
 
 Page 56, line 20. ®a§ \)n%t ^1)n @ott fjjred^en ! the normal or- 
 der is, (Sott fietfet 3f)n ba§ j^irec^en. The landlord has, however, only 
 [quoted Minna. See p. 33. 
 
 Line 28. §erau§Iommf , " prove correct ; " here " seem." 
 
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 Page 57, line 14. e§ ware ientt. In restrictive clauses the negap 
 tive force is expressed by the subjunctive and the adverb betltt, as e§ 
 fei benn, e§ tuore berni, " unless," etc. Here the negative force lies in 
 a lost ne, always present in M. H. G. Cf . Brandt, § 336, 1 j Whitney, 
 § 331, 1 e. 
 
 Scene Fifth. 
 
 Page 58, line 5. ben SSettel, cf. 15, 1. 4, remembering that Wer- 
 ner is very much like his major. 
 
 Line 17. pradicieten, " to slip on the finger furtively and adroitly. 
 Cf. bugfieren, in the figurative sense of "to help one along,'' "to 
 manoeuvre into" = I)tneinmanoeu6riren. 
 
 Lines 28, 29. toenn'S 3l)r mii|t§ »erf(i^tagt, "if it's all the same to 
 you." 
 
 Line 32. herein, so Lessing ; it should be I)inettt. 
 
 Scene Sixth. 
 
 Page 59, line 13. S(^iteIIer, "trick," "device," "something quickly 
 done." It means literally to snap something with the finger by plac- 
 ing the nail on the thumb ; " to fillip." 
 
 Line 17. The third fie seems superfluous in English, as the preced- 
 ing bie is the object of bejafllen, but the best usage requires the 
 repetition of the pronoun in such cases. 
 
 Scene Seventh. 
 
 Page 60, line 6. Um ntir . . . Boll ju flucfien, lit., " to curse my 
 ears full against the landlord of the old one," i. e., "to fill my ears full 
 of curses against," etc. boH is factitive object after fluci)cn. 
 
 Line 7. tnir, ethical dative. " For my sake ; don't think of it, or 
 I beg you not to think of it," 
 
 Lines 13, 14. ba§ treber @ie naS) x^ fennen. We should really 
 expect the singular verb here, but it is probably attracted to the plural 
 by the ©ie. Even with disjunctive conjunctions the Germans often 
 use the plural of the verb. 
 
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 Lino 28. etn 2:i)alet ac^tjig, and tin adjt Safle, p. 61, 1. 3, are col- 
 loquial forms for an aiji^iQ Sljoler, an aijt jCage, or ungefii^r a(!^t3ig, 
 ungefolir a^i. Compare the English, a twelvemonth, a dozen, a 
 hundred, "about an eight days," Luke ix. 28 (see Brandt, § 259, 
 4th ed.). 
 
 Page 61, lines 31, 32. Um§ SUgcn ; the logical subject is often 
 expressed after the preposition urn in German; "lying is a rascally 
 mean business." Cf. the German proverb : Ciigen f)aben Eurje SSeine. 
 
 Page 62, lines 14, 15. 5UJan . . . tft, has become proverbial. 
 
 Line 22. mit ben J?anttnen. Pontine is a bottle-case. Here we 
 can translate "with the canteens." 
 
 Line 26. ein jErurtf foule§ Sffiaffer. After expressions of weight 
 and measure the partitive genitive used to be the regular construction, 
 but it has now passed over to a mere apposition. Grammatically 
 speaking, we should have the genitive in such constructions whenever 
 the dependent substantives have a qualifying attributive, but this con- 
 struction is now considered only theoretical or poetical. Idiomatic 
 German requires at present the appositive in both cases. 
 
 Line 27. SlHe ber Duar!, "trash." Sllle is originally the 0. H. G. 
 instrumental singular of the masculine and neuter genders, and then 
 employed only after prepositions. In modern German, however, it 
 has become general, being found in the singular and plural of all 
 genders and in aU cases. 
 
 Page 63, lines 11, 12. Dber 5at cS mil nteinent ^olfe wcniger 
 3U jogcn al§ mit meinent Seuiel ? " Is my neck of less consequence 
 than my purse f " This idiom „ba§ l)at ttentg, Biel, nt^tS, etc., su 
 fagen, is often very troublesome. It may be translated into English 
 by "it signifies little, much, nothing," etc., or by "it is of little, much, 
 no consequence." 
 
 Line 23. Sn§ ©ebrSnge fDmmen, " to be hard pressed." 
 
 Page 64, line 17. bte ©tfa^rung = btefc ®rfol)rung. When em- 
 phatic ber, bie, ba§, is the demonstrative pronoun and bears the accent. 
 Cf. Brandt § 244 ; Joynes-Meissner § 456, 2. 
 
 Lines 31, 32. mug 3^re ®a(^e ou§ fetn, "your case will be over," 
 or "finished;" i. e., "decided." 
 
 Line 32. @elb bie SUienge, French force argent. For eine 3Jlenge 
 
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 ©elb, or @el!ie§. Appositional construction, and very common in 
 German. Stttereffen, now Sittfett in this sense, but at that time both 
 SJietier and Snterefjen were used in the French sense. 
 
 Page 65, line 6. ouf8 fitter,- for int Sllter, "in old age." "With 
 a difference, however. ?luf§ Sitter includes the idea of growing old 
 while im Sitter denotes the mere state. 
 
 Line 11. 3u Xobe fiittern = bt§ jum Sobe fUttern, "feed (i. e., 
 provide for thee) till the day of thy death." Cf. Lessing in ®ie 
 ®ej(i|i(i|te be§ alten SBolfS : fiittere ntii^ ju Sobe unb OS) bexmaHje ®ir 
 iitetnen ipetj. 
 
 Line 18. ©c^mt gut ! "all right!" 
 
 Scene Ninth. 
 
 Page 66, lines IS, 16. aJlunbtcruRgSftiide, " equipments.'' Wer. 
 ner uses the colloquial corruption aKunbtcrung for SKontteruttg ((Jquip- 
 ment, e'quipage). 
 
 Scene Tenth. 
 
 Page 67, line 21. SOlein S(!^icEfat. Tellheim is anxious to learn 
 the result of his letter. 
 
 Page 68, line 25. „^a^ auS^alten, b. 5- ftilt fatten, Jt)rtdE|iBi5rtti^» 
 SRebenSart, Bon bem, ber ^er^altcn, ©d|lttnme§ fiber fti!^ ergelien taffeii 
 miti tote ffiati obcr bte ^o^e fatten, Ba^ tnne l)atten, bte Sa^e tieben, 
 urftJtiingltd^ bon citier Strafe." Diintzer, p. 78. 
 
 Line 27. 5Punfte, provincialism for *Pun!t. The form (?PunIte> 
 probably arose from a confusion of the two idioms auf bent 5|Jun!te f ein 
 ®ttoa§ 3U tt)un (= nofie boran) and auf ben !|Bunft 3 XttjX. Prepositior 
 and article were omitted, which gave SPuitlte 3. 
 
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 Page 69, line 3. tott mSren aHein (tro^ ber Stutoefen^ett SlBernerS, 
 tnenn bo§ grfiuletn ben SSrief gelefen ^atte), fie Ifat i§n aber ntc^t gc* 
 lef en. " We should be alone, in spite of the presence of Werner, iJ 
 the young lady had read the letter, but she has not read it ; so I hav4 
 nothing to say to you." SBfiren is the conclusion implying the noa 
 fulfilment of the (here understood) condition. 
 
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 line 25. SRit bem gtouensimmer ; graucrtjimmer here means 
 " women " in general (cf. note above, p. 54, 1. 21). 
 
 Line 28. S)a§mol| provincial for bteStltal. But compare note to 
 liDe 17, p. 64. 
 
 Page 70, lines 6, 7. Tellheim believes readily that Minna has 
 not read the letter, and the author leaves us in the dark as to vfhether 
 Tellheim keeps it or whether Frauziska takes it back to Minna. How- 
 ever, the fact that Franziska „befiel)t il)n" would imply that she keeps 
 it and returns it to Minna. 
 
 Line 11. toiffen ©te tool ? This phrase, when spoken with the 
 rising inflection, serves to introduce a suggestion, an advice. SBeifet 
 bu tool ? " Suppose we (I, you) do so and so." Here " Major, suppose 
 you come," etc. The full expression is : ffiei§t bu tool ic^ (wit, etc.), 
 t^un iDtH (ttoHen), etc., = ©oH ic^ bir fagcn, roa§, etc. Cf. English 
 " I 'U tell you what ! " etc. 
 
 Lines 11-16. Tellheim was probably in soldier's boots, but Fran- 
 ziska wants him to come in knee-breeches, and in shoes with bucldes ; 
 to have his hair dressed in court style, etc., after the fashion of the day. 
 
 Line 15. ,,braB, ^)reu^fij(i)," "too soldierly," " too Prussian." As 
 Saxon Franziska had no especially good feeling for the Prussians. 
 
 Lines 18 -20. ffiamtiietl gotten ... ®u tonnft eS crrot^cn 
 ^obctt. Compare Act I., Scene I., where it is implied that Tellheim 
 had camped out. 
 
 Line 28. bilrfen (barf) here has the older, but now rather rare 
 force of " to have occasion to," " reason for," " need." Cf . Brandt, 
 § 267, 2, 2. 
 
 Scene Eleventh. 
 
 Fage 71, line 12. SwonjiB Sinss^r aUc bolter SJJtnge. Werner 
 has really pleased Franziska, but she wishes to find out whether he 
 sets so little store by fidelity as his words about the major would 
 imply. His explanation convinces her that it was nothing but his 
 over-boastfuluess. 
 
 Line 15. bte ©c^nurre fu^r ntir nun fo iiexan? ; ©djnurre = 
 fpofetger ©infaH, " jocular conceit." " I was only joking." 
 
 Line 17. Unb f)unbert unb l^unbertntol. Again exaggeration on 
 Ihe part of Werner, who is a great boaster, and, as the Germans say, 
 „imtner ben SHunb ettooS poU nimmt." 
 
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 IJne 21. SOtac^cn, in the colloquial senBe of " to make haste," " to 
 hasten" (cf. p. 19, 1. 7). 
 
 Lines 21, 22. ®uten Slp|)ettt. The usual greeting at all meals in 
 Germany. (Slei(i^f all§, i. e., S^iten gleic^f oH§, " the same to you." 
 
 ScENB Twelfth. 
 
 Page 72, lines 4, 5. ru^ig flenug, ba§ . . . Notice the mixture 
 of two constructions here. We should expect the construction with 
 the supine, „um il)n l^ier heljalten ju Ibnneti, " "calm euough for re- 
 taining him here, or to retain him here ; " instead of this we have the 
 final clause of result, which really ought to he preceded by ,,fo tu^ig, 
 J)0§ . . . ." This exchange is permissible in German. This construc- 
 tion was probably used for the sake of the peculiar force which here 
 lies in the pluperfect subjunctive; "that I might (after all) have re- 
 tained him." 
 
 Line 8. ]ptai^, for berrietl^, or jeigtc ; a rare use of ]pxtS)m. The 
 more usual form would be : S)er t^xli6)e SBiann ^prac^ flU§ jeber Seilc. 
 
 Line 11. 3!Kag er ioS), Freuch, qu'importe? "no matter." 
 
 Line 17. feiner, grammatical mistake for i^m. gtttfagen governs 
 the dative. Below, 1. 20, Lessing wrote first in the manuscript feineS 
 WonneS, and then changed it to the dative. He probably forgot to 
 make the necessary change here. This verb never governs the 
 genitive. Lessing possibly confounded this construction with that of 
 ]ii) ettifagen with the genitive. 
 
 Lines 20, 21. (Stti iSirdS) ifi tntr Beigefanen ; ©trctd^, in familiar 
 language " a trick," " a rig." " I have just thought of a ruse." UJetf ots 
 len is synonymous with etttfaHen, though not so common in this sense 
 as the latter. 
 
 Line 23. Xt^t '{tljX XV.1ji%, "excessively," "superlatively calm." 
 
 ACT FOURTH. 
 
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 at the end of the second act. Act third has added but little to onr 
 knowledge of the plot ; still it has been enteitainiug while at the same 
 time aiding in the development of the characters. The plot of the 
 play is now first discovered, but extends to the twelfth scene of the 
 fifth act ; it is rich in changing conflicts, and raises the dramatic atten- 
 tion to its highest point. Tellheim has hitherto refused Minna's hand, 
 because he considered himself in disgrace ; his honor is under a cloud, 
 and he cannot consent to allow the being he loves to make what he 
 calls a degrading marriage. Minna knows that he will marry her in 
 spite of everything, provided she can make him believe that she has 
 been disinherited on account of her love to him ; in this consists the 
 intrigue. 
 
 Scene Fibst. 
 
 Page 73, lines 10, 11. iffiatjrctibet ajJa^ljeit; compare p. 33, 
 1. 26, and p. 35, 11. 3, 4. 
 
 Line 18. Bid} ®rillen maSjerx, "to be melancholy; " here ftc^ un= 
 notI)tgE Sotgen madjm, melanc^olifd^c, i. e., ©riHen mad^enbe : Goethe 
 (Book eighth of ©ii^tung unb SBaljrfieit) says, that ,,er (bcr Roffee) 
 iJ)m etne eigne Irifte ©titnmung gab " (Gosche). 
 
 lines 20, 21. Usually etner ©ai^e or iiber eincr <Ba<l)i nac^benfen, 
 " to reflect," or " meditate on." 
 
 Page 74, lines 6, 7. ©afe ic^ ungtuatt^ unb bertaRcn Bin. This 
 is Minna's plan and the real development of the play. Not very fine 
 or clever, say the French critics, and carried too far, as we shall see. 
 Perhaps Tellheim might say with Alceste : 
 
 " Que la plaisanterie est de mauvaise grace ! " 
 
 Line 8. Unb fo toaS. 3Ba§ stands for eitnaS and fo is used in the 
 sense of fold^, as frequently. Here fo »a§ = etwa§ Wte ba§, etttaS 
 iiltinlii)tS, etn ©oleics, " Such a thing." 
 
 Lines 8, 9. Lessing the moralist speaks here in the person of 
 Franziska; the result shows that the remark is perfectly just. Mo- 
 lifere often made use of his domestics to interpret his moral reflexions, 
 but always as a true comic poet, never as a rigid moralist. 
 
 Line 12. Safe mic^ nut corresponds to the English "Just let me 
 alone," " Please don't interfere." 
 
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 Page 74, line SO. Kiccaut de la Marlisiere, a character not at all 
 essential to the action. French critics justly observe that adventurers 
 selling their services to the one offering the most belonged to all 
 nations of Europe, and that France furnished less than any other na- 
 tion; hence Lessing should have chosen his character from one of 
 the others. But the battle then waging against the French school 
 and the French parasites whom Frederick II. had called to Berlin, in 
 all probability influenced and justifies Lessing's choice. Both the 
 German and French of thjs scene are bad, of course, for the comio 
 effect. 
 
 The correct German and a, translation of the French are given 
 pn pp. 175-178. 
 
 line 23. Sffiitt bo§ 3« un§ 1 This use of bo§ referring to persons 
 corresponds to the familiar nse of pa (for cela) in French, referring to 
 persons. It generally expresses faniiliarity and contempt. Transl 
 " Is that fellow coming here? " Cf. Schiller in WaUenstein'a Lager: 
 
 „®t, ba§ mufe immer faufen unb frejjen." 
 
 Act I., Sc. iii., 1. 4. 
 
 Page 76, lines 2 and 12. Pardonneres, saches, older spellings, aa 
 throughout this scene. See Addendum. 
 
 Lines 6-10. Probably a thrust at those aping the French customs, and 
 priding themselves on their ability to speak an excellent French while 
 despising the German. It also raised the national tone of the piece. 
 
 Line 18. SriegSbe^artemeni shows that Berlin is the city in which 
 the scene is laid. The War Department building was on Wilhelms- 
 platz in Wilhelmsstrasse, which lay at some distance from the central 
 part of the city proper. 
 
 Page 77, line 17. Chevalier. He was by no means chevalier, 
 only lieutenant (Cf. Tellheim, p. 93, 1. 23; and gelbj,ager, p. 107, 
 L9). 
 
 Lines 18, 19. Much has been said about "Pret-au-val" and Prens. 
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 " Prend-d'or," " grab-gold." Some have made the former words mean 
 " debt-valley," and " gold-taker," but Leasing probably only wished to 
 render the whole scene comical. He would hardly make Kiccaut give 
 himself such manifestly disagreeable names. 
 
 Page 78, line 4. reformtS; it should be r^form^. Formerly 
 officier reformg was one from whom his employment was withdrawn, 
 but who retained a part of his salary. Here it means one who had 
 been dismissed outright. 
 
 Lines 16, 17. gin jebeS Unglud f(^Iepi)t jeinen SBruber nad^ |ic& 
 is a popular German proverb. Our " misfortunes never come single '■ 
 is the English equivalent. 
 
 Page 79, line 17. Lessing is here giving his own excuse for 
 gambling, say the critics. 
 
 Line 28. oljniotigft, now obsolete, for unlongft. 
 
 Page 80, lines 7-9. "Your ladyship shall have a third interest 
 in my bank." interefftt for tntetejftert. The whole sentence is ter- 
 ribly broken, but the meaning is evident. 
 
 Line 17. nnbertt, compare French nous autres joueurs, which Ric- 
 caut has mentally translated. Cf. p. 77, 1. 5. 
 
 Lines 25, 26. ginfatS^inyc, for ®tnfalt§l)tnfel. Seuf, for SCeufcI. 
 
 Line 32. Je sais monter un conp. German, einen entfi^eibenben, 
 fal|c^en SBurf ju maii^en, " make a false play." 
 
 Page 81, line 2. Je file la carte avec une adresse, German, eine 
 fforte fort ju fd^offen, unterjuf^logen, "slip away a card." 
 
 Line 4. Je fais sauter la coupe, German, Sie Soltc (pr. Sffiolte) gu 
 fc(|Iagen, " to stock the cards." 
 
 Lines 10, 11. L'enchainer (enchainer) sous ses doigts, e§ an bie 
 ginger tetten, "to make a sure thing of it." 
 
 Scene Thied. 
 
 Page 82, line 7. itann tl^ noii^ reben? Franziska is nearly 
 speechless with vexation. 
 
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 tietfenncn luiU, Bcrfetmt ber Settler Wieber, " the beggar fails to recog- 
 nize in his turn the benevolent person, who, from motives of gener- 
 osity, declines to recognize the beggar as such. ' ' 
 
 Lines 27, 28. iKun ittbgen @te e« ^abcn, etc., "that serves you 
 right, if (he looks upon your gift as dishonoring you)." 
 
 Fag's 83, line 28. ^bmmft bu bo roieber ^in ? "Are you at it again?" 
 Line 29. Sffiobuttiir, etc., forSSeimbitntir, etc. It would be consid- 
 ered faulty now, butcf. above, p. 30, 1. 17. Transl. "should you," 
 etc. 
 
 Scene Poueth. 
 
 Page 84, line 17. Dor bent ©c^tage brei, " before the stroke of 
 three, before it struck three." 
 
 Scene Fifth. 
 
 Page 85, line 12. aufjumu^ett; primitively the word meant to 
 adorn with ornaments (= aufpuljen); now it means to make con- 
 spicuous by mockery, blame, or reproach (= ^txiioxijthtn, geWo^nltc^ 
 ntit tabetnbem 58eiftnnc). Compare the first scene of this act, p. 74, 
 11. 12-14, where Franziska does „aufmu^cn" Minna's „bein SBarf)ts 
 metfter." Lessing is very fond of the word, and Wieland and Goethe 
 also use it. 
 
 Line 17. ja freilic^, etc., " why, of course they appear there more 
 like puppets than men." 
 
 Line 19. @id^ felbft gelaffen, for ftt^ jelbft iibertaffcn, ft^ jcIBjl 
 geptt. Lessing also has bie fid) Jelbfl geloffene Siatut, for bie firf| felbjt 
 ixberlaffene 3?atur. 
 
 Line 20. bo9 miigte id^ benn too^t, ' ' I suppose I really must, ought 
 to." 
 
 Line 21. auf bent ©aale, for in bem ©aale. For 1. 26 cf . p. 20, 1.4. 
 
 Line 27. beS SWojorS (einen, colloquial for ben be« 5D'iajor8, a not 
 infrequent construction in German. Stefe ©tube ift bent SSater fetne, 
 bu ftel^ft ber SKutter itiren (jEifci)) are also found in Lessing. 
 
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 Scene Sixth. 
 
 Page 86, lines 15-17. Minna means here that Tellheim's renun- 
 ciation of herself at their previous meeting was childish on his part, 
 while she was childish in considering it serious. Tellheira, however, 
 applies childish to Minna's frantic resistance to the separation instead 
 of submitting resignedly to necessity. 
 
 Lines 19, 20. unb ^etna(^ (teoEen loir) tneinetn Dl^eitn entgegen 
 (gc^en). 
 
 Page 87, Ime 1. 3Siad)tn Sic ft(^ fetnc (Scbonfen, "do not be 
 uneasy about it." @t(^ (Sebanfen tnoc^en = Sic^ ©orgen mod^en. 
 
 Lines 1, 2. Sgcjorgten Wir fc^ott, inverted order ; transposed order, 
 ffienn Inir fdjon beforgten, " though," etc. Cf. p. 34, 1. 2 above for 
 the absence of tDcnn or ob. In such cases the jc^on or the gtci(^ has 
 the force of B)enn= or obfi^on, or menns or obglcii^. 
 
 Line 19. bie, the natural gender, instead of ba§, the grammatical 
 gender of SKfibd^en. Goethe sanctions this usage, and it is not infre- 
 quent in classic German. But compare p. 88, 1. 4, where Lessing uses 
 ba§, the grammatical gender being the more important idea. 
 
 Line 27. auf 3«il meineS 2ebcn§ = auf meiu Cebtage, or better 
 cuf tneitte Sebjeiten. 
 
 Page 88, line 11. SBormittoge, so Leasing. All editors change 
 it to SBorntittog, which form we should expect. SSormittagt is most 
 probably only a united 6or and 5Ktttage, which is entitled to the jC as 
 dative sign. SJormtttoge and 5iaii^mittagc are at present heard in dia- 
 lects, but good usage requires SSormittag, 9locf)mittag. Cf. Goethe's 
 Faust, i., 2903-4 (Weimar ed.) : 
 
 „ SBerjcitit bie grei^ett, bie iifi genotnmeti, 
 aSSill 3loci)mtttafle iDieberfomtnen." 
 
 Line 14, 15. UntergeftecEi worben, "consolidated with others." 
 
 Line 17. wie e§ tommen ntUfjcn ; supply fiat before fommen. The 
 auxiliary is often omitted. 
 
 Lines 22, 23. entbebrlid^, " dispensable (superfluous) "... un- 
 entbeljtliii), " indispensable ! " 
 
 Page 89, lines 4, 5. ouf ben SSerluft, translate auf by " on the 
 strength of." 
 
 Line 13. (Sin tIctll?M?fl^)felf M/erflSfi«®g SxUmh "something of 
 a cripple." 
 
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 Page 90, line 2. Dernc^me, for berPre. "If I examine yoni 
 beggar (which you pretend to be)." 
 
 Line 5. Sapttolc, generally Sa))ttaltcn in the plural. Here " stocks," 
 " investments." SBlit, i. e., either with that of other people, or with 
 other losses of his own. 
 
 Line 22. Stmtern, here " districts." 
 
 Line 31. roiifiabterettbeti = ju geiielimigenbcn, giiltig ju tnad^enicn, 
 JU beftfitigenben. Compare the Latin ratihabitio from (ratum-habere). 
 Translate " the debts to be ratified or approved." SRotifijierett is the 
 more usual expression ; both are commercial terms. 
 
 Page 91, lines 2, 3. Wan 3og i^oitif^ ba§ TOaul, lit. "puckered 
 their mouths mockingly," i. c, smiled incredulously." SSalute, also 
 SSaluta, from the Ital. and a commercial term; "the face" (of the 
 bill). 
 
 line 4. ©rattal = (Selbgcf(i^cnf jur SBelo^nung geletftcter ©tcitfte ; 
 perhaps here ®onfgcf(^cnt = "a gratuity ; " here a bribe (Dfintzer). 
 
 Lines 3-7. Compare Critical Analysis, pp. xxxi, xxxii, ixxv of 
 the Introduction, where the historical facts are given. 
 
 Line 21. S!)re§ €5eim§ ! 3l)rct ©tanbe ! If Tellheim had been 
 bribed, their testimony, as parties to the deed, would avail nothing. 
 For they were his companions in guilt. 
 
 Line 24. SBorftd)t now more usually means precaution; Divine 
 Providence is SBorfe^ung, though SJJorftd)! may have that meaning. 
 
 Line 29. bcrfennen = Fr. meconnaitre. Transl. " if they fail to 
 render you justice here ; " Detlennen may be translated by to " fail to 
 render justice " throughout this passage. 
 
 Page 92, line 4. ©ttine, queen at card,"!. 
 
 Line 12. 3l)renttDegen, so Lessing, now usually 3t)reth)egen. " The 
 compounds with toegett and Ijalben are really dative plurals ; tncinetl 
 toegeti, beinen ^allien. After n sprang up the excrescent t : tneincnls 
 IDegen, betnentljalBetti current in the sixteenth century. These became 
 the now classical ineinettoegen, beinetljolBEn, though the longest forms 
 are stiU heard" (Brandt, Ger. Gram., 4th ed., § 81). 
 
 Lines 14, 15. Shakespeare was familiar to the German public at 
 this time. 
 
 Line 18. btel fi^nlici^eS tntt i^m. Like him in his high sense of 
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 power. Courland was then a, petty independent duchy; it is now a 
 province of Russia. The question why the Moor was in foreign ser- 
 vice causes Tellheim's abstraction and deep thought, out of which 
 Minna had to arouse him. 
 
 Line 21. bet inbcS bertieft, that is, in (Sebanfen Oettteft. 
 
 Page 93, line 6. ^i) ftemme tnic^ = 3c^ wiberfe^e mitSj. 
 
 Line 11. '^ij mufe 3l)nen in§ SZBott fatten = Sit| tnufe Ste unter^ 
 Bremen. 
 
 Line 14. gefatten jcin, for auSgefatten fein. 
 
 Lines 28, 29. unlerttJegenS, so Lessing instead of untermcgS. This 
 dialectical form (unterttiegenS) arose from the M. H. 6. form unber= 
 m £ g e n (dat. pi. of meg). Cf. Luther, 2 Mos. iv., 24) : ?ll§ er unter= 
 IDegen in ber ^erberge tnar. Others use the same form. After the 
 analogy of unterWegS, abfcttS, etc., it assumed the inorganic §. 
 
 Page 94, line 1. nut je^t, not unfrequent for ebcn je^t, foeben. 
 
 Line 2. niebergefd^Iagen, "suppressed." urgiert = oorgebrad^t, 
 " brought forward, urged." Cf. Act V., Sc. IX., p. 109, 1. 22. 
 
 Line S. entlaben, "exonerate," according to an earlier use of the 
 word. 
 
 Line 6. 3Kan mtrb mii) hjotten laufen loffen, "they want me to 
 leave." Notice the order of the words where the past participial form 
 (like the present infinitive) ttoHcn is placed before the two infinitives. 
 Cf. Brandt, Ger. Gram. 4th ed., § 345. laufen below may be trans- 
 lated " I won't leave." 
 
 Lines 14, 15. Don oHen ®tngen, generally iiber atte ®tnge ut= 
 leilen. 
 
 Line 30. bejjen bitnbe SottKi^teit- Blind to his loss of property 
 and disgrace, according to his own way of looking at the situation. 
 
 Page 95, line 6. bunt, synonymous with arg ; cr ntad^t e§ 36nen 
 etn inentg ju Bunt = er berffibrt ctn toenig 3U org mit 3t)nen. " He 
 goes a little too far," " he is a little too severe with you." Cf. English: 
 " he makes it lively for you." 
 
 Line 10. SBenn id^ ©te toeniger liebte ; supply, fo ttifirbe ii) nid^t 
 \o unetgenniitjig fein, ttiirbe iS) burc^ ©ie mein ©liidE ju moc^en fud^en. 
 
 Line 15. gben fo gut, i. e., e§ tft eben (gerobe) fo gut. Minna's 
 argument is that it is a good thing to be open-hearted, but just as good 
 for her, since love must be unselfish, that she is not open-hearted ; for 
 
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 his pity might have granted what his love denies, had she allowed 
 her selfishness to lead her astray. 
 
 Lines 19, 20. ffeiticS tnufe ba§ anbere tteber gtiiffliii^ noc^ ungtud= 
 lid^ moii^cn, " neither must make the other either happy or unhappy." 
 Minna draws the legitimate conclusion to Tellheim's false idea of true 
 love, and shows its absurdity. The neuter includes both Minna and 
 Tellheim. For 11. 17, 26, cf. pp. 19, 10-12 ; 27, 4-5. 
 
 Line 26. ®§ fet brum, "be it so." 
 
 Line 31. gejiert, " Your refusal to marry me has not been for mere 
 show, has it ? " The remark hurts Tellheim, as we learn from his re- 
 ply in Act v., Sc. v., p. 104, 1. 23 ; in his astonishment thereat he 
 mechanically takes the ring. 
 
 Page 96, line 11. Saflen ©te mid). Compare Act II., Sc. IX., 
 p. 46, 1. 15. Lessing waa fond of such parallelisms. 
 
 Scene Seventh. 
 
 Page 97, lines 1 f£. Tellheim is too excited to notice the inconsis- 
 tency between this and Minna's account of n, few moments before. 
 The plot here developed is not too strained and artistic, but naturally 
 and cleverly carried out. The Trench critics contend that Lessing 
 here makes the play too tragic for comedy, thus confusing the two 
 classes. Lessing himself criticises this mixture quite severely; but, 
 with most consummate art, he seems to have tpuched, without passing, 
 the line. 
 
 Line 17. h30§ fie mod^i = trie fte \iSj Beftnbet. 
 
 Line 17. 3Bte Iti^i, etc. Said to increase his desire to see Minna 
 again and to arouse his anxiety. It has the desired effect. The whole 
 scene is excellent, and shows Lessing's great tact in putting fallacious 
 words into the mouth of Franziska in order to bring him back to the 
 feet of Minna. 
 
 Scene Eighth. 
 
 Page 97, line 23. ®a§ ift brtngenbet ; viz., that he hunt up Wer- 
 ner and get money for immediate use. 
 
 Line 23. SBenn fie ernft fie^t, "if she sees that I am in ear- 
 nest." 
 
 Line 24. entftel^en, siraifi^s. UM^^l in^hich sense it is used Dy 
 
 Line Z4. entltegen, sirames ](B}t\ m wmcn sense it is used 
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 ACT FIFTH. 
 
 In the sixth scene of the foregoing act (p. 96, 1. 26), we have the 
 eatastrophe in Minna's words, ,,SIBir tooUen einanber nic^t gefannt 
 l^oben." The fifth act is occupied with the denouement of the piece, 
 representing the fate of the personages. Minua now pays Tellheim 
 back in his own coin and refuses to marry him, because she is in 
 trouble. She carries her joke too far, and nearly loses by overdoing 
 the matter. 
 
 Scene First. 
 
 Page 98, lines 5, 6. SBo ftedft bu? Steden often = fid^ befin= 
 ben, fein. 
 
 Line 8. gat eirtc gute here = eine gar gute. 
 
 Line 22. SBentt, better wann, which would be more correct accord- 
 ing to present use. 
 
 Page 99, lines 1, 2. ^offtaatSlaffe, "the treasury." 
 
 Line 2. ©elbcx, here "money." It is frequently used by the 
 students in this sense, though the plural generally means "sums of 
 money." 
 
 Line 8. je nu, for jc nun, " well and good." For je compare above, 
 p. 42, 1. 6. 
 
 Line 27. Ciebcr I|«r alfcS int Stic^e gelaflcn, supply, al§ ISnget 
 bleiben. gelaffen is the imperative use of the past participle; cf. 
 p. 122, 1. 25. The Germans frequently use the perfect participle with 
 the force of the imperative. 
 
 Line 28. mo mir fonfi ctn ©liii aufge^oBen ift, " where some good 
 fortune is reserved for me." 
 
 Page 100, line 3. ^eraenSmajor, " my darling major," a colloquial 
 expression. 
 
 Scene Thikd. 
 
 Page 100, lines 21, 22. gg ttar mil, oI§ oB i^ 35k ©tirame 
 ^Brte, " It seemed to me I heard your voice." 
 
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 Lines 23, 24. toaS mai)i bein gtoulein % Compare above, p. 97, 
 11. 16, 17. 
 
 Page 101, line 3. fflift iu md^t flug? "are you out of your 
 
 senses ? " cf. bu bift ni(i^t rec^t gej^eib. 
 
 Page 101, line 32, page 102, line 1. Boltig ju Sffiaffer tnacden, " swal- 
 low up her whole property.'' 
 
 Lines 3, 4. iDionn§ gsnug, "man enough;'' cf. Fr. ne suis-je pas 
 assez homme, homme a? . . , This is the partitive genitive, the force 
 of which, however, is hardly more felt than in our " enough of a 
 man." 
 
 Lines 6 and 9. Tjextin, for ^inein, as above. 
 
 Line 9. erft, here only emphatic; transl. "Please come later, at 
 least." 
 
 yCENE FOCKTH. 
 
 Page 102, line 15. etne ftubierte SBenbung, accusative instead of 
 genitive. Cf. Schiller, Uiat Bebiirfte metn SosKnB ^o»' niemolS. The 
 accusative, as well as the genitive, was used with this verb, and is now 
 very common. 
 
 Scene Fifth. 
 
 , Page 103, line 22. er^altcn, for Bel^oltcn. 
 
 Line 29. etkflen, in the now obsolete sense of enttaffctt. 
 
 Page 104, line 15. bo ift leine (Setoalt in ber SBelt, etc. It must 
 be remembered that Minna has her own ring, and means that no 
 power on earth can make her break off her engagement with Tell- 
 heim ; he naturally understands the opposite. 
 
 Page 105, lines 24r-28. umnebelt . . . tn betn bottjien ©ange bel 
 ©liideS . . - ftd^ Sag fii^affen . . . i^rc Soc^ter, bo§ aKiildb . . . mit 
 bent ftnftern ©c^mcrjc . . . olle Sugange ber ©ecle . . . This passage 
 very justly mirrors the blissful mood of the lover ; it is the energetic, 
 figurative language of the heart to express the reawakened love of 
 Tellheim. 
 
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 lane 25. (Songe, most editors have changed it to ©lattje; it here 
 means " progress." 
 
 Page 106, line 12. SZBcId^E SJiettfte, etc. This seems rather boast- 
 ful on the part of Tellheim, but we cannot hold him to a strict account 
 for what he is saying in his present state of exaltation. 
 
 Scene Sixth. 
 
 Page 106, line 18. gelbjfigcr, here " orderly." 
 
 Page 107, line 8. auSjufragen, for auSjuftnben, "to hunt up." 
 auSfragen is here used in the peculiar sense of erfragen, "to learn by 
 Inquiry." The orderly had learned from Eiccaut (who knew nothing 
 of the major's removal) that Tellheim was at " The King of Spain." 
 In his vexation Tellheim had neglected to give his address, and Ric- 
 caut, who chanced to know it, had nothing better to do than to hasten 
 to bring Tellheim the good news. 
 
 Scene Seventh, 
 
 Page 107, line 28. inbe§ ba^ here = tofi^renb, " whilst," the old 
 meaning of inbe^. 
 
 Scene Eighth. 
 
 Page 108, line 5. Jgerr SBirt ? Franziska cannot for the moment 
 realize why the landlord should come, but quickly remembers his 
 curiosity. 
 
 Scene Ninth. 
 
 ' Page 108, lines 18, 19. Ca^en ©ie ... gut fdn, "be reconciled 
 with," etc. 
 
 Line 20. SBorBitteritt, for gttrhtitertn. 
 
 Lines 23. et fiaf fii^ aui) ^kx nid^t Derleugnct. Frederick II., king 
 
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 of Prussia. The introduction upon the stage of the reigning king was 
 an unheard-of innoration then. Notice the manly tone with which 
 Lessiog neglects an opportunity of fulsome praise of the great kinr; 
 it is well known that he sincerely admired him, though he had been, 
 as lie thought, ill treated by him. 
 
 Page 109, line 12. ©cfoUe, also often ©efaHen. 
 
 line 15. Sd^ tl)ue Qui) ju mtffcn, official style, "I hereby inform 
 you." The phrase was also used in old English; cf. 2 Cor. yiii. I, 
 James I.'s version. §anbet, "suit," "affair," "action." 
 
 Line 17. 3Kein Srubex, Prince Henry of Prussia, irar be§ SUtt^errt 
 botJOn unterric^tet, "was informed of the particulars about it." Ad- 
 verbial genitive ; cf. einen etne§ !8eflern unterrid^ten, or 6elel)ren. Gen. 
 erally, however, fiii) Don ®tmo§ untexric^ten. 
 
 line 20. BelBu^tcn, "well-known." 
 
 Line 23. nieberfi^IaBen, for ntebergcfcfitQgen. Cf. p. 94, 1. 2, 
 where the right form is employed. 
 
 Line 25. *J3raBour and offeftioniert below are the only two French 
 words in the letter, which is remarkable in the mouth of Frederick II., 
 who seldom spoke his native tongue. The German is excellent, and 
 the official style shows that Lessing had improved his opportunities 
 extremely well while secretary to General Tauenzien in Breslau. 
 
 Page 110, lines 2-4. This was a gracious confession for a Saxon, 
 and must have produced an excellent effect. 
 Line 27. SBefttwtmung = SSeruf, "profession."' 
 
 Page 111, lines 3, 4. ben ftillften, '^eitetften, laii^enbjtett Sffitnlel; 
 cf . Goethe's beautiful verses : — 
 
 .iSd^on tft mk bo§ %iial gefunben, 
 SBo iDtr einft aufamtnen gelin 
 Unb ben ©trom in Stbenbftunben 
 ©anft Ijinunter gteiten fetin, 
 Siefe ^pappcln auf ben Sffitejen, 
 ®iefe Su^en in bem §atn 
 ^ij ! unb J)inter alien btefen 
 SEBirb bo^ au^ ctn §iittd(ien fein." 
 
 line 17. ein ©ngel, cf. Lessing's epigram written in the album 
 
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 of one believing his friend without a blemish, and hia beloved an 
 
 angel ; — 
 
 ,,jCtau feinent gteunbc fonier SJtfingel, 
 
 Unb lUb ein SDlabdjcn, ieinen Sngel." 
 
 Line 24. Bei (einer ftiegenben §i^c, "with his intermittent heat." 
 We must recollect that Tellheim was cold when he considered himself 
 disgraced. Now his love is at a white heat. 
 
 Page 112, line 6. gittteijeite, lit. "tinsel side," here "bright 
 side ; " bie glfinjenbe Sette. 
 
 Line 14. ba§ fic^ tl)tn an ben fiopf getoorfen, cf. Fr. se Jeter a la 
 tete. The more usual form now is fid) en ben ^al§ tterfen. Cf. how- 
 ever, Lessing, mtd^ folc^en Sieuten an ben ^ojjf tterfen ; Wieland, \id) 
 einem miSBergnilgten 5|}o6eI an ben Sopf tterfen ; Schiller, S^r tterft 
 tud) i^m on ben KotJf. The latter expression is stronger than fiii^ an 
 ben SqoXS tterfen, and not uncommon. 
 
 During the whole scene Minna is turning the major's arguments 
 against him, thus deepening the really comical effect. 
 
 Line 19. 9lun ba ! Qualifying assertions or wishes, this expres- 
 sion is of frequent occurrence ; the particle bo is then strengthening 
 and bears the principal stress, as our " There now, you see." 
 
 Line 21. ctn3unel)men, as in the expression einen SetteiS, einen 
 SSorffiurf einnel^tnen. The figure is taken from the medical art, and 
 refers to the swallowing of physic. A similar figurative use of ein= 
 ftedcn is now of frequent occurrence. We likewise say " swallow or 
 pocket an insult." 
 
 Line 27. Compare the oaths of Portia and Nerissa at the end of 
 Shakespeare's " Merchant of Venice." Minna has not given her be- 
 trothal ring to Tellheim, but the one she gave him at their betrothal. 
 
 Page 113, line 1. ®cn ®tai bred^en, an expression taken from 
 the law. Formerly a small white staff was broken over the criminal 
 condemned to death, and then thrown at his feet. 
 
 Line 7. ®§ jet, Fr. soit, " either.'' 
 
 Lines 17, 18. '^i) ttill ben SSrtef m(^t be!ommen ^oben, "I will 
 act as if I had not received the letter." 
 
 Line 24. er ift unfetitbor jerrtffen; present for future, for emphasis, 
 and to express the certainty of the action. 
 
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 Scene Tenth. 
 
 Page 115, lines 16, 17- The exaltation of Tellheim's love is to 
 turn to its opposite. Tellheim has merely discovered that Minna has 
 succeeded in getting his ring (Minna's betrothal ring to him) from 
 the landlord, but he still believes that the one she has just given him (p. 
 95, 25-26) is the other, his betrothal ring to her. This is his mistake, 
 vrhich he only discovers on p. 118, 30. Minna thinks, however, that 
 in hearing vphat Just said he must have discovered the whole truth, 
 namely, that each has the ring properly belonging to him. That is her 
 mistake. Hence she naively asks : „S[Barum lann e§ ni(!|t ina^r f etn ? " 
 Line 28. mix ben metnigen juaujc^anjen. ®tnent (SitoaS jujd^ans 
 jen generally means to procure something for any one in an under- 
 handed way. Here the meaning is " to juggle me into taking mine 
 back." 
 
 Scene Eleventh. 
 
 Page 116, line 15. IHUe ©lite tft SSerftcttung, a stab at Minna. 
 Tellheim's misanthropic mood has returned. 
 
 Line 20. ben ; namely, the following (JjodEe bti!^). (SaKe, here 
 " anger," " spleen." 
 
 Page 117, line 7. §u ! Interjection denoting a cold shudder. 
 
 Scene Twelfth. 
 
 Page 118, line 27. ben ic^ . . . ben ©ie, supply the antecedent 
 
 berjenige. 
 
 Page 119, line 16. fifirccE^aft is rarely used in the sense of "dread- 
 ful," for which meaning f(!^redtiif) is employed. But Goethe, Schiller, 
 and Platen use jctired^aft in this sense. 
 
 Scene Thirteenth. 
 
 Page 120, line 16. As Saxon the count could not love Prussian 
 officers, but he could liSjgf/fteafqf^ViSa^SsSheim. Cf. Lessing's say- 
 
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 ing: 㩤 tft liar, %xm tioffet bie flonje 5lation, wetiiic leinetn SSoier= 
 
 laitbe feinbfelig ift ; obex er fonn iebe§ Snbtbibium au§ berjelben tieben, 
 
 iDctin e§ Ciebe berbient." 
 
 Line 19. Sn toeld^em Kletbe, etc. Cf. Schiller in "WaUtfnstein's 
 
 Lager : — 
 
 „®cx Bonje Unlerf^ieb tft in ben iRiicfen, 
 Unb OS) gonj Qtrn mag in meinem fteden." 
 
 Scene Fohkteenth. 
 
 Page 121, line 17. Sbtbel, " clodpole," for offering him the 
 money so inopportunely and when the major was so excited. 
 
 Line 18. ^vii)td, ffiegen mit brciter Jilinge, then etn ©c^Iag nttt 
 berjelben. The plural is generally gu(i)teln. Here it means blows with 
 the flat of the sword. 
 
 Scene Fifteenth. 
 
 Pago 122, lines 18, 19. jQerr SBodjtmetficr . . . grau 2Ba(!^tmeifter= 
 in f Mr. Sergeant-major . . . Mrs. Sergeant-major ? 
 
 Lines 24, 85. §err aKajor, m(i)t gro^ getbon ! Past participle 
 employed as imperative. " Major, no boasting ! " 
 
 Line 28. ffrou (Seneratin, lit. Mrs. General, grau Oeneral is now 
 better taste. 
 
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VOCABULARY. 
 
 In this vocabulary, unless otherwise indicated, masculine and neuter nouns are 
 assumed to form their genitive by adding 3 or eS, and the plural by adding t except- 
 ing those ending in el, em, en, er, d^en, lein, which remain unchanged. Feminine 
 nouns are assumed to form the plural by adding n or en. No special indication is ' 
 given of adjectives used also as adverbs. 
 
 oB, from, o£E. 
 
 ab=hn(l)in (a, o), break ofE, stop. 
 a6=Srenttcn, brannte, geBxannt, 
 
 bum down, bum out. 
 
 oB'Sringen, Bra(^te, geBradEit, di- 
 vert, turn. 
 
 aB^baufeU, discharge, dismiss. 
 
 StBenb, m. evening. 
 
 oBer, but, again. 
 
 aB^ftttiieit (a, U), satisfy claims ; ft^ 
 mit einent — , compensate one, 
 get even with one. 
 
 oB'fii^ren, lead away. 
 
 tti'^eittn, gtag,gegongen,go away. 
 
 oBgef^tttadt, absurd, insipid. 
 
 ai'^alUtt (ie, a), keep away. 
 
 oB^angCtt (i, a), depend upon. 
 
 aB'tte^men (a, O), take from, di- 
 minish. 
 
 ab't&UMtn, remove, take of clear 
 away. 
 
 ai'-tti)e«, agree upon. 
 
 a6«reifea, depart, leave. 
 
 ^Bfc^teB, m. farewell, departure, 
 discharge. 
 
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 tSBfl^Iag, m. ^e, reduction; auf — , 
 
 on account. 
 SIBft^t, /. aim purpose, intention. 
 oBWec^felnJl, alternately. 
 
 aB'tneniten, itianbte, getoanbt (also 
 
 weak), fid), turn away. 
 StBttiefeit^ett, / absence. 
 
 aB^jii^Iett, count off; an ben gin« 
 
 gent — , see readily,guess readily. 
 
 aB'jie^en, 50 g, gejogen, deduct. 
 
 3(6 jug, m. "-t, discount. 
 
 a. c, anni curentis, this year. 
 
 %i\i, /■ heed, care; ftd^ in OC^t nt^ • 
 
 men, be on one's guard, take care, 
 aii^t, «». eight. 
 
 a^ttn, pay attention to, respect. 
 Stli^tung, /"• attention, respect. 
 aiSftm, eighty. 
 abieu, farewell. 
 affaire, / -§, affair, fight. 
 Offefttert, affected. 
 (tl^nlili^, hke, similar to. 
 
 atbetn, foolish. 
 
 all, all, every; aEe§, everybody. 
 allein, alone, but. 
 aUerbingS, to be sure, certainly, 
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 aUetliebft, most charming (of all). 
 Ottetf^Iei^teft, worst (of all). 
 
 aKerttoUftiinbigfi, most complete 
 
 (of all). 
 
 oH^ier, here. 
 
 oUjtt, far too. 
 
 al§, when, as, than. 
 
 alSitttm, then. 
 
 Olfo, so, then, therefore, accord- 
 ingly. 
 
 nit, old, former. 
 
 Stiter, ». age, old age. 
 
 ?Hmt, n.^tt, oiSce,province,district. 
 
 on=Bieten (o, o), offer. 
 StnblicC, m. look, sight. 
 an-bUlfctt, see, get sight of, look at. 
 anber, other, different. 
 anbermal, another time. 
 aitbevS, otherwise, else. 
 9tnfang, m. J^e, beginning. 
 
 ott'fangen, (i,a), begin; egtftnic[)t§ 
 tnit itint anjufangen, nothing 
 
 can be done with him. 
 On=faffen, take hold of, grasp. 
 an^fiHten, deceive. 
 ojt'fle^en, giitg, gegangen, concern. 
 on=gc^iJren, belong to. 
 
 Slngclegen^eit, / affair, business. 
 ongene^m, agreeable, pleasant. 
 (ingftigen, worry, make anxious. 
 (tngftltC^, solicitous, timid, anxious. 
 att-^iiren, listen to ; fo mit — , take 
 quietly. 
 
 nn=Ileiben, dress. 
 an^Ininmen (a, o), arrive. 
 Slttfttnft, / ^e, arrival. 
 att^angen, arrive. 
 on=Iegen, Invest. 
 
 Stnmetrfung, / remark. 
 an°ne^men (a, O), accept, considei; 
 assume ; ftc^ — , assist. 
 
 nn^^eben, address. 
 an«ru^ren, touch. 
 on=f(ftrei6ett (ie, ie), charge. 
 
 Ott=fe^Cn (a, e), look at, take for. 
 anfe^ttlili^, considerable. 
 anftatt, instead of. 
 
 an»fj)innett (a,o), fid^, set in, begin. 
 n«=f})ret^en (a, o), speak to, accost. 
 
 9lnf))rU(^, m. ^i, claim, demand. 
 on«ftettcn, put on, set fire to, 
 
 anfteifenb, infectious. 
 
 an=fle^ett, ftonb, geftanben, please, 
 
 suit, become, hesitate. 
 Stntetl, m. share, part, interest. 
 Stntli^, n. face. 
 Stnttvart, / answer. 
 anttvorten, answer. 
 9tttBerttlOnbte(r), m. (ded.asadj.), 
 
 m.f. relative. 
 att°tOeifett (ie, ie), direct, instruct, 
 
 order. 
 
 ati-wenben, ttianbte, getoanbt {also 
 
 weak), apply, employ ; SOtil^e on= 
 
 ttenben, use one's efforts. 
 ait'jeigett, show, indicate, inform. 
 9t^)^)ettt, m. appetite ; e§ tft Um \i^-- 
 
 ren Stfi^jetit gefdEie^en, it's all over 
 
 with her appetite. 
 a))n)^0§, by the by. 
 org, bad. 
 
 (iirgerlil^, fretful, angry. 
 ftrgern, provoke, anger ; fidE| — , be 
 
 vexed, angry, 
 StergerniS, ?'. anger, vexation. 
 Strglift, f- craftiness, cunning. 
 
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 arm, m. arm. 
 arm, poor. 
 armfelig, poor. 
 
 9lrmut, / poverty. 
 9Jrt, / kind, manner. 
 artig, nice, well behaved. 
 au(^, also, too, even; oud) gut, 
 very good. 
 
 auf, up, on, upon; — brei Qo^re, 
 
 for three years ; — etnmal, sud- 
 denly. 
 
 auf=Briitgett,Braii)te,gebra(|t,raise. 
 
 OUf=iirtngen (a, U), intrude.press on. 
 2luf cnt^olt, m. "-e, abode.stop, stay. 
 
 onf'fo^reit (u, a), start up. 
 
 tttttp^ntng, / conduct, behavior. 
 
 auf=f attgen (t, o), catch. 
 
 atufgcfiot, »■ banns. 
 
 oufge^cn, ging, gegangen, open, 
 
 rise, dawn, be spent; Biel — 
 loffen, spend much. 
 aufge^oiett, invested, laid up, cared 
 for, done away with. 
 
 auf'^olten (ie, a), detain, stop. 
 
 anf'^eiien (O, O), invest, lay up, re- 
 serve, save, care for, abolish, re- 
 move, keep ; aufpliefien geBen, 
 put in one's custody, secure a 
 place for one. 
 
 nuf'^iirett, cease, stop. 
 
 auf'lISren, clear up. 
 nttffommen (a, o), obtain, come 
 
 into fashion. 
 OUf^mu^en, cavil, taunt. 
 OUf=0<)fent, sacrifice. 
 Ottf=^)affen, watch, observe. 
 
 au\'pteUcn, for auf^jroHen, bounce 
 open. 
 
 aitf-fc^Iagen (u, o), open. 
 
 OUf=fc^ItC^en (0,0), unlock, open, 
 stuff (i^rtft, / direction, address. 
 
 aufftc^en, ftanb, geftanben, arise, 
 rise. 
 
 OUf'fto^en (ie,0), meet with,happen. 
 
 0ttf=fu(i^en, hunt for, look up. 
 
 9luftrag, m. '^e, commission, errand. 
 
 auf-tragen (U, a), serve, commis- 
 sion. 
 
 onf'treificn (ie, ie), raise. 
 duf=treten (a, e), stamp, tread 
 
 upon. 
 9tuftritt, m. scene. 
 Sffuftonrtung, / visit, respect; — 
 
 lTtad)eit, pay one's respects. 
 Oltfmttrti, upwards. 
 
 nuf=niicfleit (0, 0), outweigh. 
 
 nnf'5(if)(ctt, count out, pay down. 
 
 ouf«3te()cn (0, 0), put off. 
 
 9luf3ug, m. "-t, act. 
 
 Stugc, K.-§,-n, eye; untet titer—, 
 
 privately. 
 9tugcn6ltlf, m. moment. 
 
 3(ugen&ltili^en, «. moment. 
 
 SlUflUft, m. August. 
 
 0U§, out of, from ; e§ ift — mtt 
 
 mirj it's all over with me. 
 au§«orteit, degenerate. 
 Ott§=fircttcn, widen, extend. 
 auSbritlflic^, expressly. 
 
 nu§=fiil)ten Cu, a), drive out. 
 
 9(U§fluii^t, / "-t, evasion, excuse. 
 nil^'frttgett, find out by inquiring, 
 Slulgang, m. J^e, close, issue. 
 ouS»ge6ctt (a, e), spend; ftdi ganj 
 
 — , spend everything. 
 
 ouSgelernt, expert. 
 
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 attSgettommen, except. 
 aaS't^alttn (ie, a), endure. 
 
 ttUS'^oUn, draw back (the fist). 
 
 rtuS'franten, unfold, display, lay 
 bare, expose. 
 
 OuS'tegen, expend. 
 
 3tu§tegttng, / solution, explana- 
 tion. 
 
 Ott§=Itefern, deliver. 
 
 auS'tttai^en, agree, decide. 
 
 au§-riiumett, clear up, remove. 
 
 OttS=reben, finisii talking. 
 
 nug=f^Iagen (u, a), decline. 
 ouS'fe^en (a, e), look like. 
 anS-iiin, toat, gewefen, be up with, 
 
 be over with. 
 
 ottS^fe^en, expose. 
 StuSfi^t, /. view, prospect. 
 auS'ttetitt (a, e), kick out. 
 
 OttS'JO^len, pay out, pay. 
 
 ouS^sie^en, jog, ge5ogen,move out. 
 
 (iu^etft, utmost, exceedingly. 
 
 Stuancentettt, «. -§,-§, promotion. 
 auancieren, promote. 
 
 S3a^tt,y. course, career. 
 
 Sttib, soon, almost ; nur bttlb, im- 
 mediately. 
 
 fSani, n. bond. 
 
 fiattB(c), afraid, anxious ; e§ iftnttr 
 Bange, I'm afraid. 
 
 SBnnf,/. bank; baitl mac^en, keep 
 
 the bank. 
 
 SBanfier (pr. Ban-ki-P), m. banker. 
 
 6or, in cash ; — Oetb, cash. 
 
 SBornti^erjiglett,/. pity, mercy. 
 
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 SBttffc^aft,/. cash. 
 itantmotten, answer 
 ieben, shake. 
 
 bebanfen, \l6), thank, decline with 
 thanks. 
 
 bebauent, regret. 
 
 bebettlen, Bebac^te, BebadEit, ft^, 
 
 consider, hesitate. 
 
 iBebettfett, k. consideration, hesita- 
 tion, scruple. 
 
 SBebenHic^tett, /. scruple. 
 
 Bebeutenb, significant. 
 S8ebiettte(r), m. {ded. as adj.'), 
 servant. 
 
 Bebilrfen, Beburfte, Beburft, need. 
 
 SBefe^I, m. order, command; ju 
 
 fetnem Sefe|I, at one's service. 
 
 Befel^Ien (o, O), order, command. 
 
 S5Sa§ Befel^ten ©ie? What do 
 
 you wish ? 
 
 Befittbett (a, u), ftd^, be, do, feel. 
 
 SBepffen^eit, /. studiousness, as- 
 siduity. 
 
 Befrentbcn, surprise. 
 Befrtebtgett, satisfy. 
 
 Befltgt, entitled, warranted. 
 
 Begegnen, meet. 
 
 Bege^en, Beging, Begongen, com- 
 mit. 
 Begierig, desirous, eager. 
 Begleiten, accompany. 
 
 Begniigen, fii^, be satisfied. 
 
 Begreifen (i, i), comprehend, un- 
 derstand. 
 
 Segtiff, m. idea, conception; ini 
 — fein, be on the point of. 
 
 Bef|a(ien (ie, a), retain, rememben 
 
 Be^anbeln, treat. 
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 (e^anfett, lodge. 
 
 be^clfeu (a, o), help, aid ; \ii) — , 
 
 get along. 
 be^orc^en, overhear, eavesdrop. 
 ie^iiteu, guard, -watch; be£)ute! 
 
 God forbid I 
 
 SeMe^alten (ie, a), retain. 
 Seibe (pi.), both. 
 
 BeibetfeitiS, mutually, reciprocally. 
 
 Bei'foUen (ie, a), occur, recall. 
 Bei^er, = nebenBei, incidentally. 
 Sein, n. leg. 
 Beifamtnen, together. 
 Betfeite, aside. 
 Bei=tret6en (ie, ie) collect. 
 
 Bclnnitt, acquainted, familiar. 
 SScfonntc(ir), m. (dec. as adj.), ac- 
 quaintance, friend. 
 SSelonntfc^Oft,/. acquaintance. 
 
 Befennen, Betannte, Befannt, ac- 
 knowledge, confess. 
 
 Beftagen, complain of, pity, regret. 
 
 Belotnmcn (a, O), get, receive, 
 agree with. 
 
 Beteibtgen, insult, offend. 
 
 Beleu^ten, throw light on, ex- 
 amine. 
 
 BelteBen, wish, choose, be proper. 
 
 Beto^nen, reward. 
 
 SBelo^nuttg,/. reward. 
 
 Bemerlen, observe, notice. 
 
 Bctnii^en, fid), take trouble. 
 
 SBetnii^ung, /■ trouble. 
 Bene^men (o, o), fid), act, conduct 
 
 one's self. 
 
 Beneibeit, envy. 
 
 SSenennung,/ appellation, term. 
 
 SBeguemliri^teit,/ comfort. 
 
 BereitS, already. 
 SSercitf^oft,/. readiness. 
 Bereucn, regret. 
 
 Serg, m. mountain ; jiBer aUe — , 
 
 off and away. 
 Serili^t, m. report. 
 Beru^igen, pacify, qxdet ; fid) — , 
 
 calm one's self. [mind. 
 
 33ern^tgttng,y^ calmness, peace of 
 
 SBefi^Sfttgung,/ occupation. 
 
 Bcfd)en(en, give a present to. 
 Bcfl^imtlfen, disgrace, insult. 
 Befc^Ue^en (o, O), determine. 
 Bef(^tt)eren, ftc^, complain. 
 
 Befli^njerliC^, troublesome. 
 beft^tooren (O, O), adjure, implore. 
 Befc^Ctt (a, e), look at, examine. 
 
 Befc^en, set with, fill with ; ftar! 
 
 Befegt, quite full. 
 
 Beftnnen (a, o), fid), remeinber, re- 
 call, consider, hesitate; fid) ait* 
 ber§ — , change one's mind. 
 
 S3eft^, 7n. possession. 
 
 bcfitjen, befag, Befeffen, possess, 
 
 have. 
 Befoitbet, particular, peculiar. 
 BefonberS, especially. 
 BeforgeJt, look after, attend to, be 
 
 anxious, fear. 
 Befovgt, solicitous, anxious. 
 BcffCf, better. 
 Scftftnbigfeit,/. constancy. 
 SBcftCC^ttng,/ bribe. 
 BeftcI)Ien (a, o), steal, rob. 
 BefteUen, order, commission. 
 S3eftie,y^ wild beast. 
 Befttmmen, set, fix, determine, 
 
 intend. 
 
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 SBefttntmnng, /■ vocation, destiny. 
 teftreien, ftc^, endeavor, exert 
 
 one's self. 
 BefU^en, visit, call on. 
 SBetttUfiujIB,/. confusion, stupor. 
 bttenttn, assure, assert. 
 tttva^ttn, consider, examine. 
 ietta(tlttidf, considerable. 
 fSettagtXlf K. conduct, behavior. 
 
 ietragen (u, a), amount to ; ' |t(^ 
 
 ■ — , behave, conduct one's self. 
 SetMffen, confounded. 
 SBetrug, m- -"e, deceit. 
 fietritgen (o, o), cheat ; ficE) — , be 
 
 mistaken. 
 
 S3ett, n. -e§, -en, bed. 
 
 SBettel, m. trifle, trash. 
 
 fiettein, beg. 
 
 Settler, m. beggar. 
 
 btuxlauien, give leave of absence, 
 
 give leave to go. 
 Beurtetlen, judge. 
 SBente,/ booty. 
 
 S3eutel, «'■ purse. 
 S3ctttcli^en, n. purse. 
 SSeute^jferb, ». captured horse. 
 Setoegung,/ motion, agitation. 
 SSehieiS, m- proof. 
 
 fiewerfiejt (a, o), fid), solicit. 
 
 fietno^nen, dwell in, inhabit. 
 Setmmbrer, pi- admirer. 
 betOU^t, known, in question. 
 
 fiejo^fen, pay. 
 
 S8ejaf|Iung,/. payment. 
 
 Besic^en, Bejog, Bejogen, refer, 
 
 relate to. 
 SBeste^ung,/. reference. 
 SBiBeJ,/ bible. 
 
 Billig, fair, just. 
 binben (a, u), bind. 
 
 Bis, until ; — auf, until. 
 SBi^, m. bite, thrust, hit. 
 
 Bi^c^en, little bit. 
 
 SBiffejt, m. mouthful, bite. 
 
 SittC,/. request. 
 
 Bitten (a, e), ask, request; lix^t 
 
 — , requests. 
 Sitter, bitter. 
 SBitterlett,/. bitterness. 
 SBtatt, n. Jter, leaf, page. 
 BleiBen (ie, ie), stay, remain ; Bei 
 
 tneiner SRebe — , stick to my 
 
 statement. 
 
 SBIenbtverf, ». delusion. 
 
 Sleffiert, wounded. 
 Sleffur, /. wound. 
 
 Btiifen, look. 
 
 83Itd, m. look, sight. 
 Blinb, blind. 
 S8K^, "i. thunder. 
 Btiibe, bashful, timid. 
 BIo|, simply, merely. 
 Blil^enb, blooming, prosperous. 
 Slut, ». blood. 
 Blutjuttg, very young. 
 Borgen, borrow, lend. 
 Biife, bad, evil, angry. 
 S8ijfclt)i(^t, m. -e or -r, rascal. 
 Bol^aft, malicious. 
 S3o§^eit, /. anger, spite. 
 Braui^eit, need, use. 
 Sriiutigant, m. betrothed. 
 BtttB, gallant, honest, upright. 
 BroBO ! well done I bravo I 
 SBroBour,/. bravery. 
 Brecften (0,0), break. 
 
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 lireit, broad, wide. 
 
 6rennen, Brannte, geBrannt, bum, 
 
 long for. 
 SBrief, m. letter. 
 Srief^cn, ». letter, note. 
 SBmff^oft, /. {generally in pi.'), 
 
 letters, writings, papers. 
 
 S3rieffi^rei6ett, ». letter writing. 
 
 Srieftof^e,/. pocketbook, letter- 
 case. 
 
 SBrieftrogen, n. letter-carrying. 
 
 SSrillo'nt, m. -en, -en, diamond. 
 
 iringeu, BrocEjte, gebroc^t, bring, 
 take; utn ziXooSs — , deprive of; 
 barum — , defraud of, rob. 
 
 aStPt (SBrob), n. bread. 
 
 SSruiier, tn. -^j brother, comrade. 
 
 SSntft,/. ^e, breast, bosom. 
 
 bft, pst, silence. 
 
 S3u6e, ni. -n, -n, boy, knave. 
 
 Bunt, variegated; ju — inac£)en, go 
 too far. 
 
 Burr, whoa. 
 
 SBurfti^e, m. -n, -n, fellow, joUy- 
 dog. 
 
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 S^arafier, m. character, standing. 
 t^arntierett, charm, ogle, flirt. 
 6^Ctialicr, m. -§, cavalier. 
 Shrift, m. -en, -en. Christian. 
 ^rifilili^, christian. 
 
 ba, there, here, as since. 
 
 bllBet, thereby, with it, moreover; 
 
 babei fein, be in it. 
 
 babltr^, thereby, by this means. 
 2)od^, n. ^er, roof. 
 
 bafitr, in return for, instead of. 
 
 bafitr°^alten (ie, a), consider,judge, 
 
 esteem. 
 
 bofflr=fte5ett, ftanb, geftanben, 
 
 guarantee, warrant. 
 bo^er, therefore. 
 
 ba^tn, there ; bol^in, bort^in, u6er» 
 
 attain, here, there and every- 
 where. 
 
 bnntalS, then. 
 
 ^ante, f. lady, queen in cards. 
 bamit, therewith, in order that. 
 
 ©Smmerung,/. twilight, dusk. 
 
 banai^, accordingly, afterwards, 
 
 for it. 
 baneBen, alongside. 
 Sanf, m. thanks; gtogen, tiieten 
 
 — , many thanks. 
 bantBar, thankful, grateful. 
 banfcn, thank, owe. 
 
 bann, then ; — unb toann, now 
 
 and then. 
 2)att3iger, of Danzig. 
 bamn, thereupon, at that, therein, 
 
 to it, of it. 
 
 baranfto^enb, adjoining. 
 
 barauf, thereupon, on it, to that. 
 
 barouf»geBen (a, e), give for, pay 
 
 earnest money. 
 
 barauS, out of. 
 
 barnac^, accordingly, afterwards, 
 
 so, after it. 
 barneBctt, next to it, beside. 
 bnr=ftellen, represent. 
 baritBer, over it, of it. [reason, 
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 ha§mal, this time. 
 
 bato, date, to-day. 
 
 Sttuer,/. duration. 
 
 iauern, last, continue, pity; @§ 
 
 bouert ntid^, I am sorry for. 
 babon, therefrom, of it. 
 baUO):, against it. 
 bojn, for that, besides, to it. 
 2)etfe,y". ceiling. 
 bemo^ngeai^tet, notwithstanding. 
 
 benleit, badite, gebadit, think; 
 Ilein — , thing meanly of. 
 
 SeitlungSart, /. manner of think- 
 ing, cast of mind. 
 
 benn, for ; in questions, then. 
 
 itnnoiS), still, nevertheless. 
 
 bergleii^en, such like. 
 
 ietO, your. 
 bertveite, meanwhile. 
 beSfoUS, therefore. 
 beflB, all the more. 
 beStOCgen, on that account. 
 
 Stama'nt m. -en, -en, diamond. 
 bienen, serve. 
 25tener, m. male servant. 
 2)ienctin,y". -nen, female servant. 
 Sienft, '». service. 
 
 2)ienftfertig!ett, /. cfficiousness, 
 
 complaisance. 
 
 2)ing, «. -e or -er, thing ; crea- 
 tures. 
 
 StS:|)llftttan, /. arrangement of 
 battle, plan. 
 
 2)i|itrtct, m. -e§, -e, district. 
 
 boci^, yet, nevertheless, however, 
 still, only, after all, I pray, 
 please, to be sure, surely, not- 
 
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 fte^, but see ; nidElt — , oh no, by 
 no means ; — iool^t,yes, indeed, 
 to be sure. 
 
 io\>peU, double, double-distilled. 
 
 2)flrf, n. ■'er, village, 
 
 bort, there. 
 
 berti^in, there. 
 
 bron = baran, thereupon, therein. 
 
 brouf = barauf, thereupon, on it. 
 
 'Sitei^SUtpnppe,/. puppet. 
 
 brel^eitb, diz2y. 
 
 brei, three ; otter guten Singe finb 
 
 — , all good things are triple. 
 breigig, thirty. 
 breije^ttt, thirteenth. 
 bringettb, urgent, pressing, 
 britt, third. 
 2)rittel, «. one-third. 
 
 britfier = bariiber, over it, at it. 
 
 briidett, press, squeeze. 
 
 brum = barnnt, therefore, for it ; 
 
 e§ fei brunt, so be it. 
 llmtaUn, m. ducat = about $2. 
 bulb en, endure, suffer. 
 buntttt, stupid. 
 bitnlen, seem. 
 burc^, through, from, by, because 
 
 of. 
 bttf^auS, throughout, completely, 
 
 by all means, 
 
 bttrc^=ge^ej«, ging, gegongen, run 
 
 away. 
 bur^fnrjtgeln, whip, thrash. 
 bfirfen, burfte, 8eburft,may,dare^ 
 
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 eben, just, so; — fo, just as; — 
 — OUdi nic^t, not exactly ; — bet, 
 the very same; — fo IDCnig, just 
 as little. 
 
 t^t, genuine, real. 
 
 ebel, noble. 
 
 @belntut, m. noblemindedness, 
 generosity. 
 
 ebednitttg, nobleminded, generous. 
 
 e^e, before, formerly. 
 
 e^ematig, former. 
 
 efftmalS, formerly. 
 
 e^er, rather, sooner, better. 
 
 ®^tre,/. honor. 
 
 @4ren^anbe(, tn. '^, affair of honor. 
 
 (S^reiratann, m. 'er, man of honor. 
 
 @4t:cnftet(e, /. position of honor, 
 
 S^renWoirt, «. word of .honor. 
 
 @^j:erbietuitg,/.reverence,respect. 
 
 (S^rgeij, m. ambition. 
 
 e^rltl^, honest, brave. 
 
 Q:f)tiiil)Uit, /■ honesty. 
 
 ei, what, why, hay, ay ; — ja boc^, 
 why yes, to be sure; — nid^t 
 bO(^, why no, certainly not. 
 
 etferfiic^tifl, jealous. 
 eigen, own. 
 
 @tgennebe, /. self-love. 
 eigenttii^ig, selfish. 
 
 @tgettfinn, m. obstinacy, stubborn- 
 ness. 
 
 etgeitftnnig, obstinate, capricious. 
 
 eigentlic^, real, proper, true. 
 
 gigentum, w.^er, ownership, prop- 
 erty. 
 
 @igentflmer, m. owner. 
 
 cilen, hasten. 
 
 cilenbS, hastily. 
 
 cin, one, a. 
 
 cinanbec, each other, one another. 
 
 ein=bilbCtt, fancy, imagine ; ft(f) — , 
 
 fancy, imagine. 
 @tnbni(f, m. "e, impression. 
 etn=faUctt (ie, o), occur, suggest 
 
 itself. 
 (£tnfalt§^)infel, m. simpleton. 
 einge&ilbet, conceited. 
 ein^pnbigen, hand to. 
 
 etrt»^Olen, overtake. 
 etttig, united, agreed ; — Werbeit, 
 agree. 
 
 etn^abett (u, a), invite. 
 
 ein»I(ifen, redeem, pay up. 
 
 einmol, once; auf — , suddenly; 
 nocE) — fo tiiet, as much again as. 
 
 Ctttlte^men (a, O), take, receive. 
 
 ein'raumen, prepare, furnish. 
 
 etn=rci^Ctt, hand to, hand in. 
 
 ein«rili^teitj ftc^, accommodate one's 
 self, arrange. 
 
 @tnnii^tung, /. arrangement, ac- 
 commodation. 
 
 ein»ft^enlen, pour out, serve. 
 ein«f(i^kfett (ie, a), fall asleep. 
 
 eimf^Jtengen, burst open, burst 
 
 upon. 
 ein=ftcc(en, put into the pocket. 
 
 eitt«tr(tgeii (u, a), post, enter. 
 
 ein«trcffe» (a, O), tally, arrive, 
 
 happen. 
 eittunb^inansig, twenty-one. 
 ein=tt>euben, toanbte, gehianbt, o\> 
 
 ject to, find fault with. 
 etttjig, single, only. 
 
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 titet, vain. 
 
 ©ttelfett,/. vanity. 
 
 (Stenb, n, misery, wretchedness. 
 
 e(enb, miserable, wretched, pitiful. 
 
 Clft, eleventh. 
 
 (Sm^fang, m. "e, receipt ; in — 
 
 ne^nten, take charge of. 
 em<)fongen (i, a), receive. 
 
 @in^f e^I, m . recommendation ; — 
 
 madden, pay respects. 
 em^fe^len (O, o), recommend; fid) 
 
 — , take leave, say good-bye. 
 
 cnHjftnbctt (a, u), feel. 
 
 etnf)fittbli^, sensitive, touchy,keen, 
 
 irritable. 
 @m^ftnbung, /. feeling. 
 eml)»r«5e6ett (o, o), raise up. 
 @nbc, n. -g, -n, end; ititt eitiettt 
 
 JU — gel§en, to be on one's last 
 
 legs. 
 
 enben, end. 
 
 enblii!^, finally. 
 
 @ngel, m. angel. 
 
 etttfie^ten, do without, dispense 
 with. 
 
 entfie^rlt^, dispensable, unneces- 
 sary, superfluous. 
 
 entbeifcn, disclose, reveal; fidl — ', 
 disclose one's affairs. 
 
 entel^ren, dishonor. 
 
 enterfiett, disinherit. 
 (Sntertttttg,/. disinheritance. 
 entfernt, distant. 
 
 entpc^en (o, o),run away, escape. 
 entgegen, towards. 
 entgegen-eiten, hasten to meet. 
 entgegen^pe^^en (o, o), run to meet 
 fly to meet. 
 
 cntgegen-famtnen (o, o), come, go 
 
 to meet. 
 entgegcn=fe^ett, oppose. 
 entgegen=fpri«gen (a, u), spring, 
 
 run to meet. 
 enigeltett (O, O), pay for, suffer 
 
 for ; — laffen, make suffer for. 
 
 ent^alten (ie, a), contain. 
 
 enttaben (U, a), disburden, ex- 
 honorate. 
 
 enflegen, distant. 
 
 entfitgen, refuse, renounce. 
 
 entfd^eiben (ie, ie), dedde. 
 entfi^Iie^en (o, o), decide. 
 
 entfc^Ioffen, decided, resolute. 
 (Sntf^toffen^eit,/. determination. 
 
 entfc^ulbigen, excuse. 
 ctttf^jringen (o, u), arise. 
 entftcljen, entftanb, entftanben, 
 
 arise, result, fail. 
 entloifc^en, escape. 
 
 @qut))age (/n eki-pd-zke), f. mili- 
 tary outfit. 
 
 erbettein, beg. 
 crbicten (o, o), offer. 
 @r6in, / -nen, heiress. 
 erbittent, embitter. 
 etbliden, perceive, see. 
 erbrcd^en (a, o), open. 
 
 erbic^ten, invent, feign. 
 
 etbtsffein, throttle. 
 
 Creifent, fid), fall into a passion, 
 etfo^ren (U, a), learn, find outi 
 
 experience. 
 ©rfoljritttg, / experience. 
 
 erftnben (a, u"), invent. 
 
 erforbcrn, demand. 
 
 erfiiUen, fulfil. 
 
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 ©rfiittttttg, / fulfilment. 
 etgretfen (t, i), seize, lay hold of. 
 er^alten (ie, a), get, receive, keep, 
 
 contain. 
 Cl^^t^en, fi^, become incensed, 
 
 angry. 
 er^olcit, [id), recover. 
 erinncrn, remind ; ftt^ — ,remember. 
 
 erfennen, erfannte, ertonnt, re- 
 cognize. 
 
 etllaten, explain, declare. 
 etfttttbtgett, inquire, ask for. 
 
 etlaffen (ie, a), release. 
 et(au6en, permit. 
 Srmitbung, / fatigue. 
 (Sntiebrigitng, / humiliation. 
 
 @rnft, m. seriousness, gravity ; iltt 
 
 — , seriously. 
 ernfil^aft, serious, earnest. 
 
 erjiffneit, open. 
 ertraten (ie, a), guess. 
 erfc^eincrt (ie, ie), appear. 
 
 ev\d\tiiitt(0.,o"){'!''eaiw/ienirans.), 
 
 frighten, be frightened. 
 Etfe^eit, replace, compensate. 
 
 erffiairen, spare. 
 
 erft, first, only; fiir? — e, for the 
 
 present ; nur — , only just. 
 @tftllttnett, K. astonishment. 
 
 erftounen, astonish. 
 
 etftitfcn, choke, stifle. 
 erftrctfcn, stretch, extend. 
 
 etiappen, catch. 
 ertrogen (u, a), tolerate. 
 
 attO^en, get by defiance. 
 extoaiien, awake, revive. 
 tX\Oaifmn, mention. 
 tttoavttn, avfait, expect. 
 
 CVWetfCtt (ie, ie), show, confer, 
 
 prove. 
 ertVCrficn (a, O), acquire, earn, 
 
 obtain. 
 erjii^Iett, tell, relate. 
 erjie^cn, erjog, ergo gen, bring up. 
 
 erjilmen, anger, provoke. 
 
 e§, it; fo ift — noc^, it is so still. 
 
 ©fetSge^irn, ». dunce, blockhead. 
 
 effcn, a%, gegeffcn, eat. 
 
 ©ffeit, «. meal, eating. 
 
 etttia, perhaps, something like; 
 
 benfe ntdjt — , do don't think. 
 tttOttS, something, anything ; fo — , 
 
 some such thing. 
 eWig, eternal ; ouf — , eternally. 
 ejact, exact. 
 Gjcettenj, / excellency. 
 ejlJliciereit, fi(^, explain one's self. 
 
 I^iiti^cr, m. fan. 
 ffi^ig, capable of. 
 
 fn^ren (u, a), drive, go; — taffen, 
 
 give up. 
 jJnU, m. "e, case. 
 fallen (ie,a), fall, result, turn out; 
 
 in§ SBort — , interrupt. 
 falfc^, false, wrong, dishonest. 
 
 fntten, fold. 
 ^amilte, / family. 
 ^amilienname, m. -n§, -n, family 
 
 name. 
 
 ^axie, /. color. 
 
 foffen, grasp, conceive; ftc^ — ■, 
 
 compose one's self, 
 fofi, almost. 
 
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 foul, rotten, stale. 
 fee^ten (0,0), fight. 
 
 geber, / pen, quill. 
 fe^eit, fail, ail, be missing. 
 ^e^Iei", m. mistake, fault. 
 fein, fine, refined. 
 tJetnb, m. enemy. 
 
 fjelb, n. -er, field. 
 O^elbflafc^e, / canteen. 
 ^elbjagei', m. orderly. 
 §eIbftieg§toffe, / paymaster's 
 
 office. 
 Selbfiifter, m. army surgeon. 
 I^elbjug, m. -^e, campaign. 
 fjettftet, n. window. 
 ferttg, ready; ftc^ — madden, get 
 
 ready, 
 feft, firm, fast. 
 ?JeftMng, / fortress. 
 Setter, «. fire, ardor, brilliancy. 
 ^euermauer, / chimney. 
 finben (0, U), find; fic^ — , time 
 
 will show, we shall see. 
 
 finger, m. finger. 
 
 pnfter, gloomy, dismah 
 
 fij, quick, nimble. 
 
 glofc^e,/ bottle. 
 
 fjlottergeift, m. -er, fickle person. 
 
 ^(eiff^erfne^t, m. butcher's ap- 
 prentice. 
 flet^tg, industrious. 
 fltegen(o, o),fly. 
 fitegenb, intermittent. 
 ftiefjcn (0, 0), flee, escape. 
 O^nttetfeite, / gilded side, tinsel. 
 fludjcn, curse. 
 j?ttt^t, / flight, escape. 
 ^Olge, / result, issue. 
 
 folgen, follow, obey. 
 foltern, torture. 
 forberw, ask, demand. 
 f^DVberung, / demand, claim. 
 fort, away, gone. 
 
 fort'ge^eit, ging,gegangen,go away. 
 
 fort'jogen, drive away. 
 forage, / question. 
 fjrogen, ask, question. 
 ^ranfretl^, ». France, 
 fyrnnsofc, -ni. -n, -n, Frenchman. 
 ftanSJififdl, French. 
 grOU, / wife, Mrs. 
 f^rauenjeug, ». women, womenfolk. 
 f^rauenjimmet, n. woman. 
 grattcnjimmer^en, «. girl, young 
 
 woman. 
 ^rfittlein, «. young lady, miss. 
 frei, free. 
 freilili^, certainly, to be sure, truly. 
 
 gretf^tttje, m. -n, -n, judge. 
 
 lyreifr^ttljengenii^te, «. estate con- 
 ferring rights of a judge. 
 
 fremb, strange. 
 
 fjrembe(r), m. {decl. as adj.'), stran- 
 ger. 
 
 ?Jrcube,/joy. 
 
 freuen, fid), rejoice, be glad. 
 
 greunb, m. friend. 
 
 3^rcunbtn, / -nen, friend. 
 
 gteunbfli^aft, / friendship. 
 
 griebe, m, -ng, -n, peace. 
 ^riebri^Sbor, m. a gold coin worth 
 
 about $4.00. 
 frift^, quick, new, fresh, more, 
 frifietctt, dress the hair. 
 fri)^Itl^, joyful. 
 iJrii^nii^Ieit,/ joy, happiness. 
 
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 fromnt, innocent, pious. 
 
 fril^, early. 
 
 l^Ud^tet, / stroke, blow. 
 
 filf)Icn, feel. 
 
 fil^tcn, lead, conduct. 
 
 fiiHcii, fill. 
 
 fitnf, five. 
 
 fitnfl)Uttbert, five hundred. 
 
 filnft, fifth. 
 
 fiinfge^n^unbert, fifteen hundred. 
 
 fiiltfjtfl, fifty. 
 
 fiir, for ; f iirS erfte, at first ; — ftc^, 
 
 to one's self, aside, 
 fitrti^tcn, fear. 
 ^nt^tetliHl, fearful. 
 fitri^tfatn, timid, 
 fju^, m. ^e, foot. 
 ^njjfteig, m. footpath. 
 f^tttierot, n. case, box. 
 fjittent, feed; JU Xobe — , support 
 
 till death. 
 
 @tt6e, / gift. 
 galant, gallant, elegant. 
 @a(geit, m. gallows. 
 ©olgenftricf, m. gallowsbird. 
 GiaUe, / gall, pluck, courage. 
 ganj, whole, entire, quite. 
 gor, fully, quite, very, even. 
 ©arbero&e, / wardrobe. 
 
 ©arnifonregteent, «. -er, regi- 
 ment on garrison duty. 
 gorftig, nasty, foul. 
 ©Oft^of, m. ^e, hotel. 
 ©oftWirt, m. landlord. 
 
 ©ottin, / -nen, wife. 
 
 gefien (a, e), give; toaS 8^6*% 
 what's the news, what's the 
 matter. 
 
 ©efiet, n. prayer. 
 
 ©ebtetetitt, / -nen, ruler, lady, 
 
 master. 
 
 gefiteterifli^, imperious, domineer- 
 ing. 
 
 ©ebtaud^, m. "e, custom, use, em- 
 ployment. 
 
 ge&fec^cn (a, o), want, need, lack. 
 
 ®eif, m. coxcomb. 
 
 ©ebonfe, m. -n§, -n, thought. 
 gebenlen, gebadtite, gebad^t, think, 
 pay back; gcbenle ntir nic^t 
 
 baron, spare me that. 
 ©ebriinge, «. crowd, close quarters. 
 ©ebulb, / patience. 
 (Scfal)r, / danger. 
 gefa^rlt^, dangerbus. 
 ©cfo^rltli^feit, / danger. 
 
 ©efnUe, m. -n§, -n, also ©efallcn, 
 
 pleasure, favor. 
 
 gefatten (ie, a), please; fi^ — 
 loffen, permit, put up with. 
 
 ©efii^I, «. feeling, sentiment. 
 
 gegett, towards, against. 
 
 ©egenb, /. neighborhood, region. 
 
 ©egenpart, m. counterpart, oppo- 
 site. 
 
 ©egetiftonb, m. "e, object. 
 
 ©egentoart, / presence. 
 
 gegentoiirtig, present. 
 &if)dmnxS, ». secret. 
 ge^en, ging, gegangen, go. 
 
 gepren, belong to; fic§ — , be fit- 
 ting, proper. 
 ge^orig, proper, necessary. 
 
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 gelaffew, mild, quiet; = uBerloffeit, 
 
 given up to; ftc£) felBft — , self- 
 reliant. 
 
 @elb, n. -n, money. 
 
 ©clbtoert, «. money's worth. 
 
 gelegen, convenient. 
 
 ©clegenl^eit, / opportunity. 
 
 @JctieWe(r), m. (decl asat/j.),lover. 
 ge(tCtt (a, o), be worth, cost; tiia§ 
 
 gilt's, I wager ; gilt ba§ f itr tlttc^, 
 
 is that meant for me. 
 @Seitta^(, m. husband. 
 gcmeitt, common, low. 
 
 gen = gegett, towards. 
 
 genau, exact, great, extreme. 
 gcneigt, inclined. 
 General, m. ^e, general. 
 (SJenerolitt, / -nen, general's wife. 
 
 @eneral!rieg§Ioffe, / paymaster 
 
 general's office. 
 ^itlttaWBtaaten, States general 
 of Holland. 
 
 genug, enough. 
 ^eimgt^uung, / satisfaction. 
 
 ge^JU^t, dressed up. 
 
 gefobe, straight, just, honest. 
 
 gerntcn (ie, a), get into, 
 ©erc^tigleit, / justice. 
 
 gcrii^tet, arranged, fixed. 
 
 gering, small, slight. 
 
 gent, willingly, like to. 
 gent^en, condescend, be pleased, 
 @efBnbte(r), m. {ded. as adj.), 
 
 ambassador. 
 ®cfll)ftft, n. business. 
 
 gefd^c^e)t(a,e),happen; untetmoS 
 
 — , all over with. 
 
 J, «. fate, destiny. 
 
 gefc^iebett, separated. 
 gefli^Iogen, ruined, stricken. 
 ©cfd^Icd^t, n. sex, rank. 
 @Jefc^Ie^t§nome, m. -n§, -n, sur- 
 name. 
 @ef^)nad, m. ^e, taste. 
 gcfc^meibig, tractable. 
 
 ©efd^ii^f, n. creature. 
 
 @Sef^rteBnc§, «. writmg. 
 
 gefc^totcgett, imper. silence. 
 
 gefc^winb, quick. 
 
 @ef(i^ttlinbtg{ctt, / quickness; in 
 ber — , on the spur of the moment. 
 
 ©efcUfd^Oft, / company, society, 
 party. 
 
 (Scfic^t, n. -er, face. 
 
 ©efpenft, «. -er, ghost, phantom, 
 
 vision. 
 
 ®ef<)icltn, / -nen, playmate, com- 
 panion. 
 
 @ef))tac^, n. conversation. 
 
 gefte^en, geftanb, geftanben, con- 
 fess. 
 
 geftent, yesterday; Don — ^er, 
 since yesterday. 
 
 gefttnb, sound, healthy. 
 
 ©efunb^cit,/ health. 
 
 gctroft, confidently. 
 
 getva^r, aware; — loetben, per- 
 ceive. 
 
 gewii^ren, grant. 
 
 &ttoaU, f. might, power, force. 
 
 getoaltig, powerful; — gernreben, 
 
 like very much to speak. 
 geWefen, former, once. 
 
 gcniinnen (a, o), get, win. 
 
 gCWi^, certain. 
 @ettliffeit, n. conscience. 
 
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 gctDOl^ne, accustomed, usual, ordi- 
 nary. 
 gctoo^nlt^, usual. 
 gcWo^nt, accustomed. 
 Bejiemen, befit. 
 @ift, «. poison. 
 gtlttg, valid, good. 
 (SIttltJ, m. splendor. 
 
 65lo§, «. "er, glass. 
 
 @IiiSli^eit, n. glass. 
 
 glauBen, believe. 
 
 gletli^, immediately, even if, though, 
 like, equal; feineSgleic^en, one's 
 equals. 
 
 gtei^fntdS, likewise, the same to 
 you. 
 
 Q$(et(^|)utttg!eit, / indifference. 
 
 QHnifytH, f. equality. 
 
 gkil^fam, as it were. 
 
 glctd^Btel, all the same. 
 
 gleic^ttlD^I, however, yet, notwith- 
 standing. 
 
 ©Itebmopn, pi. limbs. 
 
 Qdiilf, n. happiness, fortune. 
 gtitdltd^, happy, fortunate. 
 fllitcHt^CrBietfe, fortunately. 
 @nabe, f. honor, favor, mercy, 
 
 grace, clemency; §^rO ©naben, 
 
 your excellency. 
 gnitbtg, gracious, merciful; gnS= 
 
 biger §err, gnabigeS grdutein, 
 
 your honor, your ladyship. 
 ©Olb, n. gold. 
 girmu n, grant, not grudge. 
 ©Utt, m. -"er, God. 
 gottloS, godless, wicked. 
 %X. = @rL\''d)en, m. farthing. 
 
 (Srof, m. -f I, -en, count. 
 
 grottt, averse ; einent — fein, to 
 
 dislike. 
 @Tatta(, «. bonus, present. 
 grntuliercn, congratulate. 
 groufont, cruel. 
 gretfen (i, i), seize, grasp. 
 ©tcnje, f- boundary, border. 
 (SriHc, / fancy, whim. 
 groB, rude, uncivil. 
 ©rpB^eit, / rudeness. 
 ©rsStO'lt, m. rude fellow. 
 ©roll, m. grudge, rancor, 
 gro^, great, best. 
 (Srii^C, f- size, magnitude. 
 @5t0^m«t, / generosity. 
 gro^miittg, generous. 
 6Jtunb, fn. i-t, bottom, reason ; tut 
 
 — , at bottom; bom — 0U§, 
 
 thoroughly, accurately. 
 grunbfalfl^, completely false. 
 ($5runbfo^, m. "e, principle. 
 gtittig, valid, good, 
 gitnftig, favorable. 
 @5ut, »• "er, estate, property. 
 gut, good; nun — , very good; 
 
 f(^on — , all right. 
 ©iitdjcn, «. estate, property. 
 (BiitC, f- kindness. 
 gut^etjig, kind-hearted. 
 guttoillig, voluntary. 
 
 ^o6en, have; junt Beften— , mock, 
 
 make sport of; 3Bo§ Jjaft bu 
 
 benn? What ails you.' 
 l^often, insure, be responsible for. 
 ^oIB, half. 
 
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 ;giilfte,/half. 
 
 ^al§, m. ^e, neck. 
 
 ^ttWen (ie, a), hold, stop; bofiir 
 
 — , consider. 
 ^altung, / keeping, 
 pinifd^, malicious. 
 ^Onb, / "6, hand. 
 $anb6rief, m- letter of hand. 
 ^attbel, ?».'', business, suit, action; 
 
 pi. quarrel ; §anbel modEjen, make 
 
 a row. 
 ^anblung, / act, transaction. 
 ^anbflt)Tei6en, n. autographic 
 
 letter. 
 ^nnbf thrift, / promissory note. 
 ^anbtvetl, «. trad*, business. 
 
 l^Sngeit (i, o), hang; fid) an etwa? 
 
 — , become attached to. 
 ^(ingen, «. hanging. 
 l^tttt, hard, harsh. 
 ^artttiicCig, stubborn. 
 ^artniiltigleit, / stubbornness. 
 ^affen, hate. 
 pPiC^, hateful, ugly. 
 
 fatten, ^ieB, ge^auen, hew, cut. 
 
 pufen, pile up, heap up. 
 
 ^auptmantt, m. -leute, captain. 
 ^au§, «. -"er, house. 
 
 ^WXi, f. -^e, skin, hide. 
 l^e, hollo, eh. 
 !^eba, hollo, you. 
 ^Cften, fasten. 
 ^cfttg, violent. 
 
 ^eilen, heal. 
 !^ciKg, holy. 
 ^eiligleit, / Holiness. 
 ^eimnt, / home, country. 
 l^eintU^, quietly, secretly. 
 
 \t\^, hot. 
 
 ^ei^en (ie, ei), bid, call, name, be 
 
 said, say, tell. 
 fetter, cheerful. 
 
 ^elb, m. -en, -en, hero, 
 ^elfen (a, o), help. 
 
 §eltet, m. farthing. 
 ^enfet, «. hangman, deuce. 
 ^er, hither, give here; ein })aar 
 
 SOlonate — , a few months back ; 
 
 JU tnir — , come here to me. 
 %tX(&, down. 
 
 ^ero6=ge:^en, gtng, gegangen, go 
 
 down. 
 
 ^erab-rei^en (i, i), tear down. 
 
 ^crn6=fc^en, underrate. 
 
 ^craB'fteigen (ie, ie), dimb down. 
 
 ^erauf, up. 
 
 ^erottf»fommen (a, o), come up 
 
 here, come up. 
 %tX«tS, out. 
 ^crauS'fo^ren (u, a), drive out; 
 
 = ^erauSpIa^en, blurt out. 
 %tx«a&%t^tv. (a, e), give out. 
 ^erauS<=!pmmen (a, o), come out, 
 
 appear, sound. 
 ^CtOttS'tte^ltten (0,0), take out. 
 
 ^e]rauS='))Ia^cn, blurt out. 
 IjerauS^fto^en (ie, 0), thrust out, 
 
 push out. 
 
 ^erouS'ftJttjen, rush out. 
 
 ^erouStrcten, n. coming out, en- 
 trance on stage. 
 f)crau§=tt)erfcn (a, 0), throw out. 
 I)crattS=5ic]ftett, jog, gejogcn, puU 
 
 out, draw out. 
 ^er^bcmti^cn, take th^» trouble to 
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 ^ct'lringcn, BrocE|te,geBra(f)t,bring 
 
 here. 
 herein, in, come in. 
 
 I)ci;ein=fiijidcii, send in. 
 
 I)Crctn'tragett (U, O), carry in. 
 ■^crctntretctt, «. entrance ; tin — , 
 on entering. 
 
 5cretn=ttcten (a, e), enter. 
 l^ercijt'Sie^en, jog, gejogen, draw 
 
 in, take in. 
 ^eir=ge6ett (a, e), hand (It) here. 
 l^cr^nfien, I|otte, ge^bt, get. 
 
 iftt'^oUn, bring here. [from. 
 
 fftt'tommcn (a, O ), come here, come 
 ^erfuitft, /. ^e, origin, descent. 
 i^cntat^, afterwards, accordingly. 
 
 fiet'ntftrtKn (a, o), get from. 
 
 ^crr,»2. -n, -en, sir, master, gentle- 
 man. 
 
 ^errf^nft, /■ master, mistress ; 
 //. gentlemen and ladies. 
 
 ]^ct;=fi^rci6cn (ie, ie), fiii^, come 
 
 from, originate. 
 
 :^er=f<)ri«gen (n, u), jump about. 
 
 ^er=ftnmmcn, descend from. 
 
 ^etrunt'&nngen, 6racf)te, ge6tac£)t, 
 
 turn about, bring around. 
 ^ctum'Ioufeit (ie, OU), run about. 
 :^cnim»f^Iogeit (u, a), fic^, fight, 
 
 scuffle with. 
 
 Tjerum^f^lvannett, roam about. 
 flitoox'^ieiftn, sog, geaogett, draw 
 
 forth, pull out. 
 ^erj, «. -en§, -en, heart, soul; 
 
 Don — gem, with all my heart ; 
 
 ^crjenSntajor, dear major. 
 l^erjUc^, heartily; — gem, most 
 
 willingly. 
 
 §ett, ». hay ; tote — , mints of it. 
 
 ^eud^eln, play the hypocrite, feign, 
 dissemble. 
 
 i^eute, to-day, this day; — ober 
 morgen, sooner or later. 
 
 ^cutjutage, now-a-days. 
 
 SQttb, m. blow, cut. 
 
 ^ie^Cr, hither, here. 
 
 Ijtcr, here. 
 
 ^ietauf, after this, for this, here- 
 upon. 
 
 ^icrburd), hereby, by this means. 
 
 ^icr^er, hither, here, this way. 
 
 ^ter^intcr, behind this. 
 
 ^tCCnati^ft, in the next place. 
 
 ^ictiificr, on this point. 
 
 ^ierjU, to this, besides. 
 
 ^teftg, in this place. 
 
 ^immtl, m. heaven. 
 
 ^tit, thither; — unb ttiieber, back 
 and forth. 
 
 ^tnab-rctjjcn (i,t), tear down, drag 
 down. 
 
 ^inauS, out. 
 
 ^iitoul'fcljen, set out, put out. 
 
 ^titottg'Werfen (a, o), throw out. 
 
 t)ittbcnt, prevent, hinder. 
 
 ^ittberntS, ». obstacle. 
 
 ^incin, in, into; jut XijVXt — . 
 
 in through the door; bamit — , 
 
 with that she went in. 
 ^tnctn=flc^en, gtng,gegangen, go in. 
 f)tltgegen, on the other hand. 
 
 I)in=flcl)cn, ging, gegangen, go 
 
 thither. 
 
 ^tn-fommen (o, o), go to, come 
 
 to get. 
 
 5in=reic^en, hand to. 
 
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 ]§in=fitetfcn, put away. 
 
 ]^itt«reUen (i, i), ride to. 
 
 l^inten, behind ; — alt, back by. 
 i)mUv, behind. 
 
 ^tnterlttffen (te, a), leave behind. 
 J^intertre<)t)e, / back stairs. 
 t)inttt\oatiS, backwards, from be- 
 hind. 
 5in=hicrfen (a, o), throw down. 
 
 ^inaieberunt, again, in return, on 
 the other hand. 
 
 ^in^jie^cn, jog,gej08en,remove to. 
 
 l^injtt'fe^eit, add. 
 
 ^i^e, / heat, excitement. 
 
 ^i^ig, excited, heated. 
 
 i)Oii), high. 
 
 ^OC^a^tung, / esteem, respect. 
 
 p^ft, extremely. 
 
 ^of, m. -^e, country-seat ; auf ben 
 — lotnmen, come to the country- 
 seat. 
 
 pffen, hope. 
 
 pffentlil^, I hope,it is to be hoped. 
 
 ^offnnng, / hope. 
 
 ^BfHcft, polite. 
 
 ^i)f{t^{eit, / politeness. 
 
 ^Offtnntiifoffe, / royal treasury. 
 
 ^ii^e, / height, hill; in Me — ,up. 
 
 ^oiieit, /■ highness. 
 
 p^nifl!^, scornfully. 
 
 pibfelig, charming. 
 
 ^olett, fetch, bring. 
 
 l^pJIO, hallow. 
 
 ^ottonbif^, Dutch. 
 
 ptjetJt, wooden. 
 
 ^ort^cn, listen. 
 
 pren, hear, obey. 
 
 Pbf^, pretty. 
 
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 ^iilfSqueUe, / resource. 
 
 ^unb, m. dog. 
 
 l^Uttbert, one hundred. 
 
 pnbertmat, a hundred times. 
 
 pnbSfSttifdj, base, low. 
 
 ffUnsttn, be hungry. 
 
 pngrtg, hungry. 
 
 pirttg, hastily, with haste. 
 
 ^Ufl^, quick. 
 
 S^Ut, m. J^e, hat. 
 
 ^ttt, / -en, guard. 
 
 S^W, your. 
 itntner, always. 
 
 inbent, while, when, as. 
 
 inbeS, however, nevertheless,mean- 
 
 while. 
 itifam, infamous. 
 inncrplb, inside of. 
 
 inSge^eim, secretly. 
 Sfntereffe, «. -§, -n, interest. 
 
 ittterefficrcit, fid), be interested in. 
 ittttiSrtS, inside. 
 irgenbtVO, somewhere. 
 trren, fid), be mistaken. 
 Strung, / error, mistake. 
 Sfrrtunt, m. ^er, error, mistake. 
 
 Qtalien, «. Italy. 
 
 jo, yes, truly, certainly; — f(i^on, I 
 assure you that I am already — ; 
 — ttiof)!, most assuredly ; — nun, 
 well and good. 
 
 Sogb, / hunt, chase, 
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 jagen, chase, hunt, drive. 
 
 SitgCT, m. hunter. 
 
 ^a^t, «. year; — Uttb Sag, in- 
 definite time. 
 
 jammer, m. misery, pity. 
 
 jatnmem, pity, deplore. 
 
 je, ever ; — nu 1 good I 
 
 (^err) 3c(ftt§) ! good gracious I 
 with comparatives, the. 
 
 jeber, each. 
 
 tebcrmann, everybody, anybody. 
 
 jemolS, ever. 
 
 jentanb, anybody, somebody. 
 
 jettcr, that, the former. 
 
 \t\i, now, at the present moment. 
 
 iud^^e, hurrah. 
 
 jung, young. 
 
 3iun8C('^)f "^- i<i«(l- <^^ adj.), boy, 
 
 page, waiter. 
 Sfungfer, / maid, spinster, miss. 
 Suftisfollefliuin, »■ -O or -txi, court 
 
 of justice. 
 
 ^utoel, m- {also «.), -en or -e, 
 
 jewel, jewelry. 
 
 •a 
 
 Soffec, m. coffee. 
 
 Soffee^auS, »■ ^er, cafe. 
 
 fo^t, bare, strapped. 
 ftttt, cold, lukewarm. 
 ^iilte, / cold, coolness. 
 ®0«terob, m. ^or en, -en, com- 
 rade. 
 ^Otnin, m. chimney, fireplace. 
 Sommer, / chamber, room. 
 
 Sammerbiener, «• waiting-man, 
 
 valet. 
 
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 SommerfWtt, / waiting-woman. 
 S'nmmei'iungfcr, / lady's maid. 
 
 J^ammerfii^C^en, «. abigail, cham- 
 bermaid. 
 ^ammCTntiibl^en, n. chambermaid. 
 
 {amt>tcren, camp. 
 j^nnat, m. ^e, canal. 
 Sl'antinE, / canteen. 
 fo^JCrn, capture. 
 
 Sa)ittal, K. -ien or -e, capital, 
 
 deposit. 
 ^apitntatio'n, f. capitulation. 
 Sorat, n. carat. 
 forg, chary, stingy. 
 Soroffe, f- carriage. 
 farren, wheel d. wheelbarrow (as 
 
 criminal). 
 Jiartc, / card. 
 Soffc, / cash-box, pay-ofiice. 
 i?nftClt, m. box, setting of a ring. 
 ^olje, / cat; ^o^au§£|orten, keep 
 
 still, take quietly, get a curtain 
 
 lecture. 
 ^a^en&udel, m. raised cats back; 
 
 — madden, cringe, crouch. 
 So^en^oufern, n. now S5)a|enBerg, 
 
 between Meissen and Nossen. 
 ^auf, m. -^e, purchase. 
 fattfen, buy, purchase. 
 Icilt, adj. no. 
 
 fcnnen, fannte, gefannt,know; ftcE) 
 
 auf ettnaS — , be a judge of; 
 einen — lernen, become acquaint- 
 ed with one. 
 
 Serf, m. -e or -§, fellow. 
 
 Stnb, ». -cr, child. 
 
 tt^eln, rickle. 
 
 !Iagen, complain. 
 
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 Mageit, n. complaint. 
 Hot, clear. 
 
 ^leitl, n. -er, clothes, dress. 
 Hein, small, mean. 
 
 Sleintglett, / trifle. 
 ^(eintammSborf, village near Bor- 
 
 na, or else imaginary. 
 Iltngein, ring the bell. 
 
 Htngen (o, u), sound. 
 
 Ito))fett, knock, knock at door. 
 Hug, clever. 
 ^ei^t, m. servant. 
 ^Oten, m. knot, difficulty. 
 ^O^te, / coal. [mander. 
 
 ^otntnanba'ni, m. -en, -en, com- 
 fomntctt (a, o), come. 
 ^omiibtaniitt, /. -nen, actress. 
 
 ^ompagttte, / company. 
 
 ®Ptttf)Iiment, «. compliment; — 
 tnacfien, pay respects. 
 
 {Dnt))IimettttCVen, pay one's re- 
 spects ; — loff eit, send one's re- 
 spects. 
 
 ^pnt^Iott, n. plot, conspiracy. 
 
 Siittig, m. king. , 
 
 fiiniglti^, royal. 
 
 {iinnen, fonnte, getonnt, can, be 
 
 able; bitrfte — , could easily do. 
 ®0ntri6tttt0'tt, / contribution. 
 Sp^jf, m. -^e, head. 
 SBrtJer, m. body. 
 ^Ot^jpral, m. -^e or §, corporal. 
 Ipftint, expensive, valuable. 
 Softfiortcit, / valuable. 
 {often, cost. 
 trnnl, sick. 
 
 tfiinfett, grieve, mortify; an bet 
 
 ©J)re ge!ron!t, dishonored. 
 
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 ^anf^eit, / sickness. 
 SrnnfenBctt, «. -e§, -en, sick-bed. 
 
 Sreotur, / creature. 
 hre^jiercn, die (of animals). 
 firieg, m. war. 
 
 Iriegen, get, obtain. 
 
 S'ricger, m. warrior. 
 
 i^riegSbetJartntettt, «. -§, war de. 
 
 partment. 
 ^iegSja^Imeifter, m. paymaster. 
 
 Srone, / crown. 
 
 ^ii^^et, m. cripple. 
 
 Mlije, / kitchen. 
 
 ^iiii^ensettel, m. bill of fare. 
 
 ffuget, / bullet. 
 
 itinftig, future. 
 
 gunft, / ^e, art, trick. 
 
 Shtr, / cure. 
 
 iS^urlanb, Courland. 
 
 fltrj, short, shortly, in short. 
 
 lursfili^ttg, short-sighted. 
 
 fttffen, kiss. 
 
 Sutfdjet', m. coachman. 
 
 lit^eltt, smile. 
 
 tocfjen, laugh. 
 
 Socmen, n. laughing, laugh. 
 
 laHtexUS), ridiculous. 
 
 SadjS, m. salmon; ffianjiger — , 
 
 a brand of brandy. 
 
 (at)nten, lame. 
 
 fionb, n. ^cr, land, country ; auf§ 
 — getietl, go into the country. 
 
 Sanblmiinnitt, / -nen, fellow coun- 
 trywoman. 
 long(e), long. 
 
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 Songc, / length; auf bie — , in 
 
 time. 
 langcn, reach. 
 Saiige(r)nicUc, / = Sangweite, / 
 
 tidiousness, irksomeness. 
 
 lattgfant, slowly. 
 
 (iingft, long since. 
 
 loffcn (ie, a), let, leave, allow.look, 
 become, beseem ; fic^ ^eigen — , 
 be called, go by the name of; 
 toon fid^ — , send away. 
 
 liifftg, lazy, sluggish, idle. 
 
 lauent, wait for, watch. 
 
 laufen (ie, au), run. 
 
 laufenb, current. 
 
 2ttttfer, m. footman. 
 
 Saune, f. whim, caprice, humor. 
 
 laut, loud. 
 
 fi asorett, «. hospital. 
 
 teficn, live; JU — tDtffeit, know 
 good manners. 
 
 Sefien, «. life. 
 
 SefienSort, / breeding, manner of 
 
 living. 
 Iefil)aft, lively, vivacious. 
 (ebig, unmarried. 
 
 lebtglic^, solely. 
 
 legen, lay ; ttia§ in ben SBeg — , 
 
 hinder, offend. 
 fie^rc, f- lesson, instruction. 
 let^t, easily, easy. 
 
 {etdjtgliiubig, credulous. 
 
 fieib, n. harm; eiitent leib t^un, 
 
 be sorry. 
 (etbcjl, Iitt,getttten, suffer, tolerate, 
 bear. 
 
 lei^en (ie, ie), lend. 
 Seltion, / lesson, 
 
 lernen, learn j e§ lernt ftd^ too^I, 
 we learn by experience. 
 
 lefen (a, e), read. 
 
 te^t, last. 
 
 (cugttcn, deny. 
 
 SLivAt, pi- people, men. 
 
 Sit^t, n. -er, light. 
 
 £t(f)tmeffe,/ Candlemas (Feb. 2d). 
 
 liefi, dear, prefer; e§ foil ntit — 
 fein, I should be pleased. 
 
 Siebe, /. love. 
 
 licbcn, love. 
 
 Itebenltviirbtg, lovely. 
 
 tieber, rather. 
 Sieb^aber, m. /over, friend. 
 £ieb:^abcttn, / -nen, lover, ad- 
 mirer. 
 Iteblid), delicious, lovely. 
 (ieberltc^, dissolute, low. 
 Hegen (a, e), recline; tro§ Itegt 
 
 baran? what does it matter? 
 littbern, assuage. 
 ItnfS, left; bie Sinfe, the left 
 
 hand. 
 SiVfe, / lip- 
 
 Siqueur, m. liquor, fine brandy. 
 Stberei, / livery. 
 fitUtre, /. franc. 
 (ogieren, lodge. 
 
 So^n, m. -^e, reward, wages. 
 lo^lten, reward, pay ; ftd^ — , pay 
 
 the trouble. 
 lol, loose ; etttiaS — fein, be rid 
 
 of; etttaS — werben, get rid of. 
 I»g=brii(fen, fire. 
 
 f iif en, solve, receive ; @etb — , get 
 money, make money ; fic§ — , be 
 solved. 
 
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 loSge^en, giiig, gegangen, break 
 
 out. 
 loS'lommtn (a, O), escape, get 
 
 rid of. 
 IoS=teifjen (i, i), \iS), disengage 
 
 oneself. 
 lBS=fein, be rid of. 
 
 loS-ttierben (a, o), get rid of. 
 
 t9S=ttltnben (a, U), fid^, disengage 
 oneself. ^ 
 
 SaUtStmr, m. -§ or -c, gold piece 
 = about JS4.00. 
 
 litgett (0, 0), lie, tell a falsehood. 
 
 Sitgen, «■ lying. 
 Silgner, m. liar. 
 
 £uft, / ^e, pleasure. ' 
 luftifl, jolly, merry. 
 SuftfVtel, K. comedy. 
 
 m 
 
 tna^en, make, hasten, do ; fid) aUi 
 (S^re — , do oneself all honor, 
 cut a figure ; fid) — , turn out all 
 right. 
 
 ntii^tig, strong,potent,be master of. 
 
 ^Jlnbnnte, /■ mesdames, madam. 
 
 SKSb^CIt, n. - or -g, girl, waiting- 
 maid. 
 
 SKogctt, m. Jt, stomach. 
 
 SJlo^tseU, / meal. 
 
 ntal^nen, dun. 
 
 SWajeftSt, /. majesty. 
 9Baj»r, ?«. major. 
 'DJoI, K. -e or -^er, time. 
 
 mon, one, they, people. 
 man^, many. 
 manc^eirlet, many kinds. 
 
 man^mal, often. 
 
 aJlongel, m. ■", want, lack. 
 SRann, m. '^tt, man, husband. 
 SJlorft, «. ^i, market. 
 SBiorloffin, /. Mrs. Marioff. 
 titartern, torture, torment. 
 
 manen, mew. 
 SDlouer, / wall. 
 SHnuI, n. ^er, mouth. 
 
 inel)t, more. 
 
 me^rere, several. 
 
 me^nnalS, several times. 
 
 aWeile, / mile, equals 4^ English 
 miles. 
 
 ntetnett, mean, think, believe, in- 
 tend. 
 
 nteittClgletcften, my equals, like me. 
 
 meinettnegcn, for ought I care, as 
 
 you like, for my sake. 
 aWcinung, / opinion. 
 meiftenteilS, mostly, generally. 
 flteton^Oltf^, melancholic. 
 ntefben, announce. 
 SJKenge, /■ quantity, abundance. 
 
 ntcngen, mix. 
 
 SJlenft^, m. -en, -en, mankind, fel- 
 low, person; ganger — , clever 
 fellow ; — , n. wench, hussy. 
 
 SSlenfi^en^a^, m- misanthropy. 
 
 tnetien, observe, notice, bear in 
 mind. 
 
 SRetier, «. -§, -§, profession, trade. 
 
 mtlbtljatig, charitable. 
 
 SJltcne, /■ mien, air, look. 
 
 ntilitat^ifl^, military, with military 
 precision. 
 
 SJltntfter, m. minister. 
 
 nttffen, miss, spare. 
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 9)!i^trauen, «. distrust. [ing. 
 2)iifjticrftitntini§, «.misunderstand- 
 Dtit, with; adv. part., quietly. 
 
 inU=6rittgcn, brad()te, geBra^t, 
 
 bring along with. 
 mtt^freueit, \\6), rejoice with. 
 mit'Iat^en, laugh with. 
 
 ^tleib, K. sympathy, pity. 
 mitleibig, sympathetic. 
 
 mit^ne^mcn (a, o), take with. 
 
 9RUtag, m. midday, noon. 
 mittel, middle. 
 SViobe, / fashion. 
 
 tniigen, modEite, gemodjt, may, can, 
 
 be able, want. 
 mijgtil^, possible. 
 9Ro^];, m. -en, -en, moor. 
 
 ajjottorc^, m. -en, -en, monarch. 
 9Konot, m. month. 
 3Rorafi, m. -^e, marsh. 
 3)t(>ve§, »*• pi- manners, conduct. 
 3Rorgen, m. moming. 
 
 tnorgen, to-morrow. 
 aRorgenlanb, «. ^ei, the East. 
 
 aRii^e, f. effort, exertion, trouble ; 
 fill — mactjen, take trouble. 
 
 •mm, /• mill- 
 
 9K»ittcr, m. miller. 
 !!Runtl, m. -^e, mouth. 
 39!unbtentngSftUlf, ».mount,horse. 
 
 miinbHi!^, orally. 
 
 murrcn, murmur. 
 OTUmfdj, sullen, surly. 
 
 mitffen, ntugte, gemugt, must. 
 
 abutter, / ■", mother. 
 
 aRutmiUe, m. -n§,-n, roguishness, 
 
 petulance. 
 inutttlilHg, roguish, petulant. 
 
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 naii^, to, after, according to. 
 92ad^tiai;, m. -§, -n, neighbor. 
 Uadj'firauii^Cn, use after, repeat. 
 nat^-bmgen, bring after, 
 naii^bein, after. 
 nnei^^benfejt, ba(^te,geba(^t, reflect, 
 
 muse. 
 92a(^ben{en, «. reflection. 
 
 92a(^frage, / inquiry, demand. 
 noi^=ge6eit_ (a, e), be inferior to, 
 
 yield. 
 ntt(^=ge^en (i, a), go after, follow, 
 
 be slow. 
 na^'Iommen (a, o), follow, come 
 
 after. 
 nadjliifftg, careless, negligent. 
 nac^^taufcn (ie, au), run after. 
 SWoiIjric^t, / news. 
 Itai^'irufen (ie, u), call after. 
 nai^^fc^cn (a, e), look after. 
 nar^'fpuifen, spit at. 
 nitc^ft, next, nearest; nad^fterXage, 
 
 in the near future. 
 SKtt(^t,/ ^e, night; be§ SKa^tg, by 
 
 night. 
 92ad^t)tiac^ter, m. nightwatchman. 
 nac^tetlig, disadvantageous. 
 na^'ttieifen (ie, ie), direct to, 
 
 show. 
 iKoiiftttieifttMgj/direction.reference, 
 
 authentication. 
 
 na^^tooUcn, wish to follow, 
 nagen, gnaw. 
 
 na^e, near. 
 
 ttii^er^ommen (a, o), approach, 
 nii^ern, fid§, approach. 
 
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 ttS^erstreten (a, e), approach. 
 
 9ia^rttng, / nourishment. 
 
 9Jame, m. -en?, -en, name. 
 
 namltl^, same, to wit. 
 
 JJiirr, ?«. -en, -en, fool. 
 
 9Jorrtn, / -nen, fool. 
 
 SItofenWetfc, / pert, saucy person. 
 
 SRatttr, / nature. 
 
 ItatMi^, natural. 
 
 Sleliel, m. fog, mist. 
 
 Itelicnait, close by. 
 
 nefift, with, besides. 
 
 nectett, tease. 
 
 SRegtifl^, n. -§, -§, negligee. 
 
 ne^men (0,0), take; fitfi— ,/»- 
 
 fic^ bene^nien, behave. 
 9!etbet, »«. one who envies or 
 
 grudges. 
 neibifc^, envious. 
 Iteigen, incline. 
 
 SJetgttltjJ, f- inclination, affection. 
 nein, no. 
 nennen, nonnte, genonnt, name; 
 
 fid) — , be named. 
 nctt, new. 
 
 Stcttgterbe, / curiosity. 
 
 neugterig, curious, inquisitive. 
 
 9leuig!cit, / news. 
 
 SReuia^r, n. new year. 
 
 ncunt, ninth. 
 
 neunjig, ninety. 
 
 nic^t, not; — bOl^, surely not, by 
 no means; — nOc() etn§? just 
 one more ? — einmoC, not even. 
 
 SWid^te, / niece. 
 
 ntd)tS, nothing; bo§ ift — , that 
 won't do. 
 
 ttic^tSlOurbig, contemptible. 
 
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 me, never. 
 nietnalS, never. 
 
 nicbet'f^Iagen (u, 0), cast down, 
 
 quash. 
 
 Jttebcr=fe^en, fic^, sit down. 
 9!icberttrti^tig{eit, / baseness, 
 
 vileness. 
 .Jtiebrig, low, base. 
 niemnnb, nobody. 
 niinmerme^jr, never. 
 
 llOli^, stUl; — ein, another; — nie= 
 
 ntanb, no one else ; — mat§, once 
 
 more, again. 
 SRot, / need, distress ; Don noten 
 
 Ijaben, need. 
 SRotfoH, m. -^e, exigency. 
 ttiittg, necessary. 
 notWenbig, necessary. 
 S'totUienbigleit, / necessity. 
 «tt = nun, now, well. 
 nitd^tertt, sober, fasting, without 
 
 breakfast. 
 nun, now, well; — einmal, irrevok- 
 
 ably so ; — gut, weU and good. 
 
 nunntcl^i', now. 
 
 nur, only, just ; — erft, only just ; 
 — bolb, right off; ge^t — , do go. 
 SRilrnfierg, ». Nuremberg. 
 
 nil^en (.^^sa nu^en), use, utilize. 
 
 oh, whether, if. 
 abett, above. 
 
 obenbteitt, in addition, in the bar- 
 gain. 
 obCfft, upper. 
 
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 DficrftKeutcnnttt , m. -^, -§, lieu- 
 tenant-colonel. 
 obcr, or. 
 offcn, open^ 
 
 Offcn^crjtg, openhearted, frank. 
 Dffijier, m. officer. 
 offncn, open, 
 oft, often. 
 BftcrS, often. 
 iiftrer, oftener. 
 O^Ctm, m. uncle. 
 
 o^ne, Avithout. 
 
 o\inQead\ttt, notwithstanding. 
 O^nlangft, recently. 
 D^r, n. -4, -en, ear. 
 DtOIUmie, / economy. 
 orbentltC^, orderly, proper. 
 Orber, / -§, or -n, order. 
 Drbnung, /. order. 
 
 Ortre, / -§, order. 
 £)rt, m. "er or -e, place. 
 Ottomoitif^, Ottoman. 
 
 ^aar, n. pair, couple ; etn — 3Ko= 
 Itate §er, for the last few months. 
 <)atfen, fi(^, be off, get out. 
 ^adfne^t, m. officer's orderly. 
 paittomimif^, in pantomime, 
 515a1)ier, n. paper. 
 })Oj)fWid) , papal. 
 SPorobe, / parade. 
 ))arabiet:cn, parade. 
 
 ^arables, n. paradise. 
 ))arai, ready. 
 <)0rlieren, chat, palaver. 
 
 !Portcilitf)fctt, / partiality, party 
 feeling. 
 
 fPortie, / match. 
 
 ^eintgung, /. torture, torment. 
 
 })erfeft, perfect. 
 
 SPerle, / pearl. 
 
 iPerfien, ». Persia. 
 
 iPf. (^Pfennig), m. farthing. 
 
 iffcrb, n. horse. 
 
 $f{ege, / care, nursing. 
 
 ^flegen, be accustomed; fi(j^ — , in- 
 dulge, enjoy one's self. 
 
 spflic^t, / duty. 
 
 iPfnrte, / gate. 
 
 J)fui, fie, for shame. 
 
 ^iftole, / pistol; pistole, a coin 
 worth about JS3.90. 
 
 $Ia^, m. '^t, place, square. 
 
 ))taubern, chat. 
 
 ))(o^Iil^, suddenly. 
 
 ))(Uin)), blunt, coarse, awkward. 
 
 tllitnbetn, plunder, rob. 
 
 pOli^en, knock. 
 
 tpolen, n. Poland. 
 
 ))oMf(^, poUtical. 
 
 !Pa(i$ei, / police. 
 
 ^Offen, m. trick, joke. 
 
 SPoft, /. mail, postoffice. 
 
 )^0%, the deuce; ;po^ ®e(J unb lein 
 ©nbe, the deuce take the cox- 
 comb. 
 
 ^ra^Ien, boast. 
 
 ^ra^ten, n. boasting. 
 
 tirattijieren, slip on. 
 ijreJleu (= praHen), fly open. 
 
 ^Jreujjtflij, Prussian. 
 
 !|5rin3, m. -en, -en, prince. 
 
 ijSrotlC, / proof, test. 
 
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 ptOVXpt, promptly, punctually. 
 
 pro^^ejeien, prophesy. 
 
 ^roUinj, / province. 
 ^VOjeniil)en, n. percent. 
 
 ))rugeln, whip. 
 
 $ube(, m. poodle-dog. 
 
 %)XvSi, m. point ; — btet, three 
 
 o'clock sharp. 
 ^It^en, dress ; fic^ — , dress one's 
 
 self. 
 
 OJ 
 
 qitiilen, distress, vex, torment, 
 
 tease. 
 Clttiilgeift, m. -er, tormentor, tease. 
 Cluart, m. -^e, trumpery, trash. 
 duarttev, ». quarters, lodging. 
 
 SRa^e, / revenge. 
 
 9iai^en, m. jaws; in ben — jagen, 
 
 quarry one's game for him. 
 titli^en, revenge, take vengeance 
 
 on. 
 9iai4fU(^t, / vindictiveness. 
 SRaifer, m. villain, rascal, cur. 
 JRab, n. -^er, wheel. 
 rn<)<)Brtiercn, report. 
 
 tofcnb, raging, stock mad. 
 toflcren, shave. 
 raffein, rattle, clatter. 
 SRat, m. -^e, advice. 
 rotcn (ie, a), advise, guess, 
 tatt^afiteren, ratify. 
 
 SKotfcl, n. riddle. 
 Siaudj, m. smoke. 
 rout^en, smoke. 
 
 riiutttett, clear up, vacate, remove. 
 »att§ i(= §erau§), come out. 
 
 Siaufli^, m. ^e, intoxication, 
 rec^nen, reckon, count. 
 SRe^nung, / account, biU. 
 Xtiijt, right, genuine, properly; 
 
 fc^on — , quite right. 
 fSitiSii, n. right, justice, law. 
 
 SleiJ^tferttgung, / justification. 
 
 IRe^t^afier, m. a dogmatical per- 
 son, disputant. 
 
 reii^tfli^affen, honest, upright. 
 
 SRecfttfc^affenl^eU, / honesty, up- 
 rightness. 
 
 Siebe, / speech. 
 
 reben, speak, talk. 
 
 9leben@a]:t, / expression. 
 
 reblil!^, honest, trustworthy. 
 
 fRegtment, «. -§, -er, regiment. 
 reid^, rich. 
 ieili^en,treach, hand. 
 SHeiii^tum, m. -^er, riches. 
 
 rein, pure, dean. 
 SBeife, /. trip, journey. 
 reifett, travel, set-out. 
 rcigett (i, i), snatch, pluck, 
 ireiten (i, i), ride. 
 
 9leU{nei!^t, m. groom. 
 SReit^jfcrb, «. saddlehorse. 
 9icij, m. grace, charm. 
 tetjen, irritate, anger, charm, 
 retgenb, charming, agreeable. 
 SJieftut, m. -en, -en, recruit. 
 
 SRennen, «• run ; in tioHent — , at 
 
 full speed. 
 Siennct, m. race-horse. 
 SRentmCtftCt', m. treasurer, steward. 
 9JeV«6IiI, / republic 
 
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 SRcfpCCt, m. regard. ' 
 
 SRcft, m. remainder. 
 
 9ieft(iien, «• remainder. 
 
 retten, save. 
 
 rcuctt, regret, repent of. 
 
 Siebandje, / revenge, satisfaction. 
 
 rtd|ttg, right, correct, valid,. 
 
 SHic^tigleit, / justness; bftmit t)at 
 
 e§ feine — , the thing, is quite 
 
 right. 
 9Jtng, m- ring. . 
 
 SRingcrdjen, »■ ringlet, r;ng. 
 ringctt (a, u), wring. 
 SRitter, m. knight. 
 fHittmeifter, m. captain of horse. 
 
 ajittmeiftcrin, / -nen, v4fe of cap- 
 tain of horse. 
 SHorfen, m. (= gioggen), rye. 
 
 SRoae, / roll, r61e, part. 
 
 SRBItcfteit, K. Uttle roll. 
 
 SRo^arjt, m. -arjte, horse-doctor. 
 
 9luitett, m. back. 
 
 SRiilffili^t, /. regard. 
 
 rufen (ie, u), call. 
 
 (Bulje, / rest, qiiiet. 
 ntl)cn, rest. 
 tU^ig, quiet. 
 
 SBu^mBegierJie, / desire of ^lory, 
 ambition. \ 
 
 xil^men, \\6), boast. 
 ni^mtiaU, glorious, famous, 
 til^iren, move, touch. 
 JRit^rung, /■ emotion. 
 ruinieren, ruin. 
 SRummel, m. racket. 
 SRunHjf, m. '^i, body. 
 9iunbe, /■ round ; in ber — ^,around. 
 ru))fett, pick, pluck. 
 
 ®attl, m. ©ale, hall, parlor, lobby. 
 (Saliel, m. - or -§, saber. 
 @ac^e, f- affair, cause, business. 
 ©nc^fClt, n. Saxony. 
 fiic^fifd^, Saxon, 
 folate, softly. 
 
 fagett, say. 
 
 ®t. SRarino (San Marino), the 
 smallest republic in Europe, ly- 
 ing between the ItaUan provinces 
 of Pesaro-e-Urbino and Forli. 
 
 \tAi, satisfied. 
 
 ®au, f. -"e, sow, swine. 
 
 fouei:, sour; — mac^en, make 
 burdensome, hard. 
 
 (Scene, f- scene, behind the scenes. 
 
 S(^atie, m. -n§, -^n, loss, damage, 
 pity. 
 
 Sdjabenftcube, /. malice. 
 
 fc^abloS, harmless; — fatten, com- 
 pensate. 
 
 ©C^iifet, m. shepherd, swain. 
 
 fc^offCtt (U, a), create. 
 
 fc^affett, do, make, get; ou§ ben 
 Slugen — , get rid of ; jur ©telle 
 — , produce ; Uttg — , illuminate. 
 
 ©t^afettn,/ -nen, jester, joker. 
 fd)amen, fid), be ashamed. 
 Sc^anbe, / disgrace, shame ; jU 
 
 — n ^auen, cut up terribly. 
 ©d^atten, m. shadow. 
 Sc^atulle, /■ cash-box, purse. 
 fc^ii^ett, esteem, value. 
 ©dlOUbetlt, n. shudder. 
 ©C^ein, m. appearance. 
 fli^einen (ie, ie), appear, seem. 
 
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 fdjelten (a, o), scold. 
 
 fii^cnten, present, give. 
 Severs, m. joke. 
 fd)tlfcn, send. 
 €(i^icEfa(, n. destiny, fate. 
 
 fi^tefeen (0,0), shoot. 
 fc^tm))f(tc^, disgraceful, shameful. 
 fii^Iafen (ie, a), sleep. 
 
 S^lafjimmei', ». bed-room. 
 @C^(ag, m. "^t, blow, stroke. 
 fc^fngett (U, a), strike; fic^ — , 
 
 fight. 
 
 fl^lc^t, bad. 
 
 fc^Ietci^en (i, i), sneek up, steal up. 
 Sc^Utftoeg, m. by-way. 
 fe^lcV^ien, drag, trail. 
 fd)Iitnm, bad. 
 
 @|{)(ingel, m- insolent, saucy fel- 
 low, rascal. 
 
 Sc^Inf , n. ^er, lock. 
 
 fdjlummern, doze, slumber. 
 
 ©C^Iiiffel, m. key. 
 
 f^meifen, taste, taste good. 
 
 fti^nteii^eln, flatter. 
 
 @(4met3, m. -e§oy-en§,-en, pain, 
 
 grief. 
 ©f^nettei', m. trick. 
 Stfjnnr, /. "-t, cord. 
 ©ctljmrre, /. joke. 
 ©(()Ofo(abe, / chocolate. 
 fC^DJt, already; — gut, all right; 
 
 — toieber, at it again; Wenjl — , 
 
 what of that. 
 fc^iin, beautiful, fine. 
 ©d)iit)fer, m. creator. 
 
 @(());anl, m. -^e, press. 
 
 ©C^roitlD, / bar, lists. 
 \i(ttSi\ait, frightful. 
 
 fc^etfttli^, terrible, horrible. 
 fc^rifien (ie, ie), write. 
 ©lifyeifi^JUlt, ». writing-desk. 
 ©C^rifict, m. secretary, clerk. 
 ©(i^jrifieiei,/ act of writing, scribi 
 
 bUig. 
 ©C^rcBgCUg, ». writing materials. 
 fcftreiet (ie, ie), scream, yell, call. 
 fc^riftlici, written. 
 ©^fitt, m. step. 
 fc^iili^tetl, timid, diffident. 
 ©C^tt^, m shoe. 
 ©liftttlb, j debt, guilt, fault. 
 fli^ulbig, juilty, indebted, owe. 
 ©i^ulbtgtit, / duty. 
 ©djulbnei, m. debtor; = @IauBi=^ 
 
 get, creiitor. 
 ©d^ultcr, f. shoulder. 
 ©rf)uljengirtri^te, «. estate of a 
 
 judge. 
 ©^utfe, ?»■ -n, -n, rascal, 
 fc^urfifll, rascally. 
 ©(f|U^, m. ''e, shot, 
 ©dju^, »». -^e, protection. 
 ©^U^engel, »«. guardian angel. 
 f(^Uia4 weak. 
 ©(^toailj, »«. -^e, tail. 
 fc^WOJ-J, black. 
 fdjW'a^cn, chat, talk. 
 fd^weigen (ie, ie), be silent. 
 ©C^loette, /. threshold, stair. 
 ©lI)tt)Ctnnte, / horse pond. 
 fc^Uer, heavy, difficult. 
 fc^toerlt^, hardly, with difiiculty. 
 
 ©ti^toert, n. -er, sword. 
 
 ©^Wcftei;, /. sister. 
 fc^loinben (a, U), disappear. 
 fdlttiorett (0/ 0), swear. 
 
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 fciiJS, six. 
 feii^ft, sixth. 
 ®eele, / soul, heart. 
 fe^ejt (a, e), see. 
 
 fe^r, very. 
 
 fcin, iDor, getnefen, be. 
 
 fein, his; bo0 feinige, his (part, 
 
 share, property).. 
 
 fetneSgletC^en, his like, his equals. 
 
 feit, since. 
 
 fettbent, since. 
 
 ©eite, / side, page. 
 
 felber, self. 
 
 felfift, self. 
 
 felfiftgcmodjt, home made. 
 
 ©elfifter^oltung, / self-preserva- 
 tion. 
 
 feltcn, seldom, rarely. 
 
 fenbeit, fanbte, gefonbt, send. 
 
 fcngen, bum. 
 
 fc^eit, set, put. 
 
 ®cnf jer, m- sigh. 
 
 firmer, sure, safe. 
 fic^erltc^, surely. 
 
 ^V&,tx\t\i, f. surety, safety; in 
 — bringen, safely invest, lay up. 
 ftebent, seventh. 
 ©teg, »«• victory. 
 
 ©ittcnri^teritt, /• -nen, censor, 
 moralist. 
 
 ft^cn, fo6, gefeffen, sit; — loffeit, 
 jilt. 
 
 fo, so, thus; — Balb, as soon as; 
 — bcinn, then, in that case; — 
 etn, such a; — gfeic^, directly, 
 immediately ; — ttacE), conse- 
 quently ; — Kie, as well as. 
 
 ©o^n, m. ^e, son. 
 
 fold), such. 
 
 ©otbat, m. -en, -en, soldier. 
 
 foKen, shall, is said. 
 ©ommer, m. summer. 
 fona^, accordingly, consequently. 
 fonberbar, strange, peculiar. 
 fonberli^, particular, especial. 
 fonbern, but, on the contrary. 
 
 ©onne, / sun. 
 
 fonft, otherwise, besides, formerly ; 
 
 — tt)0, elsewhere. 
 ©iH)^ifti«, / -nen, sophist. 
 ©Ol^ge, f- care, anxiety. 
 forgen, care, worry. 
 
 f^jatten (gefpalten), split. 
 
 @))IinbaU, K. an important fortress 
 in the province of Brandenburg, 
 Prussia, eight miles west by north 
 of Berlin. 
 
 ©^)anien, ». Spain. 
 
 ffiarfatn, economically. 
 
 ©))a^, m. ^e, joke. 
 
 f^JttPoft, joking. 
 
 f<)Ot, late. 
 
 f^jeifen, eat, dine. 
 
 f^erren, fic^, resist,struggle against 
 
 ©^)lel, «. play, gaming. 
 
 f))te(ett, play, gamble. 
 
 @^te(et, m. player, gambler. 
 
 ©Jlt^Sttbe, m, -n, -n, rascal. 
 
 f^iotten, mock. 
 
 ©()iittcret, f. derision, mockery. 
 
 f<)i)ttif^, mocking, scoffing. 
 
 ©(ira^e, / speech, language. 
 
 f^rct^en, (a, O), speak, bespeak. 
 
 f)>reijen, spread, sprawl. 
 
 f))rengen, break a bank. 
 
 f^iringen (a, u), spring, leap. 
 
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 Bt. (fctner), his. 
 
 ft, St, hist. 
 
 ©toot, m. S,-zn, State; ®taaten= 
 
 eSeneroI (,/or @. = ®t.). States 
 
 General. 
 ©to6, OT.^e, staff, stick; ben — 6re= 
 
 d)tn, sentence. 
 <Staigtittmei\ttT, m. second-cap- 
 tain. 
 Stni^el, m. sting, thorn, 
 ©tobt, / "-t, city. 
 ftnjn^tfejt, stamp. 
 StOttb, m. ^e, position, state, estate, 
 
 rank ; int Stanbe fein, be able. 
 ftnrt, strong ; — beje^t, chock full, 
 
 qnite full, 
 fton, stiff, fixed, staring. 
 ftnttett, 5U — tonimen, be useful. 
 ftedeit, stick, put, be hidden ; Bei« 
 
 feite — , lay aside;- bo ftedt'S 
 
 eBen, that's just it. 
 ftc^en, ftanb, geftonben, stand; 
 
 bafiir — , be responsible for; 
 
 brouf — , be inscribed on. 
 fteiftlen (a, o), steal, 
 ftetf, stiff, fixed. 
 ©tette, /. place, spot; ^ier \\i jur 
 
 — , here is at hand. 
 ©teUung, / position, bearing, 
 
 attitude. 
 ftemmen, ftl^l, stem, resist, oppose. 
 fteiBen (a, o), die. 
 ©tern, m. -e or -en, star. 
 
 ©ti(i^, m. stitch ; — £)0lten, stand 
 the test J int @ttcf)e loff en, desert, 
 abandon. 
 
 ©ttefet, m. - or -n, boot. 
 
 {iter, staring, set, fixed. 
 
 fftften, cause. 
 ftilt(e), still. 
 ©timme, / voice, 
 ©time, / brow. 
 
 ffolj, proud, haughty. 
 
 ©tolj, m. pride, haughtiness. 
 
 fto^en (te, o), push, thrust, run 
 against ; mit bent tJuge — , kick. 
 
 fto^enb, pushing; on — ^, adjoining. 
 
 ©tra^e, /. street. 
 
 ©trett^, m. stroke, act, trick. 
 
 ftreittg, contested; — ntttC^en, con- 
 test. 
 
 ©trenge, / vigor, severity. 
 
 ©tiiBc^en, »■ small room. 
 
 ©tttlie, /. room. 
 
 ftubieren, study. 
 
 ftnntnt, dumb. 
 
 ©tunbe, / hour. 
 
 ©tumt, m. "e, storm; — gebcn, 
 
 make an attack. 
 ffftmttfc^, stormy, impetuous. 
 Prjen, rash. 
 
 ©fff^e, / support. 
 ftu^en, stop, start, hesitate. 
 ©U&orbinotion, /. discipline, 
 fuc^en, seek, attempt. 
 ©ttt^en, n. seeking, searching. 
 ©ummo, / -§, sum. funtntarum 
 
 isLat.gen.pl., ©untnttt funtm*' 
 
 runt, sum total. 
 ©umme, / sum. 
 ©nnbe, / sin. 
 fft§, sweet. 
 
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 %tA<li^t, f-fironounce as in French, 
 
 smoking-room. 
 2;ilfcl, / table. 
 Sag, m. day. 
 tiiglic^, daily. 
 tat^ejiert, papered. 
 ta)lfer, brave. 
 S^o^lfcrteit, / bravery. 
 2:ofcfte, /. pocket. 
 SofiiienBu^, ^er, note-book. 
 Saffe, / cup. 
 tottbetn, trifle, dawdle. 
 SfiuBl^en, n. young pigeon. 
 Xaufienfi^Iag, m. "e, dove cot. 
 teUeit, divide, share. 
 teiI»ne^»IEtt (a, o),take part in. 
 Seufcl, m. devil; ber — ift Io§, 
 
 the devil is to pay. 
 S^^aler, m. German dollar = 7octs. 
 liai, f. deed. 
 S^ee, m. -3, -, tea. 
 %%X^VX, f. tear. 
 t^jut, ti)ot, get^an, do, make ; id) 
 
 — eud^ 8U miff en, I let you know ; 
 Itil^tS 5Ur ©acfie — , be inmate- 
 lial ; Bon ftc^ — , discharge ; TOOS 
 t^Ut ba§ ? what does that matter? 
 
 XPr, /. door. 
 
 SPtingen, »• Thuringia. 
 
 ttef, deep. 
 
 ttlgen, pay, liquidate. 
 
 2;intc, / ink. 
 
 Sifti^, m. table. 
 
 Xxitl, m. title. 
 
 Zoi)itx, f. ", daughter. 
 
 £ob, m. death. 
 
 toff, mad, crazy. 
 
 2^ii())e(, m. bumpkin, blockhead. 
 
 %stn, m. -^e, tone, sound. 
 
 to)))), done. 
 
 tot, dead. 
 
 tiiten, kill. 
 
 tragen (U, a), carry, wear, enter- 
 tain. 
 
 trogtfli^, tragic. 
 
 traitteren, treat. 
 
 trauen, trust, confide in. 
 
 SCrOUer, /. mourning. 
 
 S^rount, "e, dream. 
 
 trfiumctt, dream; fic^ — laffen, 
 fancy, imagine. 
 
 SCrilumci:, m. dreamer. 
 
 Sraumcrei, / fancy, vision. 
 
 ttaurig, sad. 
 
 treffcn (a, O), hit, meet. 
 
 treffUd), excellent. 
 
 treiSen (te, ie), drive; ©^ag— j 
 joke ; longer — , continue. 
 
 trennen, separate. 
 
 S^re^Jpe, / stairs, stairway. 
 
 treten (o, e), tread, step, walk. 
 
 Srcue, /. fidelity. 
 
 treuIoS, faithless. 
 
 SrtcB, m. impulse. 
 
 SErlebfeber, / spring, impulse, 
 motive. 
 
 trinlen (a, u), drink, 
 troifert, dry. 
 S^wmmel, /. drum. 
 Srnntmelf^Iiiger, m. drummer. 
 SJro^jfcn, m. drop. 
 S^ro^, m. defiance, insolence. 
 tro^, in spite of. 
 %XVX&, m. "-t, drink. 
 
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 trunlcn, intoxicated, 
 tii^tig, capable, proper. 
 tiitfifc^, malignant, spiteful. 
 2;uBenb, / virtue. 
 tugenbftaft, virtuous. 
 ZM, m. Turk. 
 
 tt 
 
 liBel, bad ; — gel^en, be in embar- 
 rasment, be badly off ; — nef)» 
 men (a, O), take amiss. 
 
 flSer, over. 
 
 iifiCtltll, everywhere. 
 
 iiberaU^in, everywhere. 
 
 u6etf(itffig, superfluous. 
 
 itbcrgeien (a, e), give to, deliver. 
 
 ii6erloffen (te, a), give up, relin- 
 quish; ft(^ — , give one's self 
 up to. 
 
 itierteBC«, consider. 
 
 ufiermittig, overbearing. 
 
 U6ertret6ung, /. exageration. 
 
 iifiertoadjt, exhausted. 
 
 fifierjeugcn, fic^, convince. 
 
 ititig, remaining, left over; boS 
 
 iibrige, the rest. 
 
 fiBrigenS, moreover. 
 
 XUft, /■ watch, o'clock. 
 
 tttn, at, around, in order to ; — 
 
 Diet ^b^er, all the higher ; — fo 
 
 Diet ntet)r, all the more ; — . . . 
 
 SBiHeit, for the sake of. 
 ttin^armett, embrace. 
 um=ge^en, ging, gegangen, go 
 
 about ; mit jentanb — , treat. 
 nvX'U^Xtn, tum over; fid) — , turn 
 
 round. 
 
 UttttteBcIlt, becloud, cloud. 
 
 Hin=fe^ett (o, e), look round. 
 
 umfanft, in vain. 
 
 Untftanb, m. ^e, circumstance, for- 
 mality. 
 
 Utttftiinblifi^, circumstancially, min- 
 utely. 
 
 unt'Wenbett, Wonbte, getoanbt, fid), 
 
 turn round. 
 Unanfiiiltbtg, improper, indecent, 
 unbecoming. 
 
 unbarttt^erjig, merciless. 
 
 unficfo^Iett, unbidden. 
 unbctannt, unknown, unacquaint- 
 ed, strange. 
 
 Uniie!annte(r), m. {decl. as adj.), 
 
 stranger. 
 unBef^etben, indiscret, insolent. 
 Uniefc^plten, irreproachable. 
 
 Unbefonnen^eit, /. rashness, 
 
 thoughtlessness, imprudence. 
 
 unbeWegltC^, unmovable. 
 
 unbtegfam, unbending, inflexible. 
 
 Uncben, uneven, not bad. 
 
 uneigennit^ig, unselfish, disinter- 
 ested. 
 
 ttttCtngelcbCtt, uninvited. 
 
 itnettblt^, infinite. 
 
 unentbel)i;(td^, indispensable. 
 
 nncrlOOrtet, unexpected. 
 
 Uncrjogcn, uneducated. 
 
 ttttfe^tbor, infallible, unerring. 
 
 ttnfreitnblitO, unfriendly, disoblig- 
 ing. 
 
 ungcai^tet, notwithstanding. 
 
 ttitgef (i^r, about ; bon — , accident, 
 ally. 
 
 Unge^altett, indignant, angry. 
 
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 UUgcriattoeu, unhanged. 
 Ungcnitilt, common, exceedingly. 
 Itngep il^t, not dressed up. 
 ungern, un-wilUngly. 
 ungeii^riffen, uncivil, ill-mannered. 
 Ultgclitm, impetuous. 
 Ungc 'tiim, «. impetuosity, 
 ungetreu, unfaithful. 
 Ungfiilf, n. misfortune. 
 Unglitlflil^, unfortunate, unhappy. 
 Unglillfli^ertvetfe, unfortunately. 
 Ultgnabe, /. disgrace. 
 Unmenf4, m. -en, -en, brute, 
 
 monster. 
 untttogltl!^, impossible. 
 unrec^t, wrong. 
 unrii^ttg, wrong. 
 Untune, f. uneasiness, anxiety. 
 ttnfd^ulb, /. innocence. 
 Unf(i^ulbig, innocent. 
 
 unten, below. 
 
 unterbred^en (a, o), interrupt. 
 
 unter^aften (ie, a), entertain. 
 
 unter-famnten (a, O), find accom- 
 modation. 
 K«tcrne!^men (O, O), undertake. 
 Unter<)fanb, «. '^tx, pledge. 
 
 Unterrcbnng, /. conference. 
 untcrril^tett, inform, instruct. 
 untcr'ftcrfen, incorporate. 
 
 uutcrfte^en, ftanfa, ftonben, dare, 
 
 venture. 
 
 unteiftit^en, support, assist. 
 
 untCtfU(!^cn, investigate. 
 Untctt^iinig, submissive. 
 
 unterwcgenS, on the way. 
 unticrdnbertiti^, unchangeable. 
 m,*erloren, not lost. 
 
 untjertrttttet, unexpected, 
 unberftfjiimt, impudent. 
 un»erfel)rt, untouched. 
 UttUerjci^nii^, impardonable. 
 UntviUe, m. -n§, -n, indignation, 
 
 displeasure, anger. 
 urgieren, urge (in court). 
 Urfo^e, /. cause, reason. 
 Urteir, «. sentence, judgment. 
 urtctlen, judge. 
 
 SSalute, f. face value. 
 SBater, m. ", father. 
 SBater(anb, «. "et, native country. 
 SBcncbig, «. Venice. 
 bcnetiauifc^, Venetian, 
 bemfifc^icben, discharge. 
 bera&fl^iebct, discharged. 
 bcradjtcn, despise. 
 bcriit^tnif), despicable. 
 SBettt^tung, /. contempt, 
 beriinbern, change. 
 SBerSnbcrung, /. change. 
 berantaffen, cause, occasion. 
 
 SJcronthlortung, /. responsibility. 
 ticrbaucn, obstruct by building. 
 Berfiergcn (a, o), conceal. 
 SJerbeugung, /. bow. 
 
 OeriictCtt (0,0), forbid. 
 
 uerbtnbcn (a, u), unite. 
 
 SBeritnbltl^feit, /. obligation, en- 
 gagement. 
 SBcrDtltbuitg, f- connection, union 
 tiCtfitffctt, crabbed, bitter, sullen. 
 S?cr6rctijen, n. crime. 
 betbunbcn, obliged, connected. 
 
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 SSevbac^t, m. suspicion. 
 Uerbamtttt, accursed. 
 betiianten, owe, be due to. 
 
 tierber^en (a, o), destroy, ruin. 
 
 SSetbctlicn, «. destruction, ruin. 
 
 betbienctt, deserve, merit, earn. 
 
 SSerbicttfi, m. and n. gain, profit, 
 service, merit. 
 
 Uerbienftlt^, meritorious, deserv- 
 ing. 
 
 Uetbrattgen, supplant, displace. 
 
 berbttefjen (0,0), vex, annoy. 
 
 tierbriepi(i^, touchy, vexed. 
 
 SSerbtU^, m. vexation, indignation. 
 
 tlCl'e^ten, honor, adore. 
 
 Serfoftrett (u, a), treat. 
 
 IBerfo^rctt, n. treatment, conduct. 
 
 berfde^en (0, 0), pass a-way, flow 
 
 off. 
 
 tiergefien (0, e), pardon, forgive. 
 bergeBenS, in vain. 
 SSergeButtg, /. pardon. 
 sergc^en, fctging, bergcmgen, 
 
 perish, pass. 
 
 sergcffen (a, e), forget. 
 Sergnitgcn, «. pleasure. 
 bet^iirtcn, fief), become hardened. 
 Uet^inbent, prevent, hinder. 
 bertrrctt, fid), lose one's self , stray. 
 bcritobel, genuine, real. 
 
 berlottfcit, sell. 
 
 Uerfe^rt, wrongly, absurdly. 
 
 berfenttcn, berfannte, berfannt, 
 mistake, misconstrue. 
 
 berfnit)jfCtt, bind, tie, join. 
 
 bertangcu, want, desire. 
 
 SBcrtottgctt, «. want, demand, de- 
 sire. 
 
 bettoffen (ie, a), leave, abandon; 
 
 fid^ barauf — , depend upon it; 
 
 pp. — , forsaken, abandctied. 
 bertOUfen,/i>. run away; — tt Setl, 
 
 vagabond, vagrant. ; 
 
 beclcgen, mislay, misplace. 
 betlegen, pp. embarrassed, con- 
 fused. 
 SJcrlcgett^Cit, /. embarassment, 
 
 confusion. 
 berlei^en (ie, ie), lend. 
 betleiten, mislead, tempt, induce. 
 berleugncn, fidi, renounce, belie 
 
 one's self. 
 SBerlcuinbcr, m. slanderer, 
 bcrliefit, in love. 
 beriicten (0, 0), lose ; ficEi — , lose 
 
 one's self, lose one's way. 
 SBcrluft, m. -e, loss. 
 bertnalcbeien, curse; pp. accursed. 
 berme^ren, increase. 
 bertnelbcn, announce, present. 
 bemtieten, rent, hire. 
 bermiigcn, bermocEite, bertnodit, be 
 
 able, induce, prevail upon. 
 
 SJermogcn, «• property, fortune. 
 
 betntutett, presume, assume,expect, 
 suppose. 
 
 bcrmutlic^, probable. 
 
 bctnorrt, infatuated. 
 
 berne^men (a, 0), examine. 
 
 berni(^tClt, destroy. 
 
 SBenmnft, /. reason. 
 
 bCtnitnftig, sensible, reasonable. 
 
 SBcrotbnitlig, /. ordinance. 
 
 bCrVftil^ten, oblige, put under ob- 
 ligation. 
 
 25 'troter, m. betrayer. ■ 
 
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 SBerrt^tttttg, /. business. 
 
 bcrfogen, deny. 
 
 bcrfl^affen, procure, get, obtain. 
 
 Uerfc^iitnt, ashamed. 
 
 tierf^eur^cn, frighten away. 
 
 tietf(!^tc6eit (0,0), postpone. 
 
 tietfei^icben, different. 
 
 »etf(i^Iagen (U, a), make a differ- 
 ence, matter, import. 
 
 Merfd^loffen, closed. 
 
 ticrf^onen, spare. 
 
 uerfc^taieigen (ie, ie), Iceep silent. 
 
 tieirfli^Uiemmett, wash away. 
 
 SBcirfc^ttieniier, m. spend-thrift. 
 
 Scrfe^Ctl, pawn, transfer. 
 
 Ucrftd^ern, assure, assert. 
 
 Serftli^crung, /. assurance. 
 
 berficgeln, seal. 
 
 Uerf^aren, save, postpone. 
 
 tiwf})ielcn, lose by gambling. 
 
 uerfprcc^en (a, 0), promise. 
 
 Hcrfte^en, berftanb, Berftanben, un- 
 derstand; ba§ serftel^t fid), of 
 
 course; ftc^ auf etWaS — , be 
 judge of. [ment, sense. 
 
 SSerftattb, nt. understanding, judg- 
 SerfteUung, f. dissimilation. 
 
 uerftogen (ie, 0), cast off. 
 
 $crfu^, m. attempt, trial. 
 tierfudjett, try, experiment. 
 
 uertetbigen, defend. 
 Uertieft, absorbed. 
 ucrtrouen, confide. 
 S5crtrOtten, n. confidence. 
 tlcrtrauK^, intimate, familiar. 
 Bertrout, intimate. 
 Bcrtreificn (ie, ie), eject, dislodge, 
 drive off. 
 
 BcrtJtnfen (a, u), drink up. 
 
 Bcrungliitfen, meet with an acci- 
 dent. 
 
 BertBO^teu, keep, preserve. 
 
 SBcrttio^ruitg, /. keeping. 
 
 BeTtVetgem, refuse. 
 
 Bcmcilen, tarry, delay. 
 
 SBcrWCtlen, n. delay. 
 
 SBcrtOelg, m. rebuke, reproof. 
 
 Bertoitreit, coufuse. 
 
 SBctttlirrUttg, /. confusion, embar- 
 rassment, complication. 
 
 Berttiunbert, astonished. 
 
 SBertBunbcniug,/. admiration, as- 
 tonishment. 
 
 BcrtBitnfi^ett, curse. 
 
 Bcrje^ren, spend, waste. 
 
 Bergci^en (te, ie), pardon. 
 
 SBcrsci^ung, /. pardon. 
 
 Bcrjogen, distorted; Berjogener 
 SJJante, monogram. 
 
 Uergnetfelt, accursed, abominable, 
 desperate. 
 
 SScrglBciflung, /. despair. 
 
 Bejtetcn, tease, tantalize. 
 
 SBtC^, K. -e or -er, brute, beast. 
 
 Bid, much; BieleS, many things, 
 much. 
 
 BteUetl^t, perhaps. 
 
 Bie(mel)r, rather. 
 
 Bier, four. 
 
 Bicrfitdj, four-fold, four-stranded. 
 
 Bici;i)U«bcrt, four hundred. 
 
 Btcrt, fourth. 
 
 SJtCrtelftiinbcftejt, «. quarter of an 
 hour. 
 
 BierttltbjWaitjig, twenty-four. 
 
 Bicrjei^tt, fourteen. 
 
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 tooll, full. 
 
 SJoIIblutigleit, /. plethora, fulness 
 
 of blood. 
 tlottettbS, completely. 
 tmHer, full. 
 
 t)l>U--^U^en, curse full. 
 
 boQtg, complete ; — gelleibet, in 
 
 full dress. 
 UoUlommen, complete, perfect. 
 
 SBottfommen^eit, /. perfection. 
 
 Sottmac^t,/. full power, authority. 
 
 tjottsie^en, uottjog, boHsogen, exe- 
 cute, carry out. 
 
 tJOr, before, ago ; — ftd^, to one's 
 self; borS erfte, first, in the first 
 place. 
 
 UotOtt, ahead. 
 
 tioron'fteden, poke in. 
 
 boraitS, ahead ; im — , in advance, 
 beforehand. [ipate. 
 
 iOvauS'^t^tn (a, e), foresee, antic- 
 
 DflrBei, past. 
 
 toor6et=ae^en, ging, gegangen, go 
 past. 
 
 borberettett, prepare. 
 
 SBortereitUltg, /. preparation. 
 
 SSorieWu^t, »■ previous know- 
 ledge. 
 
 SSor&itterttl, /. -nen, intercessor. 
 
 tior-ettt^alten (ie, o), withold. 
 
 SBorfa^r, m. forefather, prede- 
 cessor. 
 
 ttot'fo^rcn (U, o), drive up. 
 
 SBorfaH, m. ^e, occurrence. 
 
 >)0r=gc6eJt (a, e), pretent, feign, 
 give the advantage of. 
 
 HBr^flclien, ging, gegangen, occur, 
 take place. 
 
 Border, previously. 
 Morftin, previously. 
 Uartg, last, previous. 
 ifOt'iommen (a, o), appear, seem. 
 t)ot'maiS)ett, perform. 
 Botmitiag, m. forenoon. 
 SSormunb, m. -e or -^er, guardian. 
 Uarncl^ttt, noble, excellent. 
 tiar'ne^meit (a, o), determine. 
 SSorfjoften, m. outpost. 
 
 SJorrec^t, «. prerogative. 
 SJoirfa^, m. -"e, purpose. 
 »or«f(i^ie^en (0,0), advance. 
 ^Otrfc^U^, m. -"e, advance of money. 
 borfein, be present ; ®a fet ©ott 
 
 bor, God prevent. 
 SJorfit^t, /. providence. 
 borftc^ttg, careful, provided. 
 tiorf))tege(n, delude. 
 Uarfie^enii, the above. 
 SorfteKen, fid), imagine, fancy. 
 SJorteil, m. advantage. 
 VOrtrcffltl!^, excellent. 
 Bor»tretcn (a,e),step before, cut off. 
 
 SSofttiant), m. -^e, pretext. 
 
 Bor»l»erfen (a, 0), upbraid. 
 b»r«5icl|cn, jog, ge^ogen, draw 
 forth, prefer. 
 
 2B0(^tmcifter, m. sergeant. 
 SBoi^tmeifterin, /. -nen, wife of 
 
 a. sergeant. 
 tvadci:, gallant, brave, 
 tuagcn, dare, venture. 
 SSagen, m, \ carriage. 
 Wdgen (0, 0), weigh. 
 
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 Ivii^Ien, choose, select. 
 toal)t, true, real. 
 
 toii^renb, during; mai^renbeS ©rie^ 
 ge§, toa^renber SUla^tjeit, during 
 
 the war, during the meal. 
 ttO^r^ftifl, truly, really. 
 aSBa^r^eit, / truth. 
 ma^rlic^, verily. 
 toaf)t\(lieinUiS), apparently. 
 aaSotfe, / orphan. 
 993alb, m. -"er, woods, forest. 
 WSaU, m. ^e, rampart. 
 SBaUung, /. agitation, flutter. 
 aSanb, /. -^e, inside wall. 
 toaniient, wander, travel. 
 tvann, when, if. 
 tnarm, warm. 
 ttiarnett, wam. 
 ttorten, wait. 
 aSariung, /. attendance. 
 toorum, why. 
 WOg, what, why; — ift Ql^neit, 
 
 what ails you; — = etWoS, 
 
 something. 
 aBoffer, n. ^ water; t)5Hig 8U — 
 
 tnac^en, obliterate, ruin, destroy. 
 aBeii^fel, m. draft. 
 ttebetit, wag. 
 
 Weber, neither; — . . . ttOC^, neither 
 
 . . . nor. 
 aSeg, m. way. 
 meg, away. 
 
 tBeg«6Iei6en (ie, ie), remain away. 
 toegett, on account of. 
 Weg^fo^ten (U, a), drive away. 
 >oeg»ge5eit, ging, gegangen, go 
 
 away. 
 
 ttcgfaVern, kidnap. 
 
 ttieg=foinitten (a, o), get away, ofE. 
 toeg^neljlttett (O, O), take away, 
 
 capture. 
 h)Cg=teUett (i, i), ride away, get 
 
 off. 
 
 )tieg=fe^en, put away. 
 
 uieg^wenben, tvanbte, getoanbt, 
 turn away. 
 
 tt)e^, sore, aching ; — t^un, hurt. 
 
 28ei6, n. -er, woman. 
 
 toeiilic^, womanly, female. 
 
 Weigent, fid), refuse. 
 
 aSSetgerung, /. refusal. 
 
 Weil, because. 
 
 aSSetle, /. awhile; Sanger— = 
 Sangmeife, /. tediousness, tire- 
 someness. 
 
 weinen, weep. 
 
 aSeife, f. manner, way. 
 
 Weife, wise ; as noun, wise man, 
 
 sage. 
 Wctfen (ie, ie), show. 
 Wei§°ma^eu, deceive, impose 
 
 upon. 
 Weit, wide, broad, far. 
 Weiter, further ; — md^t§, nothing 
 
 else. 
 Weiter^jie^ett (o, o), move on. 
 Wetl^, what, which; ttielc^e§, some, 
 
 any. 
 aSSelt / world. 
 toenben, toanbte, gettanbt, turn; 
 
 fil^ — , turn. 
 SBenbung, / turn, evasion. 
 wentg, Httle, few. 
 wenigftenS, at least. 
 aSenigfeit, /. insignificancy; meine 
 
 — , my own little self. 
 
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 tvenn, if, whenever; — fdjOIl, what 
 
 of it. 
 ttcrben (a, O), become, be. 
 
 joetfen (a, o), throw, cast. 
 
 toat, worth. 
 
 2Bert, m. worth. 
 
 SSSef en, ». being, nature, character, 
 
 behavior. 
 toetten, wager, bet. 
 toic^tig, important. 
 totber, against. 
 hiiberfa^ren, (u, a), happen. 
 toibertniiirtig, peevish, perverse. 
 tvibmen, dedicate. 
 Wiebtig, unpleasant. 
 ttiie, how. 
 Ulieber, again. 
 tttebet^fiefommeit (o, o), get 
 
 back. 
 
 toiebet=er^atten (ie, a), receive 
 
 back. 
 hitebersfinben (a, u), find again. 
 tt)ieber=ge6en (a, e), return. 
 ttlieber=^erftellen, restore, retrieve. 
 hiieber^fe^ren, return. 
 Wteber^Iommen (a, o), come again, 
 
 return. 
 
 Uiieber^e^men (a, o), take back. 
 toteber^fagen, repeat, resay. 
 wtebemm, again. 
 tt)teber«bcrIongCtt, demand again. 
 toiegett (o, o), weigh. 
 993ien, «. Vienna. 
 Wtlb, wild. 
 
 SffitUe, m. -n§, -n, will. 
 niiUig, ready, willing. 
 tviUigen, agree, consent. 
 ttiUIoittmen, welcome. 
 
 aSinbfieutelei, /. boasting, swag- 
 gering. 
 SBinl, m. beck, hint. 
 SSSinM, m. comer, nook. 
 SBinlelpg, m. ^e, evasion, shift. 
 tvinfett, beckon, make a sign. 
 tOtnfetn, whine. 
 
 aSinf^jel = SBifpel, m. twenty-fout 
 bushels. 
 
 aSinter, m. winter. 
 
 aSinteriJuartier, «. winter quar- 
 ters. 
 
 toitbettt, beat, roll. 
 
 Witfilil^t, whirling, dizzy. 
 
 toivfli^, real, actual. 
 
 SBirt, m. landlord. 
 
 aBirtS^auS, ». "er, hotel. 
 SBtrtStafet, /. hotel table. 
 uifc^en, wipe. 
 miff en, tDU^te, getougt, know; ju 
 
 teBen — , have good manners. 
 iESitWe, /. widow. 
 too, where, if ; f onji — , elsewhere. 
 SBoc^e, /. week. 
 tttoftir, wherefore. 
 WO^er, whence. 
 Wo^in, whither, whence, 
 tnol^t, well, to be sure. 
 biol^IaffeftiDmert, weUwishing. 
 ttio^lfeil, cheap. 
 
 Wo^I^abenb, wealthy, weU-to-do. 
 SBo^tt^nt, /. benefit, kindness. 
 tOO^nen, dwell, live. 
 SBo^nnng, /. dwelling. 
 tVoHen, will, wish, say, pretend. 
 Wottilfttg, dehcious, voluptuous. 
 tOOtan, by which, whereon. 
 tOOtin, wherein, in anjrthing. 
 
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 SBort, «. "er, word; — l^alten, 
 
 keep one's word. 
 tVObOn, on what, from what. 
 SSltnbcr, «. wonder. 
 tounbcrbar, wonderful. 
 
 ttunberlic^, strange, singular. 
 
 ttiunbent, ft(^, be astonished. 
 
 SSBunf (^, m. -^e, wish. 
 
 ttiinf^en, wish. 
 
 toiirbig, worthy. 
 
 SSltrf, m. "e, throw, cast. 
 
 SBut, /. rage. 
 
 ^a^IttJlflSterinte, m. date of pay- 
 ment. 
 So^Wf '"■ -"e, tooth. 
 janfen, quarrel, dispute. 
 giintifc^, quarrelsome. 
 gitirtnc^, tender. 
 3firtK^feit,/. tenderness. 
 gOUbern, hesitate, delay. 
 jC^tt, ten. 
 gel^nt, tenth. 
 
 3ei(^nUlt9, /. drawing, signing. 
 jeigett, show, point. 
 3eile, /. Hne. 
 Sett,/, time. 
 3ettlajt8, /. short time. 
 SeittefienS, for life. 
 
 3eUun8, /. newspaper. 
 jerret^eit (i, i), tear to pieces, dis- 
 band. 
 jerriltten, disturb, destroy. 
 serftreueit, scatter. 
 JCtftteut, absentminded. 
 SettfltttS, n. testimony. 
 
 Steven, jog, gejogen, draw, march, 
 
 pull, move. 
 gtenten, beseem, become. 
 jiemtil^, tolerable. 
 gieren, fid), give one's self airs j be 
 
 prim, affected. 
 
 3tininer, «. room, 
 gittcnt, tremble. 
 3ont, m. anger. 
 jomtfl, angry. 
 
 jU, to, too ; — mir ^er, come here 
 to me, 
 
 Stt=6ringett, Bra^te, geBra^t, 
 
 spend, pass. 
 jUcCen, twitch, shrug. 
 ju-benfen, badjte, gefaai^t, intend 
 
 for, design for. 
 3ttfott, m. '^t, accident. 
 
 jttfltegcn (o, o), fly to. 
 
 3ttfluc^t, /. ^e, refuge, shelter, re- 
 course. 
 
 gttfotge, in consequence of, accord- 
 ing to. 
 
 Jttfrieben, contented, satisfied. 
 
 Stt'fiil^reit, conduct towards. 
 
 3ttgang, m. "-t, approach. 
 
 3tt=geBen (a, e), concede, allow. 
 ju»ge!)ett, ging, gegongen, go to- 
 wards. 
 5tt»geprejt, belong to. 
 
 Jttgleili^, at once, immediately, at 
 the same time. 
 
 jU'^alten (ie, a), hold shut, lock. 
 jU'tontnten (a, O), come towards. 
 3ttfunft,/. ^e, future. 
 JU'Iangen, reach, suffice. 
 5tt«ino(iften, shut, close. 
 gtt^tttttten, demand, exact, expect. 
 
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 3ttnge, /. tongue. 
 
 inttiSft, in right order; — legeit, 
 put in order, arrange. 
 
 p^ei^en, hand to. 
 
 jiiritcn, be angry at. 
 
 juritif, back. 
 
 gutitrfibleifien (ie, ie), remain be- 
 hind. 
 
 guriirl'firiitgen, 6rod^te, gebracEit, 
 bring back, 
 
 3urittt«er«)OTten, expect back. 
 
 5Uriilf=ge6ett (a, e), return, restore. 
 
 ^nvM'^alttn (ie, a), keep back, 
 
 restrain. 
 gUtiid^attenb, reserved. 
 3u»«lK|aItunB, /. reserve. 
 3ttrttc!IuJtft, /. "e, return. 
 anriitf'lominett (0,0), return, come 
 
 back. 
 3ttnlif=ite^inen (a, 0), take back. 
 3nritctne^mttng, /. taking back. 
 3uril(f«fto|ett (ie, 0), thrust back, 
 
 push away. 
 
 jurjiit^treten (a, e), step back. 
 imM'tOiii)tn (i, i), draw back, 
 retire. 
 
 3uniil°tiietfen (ie, ie), repel. 
 
 5ttriltf=sic:ftejt, gog, gejogen, draw 
 
 back, retire, retreat. 
 Jttfommen, together. 
 Sttfanunen^iringen, firac^te, ge= 
 
 Brac£)t, bring, get together. 
 Sttfamnteit^ttttg, w.^e, connection. 
 
 5ufo«titten=fi!6Iogen (u, a), fold to- 
 gether. 
 
 JU'fc^attSen, juggle back to, procure 
 for. 
 
 5U'f i!^Iagen (u, a), fall at it, hit 'em. 
 
 iU'^ititdien (ie, ie), ascribe. 
 
 P'fe^en, add. 
 
 Jtt«ft''tf« (i^/ ")/ befall, happen. 
 
 jU'ttttuen, confide in, believe cap. 
 able of, give credit for. 
 
 3tt>ang, m. restraint. 
 
 jWaitjig, twenty. 
 
 ^Wav, indeed, in truth. 
 
 3t»eifel, m. doubt. 
 
 jweifetn, doubt. 
 
 jioeimol, tsvice. 
 
 jtoeit, second. 
 
 jwingen (a, u), force, compel. 
 
 jWifl^en, between: 
 
 SttSlft, twelfth. 
 
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BIBLIOGEAPHY. 
 
 The first list contains the full titles of the works employed in writ- 
 ing the biographical sketch of Lessing and the Critical Analysis of 
 his Minna von Barnhelm. In the Introduction they are quoted simply 
 by the authors' names. General works on German literature are omit- 
 ted, except such as are particularly valuable for the study of Lessing. 
 The second list contains a complete catalogue of the books referred to 
 in the notes to the text. 
 
 I. 
 
 Biedermann. — Deutschland im Achtzehnten Jahrhundert. Von Karl 
 
 Biedermann, 2te Aufl. Leipzig : Verlagshandlung von J. J. Weber, 
 
 1880. 
 Claassen. — Gotthold Ephraim Lessings Leben im Lichte der Christ- 
 lichen Wahrheit. Von Johannes Claassen. Gutersloh : Druck und 
 
 Verlag von C. Bertelsmann, 1881. 
 Danzel. — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Sein Leben und Seine Werke. 
 
 2te Aufl. Von Th. W. Danzel und G. E. Guhrauer. Berlin; 
 
 Verlag von Theodor Hofmann, 1880. 
 
 Gottsched und Seine Zeit.' Von Th. W. Danzel. 2te Aufl. 
 
 Leipzig : Verlag der Dyk'schen Buchhandlung, 1 855. 
 De Stael. — De L'Allemagne. Par Madame De Stael. Paris : Librai- 
 
 rie de Eirmin-Didot et Cie., 1876. 
 risoher. — G. E. Lessing als Eeformator der deutschen Literatur dar- 
 
 gestellt von Kuno Fischer. Stuttgart: Verlag der J. G. Cotta- 
 
 ?chen Buchhandlung, 1881. 
 
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 Goring, — Lessings Leben vod Hugo Goring. Stuttgart : G. J. Cot- 
 
 ta'sche Buchhandlung, 1884. 
 Hedge. — Hours with German Classics. By Frederic Henry Hedge. 
 
 Boston : Eoberts Brothers, 1886. 
 Hsttner. — Literaturgeschichte des Achtzehnten Jahrhunderts. 4te 
 
 Aufl. Von Hermann Hettner. Braunschweig : Druck nnd Verlag 
 
 von Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn, 1881. 
 Perry. — From Opitz to Lessing. By Thomas Sergeant Perry. Bos- 
 ton: James R. Osgood and Company, 1885. 
 Prolsz. — Geschichte des neueren Dramas. Von Robert Prolsz. Leip- 
 zig: Verlag von Bernhard Schlicke, 1880. 
 Scherer. — Geschichte der Deutschen Litteratur. Von Wilhelm 
 
 Scherer. Berlin: Weidmaunsche Buchhandlung, 1883. 
 Schmidt. — Lessing. Geschichte seines Lebens und seiner Schriften. 
 
 Von Dr. Erich Schmidt. Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 
 
 1884. 
 Sime. — Lessing. By James Sime. Second Edition. London : Triib- 
 
 ner & Co. Ludgate HiU, 1879. 
 Btahr. — G. E. Lessing. Sein Leben und seine Werke. Von Adolph 
 
 Stahr. 9te Aufl. Berlin: Verlag von Brachvogel und Ranft, 
 
 1887. 
 Taylor. — Studies in German Literature. By Bayard Taylor. New 
 
 York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1879. 
 
 n. 
 
 Althaus. — Erorternngen iiber Lessings Minna von Bamhelm. Von 
 
 Dr. August Althaus. Berlin : R. Gaertners Verlagsbuchhandlung, 
 
 1883. 
 Andresen. — Sprachgebrauch und Sprachrichtigkeit im Deutschen. 
 
 Von Karl Gustaf Andresen. 3te Aufl. Heilbronn: Verlag von 
 
 Gebr. Henuinger, 1883. 
 Buobieim. — Minna von Barnhelm. Fourth Edition. By C. A. 
 
 Buehheim. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882. 
 Duntzer. — Lessings Minna von Barnhelm erlautert von Heinrich 
 
 Duntzer. 4te Aufl. Leipzig: Ed. Wartigs Verlag, 1884. 
 
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 Lehmann, — Forschungen fiber Lessinga Sprache. Von Prof. Dr. 
 
 August Lehmanu. Braunschweig : Druck und Verlag von George 
 
 Westermanu, 1875. 
 Levy. — Lessing. Minna de Barnhelm. Par B. Levy. Paris : Librai- 
 
 rie Hacbette & Cie., 1880. 
 Haumann — Lessing's Minna von Barnhelm. Mit voUstandigem Kom- 
 
 mentar. Von Dr. Julias Naumann. 2te Aufl. Leipzig: Verlag 
 
 von Siegismund & Volkening. 
 Niemeyer. — Lessings Minna von Barnhelm. Historisch-kritische Ein- 
 
 leitung nebst fortlaufendem Commentar. Von Prof. Dr. Eduard 
 
 Niemeyer. 2te Aufl. Dresden: Carl Hockner, 1877. 
 Sanders. — Worterbuch der Hauptschwierigkeiten in der dentschen 
 
 Sprache. Von Prof. Dr. Daniel Sanders. 13th Aufl. Berlin: 
 
 Langenscheidt'sche Verlags-Buchhandlung, 1882. 
 Cchmidt. — Lessing's Minna von Barnhelm. By J. A. F. Schmidt. 
 
 Second Edition Revised. London : Williams and Norgate, 1881. 
 Sohuchardt. — Eiccaut de la Marlinifere, ein Beitrag zur Erklarung 
 
 von Lessings Minna von Barnhelm, vom Gymnasiallehrer Dr. Schuch- 
 
 ardt, Gymnasium zu Schleiz, 1878-9. Schleiz: Druck von R. 
 
 Rosenthal. 
 Whitney. — Minna von Barnhelm. By W. D. Whitney. New York: 
 
 Henry Holt and Company, 1876. 
 
 References to grammars will be easily understood, therefore the 
 full titles need not be included in this list. 
 
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ADDENDUM. 
 
 ElCCAUT DE LA MakLINiIiEB, ETC. 
 
 Page 74, lines 21, 22. Is it permitted, Major ? 
 
 Lines 28, 26. Good heavens ! ^(ij bin unric^tig. But no — Sd^ 
 bin nic^t unti^tig, 'tis liis room. 
 
 Page 75, lines 1, 2. IJft fo! Major Tellheim; just so, my pretty 
 child, 't is he that I seek. Where is he ? 
 
 lines 4, 5. How ? @r logierte (IDoIjnte) no(| bot Bier unb jWonsig 
 ©tunben £|ier. Unb togiert n nic^t mel)r ^ier ? SlUo logiert er benn ? 
 
 Lines 8, 9. Ah, Madam, Mademoiselle, JS^ro (Snaben Oerjeiiicn. 
 
 Lines 15, 16. Ah, that is one of his politenesses ! The Major is a 
 very polite man ! 
 
 Lines 18, 19. Sj^ro ©noben toifjen e§ niii^t? 'Tis a pity; I'm 
 sorry for it. 
 
 Line 23. Sil bin feljt: fetn greunb. 
 
 Lines 26, 27. JSc^ ^atfe e§ jel)t nottnenbtg i^nt ju ]pxt3jen. ^dj 
 lomme, i^m eine 9lad|ric^t ju brtngen, BotUber er fic^ fel^r freuen ttirb. 
 
 Line. 32. 3(^ BeTftel)e. Mademoiselle spealcs French ? 
 
 Page 76, lines 1-3. But of course you do; such as I see you are! 
 The question was very impolite ; you will pardon me. Mademoiselle. 
 
 Line 5. 9iict|t ? @ie j))red^en ni^t granjofttci^, 3^ro (Snaben 1 
 
 Lines 11-16. @ut ! ®ut ! 3c^ lann mid) auc^ ouf ®eutfd) (eEt)Ii= 
 cieten) Berftanbtic^ madden. You must know, then. Mademoiselle, 2Sf|ro 
 ®naben iotten olfo ttiffen, bag id) Bon ber SEofel [bet bem) be§ aJtinifterS 
 lomme, be§ aJliniftetS Bon — ajlinifterS Bon — mie f)tiit ber 5Kinijter 
 ba brauften ? in bet kngen ©trafee — ouf bem breiten iJSIa^ 7 
 
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 bejjartement. ®a ^)obe id) ju SKittag Q(]pti% 2Sc^ (f^eiie) efle ge= 
 
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 tuBSttlic^ 6ei i^m, — unB ba ift man Sorauf gcfommen, son bem SKator 
 S!eU|eim p reben. And the Minister told me in confidence — for 
 his Excellency is one of my friends, and there are no secrets between 
 US — jeine ©EceUenj, ttiH id) fogen, t)at mir Bertraut, bofe bie ©ac^e 
 unjereS iJJiajorS (auf bem ijBunfte fet) im 58egriff ftel)t 3U enben, unb 
 gut 3U enben. gr l)abe bent Siontg einen ffiextdjt erftattet, unb ber 
 Konig liabe barauf gonj ju (Sunften be§ 9Jlaior§ entjc^etben. " Sir," 
 his Excellency said to me, " you understand well that everything de- 
 pends on the way the king is made to look at things, and you know 
 me. This TeUheim is a right clever fellow, and do I not know that 
 you love him? The friends of my friends are also mine (149). This 
 Tellheim costs the king somewhat dearly, but does one serve kings for 
 nothing ? We must aid one another in this world ; and when it is a 
 question of losses, let the king be the loser, and not one of our honest 
 fellows. That is the principle from which I never depart." SlCaS 
 fogen S^to ©naben ^ierju ? Stid^t tt)aJ)r, bo§ ift ein bxatitt JSlann ? 
 Ah! but his Excellency has his heart in the right place! UbrigenI 
 I)al er mtc^ berfic^ert, aenn ber aJlajor nic^t j(^on einen foniglii^en 
 igonbbrief befommcn tjait, fo mUjfe er ^eute einen unfe^lbar befommen. 
 
 lines 16-page 78, line 2. SJieinen Stamen roilnfd^en S^ro (Snas 
 ben ? You see in me — '^'^xo (Snoben jetien in mir the Chevalier Etc- 
 caut de la Marliniere, Seignior of Pret-au-val of the Branch of Prens- 
 d'or. Stjro (Snaben ftel)en berwunbett, ju pren, bafe ic^ au§ etner fo 
 grofeen gamtlie f)erfomme, which is reaUy of royal blood. I must say 
 it; I'm undoubtedly the most adventurous younger son that the house 
 has ever had. "^i) biene j(^on feit meinem elften Sat)re, ^ne (S'^xeri' 
 ]a^e beranlafet mic^ gu flie^en. SDarauf fiafie id^ Reiner |)a^)ftKc^cn §ei= 
 ligfeit, ber SRe:publit St. SJlarino, ber Bxom- i^olen, unb ben ©enerals 
 Sfaaten gebtent, bi§ icf) enbttd^ £)terl)er SKJogen bin. Ah, Mademoiselle, 
 how I wish I had never seen this emmtry ! (Qfiite man mi(i) im ©icnft 
 ber ©eneralsStaaten getafien, fo mufete ic^ jetjt auf§ tnenigfte (150) 
 Dberft jetn. Stber |o ^fet tmmer unb elnig §auptmann (Eobiton) 
 gebiieben unb jel3t gar Cin ofigebonfter ^auptmann ju fetn — 
 
 Lines 4, 5. Yta, Mademoiselle, here I am dismissed and, moreover. 
 thus kicked into the street. 
 
 lines 7-13. You are very kind, Mademoiselle. Ulein, ^ier berfte^t 
 man ^ nidft ouf bo§ SBerbienft (or, crtennt man ba§ SSerbienft nic^t 
 an}. (Sinen SlJlann tnie mid) abjubanten ! (ginen 9JJann, ber fic^ noc^ 
 Jfaju in biejem ®ienft (ruiniert) au ©runbe geiic^tet ^at ! 3c^ 5abe 
 
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 BaBei tne^r al§ jttanjig laufJtib Livres jugefc^t. 23a§ f^abe li) rttm ? 
 To cut the matter short, I have n't a red cent, and here I am exactly 
 face to face with nothing. 
 
 Lines 15-page 79, line 5. Tou are very kind, Mademoiselle. 
 3l6er ate man ju jagen pfJegf, {(Sin jebeS Ungliid fd)lep^t feinen Sruber 
 tta^ yid)) (Sin UnglUct tommt fellen oHein. Misfortunes never come 
 singly. So ift e§ mir jugegongen. SBa§ !ann ein gfirenmonn Bon 
 luciner ?It)[tammung ottbet^ fiir etne ^UlfgqucKe ^aben at§ ba§ Spiel ? 
 5!un, id] l)obc iinmet mtt ©liid gefptelt, fo lange id) ba§ (Slud nii^t 
 (Bonnbtjen) notmenbtg ^atte. S)a ic^ e§ jetit (Bonnbt^cn) notig liabe, 
 Mademoiselle, I play with an ill-luck which surpasses all belief. Seit 
 fiinfjeljn Sagen ift feiner bergangen an betn nton mi^ nic^t gefprengf 
 tjat. ®rft geftetn f|ot man mic^ breimol gcfprengt. I know very well 
 that there was sotoething more then play in it. For among my point- 
 ers were certain ladies. 3(^ mill nic^tS ttciter fogen. @egen bie ®amen 
 mu6 mon (galant) pflti!^ fein. §cute ^aben Jie mic^ audi etngelaben, 
 tnir SReOanii^e JU geben ; but — you understand me. Mademoiselle — 
 man mufe erft teiijen, tnoBon (ju leben) mon lebt, ef|e man [I)aben fonn, 
 tBoBon JU fpielen] et»a§ ju jpielen Iiat. 
 
 line 7. You are very kind. Mademoiselle — 
 
 Lines 16, 17. So much the better, Mademoiselle, so much the bet- 
 ter. All pSople of spirit are furiously fond of play. 
 
 Lines 23, S3. How, Mademoiselle, you wish to go halves with me ? 
 With all flly heart. 
 
 Lines 36, 87. Ah, Mademoiselle, how charming yon are ! — 
 
 Page 80, line 3. Please give, Mademoiselle, give. 
 
 Lines 7-13. Sawol)!, je^r onfe^nlii^. gebn 5j3iftoIen 1 3firo ®na= 
 ben follert bafiir bet metner Sanf auf ein ©titf^eil bet^eiligt fein. Sttat 
 follie 3U einem 5Drtttf)eit fein — etwaS mebt. 'S)d6) mtt einer fc^onen 
 Same ntufe man e§ nii^t fo genau neljmen. Sc^ gratulicve mir, baburd) 
 mit Sb^O ®nabcn in Serbtnbung ju lommen, and from this moment 
 I begin to augur well of my fortune. 
 
 Linei 16, 17. SBaS braudjen Sbro ©naben babet ju fein ? SBir 
 (anbern) Spieler ftnb e^rlidfie Seufc untcr einanber. 
 
 Line* 21, 22. So fomme iH), SRefruten ju fiolen. Sliest mdjr, 3(5^ 
 ©naben ? 
 
 Linei 25, 26. SOBofilr fe^en mtc^ ^1)xo ©naben an ? gilr etnen 
 ©tnfalfSpinfel ? ^S.x einen bummen Seufel? 
 
 Lines 28-30. I am up to the tricks of the trade, Mademoiselle. Do 
 
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 you know what that means 1 ^i) bin Don ben ?lu§gelernlcn (= 5$ 
 ]S)abe au§gelernt) — 
 
 Line 32. I know how to play a false trick — 
 
 Page 81, line 2. I slip away a card with a skill — 
 
 Line 4. I can stock the cards with a dexterity — 
 
 Lines 6, 7. aBa§ nic^i ? S^to (Snaben, JoaS m(i^t ? Give me a 
 pigeon to pluck, and — 
 
 Lines 9-13. How, Mademoiselle ? You call that betriigen 1 Cor- 
 recting fortune, get it in one's own hands, be sure of one's affair, tia§ 
 nennen bie ®eutt(^ert betriigen ! D, toa§ ift iie beutfdje <Bpxa(i)e fur 
 eine orme Bpxaiit ! fiir etne plurttjie ©piactie ! 
 
 Lines IS-page 82, line 2. Leave me alone for that. Mademoi- 
 selle, unb feien Sie rui)ig, SffiaS ge^t e§ Ste an, rale ic^ fpielc ? (Se= 
 nug, entlreber fe^en mict) Sbto ©naben motgen mteber tnit 5«ttbert 
 5(SiftoIen, ober ©ie fe^en niic^ gar nicbt tuieber — your very humble 
 servant, Mademoiselle, your very humble servant. 
 
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