Jean-Christophe,
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共 52 段- All this time Jean Michel was waiting outside the house, dri
- When it was very hot, old Krafft used to sit under a tree, a
- In the kitchen he came upon a number of other servants, who
- His fall sobered Melchior a little. He cursed and swore, and
- And yet it was not exactly joyous to live, and be hungry, an
- The great green mass of the river goes by smoothly, like a s
- "The joy of such a day must not make us forget our enemies.
- Jean-Christophe had often heard these sounds of the night, a
- In the anteroom of the Grand Ducal box he was presented to a
- He found consolation in wandering with Uncle Gottfried when
- The boy was now first violin in the orchestra. He sat so tha
- This had happened in Jean-Christophe's case. Under his yoke
- Jean-Christophe read the letter with tears in his eyes. He k
- If necessary, he would have forgiven Otto for preferring oth
- Jean-Christophe, trussed up in an absurd coat, which made hi
- Minna would arrive late, her eyes still puffy with sleep, su
- The little German girl, naïve and sensual, had odd little tr
- When Minna had finished her letter she took up some work, an
- "Come, mother, what is it?" he said. "Shall I help you? Are
- He was even more in revolt against Amalia's ways. The good c
- But she was of better stuff than most girls: she was certain
- So his life was spent in a series of unbridled outbreaks and
- After dinner in the evening when it was very hot it was impo
- The day after Rosa was alone. They had given up the struggle
- On the evening before his departure they were brought togeth
- Rosa did not understand at first: then she understood only t
- The puffing of the steamer outside the window brought Christ
- But he could not resist the stream that bore him on. He thou
- In spite of his tricks Ernest was in a pitiful condition whe
- Christophe could not yield to it. He held out his arms to th
- He caught all kinds of them, each more extravagant than the
- Then he was prostrate in the midst of all these ruins. He wo
- "To hear you, sir, one would doubt your being a German." Thi
- At the next table a young man was listening to him and rocki
- And so she looked at Christophe and he looked at her. She ha
- "Have courage and be true," he went on. "Have courage and be
- Christophe was not likely to approve greatly of the two men.
- They went in. The Mannheims' box was wide, big, and faced th
- "Oh! I am happy!" said she. "It will do very well to-night."
- Perhaps he was right, but he was still too inexperienced to
- And he heard himself shouting inarticulately and knocking on
- Louisa approved with all her heart. She had no ambition; she
- Frau Reinhart began by declaring that they were bosom friend
- That made him smile and consoled him a little. What would he
- On that he lay back on his divan, like a man who is going to
- But the old man held firm, in the midst of his coughing, and
- Christophe looked at the two of them; he was touched by the
- Christophe was soothed by his day and restored to confidence
- Several months passed. Christophe had lost all hope of escap
- She got up meekly and went back to her room. Next morning sh
- He was just turning the handle of the door; in a few seconds
- He returned to the station. After a grim time of waiting the