"The Certain Lanzberg."
Erwin's eyes were moist. "He was indeed a noble nature," said he gently
and hoarsely, as he gave the letter back to Elsa.
"Yes," cried she, with a kind of pride. "He was really noble; therefore
he tormented himself to death."
Erwin drew the convulsively sobbing woman to his breast.
Three days later the funeral took place.
All the inhabitants of the country round of his rank were present; even
Count L---- came to show Felix the last honors. All were deeply
shocked. Suicide, against which in general they cherished the Catholic
abhorrence, seemed to them in this case justified. They saw in this act
almost the repayment of an outlawed debt.
From that day the byword with which they had formerly designated Felix
changed. They never again called him "the certain Lanzberg," but now
always "the unfortunate Lanzberg."
He was rehabilitated!