them by smooth speeches. “I have charming news[4] to tell you,” he[5]
said. “The animals have concluded[6] an agreement of universal peace with
one another. Come down and celebrate[7] with me this decree[8].” An old
cock, who was well on his guard, looked[9] cautiously all around, and
the fox, perceiving (S. 16, N. 4) this, inquired[10] the reason. “I was
only observing[11] those two dogs which are coming this way[12],” replied
the cock. Reynard prepared[13] to set off. “What[14],” cried the cock,
“have not the animals concluded an agreement of universal peace?” “Yes,”
returned the fox, “but those dogs (S. 5, N. 2) perhaps have not yet[15]
heard of it (S. 4, N. 5, _B_).”—ANONYMOUS.
[1] +Der überlistete Reineke+ (or +Reinhard+).
[2] to observe = to see; at roost, +auf ihrer Stange sitzen+.
[3] to — speeches, +durch glatte Worte ihrer habhaft zu werden+.
[4] charming news = something pleasant. To render ‘you’ use the dat. of
the persnl. pron. of the 2nd pers. pl. For the construction see App. § 7.
[5] The words indicating the speaker, =after a quotation=, must be
rendered in an =inverted form= (see App. § 13).
[6] to conclude, +ab´schließen+, str. v. tr.; the agreement of universal
peace, +der allgemeine Friedensvertrag+; to come down, +herun´terkommen+;
supply the adv. +also+ between the verb and the separable particle.
[7] +feiern.+
[8] +Beschluß+, m.
[9] to look all around, +sich nach allen Seiten um´sehen+.
[10] to inquire the reason, +sich nach der Ursache erkundigen+.
[11] =I was observing= = I observed (+beobachten+). =Which are coming=
= which come. The English compound forms of the verb with the auxiliary
and the present participle, and of the verb ‘to do’ with the infinitive
(=I do come= = I come. =I did come= = I came), must be rendered by the
corresponding simple forms.
[12] +dieses Weges+.
[13] +sich zum Davonlaufen bereit machen.+
[14] +Wie+.
[15] ‘not yet’, here +noch nichts+.
_Section 33._
THE[1] MEANS OF CONVEYANCE IN THE TIME OF CHARLES II.
I.
Heavy articles[2] were (S. 2, N. 1) in the time of Charles II
generally conveyed from place to place by waggons[3]. The[4] expense
of transmitting them was[5] enormous. From London to[6] Birmingham the
charge was £7 a[7] ton, and from London to Exeter £12, which[8] is a
third more than was afterwards charged[9] on turnpike-roads, and fifteen
times more than is now demanded by[10] railway companies. Coal[11] was
seen only in districts where it was produced[12], or[13] to which it
could be carried by sea, and[14] was, indeed, always known in the South
of England by the name of sea-coal.
[1] +Die Beförderungsmittel zur Zeit Karls des Zweiten.+
[2] objects.
[3] +Lastwagen+, which place after ‘generally’.
[4] ‘The — them’, may be briefly rendered by the compound noun ‘Die
Transportkosten’. It may here be pointed out that the German language
lends itself more easily than any other living language to the formation
of =compound expressions=. Many advantages result from this adaptability
of the language to express in one single term which, otherwise, would
require a number of words; but the greatest of these advantages seems to
me to lie in the power it gives us to avoid the too frequent use of the
Genitive, a power which, if rightly wielded, will impart great vigour,
conciseness, and elegance to the student’s style of writing.
[5] were extraordinary high (+groß+).
[6] +nach+; ‘charge’, here +Fracht+, f.; ‘to be’, here +betragen+; £7,
+sieben ~Pfund~ Sterling+.
[7] =The def. art. is used in stating the price of goods=, when the
English use the indef. art.; as—
+Dieser Kattun kostet fünfzig Pfennige ~die~ Elle.+
This cotton is sixpence _a_ yard. (10 pfennigs = 1⅕_d._)
[8] The pron. ‘=which=’ referring to a whole clause, and not to a
particular word in that clause, should be rendered by the indef. rel.
pron. =was=; as—
She acted without thinking about the consequences, _which_ was
very wrong.
+Sie handelte, ohne über die Folgen nachzudenken, ~was~ sehr
unrecht war.+
[9] +berechnen+; turnpike-road, +Chaussee+, f.
[10] +von+, followed by the def. art.; to demand, +beanspruchen+.
[11] +Steinkohlen+, used in the pl. without the art. Use the active voice
with man, S. 4, N. 4.
[12] +gewinnen+.
[13] or — sea, +oder wohin sie verschifft werden konnten+.
[14] Say ‘and it was (+sie wurden+) in the South of England therefore
(+daher auch+) only called sea-coal (+Schiffskohlen+)’.
_Section 34._
THE[1] MEANS OF CONVEYANCE IN THE TIME OF CHARLES II.
II.
The rich[1] (S. 5, N. 2) commonly travelled in[2] their own iron
carriages with at least four horses. A[3] coach and six is in our time
never seen, except as part of some procession. The frequent mention,
therefore, of such equipages[4] in old books is likely to mislead us.
We[5] attribute to magnificence what was really[6] the effect of[7]
disagreeable necessity. People[8] in the time of Charles II travelled
with six horses, because[9] with a smaller number there was danger of
sticking[10] fast in the mire.—_Abridged from_ MACAULAY’S HISTORY OF
ENGLAND.
[1] =Adjectives used as nouns= are declined as they would be if the noun,
which is understood, were to follow them. They are always written with a
capital initial.
[2] +in ihren eigenen mit wenigstens vier Pferden bespannten eisernen
Kutschen.+
[3] ‘A — seen’. This clause must be construed thus: ‘Except (+Außer+) in
processions a coach and six (+eine sechsspännige Kutsche+, see App. § 14)
is now never seen’. Supply the words ‘+bei uns+’ before the p. p.
[4] +Staatsfuhrwerke+; therefore ... is likely to mislead us = can
therefore easily mislead (+irre führen+) us. The object ‘us’ must be
placed immediately after the copula ‘can’.
[5] +Wir schreiben der Prachtliebe zu.+
[6] really = in reality; ‘effect’, here = consequence.
[7] Say ‘of a’.
[8] One (S. 5, N. 2).
[9] because ... there was danger, +weil man ... Gefahr lief+; ‘small’,
here +gering+.
[10] to stick fast, +stecken bleiben+. Use the Supine, for: When the
=English Gerund= (i.e. the verbal in -ing) is governed by a noun, a verb,
or an adjective, it is generally rendered by the =Supine=. Comp. S. 78,
N. 14. Examples:
He possesses the _gift of speaking_ well.
+Er besitzt die Gabe gut ~zu sprechen~.+
Do not begin _talking_!
+Fangen Sie nicht an ~zu sprechen~!+
_Section 35._
SIR[1] WILLIAM HERSCHEL.
When[2] pursuing his musical avocations in the pump-room at Bath, Sir
William Herschel had a small workshop close[3] at hand, and when (S. 18,
N. 6) the[4] exacting loungers in the pump-room admitted of a pause in
the music, he slipped off[5] to (S. 19, N. 7) complete the polishing of
a speculum[6], or the grinding[7] of a lens. Scarcely, however, had he
heard the signal[8], when[9] he was ready to snatch up his instrument
and[10] to be the first in the orchestra. Thus[11] he gathered up the
fragments of time, and this made (S. 27, N. 4) him at last the friend of
monarchs[12], and the first[13] of astronomers.—REV. DR. LEITCH.
[1] +~Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel~ (später =Sir William Herschel=)
wurde am 15ᵗᵉⁿ Nov. 1738 in Hannover geboren. Er kam als Musiker nach
England, beschäftigte sich jedoch in seinen Mußestunden eingehend mit
der Astronomie, welcher er sich endlich ganz widmete. Er entdeckte mit
selbst verfertigten Spiegelteleskopen von bis dahin unbekannter Größe
den Uranus, zwei Saturnsmonde, zahlreiche Doppelsterne, Sternhaufen
und Nebelflecken, und lieferte höchst wichtige Beobachtungen über
die Planeten. Diese Entdeckungen, welche der Welt durch die von der
königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften veröffentlichten Journale
mitgetheilt wurden, machten ihn bald zum berühmten Manne. Er wurde von
dem Könige Georg III zum königlichen Astronomen ernannt und genoß Ehre,
Ruhm und Wohlstand, als er am 25ˢᵗᵉⁿ Aug. 1822 zu Slough bei Windsor
starb. Es ist unmöglich, hier nicht auch zugleich seiner geliebten
Schwester ~Karoline~ zu gedenken, welche mit seltener Hingebung sich
den Bestrebungen und Arbeiten des älteren Bruders anschloß und so nicht
wenig zu den glänzenden Erfolgen dieses großen und höchst merkwürdigen
Mannes beitrug. Sie starb im Jahre 1848 in ihrer Vaterstadt Hannover.
Ihre unlängst veröffentlichten Memoiren und Briefe verdienen im höchsten
Grade das allgemeine Interesse, welches sie nicht allein in Deutschland,
sondern auch in England hervorgerufen haben.+
[2] This passage requires a different construction in German, thus: ‘When
Sir W. H. was still officiating (+fungie´ren+, see S. 32, N. 11) in the
pump-room (+Trinkhalle+) at Bath as _a_ member of the band (+Kapelle+),
he had’, etc.
[3] close at hand, +ganz in der Nähe+, which place before the object.
[4] +die vielbegehrenden Müßiggänger+; to admit of something, +etwas
gestatten+, w. v. tr.
[5] +hinaus´schlüpfen+.
[6] +Spiegel+, m.
[7] +Schleifen+, n.
[8] +das Zeichen zum Anfangen+.
[9] when — ready, +so war er auch schon bereit+; to snatch up,
+ergreifen+, see S. 1, N. 2.
[10] and — first = and as the first to take (+ein´nehmen+) his place.
[11] Thus — time = Thus (+So+, adv.) he used every spare-moment; the
spare-moment, +der freie Augenblick+.
[12] ‘monarch’, here +Fürst+.
[13] +zum ersten Astronomen seiner Zeit.+
_Section 36._
THE[1] AIR-OCEAN.
I.
Enveloping[2] this solid globe of ours are two oceans, one[3] partial,
and the other universal. _There is_ the[4] ocean of water, which has[5]
settled down into all _the_ depressions[6] of the earth’s surface[7],
leaving[8] dry above it all the high lands, as mountain-ranges,
continents, and islands; and[9] _there is_ an ocean of air, which
enwraps[10] the whole in one transparent mantle.
Through[11] the bosom of that ocean, like fishes with their fins (App. §
14), birds[12] and other winged creatures swim; whilst man[13] and other
mammalia creep like[14] crabs at the bottom of this aerial sea[15].
[1] +Das Luftmeer.+
[2] Say ‘Two oceans envelop (+umgeben+) our solid globe (+Erdkugel+).
[3] the one partial (+teilweise+) and the other universal (+ganz+). The
subsequent sentence is best introduced by a colon (:), which we use to
direct attention to what is following. The words ‘_There is_’ must then
be omitted.
[4] +das Weltmeer.+
[5] ‘which — all’, say ‘which fills (+erfüllen+) all’.
[6] +Vertiefung+, f.
[7] To render ‘of the earth’s surface’, form a compound noun by combining
the corresponding German terms of the nouns ‘earth’ and ‘surface’.
_A._ When the component parts of =Compound Nouns= are substantives, we
combine them often without any connecting link; as—+das Lasttier+, beast
of burden; +das Stadtviertel+, the quarter of a town, ward.
_B._ Neither do we require a connecting link for the formation of
=Compound Nouns= the first component of which is an adjective or a
particle; as—+die Großmutter+, grandmother; +das Unglück+, misfortune;
+der Urquell+, fountain-head.
_C._ The =Gender of Compound Nouns= (with the exception of a few
compounds with +Mut+, m.) is determined by the last component, which is
always a noun.
[8] ‘leaving — islands’. This passage may be rendered thus: ‘so that all
_the_ high lands (+Erhöhungen+), as (+wie+) mountain-ranges, etc. ...
rise dry above the same; to rise, +sich erheben+.
[9] +und das Luftmeer.+
[10] +umhül´len+; say ‘the whole globe’ (+Kugel+, f.); ‘in’, here +mit+.
[11] In this ocean of air.
[12] Since the four subsequent nouns in this passage represent a whole
class, the def. art. is required before each (S. 3, N. 2).
[13] Use this noun in the plural, since the noun with which it is
connected by the conj. ‘and’ stands in the same number.
[14] +gleich Krebsen+; to creep, +umher kriechen+. The word ‘whilst’
being a subordinative conj., the verb must be placed?
[15] +Luftmeer+.
_Section 37._
THE AIR-OCEAN.
II.
The air-ocean, which everywhere[1] surrounds the earth, and feeds and
maintains it, is even[2] more simple, more grand, and more majestic
than the[3] ‘world of waters’; more[4] varied and changeful in its
moods of storm and calm, of ebb and flow, of brightness and gloom.
The[5] atmosphere is, indeed, a wonderful thing, a most perfect example
of the economy of nature. Deprived of[6] air, no animal would live,
no plant _would_ grow, no flame _would_ burn, no[7] light _would_ be
diffused. The[8] air, too, is the sole medium of sound. Without it,
mountains might[9] fall, but[10] it would be in perfect silence. Neither
whisper[11] nor thunders[12] would[13] ever be heard.—MAURY, PHYSICAL
GEOGRAPHY OF THE SEA.
[1] Place the adverb before the verb.
[2] +sogar noch.+
[3] +jene mächtige Wasserwelt+, after which put a full stop and begin a
new sentence.
[4] This passage may be construed thus: ‘It offers a greater variety
(+Mannigfaltigkeit+) and changeableness in the transitions from storm
to (+zu+) calm, from ebb to flow, and from light to gloom (+Dunkel+,
n.)’. The article (which, if practicable, should be contracted with the
preceding preposition) must be used with the last six nouns, see S. 3, N.
2.
[5] +Der Luftkreis ist in der That höchst wunderbar und gewährt ein
vollendetes Beispiel von dem haushälterischen Wesen der Natur.+
[6] Without (App. § 14); would = could, Impf. Subj.
[7] +und kein Licht sich verbrei´ten.+
[8] Also (def. art.) sound can only be transmitted (+fort´pflanzen+)
through the air.
[9] might = could; to fall, +ein´stürzen+.
[10] Say ‘and yet the prevailing silence would not be interrupted’.
[11] +leises Geflüster+, acc.
[12] +lauten Donner+, acc.
[13] ‘would — heard’, use the active voice with the indef. pron. man.
_Section 38._
CHEERFUL[1] CHURCH-MUSIC.
When the poet Carpani inquired[2] of his friend Haydn[3] how it
happened[4] that his church-music was[5] always so cheerful, the great
composer made[6] _the_ following beautiful reply:
“I cannot make it otherwise[7],” said he, “I[8] write according to the
thoughts I feel. When[9] I think of God, my heart is so full of joy
that (App. § 16) the[10] notes dance and leap, as it were, from my pen;
and since God has given me a cheerful heart, it[11] will be pardoned me
that[12] I serve him with _a_ cheerful spirit.”—REV. R. K. ARVINE.
[1] +fröhlich.+
[2] inquired of = asked.
[3] +Joseph Haydn (geb. den 31ˢᵗᵉⁿ März 1732 zu Rohrau in Östreich, † den
31ˢᵗᵉⁿ Mai 1809 in Wien) bildete sich durch eigenes Studium in der Musik
aus und lebte dann namentlich als Kapellmeister des Fürsten Esterhazy in
Wien. Er ist der Schöpfer der Symphonie und des Streichquartetts; auch
hat er sich durch die Begründung der neueren Instrumentationskunst ein
besonderes Verdienst erworben. Seine Werke sind ebenso zahlreich, wie
mannigfaltig; durch die beiden Oratorien: ‘Die Schöpfung’ (1799) und ‘die
Jahreszeiten’ (1801) hat er jedoch seinen Namen mit ehernen Lettern in
die Geschichte der Kunst eingetragen.+
[4] Use the Pres. Subj. of +kommen+, since the clause contains an
indirect question; see App. §§ 28 and 30.
[5] was — cheerful, +stets einen so fröhlichen Charakter trage+.
[6] to make a reply, +eine Antwort geben+; ‘beautiful’, here +sinnig+;
for the construction see App. § 15.
[7] +anders+; for the place of the negation see App. § 12.
[8] Translate the passage ‘I write — feel’ briefly by saying: ‘I write
just as (+so wie+) I feel’, since it would not be in accordance with the
genius of the German language to render the sentence in a literal way.
(+~Gedanken~ kann man nicht ~fühlen~+.)
[9] +Denke ich an Gott, so ist+, etc.; full of, +voller+.
[10] Construe this clause after the following model:
The notes danced and leapt, as it were, from _his_ pen.
+Die Noten tanzten und hüpften ~ihm~ gleichsam aus ~der~ Feder.+
[11] +so wird man mir hoffentlich verzeihen.+
[12] that = if.
_Section 39._
OUR INDUSTRIAL[1] INDEPENDENCE DEPENDS UPON OURSELVES.
Truer[2] words were never uttered than those spoken by Mr. Dargan, the
Irish railway-contractor, at a public meeting in Dublin.
“I have[3] heard a great deal[4],” he said, “about the independence that
we are[5] to get from this or that source, yet[6] I have always been
deeply impressed with the conviction, that our industrial independence
depends upon ourselves. Simple[7] industry and careful exactness would[8]
be the making of Ireland. We have, it[9] is true, made a step in advance,
but perseverance is[10] indispensably necessary for eventual success.”—S.
SMILES.
[1] +industriell+.
[2] A greater truth than that which Mr. D., the Irish railway-contractor
(+Eisenbahn-Unternehmer+), spoke (+aus´sprechen+) at (+in+) a public
meeting in (+zu+) Dublin, has never been uttered.
[3] The words ‘he said’ should follow here; see S. 32, N. 5.
[4] a great deal = much.
[5] are to get, +erlangen sollen+; for the construction see App. § 16;
from, +aus+.
[6] yet I have always had the firm conviction. Render ‘to have’ here by
+hegen+.
[7] +schlicht+; ‘industry’, here +Fleiß+, m.; careful, +streng+;
exactness, +Pflichterfüllung+, f.
[8] would establish (+begründen+) Ireland’s prosperity (+Wohlstand+, m.).
[9] it is true, +zwar+; see S. 15, N. 3; ‘to make’, here +thun+; in
advance, +vorwärts+.
[10] Here follow the words ‘for (+zu+, contracted with the def. art.)
eventual (+eventuell+) success’.
_Section 40._
ENGLAND’S[1] TREES.
The principal native[2] trees are the[3] oak, ash, elm, poplar, aspen,
birch, larch, alder, hawthorn, hazel, and willow. The beech, maple,
horse-chestnut[4], Spanish chestnut[5], walnut[6], sycamore, acacia,
weeping willow, cedar, and Lombardy poplar have been introduced.
The moist climate of[7] England is[8] eminently suited to the growth
of[9] forest-trees, and we find that in ancient times the larger part
of the country presented one[10] vast scene of forest, as[11] the[12]
uncleared districts of America do now. The[13] few scattered patches of
natural wood which remain, show[14] what was once the character of nearly
the whole country.—HEWITT, PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
[1] See S. 14, N. 3.
[2] +einheimisch.+
[3] +die Eiche.+ The article is repeated in this passage only when the
subsequent noun is of different gender or number from the preceding one.
[4] +die Roßkastanie.+
[5] +die echte Kastanie.+
[6] +der Wallnußbaum.+
[7] +Englands.+
[8] to be suited to a thing, +~einer~ Sache zu´träglich sein+; eminently,
+außerordentlich+, which place before ‘+zuträglich+’.
[9] Use the gen. of the def. art. =The definite article= should be used
in all cases where an object is individualised or singled out from other
objects.
[10] one — forest = an almost uninterrupted scene of forest,
+Waldlandschaft+, f.
[11] as ... do now, +wie noch jetzt+.
[12] +die ungelichteten Waldgegenden.+
[13] The — remain, +Die wenigen zerstreut liegenden Überreste natürlicher
Gehölze.+
[14] Say ‘show the character which formerly belonged almost to the whole
country’.
_Section 41._
THE INDIAN CHIEF[1].
I.
During the war in America, a company[2] _of_ Indians attacked a small
body[3] of British troops[4], and defeated[5] them. As[6] the Indians
had[7] greatly the advantage in swiftness of foot, and were eager in the
pursuit, very few of the English escaped; and those who[8] fell into
their hands, were treated with a cruelty of which there[9] are not many
examples, even in that country.
Two of the Indians came up[10] to a young officer, and attacked him with
great fury. As[6] they were armed with battle-axes, he had no hope
of[11] escape. But, just at[12] this crisis, another Indian came up[13],
who was advanced in years, and was armed with a bow and arrows. The[14]
old man instantly drew his bow; but, after[15] having taken his aim at
the officer, he suddenly dropped his arrow, and[16] interposed between
the young soldier and his pursuers, who were about[17] to cut him to
pieces. The two Indians retired with respect.
[1] +Der Indianerhäuptling.+
[2] +Haufe+, m.
[3] +Schar+, f.
[4] troops = soldiers.
[5] to defeat, +in die Flucht schlagen+.
[6] When the conjunction ‘=as=’ stands for ‘=since=’, it must be rendered
by ‘+=da=+’.
[7] had — foot, +den Britten im Laufen bedeutend überlegen waren+; and
— pursuit = and eagerly pursued the same. For the following clause
see S. 27, N. 8, and say ‘only few of the Britons succeeded to escape
(+davon´kommen+)’. I succeed, +es gelingt mir+.
[8] +welche den Indianern in die Hände fielen.+
[9] there are, +es giebt+. The subject ‘+es+’, which must be placed
immediately after the relative pronoun, should be followed by the
adverbial clause ‘even in that country’.
[10] to come up to a person, +sich einem nähern+.
[11] +auf Rettung.+
[12] at = in; crisis = critical (+entscheidungsvoll+) moment.
[13] to come up = to appear; who — arrows = of advanced
(+vorgeschritten+) age and armed with bow and arrows.
[14] +der Alte+; to draw, +spannen+; immediately, +unverzüglich+, which
may be emphasized by being placed at the head of the clause (App. § 14).
[15] Say ‘after he had aimed (+zielen+) at (+auf+) the officer’; to drop,
+fallen lassen+.
[16] and interposed, +und stellte sich+.
[17] to be about, +im Begriff sein+; to cut to pieces, +zerstückeln+;
with respect = respectfully.
_Section 42._
THE INDIAN CHIEF.
II.
The[1] old man then took the officer by the hand, soothed him into
confidence by caresses, and, having conducted him to his hut, treated
him with a kindness which did honour to his professions[2]. He made (S.
27, N. 4) him less a[3] slave than a[3] companion, taught[4] him the
language of the country, and instructed him in[5] the rude arts that
were practised by the inhabitants. They[6] lived together in _the_ most
perfect harmony, and the young officer, in[7] the treatment he met with,
found nothing to regret, but[8] that (App. § 16) sometimes the old man
fixed his eyes upon him, regarded[9] him for some minutes with steady and
silent attention, and then burst into tears.
[1] Say ‘Hereupon the old man seized the hand of the officer, sought by
caresses to gain his (+dessen+) confidence, conducted him to (+in+) his
hut, and treated’, etc.
[2] +Versprechung+, f.
[3] his.
[4] The verb +=lehren=+, to teach (old German lêran, Gothic laisjan),
etymologically signifies ‘to cause a person to know a thing’. This is the
reason that it is in German most generally used with two accusatives:
that of the person and that of the thing; as—+Er lehrt mich ~die
Landessprache~+, he teaches me the language of the country. +Lehre ~mich
Deine Rechte~!+ (Luther.) +Wer hat ~dich solche Streiche~ gelehrt?+
(Uhland.)
[5] in — arts, +in den geringen Geschicklichkeiten+; to practise, +üben+;
by, +von+; ‘inhabitants’, here +Eingebornen+.
[6] They = both; together = with one another, which place after ‘harmony’
(+Eintracht+, f.).
[7] in — with, +in der ihm zuteil werdenden Behandlung+. Where must the
verb be placed? Supply the word ‘+anderes+’ after ‘nothing’; ‘to regret’,
here +beklagen+.
[8] +als.+
[9] Say ‘regarded him silently _for_ a while (App. § 9, _A_) with steady
(+unverwandt+) attention’.
_Section 43._
THE INDIAN CHIEF.
III.
In[1] the meantime the spring returned, and the Indians again took the
field. The old man, who was still vigorous, and able to bear the fatigues
of war[2], set out with them, _and was_ accompanied by his prisoner.
They marched above[3] two hundred leagues across the forests, and came
at length to[4] a plain, where the British forces[5] were encamped. The
old man showed his prisoner the tents at a distance[6]: “There,” said
he, “are thy countrymen. There is the enemy who[7] waits to give us
battle. Remember[8] that I have saved thy[9] life, that I have taught[10]
thee to conduct a canoe, to arm thyself with[11] bow and arrows, and to
surprise[12] the beaver in the forest. What wast thou when I first took
thee to my hut? Thy hands were those of an infant. They could neither
procure[13] thee sustenance nor safety. Thy soul was[14] in utter
darkness. Thou wast ignorant of everything. Thou owest all things to
me. Wilt thou, then[15], go over to thy nation, and take up the hatchet
against us?”
[1] Say ‘Meanwhile it became spring’; to take the field, +ins Feld
ziehen+.
[2] +die Kriegsbeschwerden+; ‘to set out’, here +ziehen+.
[3] more than.
[4] to = into.
[5] forces = troops; to encamp, +sein Lager auf´schlagen+.
[6] +von weitem+, which place before the accusative.
[7] who waits, +der darauf lauert+; to give battle = to attack.
[8] +Bedenke.+