[18] power = efficacy, +Wirksamkeit+, f.
[19] it = the same (to agree with +Mechanismus+).
_Section 90._
A CURIOUS INSTRUMENT.
III.
“By a slight _and_ momentary movement, which the owner can easily effect,
he can[1] ascertain[2] with considerable accuracy the size, colour,
shape, weight (S. 10, N. 9), and value of[3] any article whatever. A[4]
person possessed of one is[5] thus saved from the necessity of asking _a_
thousand questions and[6] trying a variety of troublesome experiments,
which would otherwise be necessary; and such a slow and laborious
process[7] would, after[8] all, not succeed[9] half so well as a single
application of this admirable instrument.”
GEORGE. “If it is such a very useful thing[10] (S. 27, N. 8), =I
wonder=[11] that[12] everybody, that can at all afford it, does not have
one.”
[1] To avoid repetition render the verb ‘can’ here by +imstande sein+.
[2] +bestimmen+, which use in the form of a Supine and place at the end
of the whole clause.
[3] of — whatever, +irgend eines Gegenstandes+.
[4] A — one = The possessor.
[5] is — questions = needs therefore (+also+) not (to) ask _a_ thousand
questions. To ask a question, +eine Frage stellen+.
[6] and — experiments = and to make various troublesome experiments.
[7] +Verfahren+, n.
[8] after all not, +doch nicht+, which must not be placed between commas.
Comp. S. 15, N. 3.
[9] +gelingen.+
[10] thing = object.
[11] =I wonder=, +es wundert mich+; we wonder, +es wundert uns+; you
wonder, +es wundert Sie+.
[12] that — one = that not everybody, who can at all (+irgend+) make it
possible, possesses the same (to agree with ‘object’).
_Section 91._
A CURIOUS INSTRUMENT.
IV.
FATHER. “These instruments are not so uncommon as you suppose; I myself
_happen to_ know several individuals[1] who[2] are possessed of one or
two of[3] them.”
CHARLES. “How large are they, father? Could I hold one in my hand?”
FATHER. “You[4] might; but[5] I should be very sorry to trust[6] mine to
you.”
GEORGE. “You must take[7] very great care of it, then[8]?”
FATHER. “Indeed[9] I must. I intend every night to envelop[10] it in[11]
the light curtain I mentioned; it must, besides, occasionally be washed
in[12] a certain colourless liquid kept[13] for the purpose; but this is
such a delicate[14] operation, that[15] persons, I find, are generally
reluctant to perform it. But notwithstanding the tenderness[16] of this
instrument, you[17] will be surprised to hear that[18] it may be darted
to a great distance, without[19] suffering the least injury, and without
any danger of losing it.”
[1] individuals = persons.
[2] who — one = who possess one.
[3] of them = of the same.
[4] +Das könntest du wohl.+
[5] but — sorry = but I should be very unwilling.
[6] to trust anything to a person, +einem etwas an´vertrauen+.
[7] to take great care of a thing, +etwas sehr inacht nehmen+.
[8] then = thus, +also+, which place after the object.
[9] +Gewiß muß ich das!+
[10] +umhül´len+.
[11] in — mentioned = with the above-mentioned light curtain.
[12] in = with.
[13] +die man sich zu diesem Zwecke hält.+
[14] delicate = critical, +bedenklich+ or +gefährlich+.
[15] that — it = that one, as I have found, performs (+vollzie´hen+) the
same generally but (+nur+) very unwillingly (+ungerne+).
[16] +Empfindlichkeit.+
[17] you — hear = you will hear with astonishment.
[18] that — distance, +daß man es in weite Fernen werfen kann+.
[19] Say ‘without that it suffers the least injury, and without that one
runs _any_ danger of losing [to lose] it.’ Comp. S. 1, N. 3.
_Section 92._
A CURIOUS INSTRUMENT.
V.
CHARLES. “Indeed[1]! and how high can you dart it?”
FATHER. “I[2] should be afraid of telling you to what a distance it will
reach, lest you should think I am jesting with you.”
GEORGE. “Higher than this house, I[3] suppose?”
FATHER. “Much higher.”
CHARLES. “Then[4], how do you[5] get it again?”
FATHER. “It[6] is easily cast down by a gentle movement that does it no
injury.”
GEORGE. “But who can do that?”
FATHER. “The[7] person whose business it is to take care of it.”
CHARLES. “Well[8], I cannot understand you at all; but do[9] tell us,
father, what it is chiefly used for!”
[1] +Das wäre!+
[2] Say ‘I almost fear to tell you what distances it can reach, that
(+damit+) you may not believe that I am jesting with you’.
[3] ‘=I suppose=’, in interrogative sentences, may be elegantly rendered
by the adverb +=wohl=+:
You have prepared your lesson well to-day, _I suppose_?
+Sie haben Ihre Lektion heute ~wohl~ gut studiert?+
In elliptic sentences, where the verb is omitted, +wohl+ generally
occupies the first place.
[4] The adv. +denn+ must stand after the object +es+.
[5] The pron. ‘=you=’, used in a general sense, is mostly rendered by the
indef. pron. +=man=+.
[6] It — down, +Es senkt sich ... leicht wieder nach unten.+ The place of
the words ‘by — injury’ is indicated by the three dots.
[7] +Derjenige.+
[8] Well = Alas, +Ach+.
[9] The English ‘=do=’, in sentences of entreaty, may colloquially be
rendered by the adverb +=doch=+; as—
_Do_ give me the book, my child!
+Gieb mir ~doch~ das Buch, mein Kind!+
_Section 93._
A CURIOUS INSTRUMENT.
VI.
FATHER. “Its[1] uses are so various that I know not which[2] to
specify. It[3] has been found very useful in deciphering (S. 1, N. 3)
old manuscripts, and[4], indeed, has its use in modern prints. It[5]
will assist us greatly in acquiring[6] all kinds of knowledge, and
without it[7] some of the most sublime parts[8] of[9] creation would be
matters[10] of mere conjecture. It[11] must be confessed, however, that
very much depends on a[12] proper application of it, being (S. 30, N.
4) possessed by many _persons_ who appear to have no[13] adequate sense
of its value, but[14] who employ it only for the most low and common
purposes, without _even_ thinking, apparently, of the noble uses[15] for
which it is designed, or of the exquisite[16] gratification[17] (S. 16,
N. 10) it is capable of affording. It[18] is indeed in order to excite in
your minds some higher sense of its value than you might otherwise have
entertained, that I am giving you this previous description.”
GEORGE. “Well _then_, tell us something more about it (S. 4, N. 5, _B_).”
FATHER. “It is also of[19] a very penetrating quality, and _it_ can often
discover secrets which can be detected by no other means. It[20] must be
owned, however, that[21] it is equally prone to reveal them[22].”
[1] Its — various = It serves for (+zu+) such (+so+) various purposes
(+Zweck+, m.).
[2] which — specify = which I shall specify (+anführen+).
[3] It — useful = One has found it of great use.
[4] and — prints = and also in (+bei+) our modern printing it is indeed
of great use.
[5] It — greatly = It helps us much.
[6] +sich erwerben+; all kinds of, +allerlei+.
[7] it = the same.
[8] ‘parts’ here +Gebiete+.
[9] Use the gen. of the def. art.
[10] matters = objects.
[11] It — however = I must however confess.
[12] Use the def. art.; proper = right; of it = of the same.
[13] no — sense = a wrong idea (+Begriff+, m.).
[14] +und.+
[15] uses = purposes (+Zweck+, m.).
[16] +unvergleichlich+, i.e. incomparable.
[17] +Genuß+, m., i.e. enjoyment.
[18] Say ‘Only to awaken in you a higher idea of its value than you
probably (+vermutlich+) otherwise (+sonst+) would have had (Pluperfect
Subj.), I give you this previous (+vorläufig+) description’.
[19] of — quality = very penetrative (+scharfsichtig+).
[20] Say ‘But (+Doch+) I must confess.
[21] that — prone = that it is just as much (+eben so sehr+) prone; prone
= disposed, +geneigt+.
[22] them = the same, to agree with ‘secrets’.
_Section 94._
A CURIOUS INSTRUMENT.
VII.
CHARLES. “What! can it speak then?”
FATHER. “It is sometimes said (S. 54, N. 13) to[1] do so, especially
when[2] it happens to meet with[3] one of its own species.”
GEORGE. “What colour are[4] these instruments?”
FATHER. “They vary[5] considerably in this respect.”
GEORGE. “Well, what colour is yours?”
FATHER. “I believe it is of _a_ darkish colour; but if I shall confess
the truth (S. 27, N. 8), I must say that I never saw (S. 48, N. 2) it[6]
in my life.”
BOTH. “Never[7] saw it in your life?”
FATHER. “No, nor[8] do I wish; but I have seen a representation of it,
which (S. 48, N. 6) is so exact that my curiosity is quite satisfied.”
GEORGE. “But why don’t you look[9] at the thing itself?”
FATHER. “I should be in great danger[10] of losing it, if I[11] did.”
CHARLES. “Then you could buy (S. 58, N. 8) another.”
FATHER. “Nay[12], I believe I could not prevail[13] upon any one to part
with such (S. 28, N. 9) a thing[14].”
GEORGE. “Then, how did you get yours?”
FATHER. “I am so fortunate as[15] to be possessed of more than one;
but[16] how I got them I really cannot recollect[17].”
CHARLES. “Not recollect! Why[18], you said you brought[19] them from
London to-night!”
FATHER. “So[20] I did; I should be sorry if I had left them behind me
(see App. § 36).”
CHARLES. “Now[21], father, _do_ tell us the name of this curious
instrument!”
FATHER. “It is—the Eye.”—JANE TAYLOR.
[1] ‘to do so’, referring to the preceding verb ‘speak’, must be rendered
by the infinitive of that verb.
[2] when — with = when it accidentally comes together with.
[3] with — species, +mit einem seinesgleichen+.
[4] are = have.
[5] to vary considerably, +sehr verschieden sein+.
[6] Supply the adverb +noch+ after the object.
[7] Never — life? = You have never seen it in your life?
[8] +ich wünsche es auch nicht.+
[9] to look at a thing, +sich ein Ding an´sehen+.
[10] ‘to be in great danger’, here +Gefahr laufen+.
[11] Supply here the object ‘+es+’.
[12] +O nein.+
[13] to prevail upon any one, +jemand überr´eden+.
[14] ‘thing’, here +Gegenstand+, m.
[15] +noch mehr als eines zu besitzen.+
[16] but — them, +aber wie ich dazu gekommen bin+.
[17] to recollect, +sich etwas ins Gedächtnis zurück´rufen+.
[18] The English ‘why’ is, in this instance, best rendered by the adverb
‘+ja+’, which place after the verb.
[19] Use the Perf. Subj., according to App. §§ 28 and 30; here
+mit´bringen+.
[20] +Gewiß habe ich das.+
[21] Say ‘But father, tell us at last,’ and supply the adverb ‘+doch+’
after the pron. ‘us’. Comp. Lange’s German Manual, p. 354, L. 31, N. 4.
_Section 95._
ANGLO[1]-SAXON DRESS.
The dress of civilians in general consisted[2] of a shirt and tunic
descending[3] to the knee, of linen or wool, according[4] to the season.
A belt was often worn round the waist[5], and a short cloak over the
whole. Drawers, leather shoes or short boots and hose, or sandals,
completed the ordinary costume. Labourers (S. 3, N. 2) are generally
represented with shoes, but without hose. Females[6] of all ranks[7]
wore long, loose garments reaching[3] to the ground, completely
hiding (S. 16, N. 4) all[8] symmetry of[9] shape. Long hair, parted[10]
on the forehead, and falling[11] naturally down the shoulders, with
_an_ ample[12] beard and moustache, distinguish the Anglo-Saxons from
the closely cropped[13] Normans. Planche remarks that[14] the character
of face, as delineated in illuminations, immediately designates[15]
the age[16] wherein[17] the early[18] portraits of our Lord[19], which
have[20] been reverently[21] copied to[22] the present day, were[23]
originally fabricated.—MILNER, HISTORY OF ENGLAND.
[1] Say ‘The dress of the Anglo-Saxons’.
[2] to consist of a thing, +aus etwas bestehen+.
[3] to descend = to reach; to, +an+ or +auf+. Use the attributive
construction explained in S. 48, N. 6.
[4] according to, +je nach+.
[5] waist = body.
[6] Females = Women.
[7] +Stand+, m.
[8] +jede.+
[9] Use the gen. of the def. art.; form, +Gestalt+, f.
[10] +gescheitelt+; on the forehead = in the middle. Use the attributive
construction.
[11] and falling = which fell.
[12] +voll.+
[13] +kurz geschoren.+
[14] that — illuminations, +daß der Gesichtstypus in den Abbildungen+.
[15] +bestimmen.+
[16] +Zeitalter+, m., i.e. epoch.
[17] wherein = in which.
[18] ‘early’, here = first.
[19] Lord = Saviour, +Heiland+, m.
[20] Use the active voice with ‘_man_’. Comp. S. 4, N. 4.
[21] +so pietätvoll.+
[22] +bis auf.+
[23] Say ‘were first (+zuerst+) made (+an´fertigen+)’.
_Section 96._
THE GLACIERS AT[1] SUNSET[2].
I.
At a distance these glaciers, as[3] I have said before, look[4] like
frozen rivers (S. 26, N. 3); when[5] one approaches nearer, or when they
press[6] downward[7] into the valley, they look[8] like immense crystals
and pillars[9] of ice piled[10] together in every conceivable form. The
effect[11] of this pile[12] of ice, lying (S. 48, N. 6) directly[13]
in the lap of[14] green grass and flowers, is quite singular. Before
we had entered[15] the valley, the sun had gone down; the sky behind
the mountains was clear, and it[16] seemed _for_ a few moments as if
darkness[17] was rapidly coming on. But[18] in a few moments commenced
a scene[19] of transfiguration, more[20] glorious than anything I had
witnessed yet. The cold, white, dismal fields[21] of ice gradually
changed[22] into hues[23] of the most beautiful rose colour[24]. A[25]
bank of white clouds, which rested[26] above the mountains, kindled[27]
and glared[28], as[29] if some spirit of light had entered into them.
[1] +bei+, contracted with the dat. of the def. art.
[2] Comp. S. 26.
[3] Place the words ‘as — before’ at the head of the whole passage; ‘at a
distance’, in +der Entfernung+. For the constr. see App. § 15.
[4] ‘to look like’, here ‘+ähnlich sehen+’, which requires the dat.
[5] The clause ‘when — nearer’ may be briefly rendered by ‘+in der
Nähe+’, i.e. ‘close by’.
[6] +hinein´dringen.+
[7] +abwärts.+
[8] ‘to look’ may here be rendered by +aus´sehen+, to avoid repetition;
‘like’ must then be turned by ‘+wie+’.
[9] To render ‘pillars of ice’ form a comp. n. analagous to ‘ice-pillars’.
[10] to pile together, +auf´schichten+; use the attributive constr.
[11] +Eindruck+, m.
[12] pile of ice, +Eismasse+, f.
[13] +unmittelbar.+
[14] Use the gen. of the def. art.
[15] +betreten+, v. tr.
[16] it seemed = it had the appearance. The adverbial circumstance of
time ‘_for_ a few moments’ may be emphasized by being placed immediately
after the conj. ‘and’.
[17] Darkness is coming on, +die Dunkelheit bricht herein+.
[18] But — moments = But soon.
[19] Form a comp. n.
[20] The passage ‘more — yet’ may be elegantly rendered by ‘+welche alles
bereits Geschaute noch an Herrlichkeit übertraf+’.
[21] Form a comp. n.
[22] to change into something, +in etwas ü´bergehen+.
[23] +Farbentöne.+
[24] +Rosenrot+, n.
[25] A — clouds, +Ein weißes Gewölk+.
[26] rested = hung.
[27] kindled = reddened (+errö´ten+).
[28] glared = glowed (+erglü´hen+).
[29] as — them, +wie von einem Lichtgeiste erfüllt+.
_Section 97._
THE GLACIERS AT SUNSET.
II.
You[1] did not lose your idea of the dazzling, spiritual whiteness of
the snow; yet you seemed to see it through a rosy veil, the sharp edges
of the glaciers and the hollows between the peaks reflecting wavering
tints of lilac and purple. The effect[2] was solemn and spiritual above
everything I have ever seen. These[3] words, which[4] had often been
in my mind through the day, and[5] which occurred more often than any
others while I was travelling through the Alps, came into my mind with a
pomp and magnificence of meaning unknown before:—“For by (+durch+) Him
were all things created that are in[6] heaven and that are in earth,
visible and invisible, whether[7] they be thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers[8]: all things were created by Him and for Him:
and He is before[9] all things, and by Him all things consist[10] (Col.
i. 16, 17).”—MRS. BEECHER STOWE.
[1] Say ‘The idea (+Bild+, n.) of the dazzling, spiritual (+geisterhaft+)
whiteness of the snow lost itself not; it seemed, however, as if one
saw it (+als sähe man es+) through a rosy veil, whilst the sharp edges
(+Zacke+, f.) of the glaciers and the hollows (+Vertiefung+, f.) between
the peaks were beaming (+erstrahlen+) in wavering (+unbestimmt+) colours
of lilac and purple’.
[2] Say ‘The impression (+Eindruck+, m.) of it (S. 4, N. 5, _B_)
surpassed in (+an+) solemnity and sublimity everything (+alles+, S. 3, N.
7) that I had (App. § 22) ever seen’.
[3] Say ‘The following words’.
[4] which — mind, +die mir ... oft vor der Seele gestanden+.
[5] and — before = and of (+an+) which I was most reminded during my
Alpine journey (+Alpenreise+), revealed themselves only (+erst+) now to
my mind in their whole splendour and magnificence.
[6] in — earth, +im Himmel und auf Erden+.
[7] whether they be, +seien sie+.
[8] +Gewalten.+
[9] is before = stands above.
[10] +bestehen+, which place after ‘Him’.
_Section 98._
THE LOST CHILD FOUND[1].
I.
A few years since, in the United States of America, a child was lost[2]
in the woods. Darkness (S. 3, N. 2) was rapidly coming on[3], and the
alarmed father, accompanied by some of his neighbours, hastened away
in[4] search of the lost child. The[5] search continued in vain till
nine o’clock in the evening. Then the alarm bell was rung[6], and the
cry of fire[7] soon resounded through the streets. It[8] was, however,
ascertained that[9] it was not fire which caused the alarm, and that the
bell tolled[10] to spread the more[11] solemn tidings[12] of a child
lost[13].
Every heart sympathised[14] in the sorrows of the distracted[15] parents,
and multitudes[16] of the people[17] were seen (S. 4, N. 4) ascending the
hill upon the declivity of which the village was situated[18], to[19]
aid in the search. The night passed away, the morning dawned, and yet no
tidings came. The sun arose. The whole landscape glittered in the rays
of the morning sun. But the village was deserted and still; the shops
were closed, and business was hushed[20]. Mothers[21] were walking[22]
the streets with sympathising[23] countenances and anxious[15]
hearts. There[24] was but one thought there:—What has become of[25] the
lost[13] child?
[1] +Das wiedergefundene Kind.+
[2] to be lost, +sich verirren+.
[3] to come on, +heran´rücken+.
[4] in — child = to seek the missed child.
[5] The — evening = Till 9 o’clock in the evening (+abends+) their
endeavours had remained without success (+erfolglos+). =Remember that the
verbs +sein+, +werden+, and +bleiben+ are conjugated with the auxiliary
+sein+.=
[6] +ziehen.+
[7] Form a compound noun by combining the corresponding German terms of
the nouns ‘fire’ and ‘cry’ (S. 36, N. 7, _A_).
[8] it — ascertained, +Es stellte sich jedoch heraus+.
[9] that — alarm = that the alarm was not caused through fire.
[10] +ertönen.+
[11] more solemn = still more dreadful.
[12] tidings = message.
[13] Use the p. p. of the verb +vermissen+. See S. 7, N. 3, _A_.
[14] Say ‘shared the sorrow’ (+Kummer+, m., which is only used in the
Sing.).
[15] +angsterfüllt.+
[16] +Scharen.+
[17] of the people = of country-people.
[18] to be situated, +liegen+.
[19] to — search, +um mit suchen zu helfen+.
[20] ‘to be hushed’, here = to rest.
[21] Say ‘The women’.
[22] to walk the streets, +auf den Straßen umher´gehen+.
[23] +teilnehmend.+
[24] +Es war nur ein Gedanke, der alle erfüllte.+
[25] +aus.+
_Section 99._
THE LOST CHILD FOUND.
II.
About[1] nine in[2] the morning the signal gun was fired, which announced
that the child was found (S. 4, N. 4), and for[3] some time the suspense
was dreadful. Was the child found a[4] mangled corpse, or was it alive
and well? Soon (App. § 14) a joyful shout[5] proclaimed the safety of the
child. A procession was formed[6] by those engaged[7] in the search. The
child was placed upon a litter, hastily constructed[8] from the boughs of
trees (S. 36, N. 7, _A_), and borne[9] in triumph at[10] the head[11] of
the procession.
When they arrived at the brow[12] of the hill, they stopped _for_ a
moment, and proclaimed their success with three loud _and_ animated[13]
cheers[14]. The mother could no longer restrain her feelings. She rushed
into[15] the street, clasped her[16] child to her bosom, and wept aloud.
Every[17] eye was suffused with tears, and _for_ a moment all was silent.
But suddenly some one gave a[18] signal for[19] a shout. One long, loud,
_and_ happy note of joy[20] rose from[21] the assembled multitude[22],
who then dispersed to (S. 19, N. 7) return home and to resume[23] their
business.—JACOB ABBOTT.
[1] +gegen.+
[2] in the morning, +morgens+.
[3] for — time, +eine Zeit lang+.
[4] a = as a = +als+.
[5] joyful shout, +Freudengeschrei+ (S. 76, N. 22, _B_).
[6] Use the reflective form +sich bilden+; by, +von+.
[7] +welche sich bei der Auffindung des Kindes beteiligt hatten.+
[8] Use the attributive construction pointed out in S. 7, N. 3;
constructed, +zusam´mengefügt+; from, +aus+.
[9] +einher´tragen.+
[10] +an.+
[11] +Spitze+, f.
[12] brow = top.
[13] animated = fiery.
[14] +Hurras.+
[15] +auf.+
[16] her = the.
[17] Say ‘No eye was without tears (+thränenleer+)’.
[18] Use the def. art.
[19] +zu.+
[20] happy — joy, form a comp. noun of the corresponding German terms
‘joy’ and ‘cry’.
[21] +aus.+
[22] +Menge+, f.
[23] to resume business, +sich an sein Geschäft begeben+.
_Section 100._
PERSPIRATION.
Perspiration is the evacuation[1] of the juices of the body through
the pores of the skin. It has been calculated (S. 4, N. 4) that there
are[2] above three hundred millions _of_ pores in the glands of the
skin which covers the body of a middle-sized man. Through these pores
more than one half[3] of what we eat and drink passes off[4] by[5]
insensible[6] perspiration. If we consume eight pounds of food in[7] a
day (App. § 9; S. 27, N. 8), five pounds of it (S. 4, N. 5, _B_) are
insensibly discharged[8] by perspiration. During[9] a night of seven
hours’ sleep we perspire about two[10] pounds and a half. At an average
we may[11] estimate the discharge[1] by[12] sensible and insensible
perspiration at[13] _from_ half an ounce to[14] four ounces per hour.
This (+Dies+) is a most[15] wonderful part[16] of the animal economy,
and[17] is absolutely necessary to[18] our health, and even to our _very_
existence.—THE REV. DR. DICK.
[1] +Ausscheidung+, f.
[2] ‘(there) to be’, here +sich befinden+. Place the reflective pron.
after the conjunction +daß+. The words ‘above — pores’ come after the
relative clause ‘which — man’, after which place the verb +befinden+.
[3] +die Hälfte.+
[4] +entweichen.+
[5] +mittelst.+
[6] +unmerklich.+
[7] +an.+
[8] +aus´scheiden.+
[9] Say ‘During a seven hours’ (+siebenstündig+) sleep’.
[10] two pounds and a half, +drittehalb Pfund+.
[11] may = can.
[12] +durch.+
[13] +auf.+
[14] +bis.+
[15] Use the superlative of the adv. +hoch+.
[16] part — economy, +Einrichtung im tierischen Organismus+.
[17] Substitute a relative pronoun for the conjunction ‘and’, which will
improve the sentence very much.
[18] +für.+
_Section 101._
THE DRAMA OF THE FRENCH[1] REVOLUTION OF 1848.
I.
Our first scene is a palace; the period[2] winter; the time[3] morning,
and the weather cold and miserable[4]. It is ten o’clock, and the King
of France with his wife[5] and family are[6] discovered at the breakfast
table. A splendid beginning! Calmness[7] is the prevailing expression
of every countenance save one—the king’s daughter-in-law[8], who looks
anxious and disturbed. Light[9] domestic talk, _such_ as[10] becomes
princes and the gilded roof that[11] overhangs them, occupies[12] the
moments. Hush[13]! Whilst the lacqueys, dressed (S. 7, N. 3, _A_) in
gold and scarlet, move[14] noiselessly about the room, a noise is heard
without[15]. It[16] becomes more[17] audible by degrees. Suddenly the
door flies open, and two[18] men enter, pale as ghosts. They[19] are
Ministers of State (S. 76, N. 22, _A_). They have news to communicate.
Discontent prevails in the city; the[20] populace are out; the dragoons
have surrendered their sabres, the soldiers their arms, within[21] sight
of the apartment in which the king had just now enjoyed his meal, and his
daughter-in-law had looked[22] so sad.
[1] =National adjectives require a small initial in German.=
[2] period = season.
[3] time = day-time (S. 76, N. 22, _B_). Connect the two nouns by means
of the genitive inflection +es+.
[4] +rauh+.