Ser $cffe tig Onfel gujtfpiel in bret won bent ^ran^ti|t)rfjcu beg Bicarb EDITED WITH ENGLISH NOTES AND VOCABULARY BY C. F. EADDATZ PROFESSOR OF GERMAN IN THE BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE Boston ALLYN AND BACON 1889 Copyright, 1889, BY ALLYN AND BACON. JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE. INTRODUCTION. SCHILLER'S "Neffe als Onkel," which is an adapta- tion rather than a translation of Picard's " Encore des Menechmes " for frequently the dialogue is entirely changed forms one in the long list of comedies that have their point in the humorous situations brought about by the close resemblance of two persons in the play. This theme, from the time of Plautus's "Menaechmi" to Shakspere's " Comedy of Errors," from Picard's and Schiller's plays to the weaker productions of our own day, never failed to amuse an audience. It goes without saying that the Shakspere comedy, including, as it does, certain superb pathetic elements, stands upon a higher plane than all the rest. The early popularity of this type of comedy in Germany is attested by versions of the play of Plautus by Albrecht v. Eybe in 1511, and again in 1548 by Hans Sachs. An English translation of the "Menaechmi" was printed in England in 1595, but was circulated in manuscript prior to that time. Schiller's labors upon this field had their incitement in his own need of relaxation from more serious work, and the request of Duke Karl August of Weimar, who wished to see some of the plays of L. Benoit Picard, 4 INTRODUCTION. then a most popular writer of comedies and director of the Theatre Louvois in Paris, adapted for the German stage. The result was the " Parasit " (Picard's " Medio- cre et rampant, ou le moyen de parvenir ") changed by Schiller from Alexandrine verse into prose, and the "Neffe als Onkel." The choice of these plays was exceedingly happy, and the latter particularly was well received by the public upon its first representation in May, 1803, at Weimar, twelve years after the first per- formance of Picard's play in Paris. The editor is not aware of any play from the pen of a classical writer and surely, although an adaptation, the masterhand of a Schiller is everywhere apparent in the dialogue that offers fewer difficulties and more interest to the beginner than the "Neffe als Onkel." With the time usually allotted to German in colleges and high-schools (two, possibly three, hours a week), a sufficient amount of grammar to commence the play may be obtained by the third quarter, and the student is then fairly launched upon the road of acquiring that which to the large majority of students in our higher schools is after all of prime importance reading at sight. This point gained will make the acquisition of speaking the language merely a question of practice. In preparing this school edition the editor has en- deavored to give a correct text, free from printer's mis- takes and faulty punctuation, so confusing to the student and yet prevailing to an alarming extent in some older edi- tions. To that end he has once more compared the text with the standard editions of Hempel and Cotta (Kroner). That he has used the reformed spelling, officially pro- claimed in Prussia and generally followed in Germany, INTRODUCTION. 5 according to which are also printed the two excellent German grammars of Brandt and Joynes-Meissner (fre- quently referred to in the notes), will need no comment at this time. Exceptions, actual or apparent, to the general rule for accentuation of syllables, have received the acute accent ; and this has also been observed in the case of some words that, although coming under the regular rule for German accentuation, are persistently pronounced wrong in the class-room by the beginner. Act and scene numbers head the pages of both text and notes, and a glossary is attached to the little work to enable the student to proceed without the additional expense of a dictionary. C. F. R. BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE, August, 1889. c r f o n e n Cbcrfl Don gruu Don Xorfiflntj. 2oj)l)ic, tfyre loiter. gfranj ban Xorfifliti), iljr Jyrau Don lUiifUitlc, iljvc t'ormcutl, @opl)ien s -Brautigam. Salcour, Sreunb be jungen (?l)am}wgnc, SBebienter be jungen (fin IKotor. 3toet Unterofftjtcre. (via $ofKHon. 3o8mtn r S)iener in trri I'nfoicn. 5)te ntemanb jugegen, trttt cr ju etnem on ben 2Bad)3lid)tern, bie sorn auf etnem djretbtifd) trennen, unb lieft ein 33iflet'. ,,^err uon 3?a(cour toirb erfuc^t, biefen 2lbenb urn ^fed^s Uf)r fid^ tin artenfaale be^ ^erm t)on Sorfigug ^cinsuftnbcn. @r fann 511 bem fleinen ^fortc^en I;eretn ^fommen, ba ben ganjen 2^ag offen ift." 5leine Unterfi^rift ! ^m ! ^tn ! in fcltfames 2lbeiiteuer Sfl's tJtelleic^f eine f)itbfd)e ^rau, bie mtr ^ter ein 9ten- bet)ou geben wiii ? 5Da rotire attertiebff. 2l6er [till ! 28er finb bie beiben $ipren, bie eben ba eintreten, too idj {;ereingefommen bin ? ^lufttttt. Dorftfln? unb Styamvaatte, fceibe in Mantel eingewicfelt. 33alcour. (jeinen Mantel an (f)am}wgne gebenb). (Si, guten 10 2t6enb, lieber 3Sakour ! SBoltour. 2Ba ? Sift bu'8, Sorftgng ? SBie fommft bu t)ie^er ? Unb roop biefe fonberbare Stusftaffierung 8 $cr 9lcffc olS Citfd. [i. aufj. 2. ^eriide unb biefe Uniform, bie nicfyt uon beinem Regiment ift ? 2>orft0n9. SOteiner <3id;erf)eit megon. 5$ fyobt mid) init nteinein Dberftleut'nant gefd;Iagen ; er ift fd;tucr 5 oeruntnbet, unb id) fomme, mid; in s ^ario 511 uerbergen. SBeil man mid) aber in meiner eigenen Uniform gar ju leid;t erfennt, fo ^abe idj's fiirs fic^erfte gel)a(ten, ba $oftiim meine^ Dnfels angimel^men. SBir finb fo lid; oon einem 2ltter, n)ie bit toeifet, unb einanber an 10 ftalt, an ro^e, an ^yarbe bis um 58eriued;fcln unb fiifyren iiberbies nod; einerlei 9?amen. )er ein^ige Unterfc^ieb ift, ba^ ber Oberft eine ^peritcfe tra'gt, unb id) meine eignen ^aare 3ct aber, feitbem id^ mir feine ^erit(fe unb bie Uniform feines Diegiments julegte, 15 erftanne id; felbft i'tber bie grofje ^l;ntid;feit mit il;m. 3 n biefem 3(ugenb(i(J fomme id^ an unb bin erfreitt, bid) fo pitnftlid) bei bent ^enbejoous 511 finben. gjoltour. 58ei bem 9ienbe5oou6 ? 2Bie ? ^at fie bir and) wa baoon oertraut ? @ie? SBeld^e fie? 9?un, bie ^i'tbf^e Same, bie mid) in einem SBittet l)iet)er befdjieben ! 2)u bift ntein $reunb, Sor= ftgnn, unb i<^ fjabe nic^ts e^eflnes t)or bir. $orftgn$. ie atterlieb'fte Same ! 25 SBttltour. SBoritber tad^ft bit ? Sorftgnu. 3 d^ bin bie fdfjone Same, 33atcour. SBoItour. Su ? Sorfign^. Sa SiHet ift t)on mir. SBoIrour. Gin fd;6nee Quiproquo, gum ^Teufel ! - 30 28as fd'ttt bir aber ein, beine SBriefe uid^t 511 unterjeid)- nen? Seute oon mcincm 6c^lag fonncn fic^ bei foldjen j. 2.] $et SWcffc al$ Otifel. auf etuws ganj anbers 9M;mmg madjen 2lber ba e fo ftefjt, gut ! SBir netymen einanber nicfjts iibel, )orftgm; 3tlfo icf) bin bein ge(;orfamer Wiener. Sorftgntj. SBarte bod; ! 2i5arum eilft bu fo fn'nroeg ? (S lag mir m'el baran, bi<^ gu fprec^en, et;e id) mid) oor 5 jemanb anberem fe^en liefj. 3d; brnitdje beines 33ei- ftanbs ; tuir ntftffen 3(brebe initetnanber nefjmen. SBttltour. Out 2)it fannjl auf mid) gtifyleu; aber jefet (afe mid), id; (;abe bringeube efd;aftc $orfl0n$. o? &%t, ba bit mir eineu ienft er= 10 jcigen follft? Slber u eiuem gatan'tcn Stbenteuer tjatteft bu 3 l% it i'tbrig. Solcour. a nidjt, lieber S)orfigin;. 2lber id; mufj fort, man erraartet mid;. 2Bo ? 15 33eim t'^ombre. ie gro^e 2(ngc(egen^eit ! d^crj betfeite! ^d; tjabe bort elegenl;eit, bie <5d)roefter beineo Dberftleufnants 511 fefyen @ie l;alt roa auf mid) ; id^ will bir bei i(;r ba 9Bort reben. 20 2)orfi0nij. 9hm, meinetwegen. 2(ber tfju' mir ben ef alien, meiner (Sd^raefter, ber ^rau won SJJirm'lIe, im 3SorbeigeI;en wiffen 511 laffen, ba^ man fie ^ier im ar= tenfaale erroarte 9?enne mid^ aber nid^t, prft bu ? asaltour. SDa fei aufser orgen ! ^d^ l;abe !eine 3^it 25 baju, unb rail! e i^r f)inauf fagen laffen, ol;ne fie nur einmal ju fe^en. llbrigens be^alte ic^ mir'3 uor, bei einer anbern GMegenfyeit iljre na'^ere 93efanntf(|ttft Sit madjen. ^d^ fd^a^e ben Sruber jit fel)r r urn bie Sd^roefter nicljt 5U lieben, tuenn fie l;iibfd; ift, oer= 3 ftc^t fic&. (.) 10 $ct 9tcffc al3 Ottfcl. [i. flufs. 3. u. 4. fritter Nuftritt. 9. Gbampagne. gum &(M braucfje id; feinen 23eiftanb fo gar notig nidjt (*$ ift mir roeniger um bas 2>erbergen u fyun benn w'eUeidjt fdllt e niemanb ein, mid; u oerfolgeu al^ win mctnc liebe Goufine op^ie roieber s u fefcen, e^om|JOBnc. 2Ba^ @ic fiir ein gliidli^er 9)iann finb, gnd'biger ^err ! er Slcffe 28er ift ber ^err con ormeuil? ftr. ft. mirbittt. ^TC fimftiger cl)twegerfof)n. Sorftgntj. (Sage mir, fur roen Ijd'ltft bu mid) ? 8r. . 2WtrtJiae. Stun, bod) roofjl fiir mcincn Dnfel ! ^orftgnti. 3ft'^ togli& ! 3)ietne @d;roefter erfennt 5 j- -jiii v j_da-_C-4^ mup mcf)t ! (Sdjtoefter ? @te mein 33ruber ? bein Sruber. . 3Mirftit(c. Sa famt nic^t fein. a ift nicfyt 9)Zein Sruber ift bei fetnem Regiment u 10 tra^burg, tnein Sruber trd'gt fein eigenes aar, unb ba ift and) f eine Uniform nidjt unb fo grofj auc^ fonft Sine ($fyrenfacf bie aber fonft nid)t m'el ju bebeuten ^aben nrirb, fjat mic^ genb'tigt, meine &aic- 15 nifon in alter $efd)ttrinbigfeu%i t)erlaffen ; urn nic^t er^ fannt 511 toerben, ftecfte id) mid) in biefen 9io(f unb biefe Sr. ft. URirttiae. Sft's mogli^ ? fo lafe bid) lic^ umarmen, lieber Sruber ^a, nun fange id) an, 20 bi<^ u crfcnncn ! 3lber bie 2i^nlid)feit ift bod^ ganj erftauntid^. Xorrtgn^. 3Hein Dnfcl ift alfo abroefenb ? gfr. 6. aRirftiac. ^retlid^, ber eirar raegen. ^orrtBn^. er $eirat ? 2BeI(^er .^eirat ? 25 3ft. ft. SWirftiOc. op^iens, meiner Souftne. ^orjtgnu. 2Ba^or'i(^? (Sophie fott (jeiraten ? 3fr. ft. SKtruiae. i freilidj ! SSei^t bu e benn nid^t V 3Retn ott ! 9?ein ! (naljert fid>). Jiid^t ein 2Bort toiffen toir. 3 . . anirtJiHe. err oon Sormeuif, ein 12 $er 9lcffe al3 Cnfcl. [i.anfj.4. famerab bes Dnfels, ber ju Soulon rooljnt, I; at fur fetnen Sofjn unt oopljien angefyalten 2)er junge &ormeuil foil etn fetjr liebensunirbiger 3Jiann fetit, fagt man ; rcir l;aben ifjn nod) nidjt ge(e(;en. er Dnfel l)olt itjn 511 5 Xoulon ab ; bann luolleit fie eine roeite heifer jufammen ntadjcn, urn id) tuei nid^t tueld;e tbf^aQf in Sefift ju neljinen. %\\ einem 9Jionat benfen fie juriid 511 fein, unb loenn bit al^bann nod; ba bift, fo fannft bit gnr ^od^jeit ntit tonjen. to Sorfign^. 3td^ r Hebe c^roefter ! 9feblid)er Q^am- pagne ! 9iatet, {;e(ft ntir ! 2Bcnn if)r mir ntc^t beiftetjt, f o tft e au ntit tnir, f o bin id; Derloren \ Sr. u. 3KtTbiae. 2Ba ^aft bu bcnn, Sritber ? 2Ba tft bir ? 15 Gljam|io0ne. 9fteitt ^err ift oerliebt in feine Goufine. 3fr. . OJiiriiiac. 211), ift es bad ! Sorflgng. iefe nngliidfeUge eirat barf nun unb nintmennefjr 511 ftanbe fomtnen. gr. to. OKtrtotae. GQ roirb fd;roer fatten, fie ri'tdgangig 20 511 madjen. Setbe 5Bd'ter finb einig, ba SSort ift gege= ben, bte 3lrti'fe( finb aufgefe|t, unb man erroartet b(o^ nodj ben Srautigam, fie 511 untcrjei^ncn unb ab$(i> fd^tie^en. a^otntottgne. (Bebulb ! ^orett Sie (Zritt jtoij^en 25 beibe.) %$ fjabe etnen fublimen infatt ! Wx e. nf el. 11. uf. 4. -w\ ftr. to. OBtrtoiac. ^d; wife nidjt, ift e bag olle biefes Iriiifalls, aber er fangt an, mid) ju rcijen. M * A . D, er ift J^immlifd), ber (Sinfall ! i'uftig genug ift er, aber nur nid)t au= 5 fiifjrbar Sfteine Xante roirb mid) tootjl fur ben Dnfel anfel;en ! ftr. ft. aWirbiHe. ^abe id) '8 boc^ ! ^orftfln^. 3<*/ im erften Slngenbliife. 3fr. b. 2KirtoiUe. s iBir mitffen i^r !eine Qeit laffen, au^ 10 ber Xtiufdnwg 511 fommen. 3i>enn nrir bie 3^it benu^en, fo fcraudjen roir and^ nur einen Slugenblid ('6 ift je^t 2lbenb, bie Sunfel^eit fommt uns 511 ftatten ; biefe iitd^tcr Ieucf)ten nid^t tjell genug, um ben llnterfc^ieb bemerflid) ju madden. )en Xag brauc^ft bn gar nic^t 511 erroar^ 15 ten bu erfldrft fogleid), ba^ bu nod) in ber 9iad)t nrie; ber fortreifen miiffeft, unb morgen erfd^einft bu in beiner roafjrcn ^erfon. efdjroinb an SBer! ! ttrir tjaben feine 3eit jit oerlieren Sc^reibe ben 23rief an unfere Xante, ben bein G^ampagne at ^urier iiberbringen fott, unb 20 roorin bu um @opf)ien an^dttft. torfiflitl) (an ben djreibttjd) ge^enb). (St^roefter ! djroefter ! bu mad^ft mit mir, raa bu raittft. 6$ttm)io0nc (fief) bie anbe retbenb). 9Bie freue td^ mi(^ iiber meinen Hit gen" GHnfaff ! @(^abe, bafe id) fdjon eine 25 ^rau f)abe ; id) !onnte ^ier eine $auptrolle fpieten, an- ftatt jefct blo^ ben ^Bertrauten^u madden. 8fr. to. SKtrtoiac. 2Bie ba^, Champagne ? g^omtooflne. Gi nun, ba ift ganj natiirtid^. 9)tein >err gift fiir feinen Dnfel, idj witrbe ben ^ernt oon Sor- 30 meuit worftetten, unb rcer toeiji, roa mir am Gnbe ntd)t blitijen !6nnte, roenn meine oerbammte i.aufj.5.] $et SReffe al3 Ottfef. 15 gr. . 3KirftiHe. SBatjrljaf'tig, indue Goufine t)at Ur= fadje, ficfj barubcr 311 betriiben ! Sorftgnl). (fiegelt ben Skief tmb gtebt ib,n an lI)ampagne). >ier ift ber 33rief. 9iicf)t' e nun ein, nrie bu tDtdft ! S)ir iiberlaff i<^ mid^. s e^omiiogne. roerb' id; u)r benn fagen? ?5r. . 9KirftiHe. StffeS, was ein gatanter 9J?ann feiner i^rau nur 2lrtige fagen faun. 20 Suufter Nuftntt. S)orfign. 5?r. h. SKirfttflc. ^oininen @ie bo(^, (iebe Xante ! e- fc^ioinb ! ber Dnfel ift angefonnneu. Sfr. ft. $orfifliib,o 2Sie ? 2Ba ? 3Wein 9Wann ? 3a TOatjr^af'ttg, ba ift er ! >erlid) TOillfont'nten, lieber orfigm; So balb erroartcte id) ie nid)t ^nn ! 25 f;aben bod) eine gliicHtdje 9 16 $er 9lcffc aid Cttfcl. nrie fo allemV 2i'o finb $f)re &eute? 3d) fjorte bocf) $f)re ^ntfd)e nid)t 9hm nmf)rl)af'tig id^ befinne mid) fnuni id) jittrc oor tiberrafd)nng unb gfreube 3fr. ft. 'JWirbittc (f)eimHdj ju tyrem iBruber). 9?un, fo robe 5 bod^ ! SlntiDorte frifd^ roeg ! ^orftfln^. SBeil id^ nur auf eineu furjen ^efuc^ l)ier bin, fo fontiu' id^ attcin unb in einer SDMethitf^c ^a aber bie 3tcifc fcetrifft, liebc ^rau bie SWcifc ad) ! bie ift nid)t bie gliidUd^fte geioefen. 10 gr. u. ^orftgn^. @ie erfd&redfen mid) ! @ ift ^^ ncn bod) fein Ungfii cf ugeftoen ? Dorftfln^. 9?id^t eben mir ! mir ntd^t ! 3l6er biefc ^eirat (3u grau on aittrbiite.) iebe ^itd^te, id^ (jabe ntit ber ante 15 gfr. n. 2RirfttHe. %< raitt nid^t ftoren, mein Dnfel. (W.) Nuftntt. on gfr. ft. ^orrtgn^. 9hm, Iteber 3Wann ! biefe etrat - ^orftgn^. 3tu biefer Beirut roirb nid^ts. 3fr. ft. Sorftsn^. 9Bic ? ^aben nrir nid^t bag 9Bort bes Waters ? 20 ^orftflnij. grciltc^ it)ol)t ! 3lber ber (So^n fanu unfere Stouter nid)t fjeiraten. gr. ft. ^orfignij. So ? ttnb roarum bcnn nid^t ? 2)orftgnt) (mit ftarfem ^on).*^ 28eil roeU er tot ift. 3fr. ft. ^orftgn^. 3Jiein 0ott, toe(($er 3 u f fl H ! ^ 2 S JJorflgn^. G^ ift ein redjter ^nntnter.^ liefer junge SWann mar, was bie meiften jungen I'eute finb, fo ein Litefa. 6.] $>e Stteffe alS Cttfet. 17 Kciner SBuftling. (Sinen 2lbenb bet eiuem Sattc ftel's^ ifjm ein, cinem artigen fjitbfdjen 3Rabdjen ben $of"$& macfjen ; ein 9febenbnf)ler mifdjte fid) brein imb erlaubte fid) beleibigenbe emerge. er junge Sornfeutt, lebfjaft, anfbraufenb, tote man e mit pmngig 2>al)ren ift, na^m 5 ba i'tbel ; um UnglitcE war er an einen 9iau}er Don $ro= feffion geraten, ber fid; nie fc^ldgt, of)tte feinen 511 toten. Unb biefe bofe (^erooijnfjeit "' betjiett aud^ bie 06erf>anb iiber bie ef<^idKid|feit femes ($egner ; ber ofyn meines armen ^reunbes blieb auf bem titit brei toblidjen tid)en im eibe. JVr. n. 2iorft0nt). ^armtjer'siger &immel ! 2Ba ber ^Bater babei gelitten fjaben ! Sorftflni). a foimen @ic benfen ! Unb bie Gutter ! 3fr. n. ^orfigntj. SSie? S5ic Gutter! ie tft ja im 15 (e^ten SGSintcr geftorben, fo md tc^ roeife. iefen SSinter gan^ redjt ! 9Jtein armer Sormeutt! Sen SBinter ftirbt i^m feine ^rau, imb je^t im omrner ntu er ben o^n in einem uett' oerlieren ! @ ift mir and^ former angefommen, 20 i^n in feinem S^merj 11 uerfaffeu ! 2tber ber Sienft ift je^t fo fcfjarf ! 2tnf ben pmnjigften muffen atte Dffijiere beim Regiment fein ! ^ent ift ber neunjefjnte, unb id) f>abe nnr einen prung^nac^ ^ari getfjan unb mu^ fd)on tjeute abenb roieber nad^ meiner arnifon gu* 25 riicfreifen. S?r. ft. Sorftfintj. 2Bie ? So batb ? orfiBn^. a ift einmal ber ienft! SBaS ift n mac^en ? Scfet auf nnfere Xoc^ter 511 fommen ftr. ft. ^orftunij. Sa (iebe $inb ift fefir nieberge^ 3 fdjtagen nub fc^TOermntig, feitbem @ie meg roaren. 18 cr 9lcffc al& Ottfd. pc. uf. 7. Imrftgnt). SBiffen @ie, tt>a$ id; benfe ? iefe ^5ar= tie , bie nrir ifyr ausgefucfyt, roar nid)t nacf) tyrem efd)tuaci ftr. b. ^orffgn^. @o ! SBiffen @ie ? 5 2>orfifln^. %< raei^ nid^ts Slber fie ift funfjelju 2>at)re alt ^ann fie nidjt fitr fi<^ felbft fd^on getuoljlt l;aben, e^ toir e fitr fie tfjaten ? i?r. u. ^orftgnij. 2td^ ott ja ! )a begegnct atte Xage. 10 Sorfifln^. 3 TO ^9 en tnod^te ic^ ifjre ^Jeicjvtng nt(^t gern. gr. B. ^orfign^. Seroa^re tins ott baoor ! S)ie Sort gen. tc (beim Slnbltd 2)orfign^ ftutjenb). 31^ ! mein 15 ftr. ft. ^orftgn^. Stun, was ift bit ? $itrd)teft bit btdj, beinen Sater u untarmcn ? 2>orfign^ (ttadjbem cr fie umarmt, fiir fic)). (Ste t)abeil' gar gut, btefe SSater! 2ltle umarmt fie! . . . 20 bajj ein uugtiid li^cr 3ufaf beine ^eirat getrennt tjat ? jie. 2Betc^er Sufatt? t>on Sormeuil ift tot. ein ott ! ($at fie mit ben ^lugen ftjiert). ^a, nun 25 fagft bu baju, tneinc opfjie? biefen i. Hufs. 7.] Set Sfteffe aI3 Cnfct. 19 unglucflidtjen 3)iami uon .^erjen aber id; !ann e nid;t anbers ate fitr ein &(M anfefyen, baft bafj fid; bet ag Derjogert, ber mid) t)0tt Sfywt trcnut. $orftjjn&. 2lber, liefoes 5tinb ! toemt bit gegen biefe Beirut etioas eiitjuiueuben fiatteft, roarum fagteft bu s un md;t baoon? 2Bir benfen ja nidjt barait, beine SWetgung jraingen 311 luollen. 2)a roei^ id;, lieber 3Sater aber bie Xorftgntj. s ^8eg ntit ber d;ud;terul;eit ! 9tebe off en ! 10 Gntbecfe ntir bein ^erj. 3fr. n. ^orfiflnt). ^a, mein $inb ! .bre beinen l^ater ! r meint e gut ! Gr toirb bir geruif? bas 33efte ratcn. ^orftgn^. 2)n fyafjteft alfo bicfeit Sorntcuil 511111 uor; ou red;t (;er5tid; ? 1 5 )a nid;t aber id; (iebte tt;n nid;t. tlnb bu modjteft feinen (;eiraten, al ben bu TOiiiLi^ Hebft ? ift iuo(;t natitiiid;. tiebft alfo einen anbern ? 20 fja&e id; nid;t gefagt. 9?un, nun, 6einal;e bod^ gratis mit ber prad;e ! Soft mid) afles lutffen. ^r. ft. ^orftant). gajfe 9Jhtt, mein ftinb ! SScrgife, baf? e bein 3Sater ift, mit bent bu rebeft. 25 Sorfipij. S3i(be bir cin, baf] bu mit beinem beften, beinem 5art(id;ften ^rcunbc fprdd;eft unb ber, ben bu Uebft, raeift er, bafj er getiebt tnirb ? 33et;iite ber >immet ! 97ein. $ft' nod; ein junger 9Jtenfd) ? 30 in fe^r Ueben^nritrbigcr junger 9)tann, unb 20 $>er 9leffe alS OnfcT. [i. ufa. 7. ber tnir barum boppelt inert ift, toeit iebermanu finbet, r rv,*- r rT~ eft S*t^*&W*- vv\ \9 bafc er $t)ne gletd)t em sBerioanbter mm wns, ber unferu 9lamen fiiljrt 2lc^ ! Sie mitffen iim errateit. Xorftgn^. 9?od; nidjt ganj, liebeS ^inb ! gr. n. ^orftflnij. 2tber id; errat' ifin ! 3<^ toette, e ift ir better, ^ranj 3>orftgng. 9?un, (Sopite, bu antroorteft nid^tg ? Silligeu Sie meine 3Bat)l? . (fetne greube untevbruclenb, fur fid)). 3Sir miiffen 10 ben $ater fpielen. 2l6er, mcin 5!inb ba mtijfcn rair benn bod^ bebenfen. a 58ermogen ift oon beiben eiten gleid^, 30 unb gefe^t, ber better ^atte aud^ ein bifjcfjen leii^tftnnig geroirtfc^aftet, fo roei^ man ja, bic ^eirat bringt einen Onfcl. 21 jungen 3)tenfd)en frfjon in Drbnung SBenn fie ifm mm itberbies lieb ijat @ojil)ie. D red)t fefir, lieber 23ater ! @rft in bem 3Ingenblicfe, ba man mir ben errn t)on Sormeuil gum entail ooifcfjlug, merfte id), ba^ ic^ bent better gut fet -fo was man gut fein nennt llnb toenn mir ber better nun and) nrieber gut ware Sorfign^ (fcurtg). tlnb raanttn fotlte er ba& ni^t x meine teuerfte (fic^ beftnnent) meine gnte 5ro(^ter! 9iun raof)( ! ^d) bin ein guter ^ater unb ergebe mid;. oW\t. %tf) barf alfo jefet an ben better fdjreiben ? 2>orftpD. SBaS bit toiffft (3ur fid).) 2Bie ^iibfc^ fpielt fic^'^ ben SSater, njcnn man fo atterlieb'fte &e- fta'nbniffe jn ^oren befommt. SSorige. grau ton 9ftirtUej S^ampagne nut bev $eitfd)c >e, boUa ! 15 $la ! ba fommt ein $urier. r. u. ^orflgnij. G ift Gtyampagne. Seines betters Scbicntcr ! nabiger ,6err gnabige ^rau ! rei^en ie mi<^ au meiner Unru()e ! 2)a ^raulein ift bod) 20 nid)t f<^on ^rau oon Sormeuil ? ??r. b. Sorfifltti). 9icin, guter -^rcunb, noc^ nidjt. 6l)amt)ttpc. 9Zodi nidjt? em immel fei anf, id; bin bod; nodj jeitig genug gefommen, meinem armen ^errn bas iieben u rettcn. 2 s 22 2Bie ? Sent better ift bodfj fein Ungliic? be= gegnet ? ftr. to. Sorftflnt). Sftein 9?effe ift bod; nidjt fran! ? ftr. u. SWimiUe. )u madjft mir angft, roa3 ift meinem 5 .SBritber? GJjamjmpe. 33erul;igen {;nen, ^f^H i^ u"b beftagen ifjn ! Xorrtflni). aJJein ott, toas ift bag ? 15 ftr. u. ^orfignij (ikft). ,,$efte Xante ! 3<$ erfal)re fo= r/ eben, bafe @ie im /Begnff finb, tneine Confine u oer= ,,()eiraten. S ift nid;t mefyr 3 e ^, gurucfsutjatten : id) ,,tiebe opln'en. ^dj f(ef;e oie an, befte Xante, roenn ,,fie nid;t eine (jeftige 3ieigung u ifjrem beftinunten 20 ,,33raittigam l;at, fo fd;en!en n beffern, roeil @ie fetn Dnfel finb. 5 ??r. 6. SKimiac. Ser gute, reblid^e Wiener ! @r raitt nid^t ate ba^ Sefte feines ^errn ! gr. n. Sorftpg. el), guter ^reunb, rul)e bic^ au ! 2)u toirft es notig l;aben. 6(jam|)09nc. 3 a / 5 r naben, i(^ raitt midj au= 10 ru^en in ber $iid)e. ( s iit.) 5luftritt. 35ortse o^ne j. S^un, opMe ! raa fagft bit bap? v^.^* erroarte 3^)^ SefeJjle, mein RSater. ' was ift ba u tfjun ? ift ba raeiter ni^t 511 tfjun ; ttir 15 ntiiffen fie tym otjne 3^itoerluft jur ^ran geben. Sr. D. 3WiiiUc. 2lber ber better ift ja nodj nid^t gr. . $orfi0nty. einem Sriefe nac^ fann er nidjt tang ausbleiben. 20 $orfip$. 3l\m roenn e benn nidjt anber ift nnb rcenn @ie fo meinen, meine Siebe fo fei's ! %<$ bin's jufrieben nnb raid mic^ fo etnrid^ten, ba| ber cirm ber ^o^jett oorbei ift, toenn id^ jurucEfomme ^0e ba! 33ebiente! 24 $ct 9Jcffc flfS Cnfcl. u. afa. 10. 9faftritt. 3ei Sebiente tveten ein unb wartcn tin ^intergrunbc. Sort a c. 8r. u. $orftptj. 9?od) ein ! %* ^)3ad)ter fyat mir roafyrenb S^rcr 9l6n)efeiu;eit jroeitaufenb Staler in 2Bed;feIn ansbeaf)(t i<^ ^abe i|m cine Ouittuiuj baritbcr gegeben g ift S^nen boi^ redfjt ? 5 Xorfign^. 3)tir ift attes red^t, toa @ie tf)un, meine Siebe ! (SBa^renb fie bie SlBe^fct ou einer djvcibtafcl {jerbortjolt, ju grau Don s JJiirt)iac.) arf i<^ ba^ Gielb wof)l ncljmen? 3fr. u. awirftiKc. 9?imm e jo, fonft inad;ft bu bidj oerbticfjtig. 10 ^orfiBit^ (bcimiid) ju i^r). ^n otte ^Ranten ! S^ lottt meine Sdjitlben bamit bejatjlen ! (2out, tnbem cr bie SBet^fel ber grau t>oit Sorftflni) in t^mpfang nimmt.) Sae elb W**^- erinnert rni*^, bafs ein uertDihtfdjter Sdjehn oon 2Bnd)erer mid; fd;on feit langc inn fnmbert ^iftolen ptogt, bie 15 mein 3?effe oon ifjin geborgt l;at 2Bie ift'S ? ott id^ ben ^Soften bejat)(cn ? 3fr. ft. aRiruifle. @i, ba erftei)t fid) ! @ie iwerben bo<^ meine Safe feinem 33ruber Sieberlid>sur ^rait ( geben tootten, ber bte an bie D{)ren in djiilben ftedft? 20 J?r. ft. $orfign$. 9)?eine 9tid^te Ijat re^t, unb roaS i'tbrig bleibt, !anu man 511 ^oc^5eitgefd^en!en anroenben. |?T. ft. aRirftifle. ^a, ja, 511 od)5eita,efd)en!en ! 6in brtttcr ebienter (fommt). ie 9)?obef)a'nblerin ber $rau oon SJitruitte. 23 ^r. ft. 2Rir6ifle. @ie fommt raie gerufen. 3 ben Srautanjug bei it>r beftetten. ,( . 11.] $er 9lcffe uI3 Cnfcl. 25 (lifter Siuftrttt. SScrtge efyne grau son ben Sebienten). $ommt fyer ! (3ur grau t>on $>orfigni).) -Jftan TOtrb nad) bem ^errtt afpar, un= ferm 5Rotar, f fyid en inuffen gr. D. ^orftgn^. Saffen @ie i^n lieber gleii^ gum 9?ac()teffen einlabcn; banu !5nnen rair aUes nad^ fte-- 5 quemli^feit abmacfjen. ift Ttiafjr ! (3u einem Don ben Sebtenten.) imb (a^ i^n ba 9^euf gen, iua er ^)at (3u einem onbern.) u ge()ft jutit (^afpar ; itnferin 9?otar, itf) laff' i^n bitten, fyente tnit ntir 10 311 9?ad)t u effen. ann beftetteft bit mer ^oftpferbe ; elf IHjr tnitffen fie oor bem ^aufe fein, benn id) in ber 9Jai$t nod) fort. (3u einem britten.) ^iir jasmin, f)ab' id) einen fi|Ii(^en 2lnftrag bit fyaft ; btr fann man ta anuertranen. 15 3omtn. na'biger ^err, ba beliebt ^fyien fo 311 fagen. ^orftgn^. 2)u roeifct, mo ^err imon rool^nt, ber elbma'fler, ber fonft meine efdja'fte madjte ber mei= nem 9leffen immer mein eigenes elb borgte. 20 jasmin. @i ja raotjl ! 2Bamm foHt' idj i^n nid^t fennen ! 3<$ war ja immer ber ^Softitton be gnabigen ^errn, %t)W -fteffen. @ef) ju i^m, bring' ifym biefe (junbert , bie mein -fteffe i^m fd^ulbig ift, imb bie id) i^m 25 permit besa^le ! 58crgi aber nidjt, bir einen mpfang- fdjein geben 3U laffen. 26 $cr SReffc al3 Onfcl. [i. Huts. 12. 3o8intn. SSarum nid)t gar 3d) werbe bodfj fein folder @fel fein ! (>te SBebienten gefjen ab.) 8fr. u. Sorftpb,. SSie er fid) oeruntnbcrn nrirb, ber gnte 3> un 9 e , weun er morgen anfomint imb bie ^o^^eit; s gefd^enfe cingefauft, bie d^ulbcn bejaijlt finbet. $orFt0n^. a^ glaub' i(^ ! @ tJjut mir nur leib, bajj ic^ ntd;t 3 e i l 9 e baoon fein fann. ^uftritt. SJortge. grait on 5WiriUe. . H. 2RtfHilIe. (etlt herein, IjeimH^ p t^rem S 43rubcr.) ', ba^ bit fortfommft, Sruber ! @6en !ommt ber 10 Dnfel mit einem ^errn an, ber mir gan^ fo anfieJ)t, raie ber ^err oon Sorineitil. (in cin ^abinett fliebenb). a TOare ber gr. n. $orflgn^. g^ un/ njarum eiten @ie benn fo 15 fd^nett fort, SDorfignp ? raieber ba fein. Sr. ft. SRirftitte (brefpert). ^ommcn @ic, ante ! efjen (Sie bod; bie fdjonen 9JJii^en an, bie man mir ge&radjt 20 ^at. 8r. ft. ^orrtfjn^. u tljitft redjt, mid^ p 9?ate ju gietjen i<^ cerftefje mid^ barauf. 3<^ ^itt bir au= fudjen fjetfen. i. xnfj. 13. 11. 14.] $>e* Sttcffc ata Onfcl. 27 Sluftntt. Dberjl Dorfigtti). gormeutl. grau on . Srait son O&erfi. $d) fomme frufyer urM, 3ftabatne, ate idj Oebad;t fjabe, aber befto beffer ! (Srtauben ic, ba^ id) ^(;nen Ijier biefeit ^errn $r. ti. ^flrftfln^. SBitte taufenbmal um ^ergebung, ineitte ^erren bie ^3u|l)flblerin wartet auf un, it)ir 5 [tub gleid) wrieber ba tomtit, inetue Sodjter ! (?tb.) Cfierfl. 91uti, nun ! iefe ^u^^nblerin lonnte raoljl and) einen 3(ugenbttcE parten, badjt' id). @o|i^c. @ben barum, toeil fie ni^t roarten fann ntfdjulbiijen ie, meine ^erren. (?ib.) 10 Dkrft. a ntag fein aber t<^ foHte bod) ben* fen fifr. to. aHirtotHe. ^Die ^erren, ratffen nrir rao^I, fragen nad) ^pu^()anb(erinnen nidjts ; aber fiir ung finb ba fe^r wid^tige ^erfonen. 15 (@el)t ob, fid) ttef Qecj en CormeiiU berneigcnb.) Oftcrft. 3 um S^ufel, ba fe^' id), ba man un iljreitt- toegen ftefien la'fct. ^(ttftrttt. Dierfl 2)orftgnij. Sornteutl. Gin f^bner Ginpfang, bas muf? id) fagen ! Sormeuil. 3ft ba fo ber Gravid) bei ben ^arifer Samen, baft fie ben ^ii^ctnMerinnen nac^Ianfen, n>enn 20 if)re 9)ianner anfommen? 28 $cr 9lcffc olS Dttfcl. ti. ufj. 15. C&erfl. 3$ 1De if5 9 a ^ nirf)t, was id) barauS madden foil. %3) fdjrieb, baft idurfl in fed)ie brei ebtenten, bie nad& itnb m$ kretnfommen. Sebtenter (jur iJinfen be Cbcvften). er lafet fef;r bebauern, bafe er mit (Suer nabcn nidjt 511 fpeijcn fann er roirb fid^ abcr nad; Xifd^ ein- OBerfl. 9Ba fd^roafet ber ba fiir narrifd)e 3eng ? ^ Stoeiter 8ebicnter. ie ^3oftpferbe rcerben (Sdjfag 20 elf ll^r oor bem ^aufe fein. (b.) Dfcerft. 5Die ^oftpferbe, je^t, ba icf) eben anfominc ? Sr^er Sebienter (ju jeiner red^ten Sctte). )er ^inuelier, @uer naben, ^at Sanferott' gemadjt nnb ift biefe 9?adf)t auf nnb baoon gegangen. (lb.) 25 Obcrfl. 2Sa gef)t bas mid^ an ? 6r roar tnir nid^t fc^ntbig. i. Mufj. 15.] et 9leffe aid Cttfel. 29 3almin (an feiner tinfen cite), ^d) roar bei bent $errn 3imon, urie iter (Snabeu befoljlen. (r roar frcurf unb lag im 23ette. ier fd^id't er 2$nen bie duittung. Cbcrfi. 2Ba^ fttr eine Duittung, d^urfe? ^ ^osmin. 9tou ja, bie Dnittung, bie @ie in ber ^anb fjaben. ^Belieben etr SReffe al& Onfcl. 31 Nuftritt. ajorige. SJalcour, Stoltour (fommt icfmefl). 20), fdfjb'n, fdfjon, bafc id(j bid(j Ijter finbe, SDorftgnt). %tf) tjabe bit taufenb ad^en u fagen unb in ber gro^ten @ile. ^orfigntj. ^ot' tyn ber Xeufel ! er fommt mir je^t gelegen. *^*^*^ 5 JBoIcour. ie gnabtge f^rait barf bodj 3Sor meiiter c^raefter Jiab' td^ fein &e- iBalcour (jur ^rau Don SRirbifle fi(^ wenbenb.). id^ mid^, tneinc ncibige, 3$re ^Befanntf^aft^erabe in 10 biefem 2Iugenblicfe u madden, TOO icf) fo glitclttdfj war, ^firem ^errn Sruber einen TOefenttid^en ienft u er^ o er ^craugefommen.) 15 SOalcoitr (ofyne S)orfignQ ghi(i)t su Bemerfen, fafjrt fort). ottte id^ jemats in bcn^aOommen, meine nabige,, S^ncn nufelid) fein ju fb'nnen, fo betrad^ten ie mid^ aid ^firen ergebenften Siener. ((fr bemerft nidtjt, bafe inbe ber Dberft Sorftgn^ Ijeretngefommen, unb ftd^ an ben splalj be anbcrn 20 fritter 5Cuftvitt. SSortge. Dterft Sorfignty. CormeutI, O^erfl. ^a biefe 2Beiber ftnb etne toa^re ebulb= probe fiir i^re 9Jianner. "w^jt 32 3>er 9tcffc alS Cnfel. [ii. aufs. 4. . itfalcour (fd)rt fid) unt unb glaubt init bent juitgcu Torfignt) ju reben). 3>d) woUtc Mr alfo fagen, lieber Sorftgm;, baft bein Dberftleutnant nidjt tot ift. O&erfi. 2Hein Dberftleutnant? 5 alcour. 2Hit bem bit bie djlagerei gel)abt f)aft. @r Ijat an meinen $reunb Siancour fcf;reiben laffen ; er la'fjt bir ooQfont'mene 0ered;tigfeit wiberfatjreu uub be; ^V fennt, bafc er ber 3tngreifer geioefen fei. SHe ^at jroar fd)on angefangen,b^aeri^tA 10 aber nrir twollen alle amoeubeifrbie amFbet jeiten ju ga^c^*<<.ic y ^ -t*~~ot" Unterbrit(fen. 3^ t) a ^ e tnid^ losgejrradjt, bir btefe gute -ftarfjridjt 511 itberbringeu, unb tnufe gleid) raieber u met= ner efettid&aft. j*""*}^ DBerft. @ef)r obligiert ober - JBoitoar. Su faunft alfo ganj ntt;ig fdjfafen. ^c^ raai^e fitr bid). (^.) ?lttftrttt. son 5Wtrine. Dberfl 1)orft3n^. Sormeutl. age mir bo<^ r ttwS ber SRenfd) wttt ? ftr. u. SKtruittc. er 9Wenfc^ ift SerrltcEt, ba fe^en ja. 20 Cfierft. ie fd^eint atfo eine ptbemie' 511 fein, bie atte 9BeIt ergriffen ^at, feitbem idj roeg bin ; benn ba ift ber erfte ^drr ni^t, bent i<$ feit einer fialben titnbe ^ier begegne. 4^ gr. 6. 3Kiriae. @ie mitffen ben troifnen mpfang 25 meiner ante nid^t fo {)od^ aufnefjmen. SBenn uon ^u^fad^en bie S^ebe ift, ba barf man if)r mit ni^ts an= berm fommen. ii. aufj. 5.] 5>e* 9>lcffc aW Onf el. 33 Oberfl. 9htn, ott fei 2)anf ! ba fyor' id) bod) em> lie!) eintnal etn ocrnunftiges SBort ! o magft bu benn bie erfte fetit, bie icf) mit bent errn oon Sormeuil be= fcmnt madje. fiormeuif. ^d) bin fefir gliicflid), mein ^taiilein, ba^ s id; mid) ber diiiroifftgung 3^e >errn Waters erfreuen barf 2lber biefe inrailligung faun mir 511 nid)t ^elfen, roenn nid;t bie ^^rige vv ^ l O6erfl. ^i^Mfet^ber mid; an ! J0at bie attgemeine / 9iaferei an^ bi^^mgejitSt, armer ^reitnb ? Sein ^om= 10 pliment ift ganj artig, aber bei mejim^odjter, nnb nid^t bet tneiner Stic^te ^atteft bu bag StBringen fottcn. (? gorgtcv^ 33ergeben tc, gndbige ^rau ! ie fagen ber Sef^retbung fo oottfommcn 511, bie mir err con 3)orfignr) on meiner Sraitt gemai^t l;at, ba^ mein ^rr= 15 ' ' turn oer^ettjlidj ift. 5?r. ft. SKtrfttBe. ^ier fommt meine Soufine, ^err oon O- , mein 3Sater ! TOO finbe id; SSorte, 3 34 $er Sfeffc al$ >nf el. tn. wfa. fi. mcine $reube, meine Stanfbarfeit ansjnbruclcn, bafc ie in biefe |jeirat railligen. Dierfl. @o, fo ! efatlt fie bir, biefe eirat ? Sojjlne. D gar fefyr ! S Dfcerfl (leije 311 Sormeuii). )u fie^ft, roie fie bid; fdjon liebt, ofjne bid^ 511 fennen ! a fommt Don ber fd)b'nen Sefc^reibnna, bie id^ il;r con bir gemad;t l;abe, el;' id; abreifte. c^ijt^Ct^L Sormcuil. $3) bin ^i)im\ fe(;r uerbnnben. 10 Ofcerfl. ^a, aber nun, mein $inb, toirb e bod; wol;l 3eit fein, ba^ ii^ mi^ nad; beiner Gutter ein roenig 11111= fe^e ; benn enblid; roerben mir bod^ bie ^n^anblerinnen ^ta^ madden, I;offe id) Seifte bit inbe biefem >erni efellfd^aft. @r ift mein $mmb, nnb mid^ foil's frencn, 15 roenn er balb and^ ber beinige im'rb erftel;ft bn ? (3u Sormeuii.) ^e^t frifd; baran S)a ift ber Stngcnblid! nd;e nod^ ^eute tyre ^eigtmg 511 geminnen, fo ift fte morgen beine ^ran (3u grau Don s Jjftrtae.) $ommt, ! ie mogen e mit einanber allein au^mad^en. Sornteuil. 20 (Son^te. Sie toerben n(fo and^ bei ber fein? fiormnMjk^^a, mein ^raitlein @ie fd^eint S^ncn nid^t ju mSfjfai'len, biefe ^eirat ? o^iftie. ie tjat ben 33eifatt meines Waters, ^-rf^^ 25 SormcitU. 9Sol)I ! 3Iber roa bie better oeranftalten, :J ^at barnm nid)t immer ben SBetfnfl ber Xb'd^ter. ii. Hufj. 6.] $ct 9Jeffe ttfS iCttfel. 35 iljic. D, nm biefe >eirat betrifft bw ift aitd) ein roenig uieine Slnftalt. ~( ^-^ r *~~" fiormeuU. 28ie bas, mein $rauein ? @oj>ljic. 5JMn sater toar fo gittig, meine -fteigung urn ^af'gu fragen. 5 fiorracuUj^gjgJjicben alfo ben 9JJann, ber 3$nen gum emafjl (^Ummtift? o^^ie. ^c t)erberg' e ntdjt. fiormeuir. 2Bte ? unb fenneu ifju utcfjt cinmal ? Soiiftic. 3ftte. @r ift tot. eormeuil. 28er ift tot ? ojjljie. 3)er junge err t)on Sormeuil Sormeutl. 3Birf(id^ ? Solute. Gjanj gerotf?. 25 eormeuil. 2Ber ^at 3^fn g^fagt, baft er tot fei? So^ie. 3Wcin 35ater ! Sormeuil. 9^id)t borf), ^rdutetn ! So fann jo nic^t fein, ba ift nidjt rnogKd). o|5ie. SDWt S^rer Grlaitbnis, e ift ! 9ein $ater, 30 ber on Xoulon fommt, mu^ e bod; beffer twffen, a(6 36 $er 9Jcffc atS Cnfcl. in. ufa. 6. Sie. $iefer jnnge iS'Ddmnnn befnm auf einciu 33al(e dnbel, or fd)Ing fid) unb ertyielt brei egenftid)e burd) tieit &etb. Sormeuif. Sa3 ift gefafjrHd). 5 Sojiljie. ^a roofjl, er ift and; baron geftorben. Cormeutt. @3 betiebt 3^ n ^' 1 / m & m gndbiaes ftrauletn. 92ieinanb fann 3&ncu uom $errn J J wvCkTvv^x_U^^- v y on Sormeuil beffere auSfunft gebcn, atS id). ware bod) htftig. 10 Vjprmeuil. 3a, tncin ^rciulein, ate ic^ ! SDerm, urn e auf eTnmat t)erau3itfagen idj felbft bin biefer or- meuit, nnb bin nid^t tot, fo oiel id) Stogie. @ie rociren ^err oon Sormeuil? gwrmeuir. ^un, fiir raen tyielten @ie inid^ benn isfonft? Sdjiljte. ^ur einen ^rennb mcincs Waters, ben er git meiner >od)eit eingelaben. eormenU. @ie fatten alfo tmmer nod) ^o^geit, ob idj gleid^ tot bin? 20 onljte. %a freitid^ ! Sormeuir. llnb mit toem benn, roenn id) fragen barf ? So^^ie. 3Wit meinem Gonfin orfignn. fiormeuil. 3lber 3^r ^err SSater wirb bod) and) em 28ort babei mit ju fprc^cn ^aben. 25 @onf)ic. a t)at er^ba^erjteJtM^ @r $at ja feine Gimuidignng gegeben. Sormeuil. 2B a n n ptt' er fie gegeben ? e. (Sben jcfet ein paar 2(ngenblide cor 3tnfunft. <&>Sf greifenb). 3ftir fd)tt)inbelt e nrirb mir brefyenb wor ben 2lngen 3 e be SGBdlt, ba ie fagen, fefet mid^ in (Srftauncn 3()re 2Bortc in Gljren, ineiu ^rdulein, aber fjterunter mu^ enre^eint= \v& ftecfen, bo ic^ nid^t ertjriinbe. j*^^^- SoiJ^tc. 2Bte, inein ^err fottten (5ie rairllidj tin (5rnft gefprodjen fiaben ? Sormeuil. $m ooflcn, fjoi^ften (Srnft, inein ^raulein 10 (Sie toaren nnrflic^ ber ^err oon Sormeuil ? ott, was l;ab' id) ba gema^t SBie roerbc id) metne Unbefonnenljeit Sormeuil. Stiffen oie fid)' nicfit leib fein, ^rdulein \Xv - GX^~*t--^^ ' 3^)^ SKetgung ju ^(jrein letter ift ein Itmftanb, ben 15 man lieber oor aid nad; ber eirat erfd'ljrt- 2lber id; begreife nic|t jd) iwiil ben ^errn won Sorfignn, auf; fndjen wYe(fei$! loft er mir ba 9latfel. SBie e fid) aber and) immer Ibfen mag, ^ranlein, fo follen @ie mit 20 mir jitfrieben fein, Ijoff id^. (b.) Soii^e. r fc^eint ein fel)r artiger SKenfdj nnb iwenn man mi(^ nic^t jtwingt, ilm gu fjeiraten, fo foff e mid) recfjt fe^r freuen, ba^ er nic^t rjtn ift. orft0n^. ie M(^te tjat re^t, man mn^ fo gefattig fein raie ic^, urn folrfje 2l(berni)eiten ju ertragen. Dficrfl. 9htn, ailabamc ! llnfre ^irfjte fjat mid^ feit mcinem ^ierfein faft nie uerlaffen. 2BotIen rair fie jitm 10 i^ieb^ri^ter neljmen? 8fr. u. ^orfign^. %tf) bin's uottfom'men gufrieben unb unterroerfe mid^ ifjrem 2lufprud^.v- Sr. ft. mivtiiUe. aBoyon^t bie S^ebe? worfign5. SDu ^aft re^t. a^ mid^ nur madden ! oaerfl. 3Birb'g balb ? ^efet, ben! 1 ic^, roar's genug. 5?r. D. 25orftfltj (feottwcife). 3a rcofjl ift'S gemig, tnein ^err unb ba e bte (Sd^ulbig!eit ber ^rau ift, nu 10 burd^ i^re^ Cannes 3Iugen^u Jeben, fo erfcjin' id; meincn ^vrtuin unb raid inir atte ^iifbirbett, TOQ @ie tooHen. C&erft. 9)Ht bent fpottifd;en 5ton fommen rair ntd^t wetter. gr. n. ^orftgn^. Dfine roff, ^err t>on 2)orfign9 ! 15 on 3Kirt>iiie). 3]erftel)ft bu ein 2Bort Don attem, toa fie ba f agt ? 3ft. to. awirtoiHe. 3$ roerbe tttd^t !(ug barauS. 2tber ify toitt i^r fotgen unb ber .) 25 OBerfl. ^u' ba, toenn bu toittft. 3^ 9^b' e rein auf fo ganj tott unb ncirrif^ ^ab' id) fie nod) nie ge= fefyen. 2)er ^"eufel mufe in meiner 3lbn)efenl)ett meine eftalt angenommen tjaben, urn metn au unterft ju oberft 511 feijren, anbers begretf id^'S ntd^t. ii. Hufj. 9.] $>et Steffe al3 Cnf el. 41 9Jemtter Slitftritt. >orfi(sn9. G&agne, etn trcnig ktnmfen. n, ba mujj roafyr fein ! >ier lebt ftcf)'3, rate im 2BirtsI)au 2lber too eufel ftecf en fie benn alle ? Sleine lebeit'bige eele^bab' id^jnebr ge= fe^en, feitbem id^ al ^urier ben K Sdrm angerid^tet abe - SDodj, ftel) bo, mcin gnabiger ^err,^er. ^aupt* s inann ^d; mu^ bod) {joren, tote unfere <^d(^en fte^en, (9Jtadjt gegen ben Cberft Sei^en be ^erftanbnijfeg unb iafyi |elbft= Obcrfl. 2Ba eufel ! 3ft ba nid^t ber djem, ber (S()ampagne ? 2Sie fomrnt ber l)ie^er, unb roas toil! 10 ber fel mit feinen einfdltigen rimaffen ? / GljatnjiaBne (ie oben). 9hnt, nun, gnd'btger Oftcrft. 3<^ glanbe, ber lert ift befoffen. glom^ogne. 9tun, was fagen @ie? ^ab' ic^ meine SRoIIc gut gefpiett ? 15 CBerfl (fiir fid)), eine S^oUe? ^ merfe etroas- 3a, ^reunb Gfjampagne, ni^t i'tbel. ^hZt^ a^omjiogne. ^id)titbet! SBaS? gum (gntJMen ^ob ic^ fie gefpielt. TO meiner u $m|(^e unb ben $urier ftiefeln, fa^ ic^ md)t etnetn ganjen ^oftiUon gleii^ ? 20 3Bte? DBerft. ^o ! ja ! (fjar firfj.) 2BeiJ3 ber STeufel, roa id) ifjm ant'toorten foil. ^JJL . SRun, wie ftef)t' btinnen? SBie toeitjj finb ie je^t ? 25 . SSic weit id) bin roie'S ftc^t nun, bu fannft bir leid^t oorftetten, raie's ftetyt. 42 cr Sttcffc alS Ottfel. HI. ufj. o. 6ljamt)a0ne. >ie ^eirat ift rtdjtig, nidjt tuatjr ? Sic fyaben aid SBater bie (SnnnriUignng gegeben ? Oberfl. 3a. ($ani|iagitr. Unb morgen treten (5ie in 3$rer raat)= s ten ^erfon als Siebfjaber aiif. Cterp (fur p^). @g ift ein (Streid^ oon tneinem llub Ijciraten bie 28itroe bes err t)on Sonncuil 2i$itroe ! ^atja()a ! Sie aBitrae t)on mei* 10 ner (Srfinbung. Oierft. 3Boriiber ladjft bit ? ^om^jofinc. S)a8 fragen <2ie? 3<^ I^^c i'tber bie (>Jeft<$ter, bie ber e^rlid;e Cnfel fdjueibeu toirb, toenn er in trier SBodjen sitriiiffomint unb @ic tnit feiner Xod;ter 15 oerfjeiratet finbet. Cftcrfi (fiir fid)), ^d) uiodjte rafenb rcerben ! Gfjaittjiagne. Unb ber SBrautignm oon Sonton, ber ntit ifjm ongejogen fomtttt nnb einen anbern in fetnem Jiefte finbet ba ift fjimmlifd) ! 20 Okr^. 3 um ntjiiden ! 6^omtJ08ne. Unb raent l)abcn @ie odes ba ju ban= fen ? Serein treuen 6i)antpagne ! O6erf!. ir ? 2Bie fo ? 65om))ttBnc. 9?un, tuer fonft fiat 3t)nen benn ben 2$ 9iat gegeben, bie $erf on ^f)re Dnfels u fpielen ? (fin- fid))- a, ber @d)itrfe ! 3lber ba ift jitm Grftannen, rate @ic Onfel bod) fo tifmlid) fefjen! 3<^ nritrbe branf fd^rooren, er fei e felbft, raenn ic^ i^n nidjt f;unbert 3 3Jlei(en roeit t>on un nri't^te. Dberfl (fur fidj). 3Jlein @d;e(m won 9?effen madjt einen fdionen ebrand) oon nteiner eftalt. ii. siufj. 9.] Set SRcffe a!3 CnfcL 43 (Sfjantjwgne. 9hir ein roenig 511 altlidf) fefyen ie aus 3$r Dnfel ift ja fo iemlid) won 3$ren Saijren ; @ie Ijdtten nidjt nb'tig gefjabt, fid) fo gar alt u madden. OBerff. 2tteinft bu ? G&amjiagne. 3)od() was tfjut'S ! 3ft cr borf) nid^t ba, 5 ba^ man eine $ergteirf)img atifteffen founte Unb ein &IM fitr uns, ba^ ber 2ltte nidjt ba ift ! @ toitrbe un befommcn, roenn er juriitfEamc. Dbcrfl. @r i ft jitrM gcf ontnten. Dfterfl. (Sr ift uritc!gefommen, fag' ic^. fiomiiogne. Urn otte raitten, itnb ie fte^en Sie bletben ruijig ? f)im (Sie, nia @ie rootten fic^, ime ie fonncu id^ fitdje bas 2Beite. (SUitt fort.) 6crft. 93Ici6, d^urfc ! sweifa^er ^ahtn'fe, bleib ! 15 alfo finb betne fdjonen Srfinbimgen, err c^urfe ? 2Bie, gndbiger err, ift bag rnein Sleib, ^alunfe ! SBafyrlicf), meine (T)ter mnc^t Kijampagne eine 58ett)ec]ung be @d^reden) ift bk 20 nid^t, fiir bie ic^ fie ^ielt itnb einen foli^en ftreid^ follte id; fo Ijingeljen laffen? 9lein r ott Derbannn' mic^, toenn id^ nic^t anf ber tette meine ootte 9?ad;e bafiir neljme. 6 ift noc^ nidjt fo fpcit. %<$ ette $u meinem ^iotar. 3<^ bring' ifyn nut. ^od^ fjeute 25 9?acf)t (jeiratet Sormeuil meine 2^od)ter 3d) itberrafdje meinen 9Jcffen er mnf? mir ben ^eiratsfontraft feiner 33afc no<^ felbft mit unterseid^nen Unb was bier 9lcffc ( >nfef. 45 3U 3Ufeen toerfenb). fyer'gtgfeit, gnabtger >err ! nabe nabe einem armen ecfjelm, ber ja unfdjulbig ber es freilid^ m\- blent fcatte M/VJL ^ Jiorftfln^. 2Ba foil bcnu ba oorftetten? err. 3d^ ^ab' if>n angcrcbct ic^ badjte, @ie rocircn'd ; tdj ^ab' i^m afles 9 e i a $j,eriroeifc a ^^. 3r. u. 2RirntCe. llnfuimjerl toaS l)aft bu gct^an? 20 ttf el. PI. aufj. n. n. 12. ifyn bi an Me fytntere J^iir; cbcn bo cr l)tnau will, tvitt ^ormeuil nu berfclbcn fyevcin, ifjm entgegen, ber U)tt juriicfljalt unb raieber uovu>art fiUjrt.) ^uftrttt. Sorigcn. fiormeuil. fiormeuif. inb ie'3 ? 3$ fucfyte @tc eben. 5 Sfr. & 2WtrtJitte (f)dm[i$ 311 SDorftgn^). @ ift ber con Somtcuil. @r I;dlt bid^ fiir ben Dnfel. teb if)n fo balb a( moglid; feinen 2lbfcf)ieb. fiormeuil (jur ^rau toon MiroiBe). @te flerlaffeit ltn gncibige ^rau? 10 ftfr. " SKtruifle. 33erei^en 8ie, ^>err oon Sormeitil ^c^ bin fogteid^ wieber l;ier. (d)t ob, eijamvagne foigt.) 5lttftrttt. fiormeuil. grans 2>orfUn9. fiormeuil. @ie roerben fid^ erinnern, ba^ @ie mtcfj mit %fym graulcin ^od^tcr oorfjin cittern gelaf Jiorftgn^. 3<^ crinncre mi(^'. 15 fiormeutl. ie ift fe^r fiebenstoiirbig ; if>r toiirbe mi<^ jitm gHidHd^ften 9ftanne madden. ^orftgn^. %on ii. sufj. 12.] $>er 9lcffc nI3 Cnf el. 47 JJeffen ^ranj Sorfigm; gefprodjen (r liebt od)ter! Sorftflnt). 3ft bag nmf)r? Sarmeuil. 22ie id) S^nen fage, unb er itrirb im>ber geliebt ! s 2>orft0n$. 2Ber fiat 3$nen &<*& gefagt? Sormcuil. Sijre Xoc^ter fetbft. $orftgnj). 9Bas ift nber ba p tfjuu ? 28aS raten @ie mir, ^err oon Sormeuil ? fiormeuil. Sin guter $ater p fein. i ^orftgn^. 9Bie ? Sorweutl. f(id)t. 4 35orfign^ (idi!)aft). 2l^ r ^err t)on ormeuil! SSie m'et Sanf bin i^ ^^nen fc^ulbig ! oerfte^e abe e red;t gut bemerft unb bafe ic^'S furj mad^e - ^rau oon SJiiroitte ^oerblenT bie fiulbiguna eine jcben! %3) tiabe fte gefe^en, unb id^i ^^ 30 2)orfiflni). ie tieben fie ! ie ift bie Sftre ! 3^en ie auf mid^ ! ie fott 3l;nen balb gut fein, tocnn fie ii. aufj. is.] 35e* 9lcffc al& Ottfel, 49 es nid^t fdfjon jefct ift bafiir ftefy' id). SBie fid) bocf) attes fo glitdlic^ fagen. mufj ! 3d) gettrinne einen $reunb, ber mir befyuflM) fein raid, meine eliebte 511 ?i">v befi^en, unb idf) bin im ftanb, it)n toteber inn^en. Sormeutl. a ftetjt gu fioffen ; aber fo gan^ mad)t ift e bod^ nid^t ^ier !ommt %$ice c^roefter ! #rifcf), ^err oon Sorfigng fprerfjen @ie fitr mid^ ! @ie meine (Sai^e ! 3<^ ro ^ bei bem Dnfet bie fi'^ren. (Sib.) a ift ein {jerrlic^er 3J?enfd^, biefer Sor= ntenil ! SBeld^e gli'trffid^c ^rait rairb meine d^roefter ! grait on . aRtrniac. ^un, raie fleet's, Sritber ? . n ^aft eine ro^eyung gemod^t, fter! 3>er Sormeuil ift^naCiuilUxaJlterba^ in btd^ 15 oertiebt roorben. @ben ^ot er mir ba eftcinbittS ge= tfjan, toeil er gfaubtc jjjbwn Dnfet n reben ! 3d^ fagte ifjm aber, biefe ebmtKnfottte er fid; nnr oere|ejLla||n - bu t)dtteft ba ^eiraten auf immer oerfd^rooren -j ^d^ fjabe red^t get^an, nidjt ? . c nid)t gebraud^t, if)it auf eine fo 1-aittje sJrTob^iuyeifen. v^ arnte ^unge ift fd^on itbel genug baran, ba^ er bet burd^fd'ttt. 50 >cr 9icffc ni3 >nf cl. w. swj. 14. u. 15. Wttftritt. S3 o r t a e. E Ij a mf a e it e. Gljamjiagne. 9?un, gnabtger ^err ! madfjen @ie, bajj ie fort fommen. 3)ie ante barf ie iiidjt tnetjr tjier antreffen, wenn fie gurucffomrnt 2)orrt8n^. 9hm, itf) ge^e ! Sin iclj bo<^ nun s bafe mir ^onneitil bie (Soufine nidjt TOegnintmt. (Kb mit grau t>. 5(uftritt. afldn. a bin i<^ nun attein ! ^rennb (S!)Qmpagne, !bu bift ein S)nmm?opf, wenn bu betne ltnbefoiuieit!)etf^6n v " cor^in nidjt gnl mad^ft 2)em Dnfel bie ganje 5larte u ocrratcn ! 3(ber la^ fet;en ! 9Ba ift ba 511 macfyen ? 10 (gntroeber ben Dnfel ober ben 33rautigam mitffen nrir uns anf bie na^ften jwei 3^age oont ^otfe f^affen, fonft gent's nid^t Slber tme STeufet ift's ba onsufongcn ? - SBart ta^ fefjen ( s Jfad)finnenb.) 9)iein err imb bie= fer ^err oon Sormeuil finb jraar al gan^ gute ^reunbe 15 anseinanber gegangen, aber e tja'tte bod^ ^anbet jnrifdjen i^nen fefeen fonnen! ^onnen, ba ift mir genug ! aoon lafct un ausgefien %< ntujs al ein guter v I Wiener Ungtittf oert)uten ! SWid^ts ate "remise SScforgniS' fur meinen ^errn 3ltfo gtei($ jur ^oliset zonimmt feine 9Jla^regeIn, unb ifl's bann mcinc f\ ii. Hufj. 15.] $>er 9leffe al9 Cnfel. 51 \enn fie ben Dnfel fitr ben -Jteffrm nefjmen ? 28 er *^fann fiir bie t^nUc^fett Sallffiagejlucf ift grofc, groi aber id) toag'S. SJhf^lin'gen f aim's jii^t, ujb we v nn aud^ -@S fann nid^t mifeUngeu %m du|erften ai! ""Bin id^ gebedt ! %or $orn 2lber feine etDoltt^dtigfeit, ( (ieber ^rennb, i<^ bitte bariun ! $enfen ie baran,y bafe ber, be^Sic beleibtgt fjat, mein S^effe ift 15 S^renroort tJerfanar ic^, ba$ @ie e mir uberlaffen , if>n bafi'tr 511 ftrafen. Y^a'lfe ^ ' bredjt. gormeuil. SDa3 ift aber ja nidjt mein $att. Sie bod) nur. Oberfit. 9JJeiu ott ! id) tueifc ja ! 33in id) bodO and^ s jung geiuefen ! 3lber ta^ bic^ bas alles nidjt a guter 3 u 9 e ' bu tuirft bod^ mein d)n)iegerfo^n ! 2)u wirft's babet bleibt'S ! fiormcutl. ^fyw (Sitte $f)re ^rennbfc^aft erfenn' id^ mit bent grofjten an! 2lber, fo ioic bie ad;en 10 ftel)en D6crp (tauter). S'Jid)^ ! 5lctu SSort mef)r ! ^luftritt. mit Kei Unterofftjieren. 23orise. (311 btefen). efjen @ie', meine efjen Sie's ? (Sben rcollten fie an einanber geraten. Sormeutt. 2Ba fud)en biefe ^eute bei uns? 15 rflcr Unteroffljier. 3f)re ganj gefjorfamen iener, meine ^erren ! abe id^ nid^t bie fyre, mit ^errn yon SDorfignt) 511 fpred)en? Dkrp. 2)orftgni) fyetft' id). Kiinmprtnnc . Hub biefer I)ier ift ^err t)on Sormeuit ? 20 Sormeuil. er bin tcf), ja. 2(ber raa wotten bie ^erren oon mir ? Stncitcr llnteroffijicr. %&) nierbe bie (Sfyre ()aben, (S'ttcr Ojnaben jit begteiten. Cv-^-k^^^-f-* yormcuil. 9)tid) 511 beglciten ? 9Bo()tn ? G fattt mir 25 gar rttt^t em, ausge^en gu rootten. l^un 54 2>cr Sftcffe ulS Cnf el. [in. ufj. 2. @rftcr Unterofftjier (jum Cberft). Unb id), gncibiger $err, bin beorbert, %fyim ur sforte 511 bicnen. Oberfl. 2lber tuol;in will mid; bcr >err csfortiercn ? erfler Untcroffijicr. 2)a3 will id; 2$nen f ft gen/ 9 na; s biger ^err. 9WaiLJ)at in (5rfnt)rung gebradjt, ba^ @ie nnf bem prnnjfpnben, fid; ntit bicfcm ^errn u fd;(a= (jen, unb bautit nun - VA^A Dberfh 3Jiid^ 511 fc^lagen ? Unb rcesrcegen benn ? (?rf}cr Unteroffjjiet . 2Seil @ie 9cebenbnt;(er ftnb - 10 weil @ie beibe ba ^rcinlein t)on Sorfigni; tiebcn. )ie= fer ^err t)ier ift ber S3rautigatn bes grdnleinS, ben ifyr ber 33ater beftimmt tjat unb @ie, gncibiger ^err, finb ii>r oufin unb il;r iebf)aber D rair iniffen attes ! Sormeuir. @ie finb im ^rrtuin, ntcine ^erren. 15 Dberft. 2Ba(;rIid;, ie finb an ben llnredjten ge* fontmen. afiom|)0gitc (ju ben 9Baen). grtf(^ p ! Saffen @ic fid^ nic^ts roete ntat^en, ineine >j-U<.aU fpielen ! Oberfl. 2Bie, (^ur!e, ba ift raieber ein treid; con bir 25 abomimpe. . J^a, gnobiger ^err, i^J^b' e3 fo rcr= anftaltet, ic^ length gar m$t id; ru^me mid) beffen ! ie pfli^t eines rc^tf^nffcncn 3)icncrs erfiiHt, ba i(^ Ungliid oer^utete. Y**^ Dbcrfl. @ie fonnen mir's glauben, meine 30 ber, ben ic fudjen, bin id) nid;t ; ic^ bin fein Dnfel. Srfler Unteroffijier. ein Dnfel ? elm ie bod; ! in. aufj. 2.] $er 9Jcffe aid Ottfcl. 55 ie gleidjen bem ^errn Dnfel cmfceror'bentlid), fagt man, aber und foil biefe Sfjnlidjfeit nicf)t betriigen. Oberfh 2tber fefyen ie mid) bodj nur redjt on ! 3d) fyabe ja eine ^Beritcfe, unb mcin -fteffe tragt fein eigenes aar. 5 drfter Unteroffljier. 3a, ja, twr wiffen re^t gut, ma- ruin ie bie^ra^t 3^ re ^cmt Dnfete angenommeu - 2)a StM d)en toar finnreid; ; e tfjitt un leib, ba CQ nid;t beffer gcglitdt ift. DBerp. 2lber, metu ^err, fo ^oren @ie bocfj uur 10 an Grfler Unteroffljier, ^o/ wetm rair jeben an^oren toottten, ben toir feftsunefymen beorbert finb toir ttmr= ben nie oon ber tette fommen Selieben @ie, uus gu f of gen, ^err oon 2)orfigm; ! ie ^oftd^aife fjd'tt oov ber 15 ^Iji'tr unb erroartet un. DBerfl. 2Sie ? tt>a ? 2)ie ^oftd^aife ? Grfier Untcrofft^tcr. ^a, ^err ! @ie ^aben ^^re ar- nifon tjeiimid) oertaffen ! 3Bir finb beorbert, @ie fte()en; ben $n&% in ben SBagen ju patfen unb nad) tra^burg 20 jurucfsubringen. D6erfh Unb ba ift raieber ein treid) on biefem uernntnfd)ten augenid)t ! ^a, Sotterbube ! >^ 65am|ittgne. ^a, gncibiger ^err, e ift meine 58er=^ anftattung^ 3ie toiffen, roie fe^r ii$ bcmriber tear, ba^ 25 ie traftburg o^ne llrlaub oertie^en. Obcrfl (tjebt ben @tod auf). SReiu, i<^ a(te mid; ni(^t mefjr Bribe itnterofftjiere. 9Kd'f5igen ie fid;, err t)on Dorfignt) ! 30 fatten ie i(;n, meine erren ! id) bitte 56 $cr SKcffc al3 >ttf el. [in. ufj. 3. tyat man bauon, tuenn matt itnbonfbare oers< pftid;tet. 3>dj rette welletdjt ^l;r Seben, ba id) biefem unfetigen SDuett oorbeuge, unb jinn 3)an! fatten Sie mid; tot gemad)t, toenn biefe erren nidjt fo gut geroefcn s roaren, es u oerf)tnbern. O&crft. 3Ba ift l;ier ju tfjim, Sorineuil ? ^ormeuif. 3Sarunt berufen ie fid; nii^t auf bie ^Jerfoucn, bie @ie fennen miiffcn? Dberfl. Sin wen, jinn Xeufcl ! foil id^ mi(^ wen; 10 ben ? -Dteine ^rau, meine ^odjter ftnb ausgegangen mcinc 3<{i(^te ift ont ^lontplott' bie ganje SSelt ift be^ejt. fiornteMtl. @o bteibt nid)t3 iibrig, at in otte ftamen nad; trafeburg 511 reifen, ioenn biefe Settte ni(^t 15 mit fi(^ reben taffen. . Oberft. a ware aber ganj oenwinfdjt - Unterofftjier (su (itjampagnc). inb @ie aber aud) ganj getoi^, ba e ber -fteffe ift? 6^om|io0ne. ^reiHc^ ! $reilid) ! 2)er Dnfet ift roeit 20 tueg 9Jur ftanb gefjalten ! 9^id;t getoanft ! fritter 'Wttftritt. Gin ^ofiillon. 9?orige. ^oftitton (betrunfen). ^e ! otta ! 28irb'3 balb, it)r ^erren? -Jfteine ^pferbe ftetjen fd;on eine timbe oor bem ^aufe, unb id) bin nid;t be SSartens megen ba. D6erU. 28aS miff ber 23urfd) ? 25 6rf!er Unteroffijier. (Ss ift ber ^oftiEou', ber @ie faf;= ren fofl. in. Hnfg. 3.] $e* 9tcffe flIS CttM. 57 bodj ! 6inb ic's, |>err auptmann, ber abreift ? @ie fjaben hir^e efcfyafte |ier gemndit - eute abenb fommcn <5te an, unb in ber 9iad)t gent's roieber fort, i^j-^ Ofcerfl. SBofjer toeifst beutt bit ? ^ofliaon. (Si! i! 2Bar irf)' benn nic^t, ber cor etUdjen tunben an ber ^intertfjitr biefes abfe^tc ? @ie fe^en, mein HapitatC ba^ i<^ ^Ijr elb raotjl angenrf i%e^ ja, ja, roenn mir einer waZ p cer* trinfen giebt, fo erfittt' ic^ gewiffentjaft unb reblid; bie Ofterfl. 3Ba fagft bu, /Rerl? mid) pttcft bu ge= fasten? 3Wid;? (Sie, ^en: ! $a bod), beint ^eufel, unb ba fteitja S^ Sebienter, ber ben ^orreiter mad^te 15 ott ^rii' bi(^ r aubieb ! ben ber t)at mir'3 ja iin eftedt, ba|@k^ein, $err ^auptmann feien nnb t)on trafjbnrg ^etrnu^ nad^ ^ari gingen. CBerft. 2Bie, d^urfe? 3<^ wcitc ba geraefen? ipoftiflon. %a, @ie ! Unb ber auf bem gangen SBege 20 (ant mit fid) felbft fprad) unb an einem fort rief : 9Jleine opln'e! 9Kein liebe Sfis^cn! 9)Zein englifdjes 6011= fin^en ! 2Bie ? tjaben @ie ba fdjon oergeffen ? ftomtiogne (sum Oberft). %<$ bin's nidjt, gnabiger ^err, ber il;m biefe 2Borte in ben 2Rimo legt 22erzs rairb aber aud^ auf bffentlicljer ^Softftra^e fo (aut uon feiner 05ebieterin reben ! < >^j^cu^ Cberfl. G ift befc^toffen, i<^ fe()', id; foH nad; tra^burg, um ber i'mben tneines 9^effen widen (Er^er tlnteroffljier. 2(lfo, mein ^err ^auptmann 30 2llfo, mein err eleitsmann, alfo ntu^ id^ 58 $er Stcffe ulS Cnfcl. [in. aufj. 3. freilidtj mit 3fynen fort, aber id) faun <3ie oeruffrav fetyr roiber meinen SBiflen. (grftcr Untcroffljier. $)a finb nrir geroofynt, mein $apitdn, bie Sente tm'ber Ujren SBillen 511 bebienen. 5 Dberfl. ;Tit tuft alfo ineiu 33ebicntcr ? 6^om|iogne. ^a, gndbiger ^err. Oberp. ^olgltd) bin id; bcin ebieter. gfjamjiagne. a oerfteljt fid). C6erfl. Gin ^Bebienter inufe feinem ^errn folgen 10 bu gel;ft mit mir nad^ Stra^burg. , Gfjamjiagne (fur p). S3crflu(^t ! ^oftitton. a^ yerftet;t fid) 2ttarfdj ! e^omiittgnc. s t^ut mir leib, ie 511 betritben, cjna'biger ^err ie roiffen, une gro^ meine 3lnl)d'ng; 15 Hd)feit an @ie ift ify gebe %l)nm eine ftarfe ^probe bacon in biefein 2tngenbli(J aber @ie totffen au<^, roie fefjr \3) mein f |Beib Itebe. 3$ fy a be fie ijeute na<^ einer langen ^rennung roieber gefefjen! ie amte ^ran be= geigte eine fo fyerslidje ^renbe i'tber meine gurMftmft, 20 ba id) befd^Ioffen {)abe r fie nie tm'eber 511 oerlaffen unb meinen 3(bfd)ieb won ^fjnen 511 bege()ren. @te raerben fid) erinnern, ba^ @ie mir nod) Don brei 9Jtonaten age fd)itlbig ftnb. Cberp. reif)itnbert todpritgel bin id) bir fd^itlbig, 25 33ube ! H drfler Unteroffijier. ^>err ^apitan, @ie t)aben fetn S'Ze^t, biefen etjrlid^en Wiener roiber fetnen 9Biden tra^burg mit^tnefjmen unb roenn @te i^m Studftdnbc f^ulbig finb 3 Obtrfl. 9iid)t, feinen Better bin id) U)in f^utbig. erftet Unteroffljier. @o ift ba fein (Bntnb, ilw mit HI. siufj. 3.] 3>ct Sttcffc aid Cnfd. 59 tformeutt. %< mufe fefjen, uric ic^ itym fjeraus l;elfe SBenn e nidjt anber ift in ottes 9Jamen, reifen on Sorfignt). gum ^' 1 ^ &w i$ f re * I id) Ijabe $reunbe ; idj eile, fie in SBeroegung 511 fe|en, itnb briiuje 6ie juriicE, el/ e ^ag tuirb. 5 Cberfl. Hub id) itritl ben ^oftidon bafi'tr beaten, ba^ er fo (angfani fdijrt al ntogHd;, bainit @ie mic^ noc^ einf)o(en fonnen (Sum ^oftifion.) ier, djtoager ! >ertrinf bas auf meinc efunbfjeit aber bit tuufet mid) fafjren 10 5pofiiaon (trcuijerjtg). &aJ3 bie ^pferbe bampfen. Dberfl. 9Jid)t bot^ ! nein! fo mem' id)' nid^t ^optiCon. 3d) will ). er ^erl madjt mic^ rafenb ! 20 28arte boc^, ^ore! Sormeutl. 33entf)igen Sie fi<^ ! %$w 9teife foff ni^t (ange bauern. Dberft. %< gtanbe, bie ganje ^otte ift fjeute loge= Inffen. (el)t ab, ber erftc nnteroffi^tcr folgt.) 25 fiormeutl (sum aeiten). ^ommen err, folgen @ie mir, TOeil e ^t)nen fo befof)Ien ift aber id^ fage Sfynen corner, \ toerbe ^Ijre 33eine nid^t fc^onen ! Unb roenn @ie fid^ 9ted^mmg gemad()t ()aben, biefe 9^ad)t u fdfjtafen, fo finb @ie garftig betrogen, benn n?ir roerben 3 immer auf ben traf^en fein. 60 $e* 9tcffc al$ Cnfcl. [in. Stneiter Unterofftjier. s jfad; %i)mn efaQen, gnabiger err 3nri"9err (Sljampagne ! (tformetiil uub bcr jttjeite Untcroffijier ab.) Sorter Wuftritt. 2>ann 5 6ftanH)Ojine (Qdctn). ie finb fort liicf 311, Gf)am= pagne ! er teg ift unfcr ! ^e^t frifcf) nn 2Serf, ba roir bte ^eirat no^ in bicfer 9?a^t it ftanbe bringen 2)a fommt bte dfjroefter uteines errn ; ir fann id^ atles fageu. 10 ^r. 6. mtme. 2l(;, bift bu ba, Gtjampagne? SBei^t bit ntd^t, too ber Onfel ift ? e^om^ogne. 3luf bent 9Beg nad; tra^tnirg. Sfr. ft. 9KirtJiac. 2Bie ? 2Bae ? ertlare bid; ! 6l)an!jja0nc. 9ted;t gertt, 3^)r naben. <5te toiffen 15 wietteid^t ntd^t, baft nteitt ^err ttnb biefer SormeuU eitten Fjeftigen 3^nf snfammen geljabt l;aben. Sfr. ft. SKtrttiae. anj int egenteil. te finb ate bie beften ^rettnbe gefd)ieben, bas inei^ id;. 6^om|)ognc. 9hm, fo fjabe id^'S aber nid;t genniftt. 20 Unb in ber ie ineines (Sifers ging id; Ijin, mir bci bcv ^Polijet >ilfe 511 fnd;en. %< fonttne fyer mit jroei ergean'ten, ba't)on ber eine 33efe{;l (;at, bent >errn oon ^ormentl an ber ette 511 bteiben, ber anbere, ineinen ^>errn na<^ tra^bttrg juriidf ju bringen. 9htn reitet 25 ber Xettfet biefen t)ern)i'tnfd;ten ergeantcn, ba^ er ben Dnfet fitr ben 9?effen ntmntt, il;n betnal;e mit etualt 9lcffc I3 Cnfcl. 61 in bie $utfci)e padt, unb fort mit itjm, jagft bu nidt)t, fo gilt's nid)t, nad(j trafjburg ! ftr. u. SJHmitte. 2Bie, Champagne ! bu fdjidft tneinen Dnfel anftatt mcines 23rttber3 auf bie 9Mfe ? 9Mn, ba<* fanit m'dfjt bein Srnft fein. 5 6$om|io0nc. Urn s $erge&ung, e ift mein cotter @rnft 2)aS @tfa ift ein fdjarmantes Sanb ; ber ^err Dberft t;aben fid) nod; nidjt barin nmgefe^en, unb idj oerf^affe S^ncn biefe fleine @rgo|(icpeit. gr. n. SKtrtttac. S)u fannjl no^ fdjerjen ? 2Ba ina^t 10 aber ber ^err oon Sormeuil? a^omiiognc. @r fiifjrt feinen ergeanten in ber tabt fpajieren. ^r. . SDltrniac. S)er artne ^witge ! @r oerbient wofyl, baf? ii^ 3tnteil an ifjm nef)me. 15 e^am^ognc. Stun, gndbige f^rau ! 3ln 9Ber! ! $eine 3eit uerloren ! SSenn mein err feine Goufine nur erft ge^eiratet t;at, fo tuotten rair ben Dnfel juriidfjolen. %3) fud^e meinen ^errn auf ; id) bringe ifjn fjer, unb tuenn nur ann grau tton ?5r. B. awirfttCc. Sa ift ein oerjtueifetter 33ube ; after er fyat feine 8ad)e fo gut gemacfjt, ba^ id^ midfj mit i^m oerfte^en mufj ^ier fommt meine Xante ; id^ tnu il)r bie 2Ba()rf)eit uerbergen. cv\et. Sorfipi). 2(d), tiebe 5Rid)te ! aft bu beinen Dnfel nidjt gefel)en ? 62 $er 9leffc alS Onfel. [in. ufj. 6. 3fr. . Wittine. &>ie V ,)at er benn md)t 2lbfd)ieb yon Sfynen genommen ? 8r. ft. Sorftfltuj. 2lbfd)ieb? 28ic? ftr. ft. SKirttiUe. 3a, er ift fort. s ftr. D. $orft8n$. r ift fort ? (Sett toann ? 5r. u. SWimiHe. S)icfcn 2(ugenbU(J. Sr. n. Sorfifln^. S)a^ bcgrcif id^ nid^t. r woilte ja erft gcgen elf Ut;r roegfa^rcn. Hub too ift er benn fyin, fo eilig? 10 gr. b. 3Kirtiflc. o toei| td^ nidgt. 3<^ f<4 i^n nid;t abreif en Gfjampagne er5af)lte mir'^. ^uftritt. ie SJorigen. ^ranj 2)orftgnt in feiner cigenen Uniform unb 3)a ift er, $f)r naben, ba ift er ! 8fr. n. Xorfignl). 2Ber ? 3ein 3Wann ? G&amjwgne. 9tein, nidpt bod; ! 9ftem ^err, ber 15 ^auptmonn. )it (i^m entgegen). Steber better ! %a, er fjatte roo^I red^t, 511 fagen, baf? er nttt fetttent 33rief gugleidj ettttreffen raerbe. ST. ft. $orftpto.. 9)?ein 9JJann reift ob, ntein ^effe 20 fotnmt an ! 2Bie fd^nett fid^ bte Segebenfjeiten brdngen ! Xorfigni). ebMc^ ie enblid) roteber, befte ^ 3$ tomme t)oll Unru|e unb Grtoartimg Sft. ft. $orft0n$. kitten 9tbenb, Iteber 9Zeffe ! ). SSeld^er frofttge mpfang ? in. Mfj. 6.] $er 9Jeffe oI3 OKfcL 63 8?r. to. Sorflgng. 5$ &in fyerjlid) erfreut, bid) 511 feljen. 2lber mein 3ftann $orftp^. 3ft bem Dnfel ettoas jugeftofcen ? $r. to. SRirtoiHe. er Dnfel ift tyeitte abenb von einer grofcen 9ieife sttrMgefommen, iinb in biefem 2lugenbltc! 5 oerfcfytwnbet er roieber, ol)ne bafc rait toiffen, roo er f)in ift. ift ja fonberbar ! ift gan gunt rftauncn ! 55r. n. 25orftgn^. a ift ja Champagne ! er fann 10 un alien au bent ranme ^elfen. 6^am|io8ne. 3^/ gttabige $ran ? gr. D. ORirumc. 3a, bu ! 3Kit bit attein ^at ber Dnfel ja gefproc^en, raie er abreifte. gftom^jofine. a3 ift tt)al;r! 3Kit mir attein I)at er 15 gef proven. 9iun, fo fage nnr, tuarum oerreifte er fo SBarttm? @i, er innate raol;(! ja SBefefjt baju uon ber 9tegiernng.' flfr. k. Sarfi0n. 9Ba? e^omiJttgnc. @r fiat einen toicBtigen -gebeimen 2luf* /-T^y -" T^x trag, ber bte gro^te ilfertigfeit erfotoert ber einen 9Kann erforbert einen 9Rann 3$ fage nicfyts inefir ! 3tber er 3taat befiefylt i<^ tmtfe gef)ordjen beim crften ^Soft* roedjfel fcfyreib' id; weiner $rau was ubrigens bie eirat jroifdjen meinem -Meffeu unb ineiner od)ter be= fo roeifj fie, ba^ id) oollfomnten bamit jufrieben bin. f)5r' \ \ 9ftein (ieber Dnfet follte- - / guabiger err ! er tuidigt eiu. $d) gebe meiner j^rau unumf^rdnfte $ottmad)t, fagte 10 er, alles 511 beenmgeh^unb ic^ fjoffe bei meiner 3nri'tcf= fnnft unfere ^oi^ter ate eine gUid(i($e ?^ran 511 finben. Sfr. n. Iiorftgn^. Unb fo reifte er allein ab ? Gljamjiaflne. 3lttein ? S^id^t bod) ! @r f)atte einen ^errn bei fi<^, ber nadj etiuas red^t 15 an^faf) &r-r~K*^ Sfr. tt. $orfign$. ^d^ fann mic^ gar nid^t brein finben. Sr. fl. SKiruiae. 9Bir roiffen feinen SBuufdj. 9JJan mn ba^in fe^en, ba^ er fie al 9Jiann imb ^rau finbet 20 bei feiner 3rft(ffunft. aritm fatten e ber gnabige ^err fo etlig unb TOoKten mid; gar nicf)t in meinem ^aufe ten. SHefes $8ittet lie^en mir >od)biefe(ben SBelieben ^fjro naben, e u burc^le'fen. (Keicfjt ber Son Sorftgnt) ba S 43iflet). 15 e^omtjogne (letjeauSDorfign^). a ift ber Stfotar, ben Dnfet beftettt ^at. 3^, raegen Sormenife ^eirat. (icifc). 2Benn ttrir ifjn 511 ber S^gen braurfjen fonnten ? 20 ^orfign^. Stitt ! ^oren tuir, roa er fcfjreibt ! Sr. ft. ^orftgn^ (Ucft). ,,^abe:i @ie bie i'tte, mein ,,-^err, fic^ noc^ biefen 3lbenb in mein au ju Bemii^cn ,,unb ben (S^efontraft mit gu bringen, ben @ie fur meine /r Xo^ter aufgefe^t fjaben. 3$ ^be meine Urfa^en, 25 ,,biefe ^eirat nod^ in biefer SRadjt abjufd^IicBen - 66 $cr SNcffc aI3 Ciifct. [in. Kufj. 8. dJjamjwgne. 2)a fyaben roir'3 fdjroarg auf weifs ! SRun roirb bie gnabige $rau bocl) nid)t mefyr an ber @innril= ligung bes errn Dufete pcifcln? l)ie. @d ift alfo gar ni^t notig, ba^ ber s S^nen fc^reibt, Itebe 3Jhttter, ba er biefem $errn fd)rieben t)at. gr. u. 2)orfi8n^. 3Ka benfeu <3ie von ber ^err afpar? Motor. Stun, biefcr 33rief ware beutlic^ gettug, ba'rfjt' 10 id^. gr. u. Xorfignii. 3n otte SRamcn, meine ^inber ! eib gtiicEHc^ ! ebt euc^ bie ^a'nbe, well bocf) mein 3Jiann fclbft ben 9fotar (;erf(^i(ft. ^orrtgn^.. ^yrifd), Champagne! @inen 15 imb ^inte ; wir toollen gleic^ unter^eic^nen. 3)alcour. Sortge. . ft. SKirtoinc. ^tmntel ! er Dn!el ! 9Jtein ^ater ! i^n ber ^eufet jurtirf ? 2)orrt0nt). S wot)t, ber Xenfel ! iefer SSalcour ift 20 mein bofer enius. $r. ft. ^orflgnl). 2Ba fcl;' id) ! 3Rein SWann ! S3oItOr (ben altern SDorfign^ ^rafentierenb). SBie tc^ mid^ gliidftt^, einen gelicbten S^effen in ben feiner ^amttie guritdfu^ren u fonnen ! (2Bie er ben ju 25 orfignt) flema^r wtrb). SBie ^eufel, ba bift bit ja (@i(^ Sum filtern Sorfign^ menbenb). IXnb toer filtb ie benn, ntein in. Hufj.8.] $>e* 9lcffc al3 Onfel. 67 OHerft. <3ein Dnfel, meiu >err. Sorftgnt). 2lber erllare mir, SBalcour Solcour. (Srllare bit mir felbft ! %tf) bringe in @r- fafyrung, bafc erne Drbre ausgefertigt fei, bid; nad) bcincr arnifon prM u fd)iaft. Oftcrf!. ^err oon SJalcour ! 9JJein S^effe erfennt ^t)re gro^e itte m'ettei^t nicf)t mit ber gefjorigen San!- barfeit ; aber red^nen @ie bafiir auf bie meinige. Sr. ft. $orf!0ni). @ie roaren alfo nid)t unterroegs na^ 25 ^ufetanb ? Ofcerft. 28a 3Teufet fottte idj in ^uf?(anb ? 3fr. t. Dorfign^. 9lun, raegen ber nricfytigen ^ommif= fion, bie ba ajJinifterium S^ncn auftrug, raie @ie bem Champagne fagten. 3 Obcrfl. 2llfo toieber ber Gfiampagne, ber mid) u 68 $>er Stcffe aI3 Ottfcl. [in. Hufa. s. biefem fjofyen ^often beforbert. %tf) bin tfjm unenb'= lidjen an! fdfjulbig, bafj er fo Ijodfj mit mir fyinaus nriU. fern afpar, Sie werben 511 ^aufe mein fillet gefunben l)aben ; e nritrbe tnir lieb fein, tuenn ber (Sf)e= 5 fontraft nod) biefe 9tacl)t unterjeid^net raiirbe. Motor. 91td)t3 ift leister, gndbiger ^err ! 9Bir toaren eben im Segriff, biefes efd^dft ond^ in 3$rer Slbtoefen; . efjr roofjt ! 9)lan oerf)eiratet fidj jurociten 10 otjne ben 3Sater ; aber rote ot;ne ben Srtiutigam, ba ift mir bocl) nie oorgefommen. ??r. u. 2>orft0n$. ^ier ift ber Srautigam ! Unfer lieber 2)orfiflnt). ^a, befter Dn!el ! %3) bin's. 15 Okrft. 9Wein 9ieffe^t ein ganj f)itbf(^e aber meine ^od^ter belmnmrer nid^t. Sfr. n. $orfi0n9. 9tnn, toer foil fie benn fonft be; fommen ? OBerfh SSer, fragen @ie ? 3 um ^^n!er ! S)er ^err 20 con Sormenil fott fie bcfommen. Sr. t>. ^orfignij. @r ift alfo nid^t tot, ber err t)on Sormeuil ? D6crft. 9Jid()t bod^, SWabamc ! (Sr lebt, er ift f)ier. eljen Sie fic^ nur urn, bort fommt er. 25 gfr. n. $orffenij. llnb roer ift benn ber err, ber mit i^m ift. /l^^Xt^ Cfcerft. 2)a ift em ^ammerbiener, ben ^err Sf)am= pagne beliebt ijat, i^m an bie eitc ju geben. A-^&^-J f HI. aufj. 9.] $er SWcffe al Cnfct. 69 fteuitter Sluftntt. > t e 33 o r t fl e n, SormeutI mit fetnem Unteroffaier, ber fic& im tergrunbe t>e$ ,3intmev3 meberfefct. fiormcutl (sum Dkrften). @ie fd)itfen alfo ^^en Dnfel an $f)rer Statt nad) Strafcburg ? 2)a nrirb ^)nen nid)t fo ^inge^en, mein ^err. D6erft. @ie^, fiel) bod) ! 2Benn bit bid) ja mit e= raatt fd)(agen luidft, Sormenil, fo fd)(age bid) mit meinem ^effen, unb nid)t mit mir. SormeuU (erfcnnt tyn). 2Bie? tub ie'? Unb lt)ie fiaben <2ie'3 gemad)t, ba Sie fo fdmett surucffommen ? O6er^. ^ier, bei biefem ^errn oon 3^atcour bebanfen bfd)aft fiir meinen begreife @ie nid)t, ^err uon or= meuil ! SBiitranren ja afe bie beften ^reunbe DOU tin? anber gefd)ieben ^aben @ie inir nid)t felbft, nod) ganj fiirjlid), atte ^f)t:e 2tnfpriid;e auf bie ^anb meiner Soufine 15 abgetreten? h^C^ 1 -^- 1 **^ OBerft. s J?id)t, nidjts ! arau rairb itidjts ! Sfteine ^rau, nteine Xodjter, meine 9{id)te, mein S^effe, alle jufammen fotten mid) nid)t Ijinbern, meinen SBiften burd)3ufe^en. ft^K^^ 20 tformcuif. ^err oon S)orfignt) ! 9ftid) freut'S ton ^er^en, ba^ ci'n ie The third person pi. subjunctive (imperative subj.) used in address. It supplies the imperative for the third person. 14, 15. The adverbs food), ja, may be rendered here by indeed. 16. bflfj @iC HorfjtittCU : subjunctive of indirect discourse. Modern usage favors the pres. subj. in the oratio obliqua when the forms of the pres. subj. are distinct from those of the indicative. 19- efdjrieben Ijfitt' id)? The preterit or pluperfect subjunctive is frequently employed in interrogat. exclamations expressing aston- ishment at some assertion. Page 11, 1. tier err t>. . : The def. article is generally em- ployed with err and titles, except in address. 4. 9Zttn, bfld) tOOljl : well, of course, (I should say). 11. fein cigeneS oar: see p. 8, 1. 13. 12. fo gf Ofj Olid) fonft : however great otherwise. 14. Me ttber ju be&euten Ijabcn tmtb : fut. implying conjecture. Render : which, I dare say, is of no consequence. 19. D ffl lafe Old) Umatmen : (fo, illative), then let me embrace you. 21. bod) I indeed. Page 12, 2. um @. OUgCfjttltcn : asked S. in marriage. 3. fott fetn : is said to be. The force of folklt in this construction makes the faflt ntoit redundant. 4. nod) ntd)t : nod) with a negative =yet. Observe the word-order in Germ. 5. f|olt Ob : present for future. 6. id) toeife md)t toddjC (gfbfdjaft: a gallicism, "pour recueillir la succession de je ne sais qui '' (Picard, Encore des M.). Render: some inheritance or other. 78 NOTES. [ACT I., 4. 9. 0d)jett mtt tmtJCIt. mtt (here adv.) implies participation. 12. fo tfi C8 Ol8 mit mtr : (idiom), it is all over with me. fo, cor- relative to toettlt (expressed or understood), may be rendered by then. 13, 14. 2Bo Ijofl ton ? 2Ba8 ift fcir ? (2Ba fel)lt bir ? ) =what ails you, -what is the matter with you ? 19. fdjtoer Ijalten : be difficult. fie riirfpngtjj ju madjen : to break it off. 11. blojj nod) : ^'''//y. 28. $lcilicn @te bofiei ! stick to it ! Page 13, 2. olfo : see p. 9, 1. 3. 4. bit Gl' 10 It ft tc llltf JuljC&CIt ' t annul the marriage in question. SJetmtfjt = befannt from an obsolete (fid)) beoiffcn=&> be conversant with. (Cf. Grimm D. W. B., vol. i.) 5. nitfjt mttortngen fiinncii (gcfonnt). The preterit part, of a modal auxiliary takes the form of an infinitive when it is preceded by another infinitive. 9. tft UCrltCOt ill tljrctt Uieffett : dotes on her nephew. 13. loffen fidj'8 gefaQcn (fid) dat.) = ftnb bamit gitfvieben: are content with it. h)IC (e$) 6iHtfl (tft) t as is fitting, (as you should). 14. oufS Ciltgfte (absolute superlat.) : in the greatest hurry. Cf. am eittgften (rel. superl.), greatest hurry of all. al8 lOCnn tltiijj= ten. Observe mode and word-order after al8 tueitn (without toeim the inverted order). B. 333, i ; J.-M. 350, 2. 16. fcen a tit) mi X. : next day, not ' the other day ' = neulid). 18. Ctl8 tocnn ^Crfomcn : Germ. pret. for Engl. pluperf. tylOtnflfeidjS : in the greatest haste (cf. Engl. 'whip and spur '). 19. jjeljt Dot ft^ : goes on or takes place. 20. fontntt UngCjOflCn : comes marching along. Notice the pret- erit part, of a verb of motion with ' fommen ' in place of Engl. present participle. 24. Onfel toerbe, supply: binnebmen =put up with. Observe ACT I., 4.] NOTES. 79 mode and normal order in the depend, clause ; with ' baft ' the depen- dent order would be used. 27. Ijeijj tter&en, render : be -warm work. Page 14, 1. ifl t$ : (indirect question) with ob, ivhether, de- pendent order. Cf. p. 13, 1. 24. 5. totrt) mtti) tUOljl Onfeljen. The adv. tuo()( with the future strengthens the doubt expressed ; render : my aunt is not likely to . . . 7. o6e icfj'g food) ! haven tl then! 11. oud) nur : only. 12. f mint JU flatten : favors us (cf . ' stands in stead '). fciefe fitd)ter = lights, Sicl)te= candles. 14. {jot nilfjt : not at all. jU crtonrteit. Notice the preposi- tional inf. after brcmdjen (need) in Germ. ; cf. Engl. usage. 16. fortretfcn miiffcjl : subjunctive of indirect discourse. 23. (jtcf) bie mitbe reibenb). The dat. of the personal and reflex, pronouns with an article before the substantive, may take the place of the possessive. 24. 3d)Ul)C : (verb, ellipsis) it is a pity. 25. ffinnte tyielcn : might . . . 26. onjlott jU marfjClt : preposit. with gerund. (P. 9, 1. 27.) 28. di nun : why. 29. id) toiir&e uorftcUcn : cf. note, p. 8, 1. 7. 31. blitllCIt foillttc, ttJCnn meinc U. . : might (lit. bloom for me) be in store for me, if my confounded marriage, etc. Page 15, 1. SBafyrftafttg . . . : ironical. 7. 3tt foenifl 'HuflCllblirfeu : tuentg, like Diet, may stand uninflected. 9. fton iSdjtueift : with . . . 11. ben Onfel 8ef<)tett, btc $. angefu^rt. The pret. part, often occurs in Germ, with the force of an imperat. (ellipsis in place of the unusual imperat. pass.) 80 NOTES. [ACT I., 4, 5, 6. 18. 9lfle8, tons nur 5lrtige8 fagen fann: everything pretty that . . . ; observe ' tt>a ' as the relative with indef. antecedents like atlcS, nidjt, etttwS Cf. Engl. usage. The adv. nur in combination with tt)a, ter, tt)0 has a generalizing force = irgenb, whatsoever, in any way. 21. ftomntetl SiC bO Oft t ' ^ rw5^ . . . ; melcfier in exclamations = Wa8 fiir eiu, toelc^ ein. 25. redjtct : render real. 26. toad bit OTCifiElt. Observe the def. article in this phrase. ffl tin flctnet SB. I translate, somewhat lax in morals. Page 17, 1. Ginen Wienb : ace. of time. ACT L, 6.] NOTES 81 2. ben $of ju mod)en : to pay cmtrt. 3. brein : by syncope for barein. 5. tOie man C8 ifl : as one is inclined to be. 10. bliffi ouf b. $Iafc: The Germ, auf bent s ^(a^ btetben, like the French ' demeurer sur la place,' may have the force of to fall, die (in battle, combat). 11. tnt : in his. Def. article for Engl. possessive pronoun. Like the French, the Germ, frequently uses the def. article before parts of the body or clothing in place of the possessive pronoun. For contraction of preposition with the def. art., B. 40; J.-M. 191. 15. btC ifl fa grftar&Ctt : Germ, demonstrative in place of Engl. personal pronoun. B. 244 ; J.-M. 457. The adv. ja takes ex- ception to the statement; render: why, she died . . . (Engl. preterit for Germ, perfect.) The German, unlike the Engl., often uses the present perfect with an adv. that expresses past time. Cf. / saw him yesterday = 3d) tjabe Ujit geftevu gcfeljcn. 16. fo tJtel : as far as. 17. btefen Sinter : here last winter. 18. ben SBinter : int SBintcv. tljm : dat. of disadvantage. 20. 68 t ft tnir OltCjef Ontmen : *'/ was certainly painful to me. 24. Ijdbe nut getfyan : have only paid a flying visit. 28. bttg iff etntnal : render baS by such, ctniltat merely strength- ens the assertion. SBog ifl JU mudjctt : passive. With jein the prepositional infin. has a passive sense in Germ. 29. OUf Unfere $. JU fommen : to speak of our daughter. 31. feitbcm Sie tuoren : Engl. perfect. Page 18, 2. auSjjefudjt supply habett. 8. \) = I liked. 17. al ien ftU HcbP : but him, whom . . . ; belt in place of ben, ben (faeldjen) is unusual (cf. Sanders, Wb'rterb. d. Hauptschw., pp. 77, 78.) Observe : In German the demonstrative not the pro- noun of the third person as in Engl. stands as the antecedent of a relative. 19. hJO |)l \ here = surely. 27. fprodjefl. Note mode after einbitben. ber ben: (cf. note, 1. 17.) Page 2O, 2. etn Sernwnbter Don un8. Mark the use of the personal pronoun instead of the Engl. possessive in such phrases. ACT 1, 7.] NOTES. 83 11. foeitlt bod) : here with the force of I am thinking. 17. mtr g.cfd)rie6en = on mid) gefdjrieben. 19. Ijttt Ct bttS? has he? ttJOljl : / suppose. 20. {jafllW? 9ltrf)t? (elliptical): tell me? have you not? 21. ob id) Jjleidj ljatte: although I had . . . The conjunction obgletd) is often separated. This is especially the case when followed by such monosyllabic words as id), bit, etc. 22. The adv. ja has here the force of as you are aware. 24. The adv. food) strengthens the request, do speak. 26. @g ift ju tnodjen: passive. Cf. p. 17,1. 18. gcftel)' ttUf. The adv. rtltr is here intensive = do but. 27. fie Jjiitte ft)til)leu fonitCII. Remember the translation of the pluperfect subjunctive of Germ, modal verbs in such constructions, i. e. by Engl. preterit of the modal with the perfect infinitive. For infinitive form of Germ, modal in place of pret. participle, cf. note to p. 13, 1. 5. 28. tS Ittfjt fid) fttjjen : the reflexive construction with laffen and an active infinitive is trans, by Engl. passive ; render Ifi t by may. 30, 31. gefefct = id) fe^e ben ^alt : supposing. In Germ, the pre- terit part, is used elliptically in absolute construction. The adv. OUdj in the clause tjcitte and) is concessive. fo ttJtijj man Ja : everybody knows. The adv. ja often points to something well known or mentioned before. (Note, p. 20, 1. 22.) Page 21 j 1. bltllflt fd)OH in Drbminfl : is sure to steady. 4. fid : temporal = when, causal = since. 5. nterftC id), bafj id) fei. Subjunctive after verbs of feeling, etc. Remember that in these constructions and in the oratio obliqua generally, where the Germ, favors the present subjunctive in the de- pendent clause, the Engl. subordinate (depend, on a verb of past tense) has the preterit indie, (cf. note, p. 10, 1. 16.) gut fdn:^ to like, feel kindly towards. 84 NOTES. [ACT I., 7, 8. 6. fo tang mon nennt : what is called. 7. toitfier : in return. gut Itliire : consequence omitted. 8. (feurig) : -with warmth. 10. ftuit tooljl : well then. 12. 2Bie Ijiibfd) tyielt ft$'$ ben $ater=tt>ie hiibfd) ift e, ben 93. gu fpieten. 20. &od) : I hope. 24. fcod) toO()I : after all. Page 22, 4. fcu mad)jl mtr ongfl : you alarm me (lit. you cause anxiety to me). toad if! metltent SBrufcer. Notice the dat. with fein in such phrases. (P. 12, 1. 13.) 8 2Bcnn fotf ^o, Sir ! bod) = surely, 3. $Bie er fid) tnirti : passive. B. 272. J.-M. 274. 6. 68 tljut wit left) t (impersonal idiom) I am only sorry. 9. SJJod)', bttfj DU fottfommfl (modjen here = eilen): make haste and get away. 10. ganj JO : w^ry much. 12. bfl8 toftrc b. 2- : condition implied. Sciifcl, 3)cw3, Z>^. Cf. p. 7, 1. 7. 17. timber bO fein : be back again. 21. mid) jn SRote ju $if ^rn : / j// me. 22. id) ttet jlefjC llltdj bltrauf : / know all about such things. Cf. p. 8, 1. 16. ACT L, 13, 14,15.] NOTES. 87 Page 27, 2. beftO : all the ... 3. (?vl(UlOci! 3tC . . . : permit me to introduce to you (this gentle- man). 4. SMtte (id) bitte). Mark the omission of pronoun in this phrase; cf. ^wfa I thank yev. 5. lUUttct OUf Un8 : (ace.) is waiting for us. Cf. Engl. wait upon, on. 7, 8. fiinntC tBOljI OUd) : might easily. bodjt' id) : / should think ; potential subjunctive in mild assertions. 9. (6en bOTUin : for the very reason. 11. fofltC toenfen: (cf. 11. 7, 8 above), still 1 'should . . . 13. froa.cn IttcfjtS : care nothing. * 14- ftltb bog. Remember that the neuters bd, e, atteS, etc., may refer to a plural. 19. fo bcr SrOUtt). fo \izre = ust(ally, generally. Page 28, 11. 2)er $Ctlfer OU^ ! the deuce take it. 13. on bem $iibfdjfetn (inf. noun) : to be pretty. 14. mid) tint) nod) : o/fer ^^ other. 15. lofet fe^r kbOUCrn : regrets very much. 18. 2Bog fd)toflijt fttr gfMfl = * oa8 f 1 ' 3- 2Ba^ and fur are some- times separated. Cf. p. 10, 1. 6. fcer 1)0 (contempt.) = that fellow. 21. bo : when. 24. b. *.'{. Oilf U. bOUOIt gegongen: made of last night (aitf U. baoOU, lit. w/ and away). 25. 2Boi gcfit on : "&a* /^a^ to me. (gr toor fcfjulbip, : he didn't owe me anything. Page 29, 5. 9hm ftt : wAy. 6. JBcltcbCtt Ste : be pleased. 1. ^d) (^ lib Counter]. Notice omission of the def. art. in such technical phrases. 8. Don b. . Olierfl(en). The dat. and ace. inflexion en of titles after erc is frequently dropped. UtDrtf = franc s. 88 NOTES. [ACT I., 15, ACT II, l, 2. 13. fta$ bfgtetfc : (imperat. subjunct.), let him . . . 14. metlt SerRonb fleljt ftiU : 1 am at my wit's end. 15. in {janj $Part$. gong (whole) is not declined before names of countries and places, unless preceded by a limiting adj. 20. unto l)0le ber X. Notice inversion after uub for emphasis. Page 3O. SfrOttj $. fommt Hitler &onb (adverbial genitive): on the left. 2. J)en 'Mugcnbltrf : adverbial ace., directly. 3. @oge mtr Hod) : emphatic. 6. 9Md)t8 toeijj man* : passive. 8. ber Qnfel fllldjt OUf...: render: swears at his -wtfe('s in- difference). 10, 11. tic (f uttoiiflunfl, tie niitjt mctjr lange an ft dim fan it m DCf JOgcm : to put off as long as possible the disclosure, which is sure to come. 12. baft (bamtt) id) getOtnne : in order that . . . (usually followed by the subjunctive). Remember that the Germ, subjunctive must often be rendered by may or might, according to tense. 13. * toenn'8 ni$t ifl : See note to p. 23, 1. 21. 14. fc. Uorm. berltcbt JU modjrn: to make L. fall in love with Page 31, 4. bet fommt gelegen (ironical): he comes oppor- tunely, gelegen = convenient, a pret. part, of an obs. verb, gel'igen. 11. ttJO id) in lt>etd)em id) : when I. The relative adv. WO stands in place of a preposition and relative when referring to a noun denoting time. 17. SflUte id) fommen : if the opportunity ever should offer. 18. fo fietradjten . . . \0, the correlative of the cond. particle inenn (expressed or understood), may be left untranslated or rendered by then, in that event, etc. ACT II., 3, 4, 5.] NOTE S. 89 Page 32, 1. init bent jungen 5). Note use of def. art. ju rebett : is speaking. 6. (r Ijot laffen (laffen = cause to be done, etc.) (fle)Iaffen, cf. p. 13,1. 5. 7. Ifijjt tUiberfoljrcn : he does you complete justice. 8. bajj er fei : subjunctive of indirect discourse; see p. 21, 1. 5. 17. Sage mtr bod) : (emphatic), do ... 18. bad feljen "Sic JO : don t you see ? 21. feitbem id) tofa, bin : present for Engl. perfect. 22. feit ciner fyallben Stunbe : this last half hour. 25. fjOlt) ailfnefymeit : attach much importance to. 26. Don spuljfadjen bie 9tebc ift = flefpvod)en nnrb : are spoken of. (ba) btttf mon f Ontlltcn : one must not mention anything else to her. Page 33, l. 1)0 pr' id) bod) enblid) einmol : render : / /a^ / hear. The adverbs bod) and einmal merely strengthen enbltd). 6. erm 95otcrg. evr, 5 rau > u W n are properly used in Ger- man by acquaintances when speaking of relations (cf. French). 7. fflttlt mtr Ijdf en : can do me no good. 13. Sit fttjjft JM y H are so perfectly like the . . . 22. bflfj id) tyabe flC^en laffen : for having left you just now so suddenly. Note : The finite verb precedes the two infinites in a depend. clause. B. 345, i. J.-M. 350, 3, a. 23. bic DU2 am riff mir. Vllfen with the dat. =cal'outto; with the ace. = to call. 24. 25. focnn mon feincn g. ciitfu-lit unb ftdj. . The Germ. possessive referring to the indef. matt is fcitt, the reflexive ftd). 26. tOO filtbC id) SBortC : present for Engl. future. Note : SBorte = expressions (connected words), SBovtcr = single words. Page 34, 1. DUB @ie . . . : for, with the gerund. 4. D gar feljr ! O, very much ! 90 NOTES. [ACT II., 5, 6. 10. toirb C8 bod) ttJOljl 3- f* fo : ^ suppose it is time. Future for present frequently found in German to express supposition. The adverbs bod) Jfol)! strengthen this meaning. 13. fieiftc . : keep company. inbeS, inbeffeu, unter= beffcn : synonyms. 16. 3efet frtfd) bttron $08 ifl b. 91 ! may be rendered : take heart -now is your time ! 18. WO lltmt 92id)tf. Notice the zd pers. plural in addressing one person (stage-address). The subject is generally omitted in the direct imperative. 25. 2Bol)l ! true enough I Page 35, 1. 3Bo8 fcetrifft : cf. p. 16, l. 7. 9. ntd)t einmal : not even. 11. Sie toiiren erjogen toorben: you say you were... Cf. p. 10, 1. 19. 25. onj {jetoife : most assuredly. 26. btt et tot fet : subjunctive of indirect discourse after ' saying.' 28. tUidjt bodj I not so or nay. 31. imtij tS bflt . . . : the adv. bod) = .rrie fldj'8 fein : doiit be uneasy about that (don't regret it). 19, 20. SBiC C8 fid) OUd) Ififen mag : in whatever manner, with a passive. Notice the separation of rote. . . and) (tinnier) in Germ. (however beautiful= line fd)blt and), etc.). fo fallen. Remember that fo is often used to introduce a principal clause, preceded by a dependent, where the Engl. calls for no connective. 24. crftodjrn : cf. ftedjeu =to stab, erfterfjen = to kill by stabbing. 26. in' *Jlngcfidjt : definite article for Engl. possessive. Page ,38, 1. fut? tiorfjin : a short time ago, NOTES. [ACT II., 7, 8. 2. nil-Id) fr onbere o!8 (n>er jonft) : w50 */ but you. The following dl (emphatic) may be left untranslated. 4. enblid) : in fine. JjftttC bo8 . . . : -// aW? hjiir'0 jJCJUlfl : potential subjunctive. 8. (fpottttJeije), ironically ; cf. Engl. likewise, otherwise, etc. 10. foetfenn': here = anertemten. 16. unb ffl ^Cbett aitf : and so we are quits. 17. $$ IjttliC jtt gcbcn. Gallicism, " J'ai quelques visites a rendre " (Pjcard, Encore des M.). 3(i) Ijabe Jit marfjen, I have to pay. 22. 3$ tnerte flug tittroug : cf. note, p. 38, 1. 23. 25. reitt : here = entirely. 26. nod] Itie : never yet, (\\Qfy lticf)t) ; compare word-order in Engl. 28. untcrft JU O6erft : topsy-turvey. Redundant comparison. Cf. Engl. undermost, uppermost. Page 41 , 2. Jjtet lebt fttfj'S : ^^ with present tense. B. 236, 2 ; J.-M. 453. b. 3. beitlt : expletive. 9. 2Bo8 J. ! W^^ the deuce. 10. ^tefter = l)ierf)cr. toaS mitt (fagen) : render toolkit by 16. 3d) mi'lff Ctlna^ : I begin to suspect something. 20. fttf) td) Ittdjt flleid) ? ter mad)t (. . . . ) : notice the word-order. 21. eincn fallen : fold) emeu, cf. Engl. usage. 22. fyutgeljen laffen = ltngevugt laffen : pass imreproved or un- noticed. 23. IWetn, . ttCrbomm' mid) : No, confound me. 24. $d) etle. Notice force of pres. here and in the following lines. 25. mit : along. 11. 28-30 mit, participation. 27. mtr. Ethical dative. 28. nod) : here = moreover, besides. Page 44, 5 merf id) foOljl: / now perceive ; cf. p. 43, 1. n. Ijobe ju tiertwnfen : I do not owe . . . 6. jU mCinem liif : fortunately. 7. 2Retn 2. toon 9Jeffr. The dat. inflexion (sing.) after bOlt is often omitted in weak nouns when they are not accompanied by a limiting word or attribute. 9. OUdj Itodj ftfUC. Observe that the Germ, does not employ one (ones) to give the adjective the nature of a substantive. 10. @rf)0n gut : all right ! 13. OUfgefdjobett tfl ntd)t OUfgC^Okn : (prov.) forbearance is no acquittance. (Grieb, Diet.) 15. 'JJiufj jiiriiiffommcn : must needs... gerabe jefet: just at this moment. B. 267, 4. 16. mir IdUfeit. Ethical dat. for Engl. possessive ; p. 22, 1. 30. rC(t)t aU0brit(f ltd) : expressly. 17. 3d) @fel= (Sfel bcr id) bin. aud) : expletive. 18. $0, ItJCnn id) Ijtttte. Supply apodosis : then there would be an excuse for my stupidity. 9lficr fo ! but as it is ! 21. tt8 SfClfi if! rein : M^ coast is clear. 96 NOTES. [ACT IL, 10, 11, 12. 25. SReilt ., etc. Such expressions may be translated by dear !:ie, heavens, my goodness, etc. Page 45, 1. jtl giijjen : at the feet. 5. 2Bdg foU btt8 DOrfteUen '( fray, what is the meaning of this ? 6. 3d) frill Sit fljttn : lam not going to hurt you. 12. 13. ftnb Sie'S, din idj'8. Cf. note, p. 7, l. 12. 21. ftonn id) fcofiir = ift e meine djitlb ? // my fault ? 23. ifl'l jtt brrttunftcm : translate by passive. 25. ift ju madjcn : see preceding note. Page 46, 1. ba er ftrill : cf. note, p. 43, 1. 14. 2. iljm entgegen. Notice prep, entgegen with dat. preceding. 7. fo 6ttltl : stands for Engl., as soon or so soon. 13. mit 3(jrer griiulein Xodjter (@c^ttefter, 9iid)te, etc.). Usually, as here, the possessive adj. agrees in gender with the rela- tion. Observe the more logical word-order in French, "mademoi- selle votre fille." 14. 3d) erinnere mtctj'S: ftd) erinnern, reflex, with the gen. An ace. regimen occurs, but is now generally supplanted by ait with the ace. (Sanders, W. d. H., p. 143.) 16. jUtn QlU(flid)f!en SUlttnnc madjcn. Verbs of creating (making), electing, etc., which govern in Engl. a double ace., take in Germ, the second object (factitive) in the dat. with JH and the def. article. 19. leinett $ ailjUtfjUlt : not to do violence . . . Page 47, 4. toie&er : in return. 14. 3I)re &etoen : comp. Engl. usage. 21. <2>ie tnorCIt . . . : pret. subjunctive in interrogations express- ing astonishment. 22. 3d) Jjalte f fiit OTftne $. The Engl. factitive ace. after ACT II., 12, 13.] NOTES. 97 verbs of thinking is rendered in Germ, by fiir and ace. (Cf. note, p. 46, 1. 1 6.) 23. (febfydft) : with animation. 24. Did $anf. See p. 43, 1. 18. B. 263. Page 48, 4. ouf @te biife fein. Notice aitf with the ace. for Engl. with after adjectives denoting anger: JOVllig, enraged, bofe, angry, migehalteit, displeased. 8. mag'S gut fein, faffen @te eS gut fein : let it pass. 10. toeit entfernt : far from. 14. 9Ufo JUt 2fld)C : to come to the point. 17. ,\ Illicit JU tetl tt)irb : be bestowed upon you. 25. OcmerftClt. Engl. perfect. 26. uiic fcljr ^Drc 2dj;ucftcr liclicnetBurtitn tft: read: vote feb,r liebeilSroiirbig ... A gallicism, " que votre soeur est extremement jolie." (Picard, Encore des M.) 27. baft W$ furj mo^e= fur? unb gut : to be brief. 31. gut fein : see note to p. 21, 1. 5. Page 49, 1. tlilfitV fitlj' 111): I will answer for that. 2. SBte fid) bod) fitgen mufj: how fortunately everything has come about. 3. mir beljtlflid) fein tniU = mir heifen miQ. 6. J)o8 fle^t ju ^offen = bas tft ju b,offen, passive. 7. Sod): after all. 12. loirb meine 2d)tt)efJcr ? present for future. 15. flnaU unb gfofl=pla6H(^: suddenly. flerfclidj ber= liebt tnov&en : /z//^ dead in love. 17. jU ret>en : waj speaking. 18. biefe ebonfen ttergefyen loffcn : to abandon these . . . 21. tut Ijiittejl ntdjt gebron^t, iljn abjutuetfcn : you need not have repulsed him so rudely. 23. libel genilg baron : badly enough off. 98 NOTES. [ACT II., U,15. ACT. III., 1. Page 5O, l. inod)Cii @ir, cf. p. 26, 1. 9. 2. barf : here = must. 4. S3in id) bod) nun . . . : inverted order for emphasis; generally accompanied by bod). 7, 8. ttJClin bU nidjt gUt modjfj : if you do not make amends for. Sorter here =//<*. 11. miiff ni hrir unS bom . fd)affen : w.tf / ourselves. ouf : >/-. 15. (jatte bod) fb'nncn : might have come to. 16. bog ifl intr flcnug = geniigt intr. 17. button, i. e. BOU biejcr 8orau?fcwng = supposition. 20. 2Ron iitmmt . . . : passive. Page 51. 2. SBer fonn fur...: faun bafitr, fann oerljtnbern : can prevent, help. 3. unb ttJCItn OUd) : and even if it should. 4. ^nt iiupcrften 3f"U : if it comes to the utmost, aufserft, see note to p. 40, 1. 28. 5. bin id) gebecft, i. e. in idjerfyett : lam safe. 9. Gljre cinjulcgen : jit ertucrben = to be gained. Page 52, 5. gfiir bic^mol = bicmat. bcnfc id) bod) tooljl : I hope I have. 7. 2Bol)l : to be sure. 13. id) bitte barum : I beg of you. 17. after and) : but -who would . . . 29. unt milieu : for. Note separation of this preposition. Page 58, 1. frctltd) : concessive. 3. ba3 finti toir getooljnt. Distinguish geroo&nt fein, v. n., to be in the habit of, etc., from gett)bf)nt f ein, v. a., habituated to. 11. DerflUttjt: confound it. 19. cine fo : such a. 22. Don fcret Wionatcn = bret donate. 30. fciltCIl Better : not a doit. etter (SUev), i. e. Halle penny, a former small Germ, copper coin of the value of less than a quar- ter of a cent. The name is derived from the city Halle (Suabia), where the coin was first struck. Page 59, 2. in OttcS SHaniClt serves here to express en- couragement = ivotjtan, nut git, etc. : well then, go ahead, forward, etc. 8. ^d)tuajicr : brother-in-law. Often jocosely employed in Ger- many by passengers addressing their postilion. 15. tiCVBammtCf : confounded. 16. 3d) fOflC i : don't f tell you. 17. @tC Jjttbcn'S Ctltg : you are in a hurry ! 18. got* ffltt'8 gdjen : render personally. ^tnttUS, here = from it. 27. eg 6f fofjlcn (roorbcn) if!, render personally. IDOrben in perf. and pluperf. pass, is occasionally omitted. 29. INcifjiuutfl gemoi^t ^ttben : barauf vecfjnen, count upon ; cnoav= ten, expect. Page 6O, 2. gonj tt. flttr ntdjt : not at all. 5. lutf U : success. 102 NOTES. [ACT III., 4, 5, 6. 7. ju ftottbe Brtngen : bring about. 20. mit : dat. of interest. 21. famine IjCt and following. Historical present. Cf. note to p. 67, 1. 6. 22. bobon ber cine . . . baon in place of relat. toon benen, referring to persons, although found in Schiller's and Goethe's prose, is unusual now, and avoided by the best writers. 25. rettet bet X., in the sense of move, manage at -will. Comp. Engl. usage. Page 61, 1, 2. fott tnit Hjm (fafjrt). jagft bu ntdjt, fo gilt r nidjt : helter skelter, etc. 8, 9. ber . Dfcerfl Ija&en ftdj untgefeljen. A foolish custom, now rapidly passing away, makes dependents, in speaking of their titled masters, use a plur. verb after a title in the sing. v U)HCtt is by some editors unnecessarily corrected ,,ifim," all standard edi- tions to the contrary notwithstanding. 12. fitljtt fjWJteren : takes for a -walk. 17. gelt Dcrlorcn : pres. participle for imperative. 23. fco jj j(Jj tlCtftcfjcn mu : that I must be agreed with him. Page 62, 9. Ijtn (gereifl). 14. Ulcin, ni(^t bod) : why, no ! 18. OUR CT tWCrbc. Subjunctive of indirect discourse. Page 63, 14. tote er (ats er) obreifJe . . . 17. Ultin, fo fttgC nilt (niir, admonitory) : well, why don't you tell. 25. @ie f b'nnen ftd) einfitlben : you may pride yourself upon it. Page 64, 14. bet nod) etttJOJ augfolj : who looked rather dis- tinguished. 16. brein, syncopated for borein. ACT. III., 6, 7, 8.] NOTES. 103 22. id) truge 93ebenlen=gbgere rtidjt: I do not hesitate at all. 26. a filtb ttJtr gefiJtbett (ironical): Aren't -we nicely ad- vanced now by . . . Page, 65, 1. 3d) emjlfeljle mid) tt Itabeit: I commend my- self. 6. ju ero 23efel)l : at your service, ero (3I)r, 3^re), the Old High Germ. gen. plur. of the demonstrat. bet in humble address, now out of use. B. 89; J.-M. 455, c. 10. 2Btt8 @te mtr f OflCn ! don't tell me ! 11. @telj! ftel) bod)! -well, well! bttrum fatten... See note, p. 61, 1. 8. 14. $ljrO (3^r, 3bre). An imitation of ,,ero." B. 86. 25. ouf gefC^tfafi en (of documents): drawn up. metlic Uf= fatten (riinbe) : my reasons for . . . Page 66, 9. toore 0CIIUJJ, bii^t' il : potential subjunctive in mild assertions. 12. e6t cud) bie . (reciproc. eucf) = eiuanber) : join hands. 22. 2Bic fdjii^ i^ mt^ fllutfli^ = 2Bte gtucf Ucf) . . . Page 67, 4. bag dltilgef erttgt fet: subjunctive of indirect discourse. 6. 3d) Itierfe mtdj . . ., id) trrctdjC . . . Historical pres. in vivid narrative for preterit. 13. ftnfcet fitr gut : does not think proper. Note, p. 47, 1. 22. 14 mid) jU retftett : to undeceive me. 24. bttfiir : instead, in place of it. 27. 2BaS X. foflte id) (tljlin) . . . : what the deuce . . . Page 68, 2. bag Ct I)inau8 toiU : for having such high aims with regard to me. 104 NOTES. [ACT in., 8, 9. 3. (gie toerben gefunbm foaben. Fut. perf. for perf. express- ing probability : / suppose you have found . . . Cf. note, p. 34, 1. 10. 5. toenn ber 6. uiiterjeidjnct toiirbr. Distinguish the subjunc- tive preterit pass, (nnifbe with a pret. part.) from the conditional (ttnirbe with an infin.). The former may of course stand in the premise (as here). Cf. note, p. 43, 1. 8. 28. U)m an bie <. JU geben : to give him for an escort. Page 69, 2. on $$tn Staff : in your stead. 3. btt hJttb 1ttd)t fo tjin^c()Cn: that will not be passed over unnoticed. 4. Sielj! ftcl) bod)! SBcnn bu bid) -fd)laa,en tmilft. Render See here ! If you do insist upon . . . 23. SBir Ijabcn flUt rebfn . . . (gut, here = lcid)t) : // is easy enough for us to talk and contrive marriages. 25. bavum bodj : /' spite of it. 26. boil biefem allcm. Notice that all retains its strong endings after a strong limiting word. Page 7O, l. 9lber id) tocrbe ben fi. jjef prengt Ijalien. Ren- der freely : but it cannot be supposed that I have hurried. Cf. p. 68, 1. 3. 5. fo Hejje ftdj treffen : render by passive, tveffeu here = fin* ben, erretdjen =/?, m., leave, discharge; geben, dismiss, nbfdilicfji'ii, str. tr., close, ratify. abfcljen, w. tr., put down 2lbfi'd)t, f., intention. abtreteu, str. tr., give up, relinquish. abroartcn, w. tr., wait for. abrocfenb, adj., absent. ad) ! interj., ah ! oh ! alas I ad)t (er, e, e3), ordinal num., eighth. iilmltd), adj. or adv., like, similar. Jihiilirf)ff it, f., resemblance. 'Hlbcrnhcit, f., silliness, nonsense. iillciii', conjunc., yet, but; adj., alone. all, adj., all, every. allcrbtngS', adv., to be sure. aderltcbft', adj., charming, most lovely. aUgemetn, adj., universal. aid, conjunc., as; after a compar., than ; after a negative, but ; with definite past time, when. i', adv., then. ol'fo, conj., therefore ; adv., thus, so. alt, adj., old. 3lmt, n., charge, duty. an, prep. dat. or ace. and separ-prefix, at, near, to, against, in. ati'btctcii, str. tr., offer. fdibtid 1 , m., sight. anbrtngen, ir. tr., apply. attber, adj., other, second. anberd, adv., otherwise. aiicrfciincn, ir. tr., acknowledge. v m., beginning. , adv., at first. aitfcditcii, str. tr., trouble. antic ben, w. tr., entreat, implore. anfufyren, w. tr., deceive. angefyen, ir. tr., concern. 3(iii)clciKnficit, f-> <*ff a i r i concern. angenebm, adj., agreeable 3lngefid)t, \\.,face. 2Ingreifer, m., aggressor. *J(ii()ft, f., anxiety. anbaltcn, str. intr., sue for the hand of. Unhciiiirtlidifcit, f., attachment. anboren, w. tr. , hear, listen to. 9(nf unft, f . (from fomtnett), arrival. annebnten, str. tr., assume. anreben(syn. anfprecf^en), w. tr., address, speak to. anriditrii, w. tr., cause, stir up. anfebcn, str. tr., look at; filr etn>a3 , take for, KJ 108 VOCABULARY. ), m., pretension. t, f., arrangement. auftatt' (ftatt), prep, gen., instead of. ain't c if en, w. tr., Infect. anftdicn, ir. intr., put off, delay. an ft c lie 11, w. tr., arrange, institute. 3(ittcil, m., interest, compassion. antreffen, str. tr., meet with. antreten, str. tr., commence, enter upon. ant'toorten, w. tr., answer (insep. ac- cented ant). ati'in-i-tr mien, w. tr., Intrust. anroenben, ir. tr., employ. (uqtebcit, str. intr., draw near, approach, arq, adj., bad. arm, adj., poor. 2lrt, f., manner. [ewer. oud), conj., also ; after fo and adj., hotv- auf, nrep. dat. or ace. andsep. prefix, upon at,wt,for. out"' braitfcit, w. intr., fly into a pas- sion. aufbraufenb, adj., easily provoked. aufgeben, str. tr., give up. aufhalten, str. tr., delay. aufhcbcu, str. tr., break off, lift. 2(itfiiabinc, f., reception. auffudir n, w. tr., seek out. 9luftrag, m., commission, charge. atiftrctcii, str. intr., appear. Slufrrttr, m., scene. 2Iufjiig, m., act. ?luge, n., eye. Slugcitblirf, m., moment. OUd, prep. dat. and sep. prefix, out of, from. nil a'be sable n, w. tr., pay. audbleiben, str. intr., remain away. augbriicfcit, w. tr., express. aiiScinan'ber, adv. phrase, apart, asun- der ; gefyen, separate. audfcrtigrn, w. tr., execute, issue. audfiiiirbar, adj., feasible. oudmad)en, w. tr., settle. 2ludfunft, f., information. auJruheii, w. refl., rest. autfclitittcti, w. tr., (one's heart), open, disclose. aii*fcl)cn, str. intr., look. 2lu8fprud), m., (from fpredjen), decision. ati8fud)cn, w. tr . select. 2lu$flaffurung,f., attire, costume. aitSiredicit, str. tr., cut out. t, ir. tr., suffer. , prep, dat., without. , adj. or adv., utmost, extreme. id), adj., extraordinary; adv., exceedingly. ?(udj(id>nung, f., distinction. bait, adv., soon. 33an(erott', m., bankrupt. Sarnilicr'Urtfcit, f., mercy. Safe, f. (Soufine), cousin. btbanten, w. refl., render thanks. bebauern, w. tr., regret. bebenfett, ir. tr., reflect upon, consider. 33etcnfcn, n., scruple, hesitation. bctcutcit, w. tr., signify, mean. 33ebfente, m., servant. bebicncii, \v. tr., attend. bccnbigcii, w. tr., conclude. 93efehl, m., order. bcfmten, str. refl., find one's self, be (with regard to health), btfbrtcni, w. tr., advance, promote. Scgcbenbcit, f., occurrence. begegnen, w. intr., meet, occur. bcgcfircn, w. tr., desire, wish. beglcitcn, w. tr., accompany. bcgiiiigcn, w. refl., be satisfied (with). bcgrctfcn, str. tr., imagine, understand ; itn Segriff fein, be about to . . . bdialten, str. tr., keep. bchciuptcn, w. tr., assert, maintain. bcltcrcn, w. tr., bewitch. bei, prep. dat. and sep. prefix, by, with, at, on. bcibf , adj., both, two. 95eifall, m., assent, approval. SJefn, n., leg. VOCABULARY. 109 bcina'Iic, adv., almost. betfam'nten, adv., together. beifei'te, adv., aside. 33ei'fpiel, n., example. 33eifrcmb, m.,(beifteb,en),/ie/p, assistance. aSefanntfdjaft, f., acquaintance. befennen, ir. tr., confess, admit. beflagen, w. tr., p/'fj/; refl., complain of. befomnten, str. tr., gret, receive,- intr. with dat., su/f, agree tw'f/r. bdcifrigcii, w. tr., insult. 93dof)iiung, f., reward. bemerten, w. tr., observe, remark. bemerflid), adj., noticeable. brmiihett, w. refl., endeavor, take the trouble. bcmi(KU, w. tr., use. beob'adHCH, w. tr., observe; (one's duty), discharge, do. bcorbcrn, w. tr., order. SScqucm'liciifcif, f., comfort. berufen, str. tr. and refl., call, refer to, appeal to. bmiiiigcii, w. tr., quiet, compose. befiinftigcn, w. tr., pacify, appease. befd)fibeit, str. tr., cite, call, send for. befd)Iie$en, str. tr., resolve. upon, con- clude. 93efd)rf ibmifl, f., description. befcecn, w. tr., occupy, fill. beflituctt, str. refl., recollect, collect one's self. SJefTe, m., possession. be fuffeu, adj., drunk. 33efergnfd, f., anxiety. beffmt, w. tr., reform. befteHen, w. tr., order. btftt, adj., best, dearest; jum beften Eiaben, banter, ma're sport of. bcftitintit, adj., destined, appointed. 93efud), ra., visit. bcrradjtcit, w. tr., look at. bctraflcti, str. refl., behave. betreffen, str. tr., concern. bctruben, w. tr., grieve, vex. betriigcii, str. tr., deceive. betriutrdt, adj., tipsy. Jii'iilcl, m., purse. 33croe<)uneid, m., proof. bc?al)lcn, w. tr., pay. be\tii\tn, w. tr., show, express. S&ittet', n., note. billig, adj. and adv., just proper, of right. billtgcn, w. tr., to approve. btftdicn (ein)= ein roenig, a little bit. bid, prep, ace., tilt, to. bitten, str. tr., beg, ash. blcibcii, str. intr., remain. bloft, adv., only, simply. borgen, w. tr., borrow, lend. bofe, adj., angry, evil. 33raud), m., usage, custom. braud)cn, w. tr., need, use. 33raut, f., bride. 33rautan)tig, m., wed- ding dress. Srriiitigam, m., bridegroom. brennctt, ir. tr. or intr. , burn. 93rief, m., letter. briitgrn, ir. tr. , bring, fetch, tahe, carry. SSritfcer, m., brother. 33ube, m., villain, boy. 33nrfVf), m., fellow, lad. C under K. fcfl, adv. (place), there; (time), then, 'wider these circumstances; conjunc., when, as, since, while, because. i?abct', adv., by it; bleiben, persist in, stick to. bilflir, adv., for this or that or it. fcage'gen, adv., in exchange, on the oth- er hand. tuil)iit, adv., (fefyen), to it, ^cinic, f., lady. bamit', conjunc., so that, in order that; adv., ta'niit, with it, that. bantpfcn, w. intr., reek, steam. Niitfcii, w. tr., (oerban(en), owe ; intr., thank. t, f., gratitude. 110 VOCABULARY. rX^ bann, adv., thereupon, then. baran, adv., on, at or of it. baranf, adv., then, afterwards, upon or on that. baraud, adv., of it, out of it, this, that. brein (barein), adv., in it. brinnen (barinnen), adv., inside, within. bariiber, adv., at, about or concerning it. barum, adv., therefore, for that reason. baft, conjunc., that, in order that. batter n, w. intr., last. ba'txm, adv., of it or that; baoon', thence, away ; of whom or which. baoon'fubren, w. tr., hurry or drive off. baoongeben, ir. intr., go or run away. baoor, adv., from it, before it. baroi'ber fein, ir. intr., be against. ba)U, adv., for, at or to it or that. Tegi'iifticti, m., sword-thrust. bcttiige, beine (with def. art.), pron. poss., thine, yours. benten, ir. intr., thinh, suppose (usually with an and ace., less frequently with gen.); tr., imagine, conceive. be nn, adv. (in questions), pray or pray tell; conjunc., for. ber, bie, bad, demonst. pron. and adj., this, that; rel. pron., that, who, which ; emphatic in place of Engl. he, she, it (they); seldom as compound .rel., he who, etc. (cf. p. 19,1. 17); def. art., the. berfelbe (bie, ba), pron. and adj., the same, and pron. of 3d pers., he, etc. biefer, (e, e3), demonst. pron. and adj., this, that. berb, adj., severe, violent, rough. befto, adv. (before a compar.), all the, so much the. bcutlid), adj., clear, distinct. Tiener, m., servant. $ienfi, m., service. btedntal (fiir), adv., this time. bod), adv. or conjunc., though, after all, however, etc.; in questions, / hope ; of- ten expletive, boppelt, adj. or adv., double, doubly. bort, adv., there, yonder. brdngen, w. tr., crowd. brctbunbcrt, num., three hundred. SrctfHgfcit, f., confidence, assurance. briiigrn, str. tr., urge. britt (er, e, eS), num. adj., third. Shtmmfopf, m., blockhead. tQunfelbett, f., darhness. biirfetl, ir. intr., (mod. aux.), be permit- ted, may, dare, must. burd), prep. ace. and sep. or insep. prefix, through. bjirdj'fallCM, str. intr., be unsuccessful, fail. burd)'fiibreit,w.tr., carry through or out. burdjle'fen or burc^'ttfen, str. tr., read over, peruse, read through. biirdj'fcijCH, w. tr., carry out, achieve. (ben, adv., just, precisely, this moment. C^bchuanii, m. (pi. leute), nobleman. ebe, conjunc., ere, before. @beberr, m., husband. (?bc font raft, m., marriage-contract. @hre, f., honor. @brenfad)e, f., affair of honor. (Sbrcnroort, n., word of honor. brlidjfeit, f., honesty. @f! ei! interj., why 1 well! @ifer, m., eagerness, zeal. efgcu, adj., own. eiltn, w. intr., hasten, hurry. etlig, eflfertig, adj. and adv., hasty, hastily; e eilig ^aben, cilig fein, be in haste. il'fertfgteit, f., speed, haste. tln t num., one; in place of indef. man (inflected strongly), a person, people, etc.; indef. art., a, an. tin, sep. prefix, Into, in. einan'bcr, reciproc. pron., each other, one another. c tn'bt Iben, w. refl. (dat.), imagine, fancy; auf, etc., pride one's self upon. t, f., imagination. VOCABULARY. Ill ciiicrlci, adj. (indeclin.), 'one' and the same. infall, m., idea. cinfallrn, str. impers., occur to one. dnfnltig, adj., silly. ditftnbcii, str. refl., appear, be present. (SiufhifS, m., influence. dnfuilcit, w. tr., overtake. dnig, adj., one, united; einig or ein feinl(roerben), agree. dnfge, indef. pron. or adj., some. diif aufcii, w. tr., purchase, buy. dnlaben, str. tr., ash, invite. dnlcflcn, w. tr., get, gain. ciuinal, adv., once, just, even ; frequent- ly merely strengthens an assertion (p. 17, 1. 28). diiiidtiticn, str. tr. (some one's place), fill, occupy, take. dnriditcii, w. tr., arrange. ciiii'dtlictu'ii, str. tr., lock in, shut up or in. ciiifr (it'ii, str. tr., see. dntreffcn, str. intr., arrive. dntretcii, str. intr., enter. dtiUH'iiN'ii, ir. tr., object. diiinirfdn, w. tr., envelop, wrap up. dnroinfgeit, w. intr., assent, agree, consent. dtljig, adj. or adv., single, only. elf, num., eleven. elft (er, e, e), num. adj., eleventh. (glfofi, (land), n., Alsatia. (Snip f an /, m., reception, welcome; in nefymen, receive. (mpfangfd)du, m., receipt. cmpfdilcii, str. tr., commend, recommend. @nbe, n., end; ju bringen, conclude, finish i am , in the end. cnMuli, adj., at last. (ngd, m., angel. nfel, m., grandchild ; d)en (diminut). entbe'cfen, w. tr., disclose, discover. entfernt, part, adj., distant; roeit , far from. rntge'gen, prep. dat. (always following the case), adv. and sep. prefix, against, towards, opposed to. entge'gengefe^t, adj., opposite. cntfagcn, w. intr., give up, resign. entfdjulbigen, w. tr., apologize, excuse. cntHH'fcer ( ober), conjunc., either ( or). ditto toft' I n, w. tr., unfold. nttwrf'Iung, ., disclosure, develop- ment. pfbetnie', f., epidemic. crbaulirf), adj., edifying. rbfcfoaft, f., inheritance. erfab'mi, w. tr., learn, hear. (Srfa^rung, f., experience; in 6rin* gen, learn. (Srftnbung, f., invention erforfcern, w. tr., require. erfreuen, w. refl., enjoy (with gen.), be glad, rejoice ; erfreut, delighted. erfiillen, w. tr., fulfil. ergeben, str. refl., submit, yield; erge ben, adj., devoted, obedient. (Srgofclfcfjldt, f., amusement. ergreifen, str. tr., take, seize. ergriinbett, w. tr., fathom. rrluilten, str. tr., receive, get. frtiincrit, w. tr., remind ; refl., remem- ber. erfennen, ir. tr. recognize; (an)erfen nen, appreciate, acknowledge; ntenntf ltd), adj., thankful. crfliu'i'ii, w. tr., explain. ertangen, w. tr., succeed in, reach. orlaubcn, w. tr., permit; firf) , indulge In. (Srlaubnid, f., permission. (Srttfl, m., earnest; tin , adv. phrase, seriously. ernflhaft, adj. or adv., serious, seriously. (Sroberung, f., conquest. ciratcit, str. tr., guess. rrefd)en, w. tr., overtake, reach. erfd)dnett, str. intr., appear. erfdjrerfen, w. tr., frighten; str. intr., be alarmed. erfl, adv., only, not till ; adj., first. 112 VOCABULARY. i-rftauiif n, w. intr., be surprised, aston- ished. crftaunltdt, adj., astonishing. ffirftaunen, n., astonishment; in fefcen, amaze. erfudKtt, w. tr., request, ash. ertragett, str. tr., bear, stand. (rroartcu, w. tr., expect, wait for, await. (Srroartung, f., expectation. erroerben, str. tr., acquire, gain. er;af)(en, w. tr., relate, tell. erjefgen, w. tr., show, do. cr? icfic n, str. tr., bring up. (Sttortt, f., escort. e*f ortieren, w. tr., escort. (ffel, m., jackass, donkey. etlidK, pron. adj. (pi.), some, a few, several. Cttvad (tuns), indeclin. indef. pron., some- thing, anything. faliren, str. tr. and intr., drive. Sail, m., situation, case. fallen, str. intr., fall. iTatiit'lie, f., family. In this word (and a few others) the final e has its own proper sound. tjarbe, f., complexion. faffen, w. tr., seize, hold; 2)!ut , take courage. faft, adv., almost, nearly. fahfg, adj., capable. Better, f., pen. feftnel)men, str. tr., arrest. Sigur', f., figure. fintcit, str. tr., find, meet ; ft<$ in, be- come reconciled, comprehend, under- stand. fleben, see on'fle^cn. fletfjig, adj. or adv., industrious, indus- triously. flic he n, str. intr., /tee, escape. fludicn, w. intr., curse, swear. folgen, w. intr., follow. ), adv., consequently. $onb, m. (French), background of stage. forfcerti, w. tr., ask, demand. fort, adv. and sep. prefix, away. fort'eilen, see cilen. fortfumnicii, str. intr., come away, get away. fortreifen, w. intr., depart. frogeit, w. tr., as*, iyrriulciit, n., young lady; (title) miss. frei, adj., free ; (of road, way), clear. freiltd), adv., certainly, indeed, to be sure. ?reufce, f.,joy. freucu, w. reft., be glad. $reunb, m., friend. Jrciutfcfdmft, f., friendship. frtfd), adj. or adv., quick, lively, boldly, resolutely. frofHg, adj., frosty. friih(e), adv. or adj., early ; ften, adv., not sooner than, at the earliest. ftigen, w. refl. (syn. fid) ercignen, treffen), come about, chance. fiihlen, w. tr.,feel. fiihrcn, w. tr., lead, bring; eine Socfje , manage an affair, plead a cause. fiinft (er, e, e3), num. adj., fifth. Sunfe(n), m., spark. fiir, prep, ace., for; fidj (fpred^en), to one's self, aside. fiird>ten, w. tr., fear, apprehend; fid) / ' be afraid. age, f., salary, wages. The second g is pronounced French. galant', adj., courteous, gallant'. ganj, adv., quite, entirely ; adj., whole. gar, adv., very. arnifon', f., garrison. artenfaal, m., large room in a summer- house, drawing-room. auticb, m., rogue. aimer, m., cheat. gcben, str. tr., give. VOCABULARY. 113 (Mebfeter, m., master; in, I., mistress, sweetheart. cbanfe, m., thought, idea. efculb, f., patience; probe, trial of patience ; gebulbig, adj. or adv. , patient, patiently. gcfahrltdi, adj., dangerous. gefallen, str. intr., please, suit. gcfallig, adj., obliging, agreeable. efatlen, m., favor. gegen, prep, ace., against, towards. egentdl, n. ; ganj tin, quite the contrary. cgncr, m., opponent. ebctmnid, n., mystery, secret. gebcim, adj., secret. gcbcn, ir. intr., go; fonft getjt'S nidjt, otherwise it will not do ; e geljt Io, see Iogef)en. gebordKit, w. intr., ofiey. geborfnm, adj., obedient. gcborig, adj., proper, due. elbmdfler, m., money-broker. Wclcgcnbcit, f., opportunity. gefcgcn, adj., opportune. dettdntann, m., gn//rfe, escort. (StUtbte, f., beloved, sweetheart. gelten, str. intr., pass for, be worth. gent ad), adv., slowly, gently. entabl, m., husband. e'nttiS, m. (pi. OScnien), genius. gentle)', adv., enough. flcratc, adv., just. gerclten, str. intr., get, come. tifriditlid), adv., see uerfolgen. gertngft, adj., superl. of gertng, little, small; nicljt im geringften, not in the gern(e), adv., gladly, willingly. [least. CBefd)dft, n., business. 8fcl)el)en, str. intr., occur, be done. efd)irflid)feit, f., skill, dexterity. WftMiimicf, m., taste. Wcfcfirone, n., talk, twaddle. efd)roinbtgfit, f., haste. gcfduoinb, adj. or adv., without delay, quick, quickly. efeH, m., fellow. Mefcllfd)afr, f., company. efTdjt, n.,/ace. gcfporitt, part, adj., spurred. eflalt, f., ^gure, /orm. gcflefjen, ir. tr., acknowledge, confess. efldn^ntd, n., confession. geftiefdt, part, adj., booted. efunbbeit, f., *ea/f*. geioahr, adj. (only with tuerben), discover, see, be aware of. etoalt, f., force ; init , forcibly. Wenmlt'tliatigfett, f., violence. g cm t linen, str. tr., u//w, obtain. gerot^, adj., certain; adv., surely, no doubt. en>iffei> n., conscience; gen>iffetu)aft, conscientious, conscientiously. 'eroofcnljeit, f., /7a6/t, practice. gewohnt, adj., wserf or accustomed to. gliinbi'ii, w. tr., believe, suppose, think. flic id), adv., presently, directly; adj., like. gleidtcii, str. intr., be like, resemble. WHicf, n., fortune, guod luck; jutn , adv. phrase, fortunately; ju! exclam., success I gliirfcn, w. intr. (impers.), succeed, turn out well. glucfltd), adj. or adv., happy, happily, fortunate, safe. ncifct, f., mercy ; (title) naben, Grace, Honor. gudbig, adj., gracious; ttabige (addres- sing a lady), gracious Madam. ott, m., God; urn otte roiOen, for heaven's sake; in otte Stamen, in heaven's name. gran fa m, adj., terrible, cruel. gretfen, str. tr., lay hold of, seize, grasp. rtmaffc, f., grimace. roll, m., ill will. rof|e, f., size, height. groti, adj., large, great, important. groftmiitig, adj. or adv., generous, gener- ously. 114 VOCABULARY. runb, m., reason; auf ben ju lorn* men fudjen, inquire into. grii^en, w. tr., greet. gut, adj. or adv., good, well; ma$en, repair, Wiite, f., kindness. gutig, adj., indulgent, kind. r, n., hair. babf n, ir. tr. v aux.), have. $al, m., neck. balten, str. tr., fto/rf, fa/re for; think; refl., restrain; ocf)jeit , celebrate a wedding. $a(un / fe, m., scoundrel. t, f., hand. i, w. tr., >iate. d, n., /loose. >an3f)altuiiii, f., household. Sauptinann, m., captain. ^auptrolle, f., principal part ; ipteien, act the principal part. $e! ^oUa! interj., ho there 1 holla! I say I befttg, adj., ardent, violent. beiligf adj., holy, sacred. Dtimlid), adv., aside, in secret. bei'raten, w. tr., marry. Beirut, f., marriage. Qti'rat&tontratt', m., marriage-con- tract, beifl, adj., Aot, o/arm. betften, str. intr., 6e called. belfcn, str. intr., a;W, /je/jo (with dat.). $enfer, m., hangman; jum ! t/ie t/ewce / fyeroud', adv. and sep. prefix, out, forth. r)craubrtiU)Cii, ir. tr., ascertain, find out. hf rni* f online ii, str. intr., come out, ap- pear. btrauftfagen, w. tr., speak out. fter 7 , adv. and sep. prefix (opposite of Ijttl), hither. ber'bringen, ir. tr., bring here or hither. herein, adv. and sep. prefix, in, into. hcreiii'ctlen, w. intr., enter hurriedly. bereinfommen, str. intr., come in, enter. liereiijtreten, str. intr., stej) in, enter. l)crfommen, str. intr., come here or hither. ^err, m., master; (title) Mr., Sir. herrlici), adj., splendid. &crrltd)teit, f., splendor; pi., splendid things. f)erfd){rfen, w. tr., send here or hither. beroor', adv. and sep. prefix, forth, out. l)trot't)oltn, w. tr., produce, take from. beroorfommen, str. intr., come forth, emerge. $eraeg, m., way hither. fierj, n., heart. bcrjlid), adj., hearty; adv. (syn. oon erjen), cordially, with all one's heart. beute, adv., to-day, this day. ftfe'btr (^ierfjer), adv., here, hither. bier, adv., here. bierunter, adv., at the bottom of this. 43>ierfefn, n., stay here. biernut, adv., herewith. ^ilfe (ttlfe), f., help. 6 tunnel, m., heaven. bintmlifd), adj., heavenly. bin, adv. and sep. prefix (opposite of Jjer), hence, thither. bin'geben, ir. intr., go or pass over. binatlf, adv. and sep. prefix, up, up to. binaud', adv. and sep. prefix, forth, out. binaud'fliegen, str. intr., fly, fly from. binbern, w. tr., prevent, hinder. lliitctit', adv. and sep. prefix, Into, in. bfnein'treten, str. intr., enter, step In. Jptittergriuib, m., bach-ground. dintcrtbiir, f., back-door. binroeg', adv., away. $i'ob, m., Job. 4Mumor', m., humor. Ijiinbm, num., hundred ; tnal, adv., a hundred times. id), pers. pron., / (small initial unless it begins the sentence) Unit, dat. sing, of er ; ifjnen, S^nen, dat. pi. of fie, Sie. il)n, ace. sing, of er. fljr, 3br(e), poss. adj., your. 3f)r, Sftrfg* (ber, bie, ba), poss. pron., yours. 3nrerfcttd, adv., on your part. tbrcntitiegcn (tfjretroegen), adv., on. their (her, your) account. tinnier, adv., always; auf , for ever. in, prep. dat. or ace., In, into, at. inbcnt, conjunc., while, as. inbe* (inbeffen), adv., in the mean time. innig, adv., ardently, heartily. 3rrtutn, m., mistake; im fein, be mistaken; au bem ret&en, unde- ceive. (a, adv. and particle of assent, yes, cer- tainly, indeed, as you know. 3a toohf, yes, indeed. 3al)r, n., year. 3antmer, m., pity, misfortune, calamity. tt'btv (e, e), pron., every ; eineg jeben, of every one. 3ebtrmann, indef. pron. m., everybody. jeinnlS, adv., at any time, ever. 3tmanb, pron., somebody. jener (e, e), demonst. pron. adj., that. jefct, adv., at present, now. Jung, adj., young. 3une, f., kitchen. (tiufttg, adj., future. (utj, adj., short; fiivjUd), adv., lately; furj oorliin, oor lurjem, adv., a little while ago. , f., coach. Uidic n, w. intr., laugh. Satal', m., lackey, footman. 1'ajie, f., situation. 116 VOCABULARY. I anil, ad|-> long. langfam, adv., slowly. drm, m., bustle, noise. laffen, str. tr., leave, M, allow, bring about. hut fen, str. intr., run. laut, adj. or adv., loud, aloud. lauter, adj., sincere, pure. leben, w. intr., Hue. lebhaft, adj., lively. Ktbtn, n., life. leben'big, adj., living. legen, w. tr., put, place. i'eib, m., body. leidit, adv., easily. letebtftmtig, adj., careless, thoughtless. leifc, adj., painful, disagreeable, used predicatively with fein, tljun, toerben and dat. of pers. ; eS tljut intr , / am sorry. 8eib, n., harm; einetn etronS ju leibe tljun, /iflrm or /iwrt ows. lei ben, str. tr. and intr., suffer. Iff ft, adv., softly, in a low tone. leiftcn, w. tr., perform, do; efeDf^aft , keep company. lefen, str. tr., read. Ie$tere (bas), (redundant comp. from superl. lefct, 'last'), adj., the latter. (cud)ten, w. intr., shine, give tight, Irugnen, w. tr., deny. eute, pi., people, servants. lieb, adj., dear ; e ift tnit , / am glad; b,abett, love, like. Heber, adv. comp., sooner, rather. licben, w. tr., love. liebeiiArourbtg, adj., amiable. gicbbaber, m., lover. Heberlid), adj., dissipated. liege n, str. intr., lie. Unf, adj., left (side). lfn*,adv.,fo the left. loSgehen, ir. intr., begin. loSlafTen, str. intr., let loose. lo*mad), adj., possible. TO nut 1 , m., mouth. SWut, m., courage. SDfrutter, f., mother. Willie, f., trouble, pains. iitiifffii, ir. intr. (modal aux.), musf, /iaoe fo. c, f., co/n. c, f., cap. nod), prep. dat. and sep. pref., after, according to ; nacf) unb na<$, one after the other. nad)'folqen, w. intr., follow after. nad)gebcn, str. intr., yield, give in. iiad)Uiuff n, str. intr., run after, follow. ttiid)finncti, str. intr., reflect. Hiid)bi'iii / , conjunc., after. nad)'bent, adv., afterwards. 9tad)'ricf)t, f., news. 9tad)t, f., night ; efjen, supper. nafoe, adj. (comp. nafier, nddjft), near, close. nahcrn, w. refl., approach. 9tamc, m., name. 9larr, m., Wdrrin, f., fool. ndrrtfd), adj., foolish. iiana-lid), adj., natural. r, m., rival, e, m., nephew. it, str. tr., take. g, f., inclination, affection. tic in, adv., no. nennen, ir. tr., name, mention one's name. Steft, n., nest. wu, adj., new ; bo Tleuefte, the latest. no um, ordinal num., ninth. ntd)t, adv., not. , indef. indecl. pron., nothing. 3f jd)tc, ., w/ece. nfe, adv., never, at no time. niciiiiiitt, indef. pron., no one. nie'berfdjlagen, str. tr., crush; niebevs gefdilagen, part, adj., cast down, de- jected. iitcberfcccn, w. refl,, sit down. niiiinicriucl)r, adv., never. nod), adv., still, yet, besides. ytotat', m., notary. nottgen, w. tr., compel, force. notig, adj. or adv., necessary, neces- sarily. notroenbig, adj. or adv., necessary, ne- cessarily. nun, adv., now ; exclam., well. nur, adv., but, only. tttielid), adj., useful. ob f conjunc., whether, if. obcn, adv., above. Oberbaitb, f., upperhand ; be^olten, prevail over. Obcrft, m., colonel; leut'ncmt, m., lieutenant-colonel. obgleid/, conjunc., although (frequently separated). obligiert', from oMigieren (fl pronounced French), obliged. In verbs with the foreign ending ieren the prefix ge- does not stand in the pret. part. ober, conjunc., or. pffen, adj. or adv., open, frank, frankly. offentlid), adj., public. OffMfur', m., officer. oft, adv., often. ohn< , prep, ace., without. Onfi'I, m., uncle. Orbre (er), f., order. or'bentlid), adj. or adv., regular, real really. Crbnung, f., order. Cftinbirn, n., East-Indies. 118 VOCABULARY. >Vaar, n., couple, pair; ein paar, a couple, few. $)ad)ter, m., tenant. pacfcn, w. tr., pack. r, adj., Parisian. e', f., match. $l>eitfd>e, f., whip. e, f., peruke, wig. (pi. en), f., person. , n., horse. Pflid)t, f., duty. $fortd>en, n., wicket. plagen, w. tr:, plague. Vint, m., room, p/ace, spot; interj., c/ear t/ie way, e, f., matter, affair. fad)te, adv., softly, slowly. fagen, w. tr., say, tell. -sanft, adj., Samt (St.). -S^ciic, f., scene. *d)rti?e, m., iiyi/ry, p/ty. f dm ff I'M/ w - tr., work ; str. tr., create. fd>arf, adj., severe, strict. fdxirmant'/ adj., charming. fdiiH'cn, w. tr., esteem. fdKifrcn, str. tr. and intr., part. fdiditf n, str. intr., seem. 5d)clin, m., rogue; ftreid), m., trick, roguery. f die nfc n, w. tr., bestow, give. <3>d)er;, m.,jest, joke ; betfeite, joking apart. fdmfen, w. tr., send. 2diict*rid)tcr, m., arbiter, umpire. fdllrtfen, str. intr., sleep. @d)lag, m., kind, sort. (Old Germ. slahte = ' kind. ') fdiliigen, str. tr. and intr., strike ; refl., fght (duel) ; tot, Mil. 3d)lrirt,crd', 1., fght, duel. fd)li'd)t, adj. and adv., bad, badly. Sdintcn, m., pain, distress, affliction. fd)mictcit, w. tr., forge, deuise. fdjiicitcn, str. tr., cut; eftinfcel{opf, m., thoughtless fellow, giddy-head. <3>d)n>tegerfof)u, m., son-in-law. ("dmu'ren, w. tr. and intr., swear (to). Seclc, f., soul. fdn'ii, str. tr. and intr., see, look. fel)r, adv., much, very. fed)d, numer., six. fed)ft, ordinal num., sixth. fein, poss. adj., his, one's. fetll, ir. intr. (aux.), be. feft, prep, dat., since. feitbem', conjunc., since. v2eitc, f., side; an bie ge&en, place In attendance (upon). felbft, indeclin. adj., self; with pronouns intensive; adv. (syn. fogar), even; gefSUtg, adv., self-complacently. fcltfnnt, adj., odd, singular. fe$en, w. tr., put, set; e3 ptte ^anbel Ib'nnen, there might have been (a quarrel) trouble. fatten, w. intr., sigh. Sidjcrhett, f., safety. fiinircid), adj., ingenious. 2icg, m., victory. ficbent, ordinal num., seventh. fugdn, w. tr., seal. fo, adv., so, thus, therefore, then, In- deed ; fo ou<$, however; fo ein , somewhat of; fo ntel (nrie, al), as much as ; as correlative of tuenit, roeit or ba often left untranslated. fobrtlt', conjunc., as soon as. ', adv., forthwith, instantly. 120 VOCABULARY. 3obn, tn., son. fold) (er, e, eS), pron. adj., such. follcn, ir. tr. or intr. (modal aux.), shall, be to, expected to, be said to ; prete- rit = ought, should. ion'terbar, adj., strange. fouft, adv., otherwise, else, heretofore, formerly. Surge, f., care, concern, fear. forgfalttg, adv., carefully. fpaftbaft, adj., jocose, jesting. fpiHteren, w. intr., walk (for recreation). 3p alter fabrt, f-> pleasure-ride or tr;>; jentanb eine mac^en laffen, cause some one to take .... fpiit, adj. or adv., late. -Spiel, n., game. fpiek'ii, w. tr. or intr., play. fpornflreidjS, adv., with whip and spur In the greatest haste. fpottifd), adj., jeering, ironical. 3prad)c, f., language, speech ; I;crnuS ntit ber , speak out. fpred)en, str. tr. or intr., speak. fprcngcn, w. tr. (causative of fpringen), cause to gallop, ride at full speed. Sprung, m., spring, jump. @jtaatd'angdegenbeit, f., state-affair. (Ztatt, f., city. -Stiint, m., position, state, condition; ftanb getyalten, hold your ground, be firm; 511 ftanbe fommen, come to pass, take place; }u ftanbe bringen, carry out, bring about ; itn ftanb fein, be able- Hart, adj., strong. ftatt (anftatt), prep, gen., instead of. <&tatt, f., stead, place; ju flatten lorn: men, be of use, assist. flattlid), adj. or adv., stately, grand, grandly. flerfcn, w. intr., lie hidden, be, stay ; w. tr., put, stick ; fid) in, slip on, put on. lie lie 11, ir. intr., stand; wie fte^t'5, how are things progressing, etc. 2tcllc, f., place, spot; auf ber , with- out delay ; con ber fommen, stir. fleden, w. tr., place; refl., pretend. frcrben, str. intr., die. ftcrblt d), adv. , mortally ; oerltebt, dead or desperately in love. Sttci), m., thrust. din, adj., still, quiet; interj., be quiet! hush! 2 ti m me, f., voice. ftinimcit (ju b. SJorteil), w. tr., dispose. 2.tecf, m., stick, cane. Storfpriigcl, pi. m., caning, blows with a cane. ftoren, w. tr., interrupt. flrafen, w. tr., punish. traf|t, f., street. 2trcioi), m., trick. Strcit, m., strife, quarrel. Ztubt, f., room. 2riicf dint, n., trick. , f., /joi/r. iiit 1 , m., storm, hurricane. fht$en, w. intr., startle (at), fiiblini', adj., sublime. fud)en, w. tr., look for, seek. c, f., s/n. Jag, m., rfny. Xante, f., aunt tanjen, w. intr., dance. Saugenidjtd, m., good-for-nothing. taufciitiital, adv., a thousand times. Xaufdnma, f., deception; au ber lommen, 6e undeceived. Xcufcl, m., devil, deuce. teucr, adj., dear, tcilen, w. tr., see tnitteilen. tlnm, ir. tr. and intr., do, act, pretend; ju leibe , injure. Zintt, f., Ink. Xifd), m., ta6/e. tief, adj., deep. tobcn, w. intr., rage, fume. Sodttcr, f., daughter. toll, adj., ma7; bag lolle, madness. tot, adj., dead. VOCABULARY. 121 loten (from tot), w. tr., kill. toblid) (from ols)rdj.. t morfa/. Ion, m., tone. Xroclu, f., costume, dress. tragen, str. tr., wear, bear. Ircnmi, m., dream. treffen, str. tr., y?nd, meet with. [rate. trcnncit, w. tr., seuer, break off, sepa- Jrcmiung, f., separation. treten, sir. intr., step. treu, adj., faithful ; fjerjig, adv., //** candor, naively. tricfcH, str. and w. intr., drip. trocfen, adj., dry. Xrunfenbolb, m., drunkard. tiiditi.i, adj., proper, good, sound. Xoulo'lter, adj., derived from name of place (capital initial). fibel, adj. and adv., evil, ill; baran fein, be badly off. fiber, prep. dat. or ace. and (usually) in- sep. prefix, over, at, concerning. fiberbrtn'gen, ir. tr., deliver, bear. iiberlaffen, str. tr., turnover to-, leave, resign, iiberrafd)n,w. tr.,) itberrafd>ung,f., } iiberjeugeit, w. tr., convince. fiberaH', adv., everywhere. liberties', adv., moreover. iibrig, adj., remaining, to spare; bleiben, be left; en, adv., for the rest, besides. lifer, f., clock. uni, prep. ace. and (frequently) sep. prefix, at, by, about; conjunc., in order to, that. umar'men, w. tr., embrace. um'feferen, ) w. intr. and tr., turn about, umlenten, / return. iinifcllfn, str. refl., look around or about. Umfranb, m., circumstance. tin-, negat. (insep.) prefix, usually ac- cented. nn'bebtngt, adj., unconditional. un'begreiflid) (unbegreif'Itc^), adj., In- comprehensible. unbefonnen, adj., imprudent. H ub cftmnc nf) e it , f . , imprudence, thought- lessness. nntiinfbar, adj. (Unban!6are), ungrate- ful (ingrates). t uiicnt'lid), adj., infinite. Un'glitcf, n., mischance, misfortune ; jutn , unfortunately. ungtucffelig, adj., (most) unhappy. Unfof^en, pi., expense, expenses. Unred)t, n. , injury, wrong ; fiut mac^en, repair an injury. uiircdtt, adj., wrong; an ben Unrec^ten (OTann) lommcn, mistake one's man. llitrulie, f., uneasiness, anxiety. tmfag'(td), adj., unspeakable. un'felig, adj., unhappy, fatal. It lift itntgcr, m., madman. uufrf)ultig, adj., innocent. unb, conjunc., and. Uniform', f., uniform. unfcr, poss. adj., our. unter, prep. ace. or dat. and insep. (sep.) prefix, under, among. unterbef'fen, adv., in the mean time, meanwhile. unterbru'rfen, w. tr., suppress. Unter'offtjier, m., sergeant. Unterfdjteb, m., difference. llnterfdjrtft, f., signature. unterfte'fteu, ir. refl., dare. unterroegd', adv., on the road (to). unterroer'fvn, str. refl., yield, submit. unterjeid)ttett, w. tr., subscribe, sign. un'iimfdjranft, adj., absolute, unlimit- ed. unt)erfd)dmt, adj., impudent, insolent. Unt>erfd)cimtl)ett, f., effrontery, as- surance. unerfefjen8, adv., unexpectedly. Itr'loub, m., furlough, leave. ltrfad)e, f., cause, reason. 122 VOCABULARY. Sorer, m., father. oeran'ftalten, w. tr., arrange, contrive. iBeraiifialtung, i., arrangement. oerber'gen, str. tr., hide, conceal. oerbinben, str. tr., engage, oblige; er bunben fein, be obliged. oerbliifft, adj., perplexed, puzzled. ocrtci I'lttiji, adj., suspected ; fid) madjeii (SJerbadit evroectcn), excite suspicion. DC rbaniint, adj., confounded. ocrtanfcii, w. tr., have to thank for, owe. ocrticnrii, w. tr., deserve, merit. oerfludtt, adj., cursed ; interj., confound it! etc. oerfolgen, w. tr., pursue; geddjtlid; , prosecute. oerfiigeii, w. refl., repair (to), betake one's self to. oergebltd), adj., useless, ineffectual; adv., in vain. Sergebung, f., forgiveness; urn , pardon, excuse me. oergefyen, ir. intr., leave, vanish; (of time) fly, pass ; fid) etn>a lofjen, forego, dismiss, oergeffen, str. tr., forget. Sergleidnmg, I., comparison. [ing. oerljelfen, str. intr., assist one in obtain- ticrhcirateu, w. tr., give in marriage; refl., marry. Bcrliiiitent, / oerbiiten, $ w ' tr - " revent ' oerlangen, w. tr., ask, demand. otrlaffen, str. tr., leave. oerliebt, adj., in love ; fein, be in love, dote on, adore. verlimn, str. tr., lose. Sermpgen, n., fortune, property. oerneigen, w. refl., courtesy, boui. oernunfttg, adj., sensible. ucrpfltolm'i. w. tr., oblige. oerratcn, str. tr., betray, disclose, show; refl., betray one's self. ocrrrtu'it, w. intr., go on a journey, depart oerriictt, adj., deranged, crazy. t>erfd)affen, w. tr., procure. ucrfdirointcii, str. intr., vanish, dis- appear. t>erfd)n>0ren, str. tr., forswear, renounce. iu'rfti1)cni, w. tr., assure. erfpred>en, str. tr., promise. nerfleftfn, ir. tr., comprehend, under- stand; ba> oerfte^t fid), of course (or by passive). Ucrftiint, in., understanding, sense, wit. 'i5f rftiiutiiist, n., understanding. utrftiiufcig, adj., rational, sensible. uerfled'en, w. tr. and refl., hide. SJerflorfung, f., obstinacy. ocrtmucn (syn. annertrauen), w. tr., entrust, confide. 3Jertraite(r), m. (from adj. oertrout), confidant. 93ertrauen, n., trust, confidence. oertrinfen, str. tr., spend in drink. &crn>anbte(r), m., relative. oern>rd)fc(n> w. tr., confound with, mis- take for. ocrnn'ubeu, ir. tr., employ, use. oernwntcrii, w. refl., be surprised, wonder. oer)unfd)t, adj. (from nerrouni^en, wish ill), execrable, detestable, cursed. , adj., excusable. , f., pardon. oerjogern, w. tr., defer, put off. oerjroei'felt, adj., desperate. Setter, m., cousin. oitl, adj., much. (See fo.) Bicllcidn', adv., perhaps, may be. oier, num., four. oiert, ordinal num., fourth. oierjeftnt, ordinal num., fourteenth. ooll, adj., full, complete. oodf om'inen, adj. or adv., complete, per- fect ; perfectly. 9SoH'ntad)t, f., authority, full power. oon, prep, dat., of, from, about, con- cerning. 0t, prep. dat. or ace and sep. prefix, VOCABULARY. 123 before, at (place), ago (time), from, of, on account of. oorn(e), adv., in front. voraud ($um), adv., beforehand. corbel, adv. (sep. prefix), past. SSorbet'gchcn (im), infin. nounn., by the way, in passing. t>i>r / beugen, w. intr., prevent, hinder. iun'fli'blit.1), adj., pretended. oorliabi'ii, ir. tr. (syn. beabfi^ttgen), pur- pose, intend, have in view. oorbcr, adv. (sep. prefix), beforehand, previously. t>orb,er'fagen, w. tr., tell in advance. ourbiti, adv., just now, a little while ago. oorig, adj., former, preceding, same. oor'fotnmeii, str. intr. (etiiem), fall in one's way, occur, happen. oorncf)in, adj., distinguished. [do. contcliiiif n, str. tr., tahe up, undertake, SJurrettrr, m., outrider. 90rfd)te$n, str. tr. (of money), lend, ad- vance. ooriMilaiicit, str. tr., propose, present. Oorfdjlag, m., proposal. oorfietlen, w. tr., personate, represent, present, mean ; fid) (dat.) , fancy. Oortetl, m., interest, advantage, benefit. oortreff lid), adj. or adv., excellent. oorrofl'rt*, adv., forward. 2Bad)c, f., guard. road)eu, w. intr., be awake, watch. 5Bad)6lid)t, n., wax-light. roarfcr, adj. or adv., brave; ftdj behave bravely. 2Bagcn, m., carriage. nvigcn, w. tr., risk, attempt. SBagcftiirf, n., risk, bold undertaking. 2Bal)l, f., choice. imihlcn, w. tr., choose. loiibr, adj., true, veritable. roabrltdt, > adv., truly, indeed, in umbrluit't ig, ) truth. aBahrhcit, f., truth. readmit', prep, gen., during; conjunc., while. iDiiiifen, w. intr., waver, flinch. marten, w. intr., wait, stay. roarunt, adv., why. road, pron. relat. orinterrog., what, that, which ; fiir, what sort (hind) of; in- def. pron. = ettoa, anything, some- thing. 2Bed)fel, m., bill, bill of exchange. wegen, prep, gen., for, on account of. 2Beg, m., way, journey, road. n>eg, adv. and sep. prefix, away; frifd) , boldly ahead. weg'faftren, str. iatr.,driue away, depart. roegncl)nien, str. tr., tahe away. n>egfd)id'en, w. tr., send away. roegtverfcn, str. tr., cast off, away. 28etb, n., wife. roefl, conjunc., because. roctd, see roiffen. rottt, adj. and adv., distant, far, long ; entfernt, far from; ba 28eite fitc^en, mahe off, decamp. reciter, adv., farther, besides; nidjt3 , nothing else. roettcrtommen, str. intr., get on, pro- gress. rocldu'r (e, e), pron. rel. and interrog. adj., that, who ; which, what (a). SBelt, f., world. roeiiteit, ir. tr., turn ; ficJ) , apply to, address one's self to, roenfg, adv., little ; fteuS, at least. rofiiu, conjunc. and adv., //, when; nicfit, except, unless. roer, interrog. pron., who. roerben, ir. intr. (aux.), become, be. roerfen, str. tr., throw; fid) einetn ju $iij5 en , throw one's self at . . . SEBerf, n., work; frifcf) an' , (ellips.), be alive, on to work, etc. rorrt, adj., worth, dear. rorfcntltd), adj., essential, very impor- tant. 124 VOCABULARY. n>c4u>ciicn, adv., why, wherefore. loctten, w. intr., wager. roirfitiij, adj., weighty, important. roiber, prep, ace. and sep. or insep. pre- fix, against. rofberfah'ren, str. intr., befall, occur to. rofberru'fen, str. tr., revoke, rescind. roieber, adv., again, bach, in return ; in compounds often equivalent to the prefix re in English. n>ie'bererfd)etnen, str. intr., reappear. njjc'bcrfehen, str. tr., see, meet again. toie, interrog. adv., how; conjunc., as, like. 9Bilbfang, m., wild (hare-brained) fel- low. 9Si(Ie, m. (gen. tt), will, purpose; urn tmtlett, prep, phrase gen., for the sake of. roilligen, w. intr., agree, consent to. roillfom'nicu, adv., welcome. roirfltd), adv., really, indeed. n>irt'fd)aftcn, w. intr., manage. SBirtshauS, n., tavern. icffTcit, ir. tr., know ; jemanb etroaS nteiSs mad)en, fool, deceive a person. SBitroc, f., widow. mo, adv., where; conjunc. (rel.), In which, when. IDObei', adv. and conjunc. (rel.), whereby, in (at) which. roobcr, adv. (interrog.), whence, how. ID I'll hi, adv. (interrog.), whither, where to. roorin, adv. (interrog.) and conjunc. (rel.), wherein, in which. rooriiber, adv. (interrog.), whereat, about (at) what, which. movon, adv. (interrog.) and conjunc. (rel.), whereof, of what, which. rooju, adv. (interrog.), why, to what pur- pose. 3Bod)e, f., week. root) I, adv., well, probably, indeed, I sup- pose, do you think ? 2Bulfc, f., cloud. roollcn, ir. tr. (mod. aux.), will, want, wish, desire, intend, be about (to do a thing). tool) nen, w. intr., dwell, reside, live. 2Bort, n., word. 2B0rtbriid)ig{eit, f., breach of promise. 3Bud)erer, m., usurer. SBuitfd), m-, wish, desire. 2BiifHiug, m., dissolute person, rake. , w. intr., count. , m., quarrel. jartltd), adj., tender, fond. 3efd)en, n., sign. Sett, f., time ; oerluft, m., loss of time; bei jetten, in time. jetttg, adv., soon, early, 3eug, n., stuff, rubbish, nonsense. ! 3euge, m., witness. I lichen, str. tr., draw. jiemltd), adv., tolerably, moderately ; fo , pretty, nearly, almost. Simmer, n., room. fitter it, w. intr., tremble. 3orn, m., anger, indignation. gu, prep. dat. and sep. prefix, to, at, in, for; adv., too. lu'bcnfen, ir. tr., design for, intend for. jn'geben, str. tr., permit, agree to, con- sent to. julcgen (fidj ettoaS), w. tr., furnish or provide one's self with. 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