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Chapter Ii.
and he felt a kind of mysterious sensation again creeping over liim , which had been partly dispelled by her sudden appearance . Nevertheless , he could not remain silent in company with so charming a companion ; so , raising his eyes , he said , with a voice slightly trembling , — "You desire to speak with'me . Unknown as I amand
, living retired from the world , is it not possible that you have made a mistake ? I hasten to correct it . " " It is no mistake , " interrupted the Jewess . " Is it to me , then , that you would speak ?" " Yes ! to you . " "TomeSaunder ?"
, " To you , Bernhard Saunder , the Silesian . " The voice of the young woman was firm ; no blush mounted to her forehead , as she looked steadily at him . " I have desired for a long time to see you , " she replied , after a short silence ; " and it has become imperative that we should meet . "
" But why ? " interrupted Bernhard , looking quite bewildered . " A powerful motive , " answered the Jewess ; " because , upon our meeting to-day depends your good fortune and my happiness . " Bernhard looked at the young woman with astonishment . "I cannot understand you" said hevainly seeking a
, , meaning to the words he had just heard . " You do not know me , " continued his questioner ; " but I have known you for some time . I have seen you often ; I have met you in the streets , at the market , at the cathedral , —even in the church , whither I have followed you . " " But from what interest "
" No matter ; you passed on indifferent to my presence , and did not know that behind you , by your side , by day and night , at all hours , there was a person—a woman — who watched all your movements , listened to all your words , and commented on all your actions . " " But why ? " asked Bernhard .
" I have seen , and I have understood ; I know that in your heart you have other hopes than your profession .... I understand what you would hide from all eyes , and this secret—I have guessed it . " " What would you say ?" "You love !" "I !" " You love , I repeat ! "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chapter Ii.
and he felt a kind of mysterious sensation again creeping over liim , which had been partly dispelled by her sudden appearance . Nevertheless , he could not remain silent in company with so charming a companion ; so , raising his eyes , he said , with a voice slightly trembling , — "You desire to speak with'me . Unknown as I amand
, living retired from the world , is it not possible that you have made a mistake ? I hasten to correct it . " " It is no mistake , " interrupted the Jewess . " Is it to me , then , that you would speak ?" " Yes ! to you . " "TomeSaunder ?"
, " To you , Bernhard Saunder , the Silesian . " The voice of the young woman was firm ; no blush mounted to her forehead , as she looked steadily at him . " I have desired for a long time to see you , " she replied , after a short silence ; " and it has become imperative that we should meet . "
" But why ? " interrupted Bernhard , looking quite bewildered . " A powerful motive , " answered the Jewess ; " because , upon our meeting to-day depends your good fortune and my happiness . " Bernhard looked at the young woman with astonishment . "I cannot understand you" said hevainly seeking a
, , meaning to the words he had just heard . " You do not know me , " continued his questioner ; " but I have known you for some time . I have seen you often ; I have met you in the streets , at the market , at the cathedral , —even in the church , whither I have followed you . " " But from what interest "
" No matter ; you passed on indifferent to my presence , and did not know that behind you , by your side , by day and night , at all hours , there was a person—a woman — who watched all your movements , listened to all your words , and commented on all your actions . " " But why ? " asked Bernhard .
" I have seen , and I have understood ; I know that in your heart you have other hopes than your profession .... I understand what you would hide from all eyes , and this secret—I have guessed it . " " What would you say ?" "You love !" "I !" " You love , I repeat ! "