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that the right sort of person kept a volume of Goethe
that the right sort of person kept a volume of Goethe
on his bedside table and made for the High Mountains
on his bedside table and made for the High Mountains
every chance he got.  His women folk gathered
every chance he got.  His womenfolk gathered
up every word he dropped and always had his
up every word he dropped and always had his
slippers waiting beside his armchair when he
slippers waiting beside his armchair when he
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As the weather became a little pleasanter I  
As the weather became a little pleasanter I  
went with Agnes and Walter Teutsch and their
went with Agnes and Walter Teutsch and their
two children on Sunday outings in the country.
two children on Sunday outings in the country,
Agnes was the younger sister of Fraulein Groth and
Agnes was the younger sister of Fraulein Groth and
her husband Walther, was a painter, and the
her husband, Walther, was a painter, and the
friends who joined us at the long rustic table
friends who joined us at the long rustic table
under the giant linden were largely artists and
under the giant linden were largely artists and
students who told funny stories and had
students who told funny stories and had
personal charm.  The Sunday outings tended
personal charm.  The Sunday outings tended
to offset the ponderous traditions of Herr [[?Prip?]] Groth as
to offset the ponderous [[crossed out:  virtues]]  [[^traditions]] of Herr [[?]] Groth as
well as the forebodings aroused by the new
well as the forebodings aroused by the new
race of the war profiteers.  Not many years
race of the war profiteers.  Not many years
later, however.  Those same leafy spots were to give way to
later, however, those [[^same]] leafy [[crossed out:  hours]] [[^spots were to]] give way to
the concentration camps with all the ghastly paraphernalia  
the concentration camps with all the ghastly paraphernalia  
for mass genocide of nazi Germany.
for mass genocide of nazi Germany.

Latest revision as of 05:01, 15 December 2022

that the right sort of person kept a volume of Goethe on his bedside table and made for the High Mountains every chance he got. His womenfolk gathered up every word he dropped and always had his slippers waiting beside his armchair when he got home at night.

As the weather became a little pleasanter I went with Agnes and Walter Teutsch and their two children on Sunday outings in the country, Agnes was the younger sister of Fraulein Groth and her husband, Walther, was a painter, and the friends who joined us at the long rustic table under the giant linden were largely artists and students who told funny stories and had personal charm. The Sunday outings tended to offset the ponderous crossed out: virtues ^traditions of Herr ? Groth as well as the forebodings aroused by the new race of the war profiteers. Not many years later, however, those ^same leafy crossed out: hours ^spots were to give way to the concentration camps with all the ghastly paraphernalia for mass genocide of nazi Germany.