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known a woman who was writing a book。                   How do you manage to find 

enough to write down�拭─�

     ;That is never the trouble�察─�said the Advanced Ladyshe took Elsa's 

arm and leaned on it gently。         ;The trouble is to know where to stop。            My 

brain has been a hive for years�察�and about three months ago the pent´up 

waters burst over my soul�察�and since then I am writing all day until late 

into the night�察�still ever finding fresh inspirations and thoughts which beat 

impatient wings about my heart。; 

     ;Is it a novel�拭─�asked Elsa shyly。 

     ;Of course it is a novel�察─�said I。 

     ;How     can   you   be   so  positive�拭─   �said  Frau   Kellermann�察     �eyeing   me 

severely。 

     ;Because nothing but a novel could produce an effect like that。; 

     ;Ach�察  �don't quarrel�察─  �said   the Advanced   Lady  sweetly。         ;Yes�察  �it   is   a 

novel   upon   the   Modern   Woman。        For   this   seems   to   me   the   woman's 

hour。    It is mysterious and almost prophetic�察�it is the symbol of the true 

advanced woman�此         �not one of those violent creatures who deny their sex 

and smother their frail wings under。。。under; 

     ;The English tailor´made�拭─�from Frau Kellermann。 

     ;I was not going to put it like that。          Rather�察�under the lying garb of 

false masculinity� ─�

     ;Such a subtle distinction� ─�I murmured。 

     ;Whom then�察─�asked Fraulein Elsa�察�looking adoringly at the Advanced 



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Lady ;whom then do you consider the true woman�拭─�

     ;She is the incarnation of comprehending Love� ─�

     ;But my dear Frau Professor�察─�protested Frau Kellermann�察 �you must 

remember that one has so few opportunities for exhibiting Love within the 

family     circle   nowadays。      One's     husband     is  at  business    all  day�察 �and 

naturally desires to sleep when he returns homeone's children are out of 

the lap and in at the university before one can lavish anything at all upon 

them� ─�

     ;But   Love   is   not   a   question   of   lavishing�察─  �said   the Advanced   Lady。 

;It   is   the   lamp   carried   in   the   bosom   touching   with   serene   rays   all   the 

heights and depths of; 

     ;Darkest Africa�察─�I murmured flippantly。 

     She did not hear。 

     ;The mistake we have made in the pastas a sex�察─�said she�察 �is in not 

realising that our gifts of giving are for the whole worldwe are the glad 

sacrifice of ourselves� ─�

     ;Oh� ─  �cried   Elsa   rapturously�察  �and   almost   bursting   into   gifts   as   she 

breathed;how I know that�           �You know ever since Fritz and I have been 

engaged�察�I share the desire to give to everybody�察�to share everything� ─�

     ;How extremely dangerous�察─�said I。 

     ;It   is   only   the   beauty   of   danger�察  �or   the   danger   of   beauty;   said   the 

Advanced Lady;and there you have the ideal of my bookthat woman is 

nothing but a gift。; 

     I smiled at her very sweetly。          ;Do you know�察─�I said�察 �I�察�too�察�would 

like to write a book�察�on the advisability of caring for daughters�察�and taking 

them for airings and keeping them out of kitchens� ─�

     I   think   the   masculine   element   must   have   felt   these   angry  vibrations�此�

they ceased from singing�察�and together we climbed out of the wood�察�to see 

Schlingen below us�察�tucked in a circle of hills�察�the white houses shining in 

the sunlight�察 �for all the world like eggs in a bird's nest;�察�as Herr Erchardt 

declared。      We descended upon Schlingen and demanded sour milk with 

fresh cream and bread at the Inn of the Golden Stag�察�a most friendly place�察�

with    tables   in  a  rose´garden     where    hens    and   chickens    ran   rioteven 

flopping   upon   the   disused   tables   and   pecking   at   the   red   checks   on   the 



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cloths。    We broke the bread into the bowls�察�added the cream�察�and stirred it 

round with flat wooden spoons�察�the landlord and his wife standing by。 

     ;Splendid     weather� ─    �said  Herr    Erchardt�察  �waving     his  spoon    at  the 

landlord�察�who shrugged his shoulders。 

     ;What� �you don't call it splendid� ─�

     ;As you please�察─�said the landlord�察�obviously scorning us。 

     ;Such a beautiful walk�察─�said Fraulein Elsa�察�making a free gift of her 

most charming smile to the landlady。 

     ;I never walk�察─�said the landlady�察 �when I go to Mindelbau my  man 

drives meI've more important things to do with my legs than walk them 

through the dust� ─�

     ;I like these people�察─�confessed Herr Langen to me。              ;I like them very�察�

very much。       I think I shall take a room here for the whole summer。; 

     ;Why�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�because they live close to the earth�察�and therefore despise it。; 

     He   pushed   away  his   bowl of   sour   milk   and   lit   a   cigarette。 We   ate�察�

solidly and seriously�察�until those seven and a half kilometres to Mindelbau 

stretched before us like an eternity。          Even Karl's activity became so full 

fed   that   he   lay   on   the   ground   and   removed   his   leather   waistbelt。 Elsa 

suddenly leaned   over  to   Fritz  and   whispered�察�who   on hearing her  to the 

end and asking her if she loved him�察�got up and made a little speech。 

     ;Wewe   wish   to     celebrate   our   betrothal   bybyasking      you   all  to 

drive back with us in the landlord's cartifit will hold us� ─�

     ;Oh�察�what   a beautiful�察  �noble idea� ─�said Frau   Kellermann�察�heaving   a 

sigh of relief that audibly burst two hooks。 

     ;It is my little gift�察─�said Elsa to the Advanced Lady�察�who by virtue of 

three portions almost wept tears of gratitude。 

     Squeezed into the peasant cart and driven by the landlord�察�who showed 

his contempt for mother earth by spitting savagely every now and again�察�

we jolted home again�察�and the nearer we came to Mindelbau the more we 

loved it and one another。 

     ;We must have many excursions like this�察─�said Herr Erchardt to me�察�

;for one surely  gets to know a  person in   the simple   surroundings of  the 

open airone SHARES the same joysone feels friendship。                     What is it 



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your Shakespeare says�拭         �One moment�察�I have it。         The friends thou hast�察�

and their adoption triedgrapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel� ─�

     ;But�察─�said I�察�feeling very friendly towards him�察 �the bother about my 

soul is that it refuses to grapple anybody at alland I am sure that the dead 

weight of a friend whose adoption it had tried would kill it immediately。 

Never yet has it shown the slightest sign of a hoop� ─�

     He bumped against my knees and excused himself and the cart。 

     ;My     dear   little  lady�察 �you    must    not  take   the   quotation    literally。 

Naturally�察 �one   is   not   physically  conscious   of the  hoops�察  �but   hoops   there 

are   in   the  soul   of  him   or  her   who    loves   his  fellow´men。。。Take       this 

afternoon�察�for instance。       How did we start out�拭        �As strangers you might 

almost say�察�and yetall of ushow have we come home�拭─�

     ;In a cart�察─�said the only remaining joy�察�who sat upon his mother's lap 

and felt sick。 

     We skirted the field that we had passed through�察�going round by the 

cemetery。      Herr Langen leaned over the edge of the seat and greeted the 

graves。     He was sitting next to the Advanced Ladyinside the shelter of 

her shoulder。      I heard her murmur�此        �You look like a little boy with your 

hair   blowing     about   in  the  wind。;    Herr    Langen�察    �slightly  less   bitter 

watched the last graves disappear。          And I heard her murmur�此           �Why are 

you so sad�拭     �I too am very sad sometimesbutyou look young enough 

for me to dare to say thisItooknow of much joy� ─�

     ;What do you know�拭─�said he。 

     I leaned over and touched the Advanced Lady's hand。                ;Hasn't it been 

a   nice   afternoon�拭─  �I   said   questioningly。  ;But   you   know�察  �that   theory   of 

yours about women and Loveit's as old as the hillsoh�察�older� ─�

     From the road a sudden shout of triumph。              Yes�察�there he was again 

white beard�察�silk handkerchief and undaunted enthusiasm。 

     ;What did I say�拭      �Eight kilometresit is� ─�

     ;Seven and a half� ─�shrieked Herr Erchardt。 

     ;Why�察�then�察�do you return in carts�拭         �Eight kilometres it must be。; 

     Herr Erchardt made a cup of his hands and stood up in the jolting cart 

while Frau Kellermann clung to his knees。             ;Seven and a half� ─�

     ;Ignorance must not go uncontradicted� ─�I said to the Advanced Lady。 



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     12。               THE               SWING                   OF           THE 

PENDULUM。 



     The landlady knocked at the door。 

     ;Come in�察─�said Viola。 

     ;There   is   a   letter   for   you�察─  �said   the   landlady�察   �a   special   letter;she 

held the green envelope in a corner of her dingy apron。 

     ;Thanks。;     Viola�察  �kneeling   on   the   floor�察  �poking   at   the   little   dusty 

stove�察�stretched out her hand。       ;Any answer�拭─�

     ;No�察�the messenger has gone。; 

     ;Oh�察 �all   right� ─ �She   did   not   look   the landlady  in   the   face�察  �she   was 

ashamed of   not having paid her rent�察 �and   wondered grimly�察  �without   any 

hope�察�if the woman would begin to bluster again。 

    

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