1 supped. 107 A loft108 raised109 some110 seven or eight feet, which was reached111 by112 a ladder13, was the resting-place 44 44 that awaited 115 us; a sort 116 of nest, into which we were to introduce117 ourselves by creeping118 under joists119 loaded 120 with provisions 121 for the year. My companion climbed up alone, and, already nearly asleep13, laid himself down with his head upon the precious 1 24 portmanteau. Having determined 1 2 5 to sit up126, I made a good fire and seated myself by 127 the side of it. The night, which had been undisturbed 128, being nearly over129, I began to reassure130 myself, when131, about1 32 the time that133 I thought the break of day134 could not be far off 35, I heard our host and his wife talking and disputing136 below; and putting1 37 my ear to (an Acc.) the chimney138 which communicated 39 with the one (say that) in the lower room, I perfectly distinguished1 40 these words spoken141 by the husband: "Well, let us see, must they both be killed ?142" To which the wife replied, "Yes;" and I heard no (Nichts) more. How shall I go on?144 I stood1 45 107 zu Abend essen. 108 Boden, m. 109 erhöhen. 110etwa. 111say, to which one came; to come gelangen. 114 123 eingeschlafen. 112 mittelst. 113 Leiter, f. 117 sich einlassen. 118krie= 124 Postbar. 4 Ruheplay, m. 115 erwarten. 116 Art, f. chen, and express the Part. by an adverbial sentence led by indem with the Subj. Imperf. 119Querbalken, m. 120beladen. 121 Lebensmittel, n. 122 hinaufklettern. 125 beschließen. 126 aufbleiben. 127say, near it, or thereat; at an. 128 ungestört. 129 say, passed vergehen, and express the Participle by an adverbial sentence, led by da. 130beruhigen. 131als, after which, the Nominative, when it is a Personal Pronoun, must immediately follow. 132gegen. 133da. 134 Tagesanbruch. 135 weit entfernt. 136 streiten. 137 legen. 138 Kamin, n. 139im Zusammenhang stehen.' 14overnehmen. 141 construe the Part. as an Adj. to words. 142abschlachten. 143 say, whereon; on auf. 144fortfahren. 145dastehen. scarcely breathing146, my body cold as marble147; to have148 seen me, you could hardly 149 have known 1 5 0 3 if I were alive152 or dead. Good heavens! when I think of it 53 now! We two almost without weapons 154, against twelve or fifteen who had so many! and my companion dead 155 with 156 sleep and fatigue 15! to call158 him, or make a noise 159, I dared 60 not: to escape161 alone was impossible; the window was not high, but below were two large dogs howling1 62 like wolves. In what an agony163 I was, imagine1 6 4 if you can. At165 the end of a long quarter of an hour1 166 I heard some one on the stairs, and through the crack167 of the door, I saw the father, his lamp168 in one hand, and in the other, one of his large knives. He came up, his wife after him, I was behind the door; he opened it, but before169 he came in, he put down*70 the lamp which his wife took. 174 He then entered barefoot1 172, and from outside173 the woman said to him in a low17 voice, shading175 the light of the lamp with her hand, "Softly176, go softly." When he got177 to the ladder, he mounted 178 (it), (say with) his knife between his teeth 80, and getting up181 as high as 182 the bed the poor young man lying183 with 147 Marmor, m. 146 athmen. 150wissen. 151øð. 152 am Leben, or lebendig. 153 say, thereof; of 8 rufen. 159 Lärm, m. len, and say, which howled. 160 wagen. 16 1 entfliehen. 162 heu 163 Seelenangst, f. 164 sich vorstellen. 165 an. 166 Biertelstunde, f. 167Spalte, f. 168 say, the lamp. 169ehe. 17onieder seßen. 17 1aufnehmen. 172barfuß. 173von draußen. 174say, with low leise. 175 schüßen. 176fachte. 177 gelangen an. 178 hinaufsteigen. 179say, the. 1803ahn, m. 181steigen, led by indem. up to the bed bis zu. 183 say, whilst the poor, etc. 182say, his throat18 bare 185, with one hand he took his knife, and with the other, Oh cousin! he seized186 a ham187 which hung 188 from the ceiling 189, cut a slice 1 o o from it191, and retired19 2 as he had come. The door was closed again, the lamp disappeared, and I was left alone with my reflections. 195 As soon as day 19 appeared, all the family making197 a great noise came to awaken 198 us as we had requested.199 They brought us something to eat, and gave us a very clean200, 200, and a very good breakfast 201, I assure 22 you. Two capons203 formed 20 part205 of it206, of which we must, said our hostess, take away207 one and eat the other. When I saw them I understood the meaning of those terrible words, "must they both be killed?" and I think 2 0 8, cousin, you have enough penetration 209 to guess 210 now what they signified.211 Oblige212 me cousin, do not tell this story. In the first place 213, as you see, I do not play a good part21 in it; next215, you would spoil 216 it. Stay 217, I do not flatter 218 you, but your face219 would destroy220 the effect of my tale. 221 Without boasting 222, I have just 223 the countenance2 2 ↓ to relate a fearful 225 story: but as for you226, if you 4 203 Ka= 184 Hals, m. 185 entblößt. 186ergreifen. 187 Schinken, m. 188 8 8 herab= hangen. 89 Decke, f. 190Scheibe, f. 191 say, thereof. 192 sich zurückziehen. 193schließen, reflect. 194 verschwinden. 195 Gedanke, m. 196 say, the day. 197say, with. 198wecken. 199 verlangen. 200rein= lich. 201 Frühstück, n. 202versichern, say, this I assure to you. paun, m. 204 bilden. 205say, a part. 206say, thereof. 207 mitnehmen. 208 glauben. 209 Scharfsinn. 210 errathen. 211bedeuten. 212verpflich= 13 erstens. 214 Rolle, f. 215zweitens. 216 verderben. 217 halten. 18 schmeicheln, with Dative. 219 Antlig, n. 220zu Nichte machen. 221 Erzählung. 222prahlen. 223gerade. 224 Gesicht, n. 225 furchtbar. 226 say, what concerns you; to concern betreffen. ten. 213 wish to tell a story, choose a subject 28 that suits? 29 Psyche for example. 2 3 your face Half Hours.) 230 (From the V. DESIRE OF KNOWLEDGE.' 4 6 11 1 24 Dr. Johnson and I (Boswell) took (say hired) a sculler at the Temple stairs, and set out for Greenwich. I asked him if he really thought' a knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages an essential11 requisite to a good education. 15 Johnson: "Most certainly 16 sir17, for those who know them have a great advantage18 over19 those who do not. Nay sir, it is wonderful what a difference learning? 3 makes upon people, even in the common intercourse of life, which does not appear to be much connected with it." "And yet," said I, "people go through the world very well, and carry on the business 30 of life to good advantage 32, without learning." Johnson: "Why 33 sir, that may be true in (say certain) cases where learning cannot possibly 34 be of any use35; for instance 36, this boy rows 37 us as 38 well without learning as if he could 227 sich wählen. 228 Gegenstand. 229 passen zu. 8 7 2 230zum Beispiel. 1Wißbegierde, f. 2Bootsmann, m. 3 bei. 4die Tempel - Stufen. 5fahren nach. wirklich. 7halten, with für before the predicate. Kenntniß. griechisch. 1olateinisch. 11take the sing. 12wesentlich. 13 Erforderniß, n. 14take the Gen. 15Erziehung. 16ganz gewiß. 17mein Herr, which is, however, rarely used, and generally by inferiors, like the boy below, to superiors like Johnson, 18 Vertheil, m. 19 por. 20 say, know them not. 21ja. 22Unterschied. 23 Gelehrsamkeit. 24 bei. 25 gewöhnlich. 26 Verhandlung, take pl. 27 verbinden. 28 ihren Weg machen. 29 betreiben. 3oGeschäft, n., take pl. 31mit. 32say, success Erfolg. 33freilich. 34 möglicher Weise. 35not of any use von keinem Nußen, m. 36zum Beispiel. 37 rudern. 38 eben so. sing the song39 of Orpheus to (vor Dat.) the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to** the boy, "What would you give my lad to know about1 3 the Argonauts?" "Sir," said the boy, "I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and we gave him a double fare. Dr. Johnson then turning17 to me, "Sir," said he, "a desire of knowledge is the natural feeling of mankind; and every human being, whose mind is not debauched 52, will be willing to 5 3 give all that he has to get knowledge. 55" — Boswell, Life of Johnson. (From the Half Hours.) 4 VI. THE SACK OF MAGDeburg. 9 GOING out of church immediately after sermon3, some people of St. James's parish passed by, and told me the enemy had entered the town. With difficulty could I persuade myself that this was anything more than a false10 alarm11; but the news12 unfortunately13 proved too true. I then lost my presence of mind15, and as my wife and maid-servant1 6 were with me, we ran directly to my colleague19, M. 17 8 44er= 39 Gesang, m. 4o Argonaut. 41anreden. 42 Junge. 4 3 von. freut. 45über. 46 Fährgeld, n. 47 sich wenden. 48 Begierde, f. 49say, of knowing zum Wissen. 50 Menschheit.✩ 51Geist, m. 5 2verderben. 53say, will willingly give; willingly gern. 54 sich erwerben. 55 Kenntniß, take the plural. 6 Zerstörung. 2treten, and begin the adverbial sentence with als. 3 Predigt, from predigen, with the termination t; add the Definite Article. von. der heilige Jacobus. Kirchspiel, n. 7vorbeikommen. Smit Mühe. 9überreden. 1ofalsch. 11 Gerücht, n. 12 Nachricht, f. 13 unglücklicher Weise. 14 sich erweisen als. 15 Geistesgegenwart, f 16 Dienstmagd, before which the Pronoun must be repeated, since the Substantives refer to persons of different stations, 17bei. 18sogleich. 19 Amtsgenosse. |