262 posted 26 two soldiers for a guard 263 to 264 us, he left 265 us, with a promise 266 to return forthwith. 2 6 7 We gave, with great cheerfulness 268, a good breakfast to our sentinels 269, who complimented270 us on the lucky fortune of falling into their colonel's hands; at the same time representing to us, that their fellow-soldiers made a considerable271 booty 272, while they continued 273 inactive 274, merely 275 as a safeguard to us, and therefore beseeching us to render 276 them an equivalent277 to 278 a certain degree. Upon this, I gave them four rosenobles 279, with which they were well contented, and shewed so much humanity 280 as 281 to make us an 282 offer 283 to go and search for 2 8 4 any acquaintance 285 whom we desired 286 to place 287 in safety 288 with 2 89 us. I told them I had one particular 291 friend who had escaped292 to 293 the cathedral 294, as I conjectured 295, and promised them a good gratuity 296 on his part297 if they saved 298 his life. companied 299 by my maid-servant, One of them, ac went to the church, and called my friend often by 300 name; but it was all in vain 30: no one answered; and we never heard men 82 take Def. 91be= 76geben. 77 Entschädigung. 78 bis zu. schenfreundlichkeit. 81say, that they made. 83 Anerbieten. 84suchen nach. 85 Bekannt, used as Substantive. schen. 87bringen. 88 Sicherheit. fonder. 92 fich flüchten. 93in. 89 bet. 90 Subj. Imperf. insert the adverbial sentence, as I conjectured, after who. 96 Be 99 begleiten. 300bei, with the 344 12 303 tion 30% of him from that period. 3 0 3 Some moments after, our colonel returned; and asked if any person 3 0 4 had offered 305 us the least 306 incivility. 307 After we had exculpated 308 the soldiers in this respect 309, he hastened 310 abroad 311 to see if there was any possibility of extinguishing 31 the fire, which had already seized 313 great 31 part of the city. He had already got 315 315 into 316 the street, when he returned with uncommon 317 haste 318, and said, "Show me the way out of the town, for I see plainly 319 we shall perish 320 in the flames if we stay 321 here a few minutes longer." Upon this, we threw the best 322 of our goods and moveables 323 into a vaulted 324 cellar 3 25, covered the trap-door 32 with earth, and made 327 our escape. My wife took nothing with her but328 my robe: my maid seized a neighbour's child by 329 the hand, whom we found crying at 330 his father's door, and led 3 3 him away. We found it impossible 332 to pass 333 through the gates of the town, which were all in flames, and the streets burnt with great fury 3 34 on either 3 35 side: in 336 a word, the heat337 was so intense 3 38, that it was 339 with difficulty 340 we were able to breathe. Having made several unsuccessful 342 attempts, we de 6 9 Hinsicht, from 2 erwähnen hören. 3 von der Zeit an. 4 jemand. 5 beweisen. 6 gering. 7 Unhöflichkeit. 8 entschuldigen. 12löschen. 13 ergreifen. 17 ungewöhnlich. sehen. great. 10eilen. 11 hinaus. 19 deutlich. 20umkommen. 1 6 auf. 21 verweilen. 14say, a 18 Hast, f. 22 neuter singular. 23 our goods and chattels unsere Habe und Gut. 24 wölben. begeben. 28als. 29 bei. 30por. 25 Kel ler, m. 26 Fallthüre, f. 27 to make his escape sich auf die Flucht 31 hinwegführen. 32 unmöglich. 34 Wuth, f. 35 say, on both sides. 39leave out it was. 40 Mühe, f. 33 hindurchkommen. 37Hiße. 38 gewaltig. Stande sein. 42 vergeblich. 36 mit. 41im termined 33, at last, to make our escape 344 on 345 the side of the town next 346 the Elbe. 347 The streets were clogged 348 with dead bodies; and the groans 39 of the dying were insupportable. The Walloons 350 and Croatians 351 attacked 352 us every moment, but our generous colonel protected us from 353 their fury. When we gained the bastion 354, which stands on the bank 3 5 5 of the Elbe, we descended 356 it by the scalingladder 3 5 7 which the Imperialists 358 had made use of 59 in 360 the assault, and arrived at length in the enemy's camp 362, near 363 Rottensee, thoroughly 3 6 4 fatigued 3 65, and extremely 366 alarmed. 367 The colonel made 368 us enter369 his tent 370, and presented 371 us some refreshments. 372 The ceremony 373 being over, "Well," said he, "having saved your lives 37*, what return3 do you make me? We told him, that for the present we had nothing to bestow, but that we would transfer 376 to him all the money and plate we had buried in the cellar, which was the whole of our worldly 378 possessions. 379 At3 80 this instant many Imperial officers came in, and one chanced 381 to say 7 to me, "Ego tibi condoleo, ego sum addictus Fidei Augustanæ." The distressed 38 state 383 I found myself 45 auf. 56 hinuntersteigen. be used as a Substantive. 59 sich bedienen. 60 bei. 54 Bollwerk, n. 58 Kaiferlich, to 61 Stürmen. 3 3 4 -386 393 in made me unable to give a proper38 reply to the condolence 387 of a man who carried arms against those whose religion 88 he professed 389, and whose 1388 hard390 fortune 391 he pretended to deplore. Next day the colonel sent one of his domestics 394 with my maid-servant to search for the treasure 3 9 5 we had buried in the cellar, but they returned without success 3 9 6, because, as the fire still continued 397, they could not approach the trap-door. In the meanwhile 39 the colonel made us400 his guests 401 at 102 his own table, and during our whole stay403 treated us, not as prisoners, but as intimate 405 friends. One day at dinner406, an officer of the company happened to say, that our sins 4 0 7 were the cause of all the evil 408 we that God had made use of the Catholic army to chastise 12 us; to whom my wife replied, that the observation13 was perhaps too true; however, take care, continued she, lest+16 God ni17 the end should throw that very418 scourge 419 into the flames. This sort of prophecy20 was fulfilled soon afterwards on the self-same Imperial army, which was almost totally destroyed 25 at 26 the battle427 of 28 Leipzig. At length I ventured 4 2 9 suffered 409, and 4 0 11 436 one day to ask 30 the colonel to give us leave to 431 depart132; he complied 33 immediately, on 3 condition+ 435 that we paid our ransom. Next morning I sent my maid into the town to try if there was any possibility of penetrating 37 into the cellar; she was more fortunate that day, and returned with all our wealth. Having returned 38 our thanks+39 to our deliverer40, he immediately ordered our passport 442 to be prepared 443 for us, with permission to retire14 to 446 whatever447 places we should think proper4 49, and made us a present of 50 a crown to defray152 the expense 453 of our journey. 484 This brave Spaniard was colonel of the regiment456 of Savelli, and named 457 Don Joseph de Ainsa. 1 From the "Half Hours." VII. MY DEAR FRIEND, My visit3 seems lengthening out' indefinitely; the thaw has taken place', and yet there seems no immeSince last Sunday I diate prospect of my return." have been a close prisoner, so my time passes in 0 12 30to ask a favour is bitten, but to ask a question fragen. 31 die Fr= laubniß. 32say, for departing zum Scheiden. 33 cinwilligen. 34mit, with the Definite Article. 35 Bedingung. 36Lösegeld, n. 37dringen. 38 abstatten. 39 Dant, m., sing. 40 Befreier. 41lassen, with Inf. Active. 42Paß, m. 43 ausfertigen. 44say, the permission. 45 fich begeben. 46 6 nach. 47 welcher. 48 Ort, m. 49 to think proper für 50 Geschenk, n., mit. 51 Krone, f. 52 bestreiten. 53Unkosten, only used in plural. giment, n., of is not expressed. 57 heißen. bequem erachten. 54 Reise. 55 5 Spanier. 56 Rc= 10ver= theuer. Freundin. 3Besuch, m. 4 sich hinzichen. 5ins Unend7eintreten. Aussicht. Rückkehr, f. 8 gangen. 11streng. 12vergehen. liche. Thauwetter, n. 6 |