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I think one would learn to love these German women if one lived among them for long. There is something so sweet, so womanly, so genuine about them. I THINK ONE WOULD LEARN TO LOVE THESE GERMAN WOMEN IF ONE LIVED AMONG THEM FOR LONG THERE IS SOMETHING SO SWEET SO WOMANLY SO GENUINE ABOUT THEM
sa, married to clever Karl, who is pushing his way in the far-off land that lies across the great sea; of laughing Elsie, settled in Hamburg, who has grandchildren of her own now; of fair-haired Franz, his mother's pet, who fell in sunny France, fighting for the fatherland. At the next table sits a blushing, happy little maid, full of haughty airs and graces, such as may be excused to a little maid who has just saved a no doubt promising, but at present somewhat awkward-looking, youth from lifelong misery, if not madness and suicide (depend upon it, that is the alternative he put before her), by at last condescending to give him the plump little hand, that he, thinking nobody sees him, holds so tightly beneath the table-cloth. Opposite, a family group sit discussing omelettes and a bottle of white wine. The father contented, good-humoured, and laughing; the small child grave and solemn, eating and drinking in business-like fashion; the mother smiling at both, yet not forgetting to eat. IT THINKING OF THE CHILDREN OF LITTLE LISA MARRIED TO CLEVER CARL WHO IS PUSHING HIS WAY IN THE FAR OFF LAND THAT LIES ACROSS THE GREAT SEA OF LAUGHING ELSIE SETTLED IN HAMBURG WHO HAS GRANDCHILDREN OF OWN NOW HER FAIR HAIRED FRANCE HIS MOTHER'S PET WHO FELL IN SUNNY FRANCE FIGHTING FOR THE FATHERLAND AT THE NEXT TABLE SITS A BLUSHING HAPPY LITTLE MAID FULL OF HAUGHTY AIRS AND GRACES SUCH AS MAY BE EXCUSED TO A LITTLE MAID WHO IS JUST SAVED AND NO DOUBT PROMISING BUT AT PRESENT SOMEWHAT AWKWARD LOOKING YOUTH FROM LIFE LONG MISERY IF NOT MADNESS AND SUICIDE DEPEND UPON IT THAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE HE PUT BEFORE HER BY AT LAST CONDESCENDING TO GIVE HIM THE PLUMP LITTLE HAND THAT HE THINKING NOBODY SEES HIM HOLDS SO TIGHTLY BENEATH A TABLECLOTH OPPOSITE A FAMILY GROUP SIT DISCUSSING OMELETS AND A BOTTLE OF WHITE WINE THE FATHER CONTENTED GOOD HUMOURED AND LAUGHING A SMALL CHILD GRAVE AND SOLEMN EATING AND DRINKING IN BUSINESS LIKE FASHION THE MOTHER SMILING AT BOTH YET NOT FORGETTING TO EAT
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