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For that, as the lowliest part of all that surrounded her, itself kissing the earth, seemed to come nearest within the reach of his ambition, and therefore to draw him the most. FOR THAT AS THE LOWLIEST PART OF ALL THAT SURROUNDED HER ITSELF KISSING THE EARTH SEEMED TO COME NEAREST WITHIN THE REACH OF HIS AMBITION AND THEREFORE TO DRAW HIM THE MOST
 by the prevailing mood of the time. They are such as the imagination would produce of itself, but increased in number and intensity. Teufelsbürst, without philosophising about it, called his preparation simply a love-philtre, a concoction well known by name, but the composition of which was the secret of only a few. Wolkenlicht had, of course, not the least suspicion of the treatment to which he was subjected. Teufelsbürst was, however, doomed to fresh disappointment. Not that his potion failed in the anticipated effect, for now Karl’s real sufferings began; but that such was the strength of Karl’s will, and his fear of doing anything that might give a pretext for banishing him from the presence of Lilith, that he was able to conceal his feelings far too successfully for the satisfaction of Teufelsbürst’s art. Yet he had to fetter himself with all the restraints that self-exhortation could load him with, to refrain from falling at the feet of Lilith and kissing the hem of her garment. OF THESE IS DETERMINED BY THE PREVAILING MOOD OF THE TIME THEY ARE SUCH AS THE IMAGINATION WOULD PRODUCE OF ITSELF BUT INCREASED IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY TEUFELSBUERST WITHOUT PHILOSOPHIZING ABOUT IT CALLED HIS PREPARATION SIMPLY A LOVE PHILTER A CONCOCTION WELL KNOWN BY NAME BUT THE COMPOSITION OF WHICH WAS THE SECRET OF ONLY A FEW WOLKENLICHT HAD OF COURSE NOT THE LEAST SUSPICION OF THE TREATMENT TO WHICH HE WAS SUBJECTED TEUFELSBUERST WAS HOWEVER DOOMED TO FRESH DISAPPOINTMENT NOT THAT HIS POTION FAILED IN THE ANTICIPATED EFFECT FOR NOW KARL'S REAL SUFFERINGS BEGAN BUT THAT SUCH WAS THE STRENGTH OF KARL'S WILL AND HIS FEAR OF DOING ANYTHING THAT MIGHT GIVE A PRETEXT FOR BANISHING FROM THE PRESENCE OF LILITH THAT HE WAS ABLE TO CONCEAL HIS FEELINGS FAR TOO SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE SATISFACTION OF TEUFELSBUERST'S ART YET HE HAD TO FETTER HIMSELF WITH ALL THE RESTRAINTS THAT SELF EXHORTATION COULD LOAD HIM WITH TO REFRAIN FROM FALLING AT THE FEET OF LILITH AND KISSING THE HEM OF HER GARMENT
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