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The philosopher jumped back. "What do you say?" he ejaculated, "your comrades from Bonn  students  can my friend have come here with _students_?" This question, uttered almost wrathfully, provoked us. THE PHILOSOPHER JUMPED BACK WHAT DID YOU SAY HE EJACULATED YOUR COMRADES FROM BONN STUDENTS CAN MY FRIEND HAVE COME HERE WITH STUDENTS THIS QUESTION UTTERED ALMOST WRATHFULLY PROVOKED US
 from the little plateau on the hillside; and the Rhine, with the island of Nonnenwörth in the middle, was just visible to the beholder who peered over the tree-tops. We therefore set off hastily towards this little spot, taking care, however, not to go too quickly for the philosopher's comfort. The night was pitch dark, and we seemed to find our way by instinct rather than by clearly distinguishing the path, as we walked down with the philosopher in the middle. We had scarcely reached our side of the river when a broad and fiery, yet dull and uncertain light shot up, which plainly came from the opposite side of the Rhine. "Those are torches," I cried, "there is nothing surer than that my comrades from Bonn are over yonder, and that your friend must be with them. It is they who sang that peculiar song, and they have doubtless accompanied your friend here. See! Listen! They are putting off in little boats. The whole torchlight procession will have arrived here in less than half an hour. T WE COULD HAVE A BETTER VIEW THAN FROM THE LITTLE PLATEAU ON THE HILLSIDE AND THE RHINE WITH THE ISLAND OF NANAWORTH IN THE MIDDLE WAS JUST VISIBLE TO THE BEHOLDER WHO PEERED OVER THE TREE TOPS WE THEREFORE SET OFF HASTILY TOWARDS THIS LITTLE SPOT TAKING CARE HOWEVER NOT TO GO TOO QUICKLY FOR THE PHILOSOPHER'S COMFORT THE NIGHT WAS PITCH DARK AND WE SEEMED TO FIND OUR WAY BY INSTINCT RATHER THAN BY CLEARLY DISTINGUISHING THE PATH AS WE WALKED DOWN WITH THE PHILOSOPHER IN THE MIDDLE WE HAD SCARCELY REACHED OUR SIDE OF THE RIVER WHEN A BROAD AND FIERY YET DULL AND UNCERTAIN LIGHT SHOT UP WHICH PLAINLY CAME FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF RHINE THOSE ARE TORCHES I CRIED THERE'S NOTHING SURER THAN THAT MY COMRADES FROM BONN ARE OVER YONDER AND THAT YOUR FRIEND MUST BE WITH THEM IT IS THEY WHO SANG THAT PECULIAR SONG AND THEY HAVE DOUBTLESS ACCOMPANIED YOUR FRIEND HERE SEE LISTEN THEY ARE PUTTING OFF IN LITTLE BOATS THE WHOLE TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION WILL HAVE ARRIVED HERE IN LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR
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