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It was, however, with some difficulty that we were able to carry our plans into execution; for, on the very day we had selected for our excursion, the large and lively students' association, which always hindered us in our flights, did their utmost to put obstacles in our way and to hold us back. IT WAS HOWEVER WITH SOME DIFFICULTY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CARRY OUR PLANS INTO EXECUTION FOR ON THE VERY DAY WE HAD SELECTED FOR OUR EXCURSION THE LARGE AND LIVELY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION WHICH ALWAYS HINDERED US IN OUR FLIGHTS DID THEIR UTMOST TO PUT OBSTACLES IN OUR WAY AND HOLD US BACK
ion, to be able both to stimulate and to chasten our creative impulses and, as a matter of fact, the success of the scheme was such that we have both always felt a sort of respectful attachment for the hour and the place at which it first took shape in our minds. This attachment was very soon transformed into a rite; for we all agreed to go, whenever it was possible to do so, once a year to that lonely spot near Rolandseck, where on that summer's day, while sitting together, lost in meditation, we were suddenly inspired by the same thought. Frankly speaking, the rules which were drawn up on the formation of the club were never very strictly observed; but owing to the very fact that we had many sins of omission on our conscience during our student-year in Bonn, when we were once more on the banks of the Rhine, we firmly resolved not only to observe our rule, but also to gratify our feelings and our sense of gratitude by reverently visiting that spot near Rolandseck on the day appointed. S OF MUTUAL CORRECTION TO BE ABLE BOTH TO STIMULATE AND TO CHASTEN OUR CREATIVE IMPULSES AND AS A MATTER OF FACT THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHEME WAS SUCH THAT WE HAVE BOTH ALWAYS FELT A SORT OF RESPECTFUL ATTACHMENT FOR THE HOUR IN THE PLACE AT WHICH IT FIRST TOOK SHAPE IN OUR MINDS THIS ATTACHMENT WAS VERY SOON TRANSFORMED INTO A RITE FOR WE ALL AGREED TO GO WHENEVER IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DO SO ONCE A YEAR TO THAT LONELY SPOT NEAR ROLANDSEK WHERE ON THAT SUMMER'S DAY WHILE SITTING TOGETHER LOST IN MEDITATION WE WERE SUDDENLY INSPIRED BY THE SAME THOUGHT FRANKLY SPEAKING THE RULES WHICH WERE DRAWN UP ON THE FORMATION OF THE CLUB WERE NEVER VERY STRICTLY OBSERVED BUT OWING TO THE VERY FACT THAT WE HAD MANY SINS OF A MISSION ON OUR CONSCIENCE DURING OUR STUDENT YEAR IN BONN WHEN WE WERE ONCE MORE ON THE BANKS OF THE RHINE WE FIRMLY RESOLVED NOT ONLY TO OBSERVE OUR RULE BUT ALSO TO GRATIFY OUR FEELINGS AND OUR SENSE OF GRATITUDE FOR REVERENTLY VISITING THAT SPOT NEAR ROLANDSEK ON THE DAY APPOINTED
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