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Chapter XXVIII

           Atalaterday,Iknewthelanguageandthebook;therefore,Iwillherequotetheline:though,whenIfirstheardit,itwasonlylikeastrokeonsoundingbrasstomeconveyingnomeaning:- 

           "‘DatrathervorEiner,anzusehenwiedieSternenNacht.’ Good!good!"sheexclaimed,whileherdarkanddeepeyesparkled. "Thereyouhaveadimandmightyarchangelfitlysetbeforeyou!Thelineisworthahundredpagesoffustian. ‘IchwagedieGedankeninderSchalemeinesZornesunddieWerkemitdemGewichtemeinesGrimms.Ilikeit!" 

           Bothwereagainsilent. 

           "Isthereonycountrywheretheytalki’thatway?"askedtheoldwoman,lookingupfromherknitting. 

           "Yes,HannahafarlargercountrythanEngland,wheretheytalkinnootherway." 

           "Well,forsurecase,Iknawn’thowtheycanunderstandt’onet’other:andifeithero’yewentthere,yecouldtellwhattheysaid,Iguess?" 

           "Wecouldprobablytellsomethingofwhattheysaid,butnotallforwearenotascleverasyouthinkus,Hannah. Wedon’tspeakGerman,andwecannotreaditwithoutadictionarytohelpus." 

           "Andwhatgooddoesitdoyou?" 

           "Wemeantoteachitsometimeoratleasttheelements,astheysay;andthenweshallgetmoremoneythanwedonow." 

           "Varrylike:butgiveowerstudying;ye’vedoneenoughforto-night." 

           "Ithinkwehave:atleastI’mtired.Mary,areyou?" 

           "Mortally:afterall,it’stoughworkfaggingawayatalanguagewithnomasterbutalexicon." 

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