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gether in confusion and the pastor's lady sat solemnly silent. The 

 pastor rose timidly from his chair his lady stood up confused Drost 

 begged them to repeat their visit very often Julia esteemed herself 

 happy in having made their acquaintance. The pastor's lady looked 

 down triumphantly on her husband he looked up delightedly at her 

 and they promised to come very often. 



" Really, the place swarms with interesting people !" cried Julia, 

 turning over her music with evident discontent. 



Drost shook his head. (t We have now seen a pastor of sheep, and 

 a pastor of men; and one must acknowledge that your Gessner de- 

 picts mankind very strikingly. But see," he said, as he leaned on 

 the window, " the sun is setting behind the mountains. Julia, you 

 do not see the sun set in Hamlet. 



" And love does not render them so happy as we are," said Julia. 



The glowing clouds of evening disappeared ; the air was cool, and 

 they left the window. " I wish the sun would not set so quickly," 

 said Julia, after a long pause "all the pleasures of life are so short!" 



" And do you know that it is only eight o'clock ?" said Dorst, 

 looking at his watch. 



" Only eight o'clock ! Why, what shall we do ?" murmured Julia. 



" The pastor really seems to be a man of information," said Dorst, 

 in despair. " Suppose we send for him again? at all events he 

 talks. His wife makes herself ridiculous which is amusing. But, 

 alas ! no it is too late the good people are already gone to bed. 

 But stop," he continued, hastily, " I will read a chapter out of 

 Gessner." He did so, and Julia fell asleep. It acted as a soporific, 

 and they retired for the night. 



He awoke at three o'clock. The clouds were gilded by the first 

 rays of the morn. When a boy, he had sometimes seen the sun rise, 

 and he now leaned on the window, indulging in the remembrance of 

 those happy days. " Julia must see this," said he. She awoke in a 

 fright. 



" Come," said Drost gently taking her hand " you have, cer- 

 tainly, never seen the sun rise ?" 



" This abominable country !" she exclaimed, et How early the sun 

 sets and rises here !" and she looked out of the window, half asleep. 



Morning glowed upon the summits of the mountains a warm 

 wind -breathed through the blossoms the torrent rolled its waves 

 wildly through the valley and the birds burst into song upon the 

 boughs. f( The people in the city," said Drost, " do not see the sun 

 rise." 



" No, they are wiser," said Julia ; " they stay in bed to dream 

 of it." 



They endeavoured to go to rest again in vain ; awakened fancy 

 chased away the hovering ministers of sleep. Julia tottered, scarcely 

 awake, to the breakfast-table ; Drost closed his eyes, and lifted the 

 empty cup to his lips. 



" You have no tea let me give you some," said Julia and the 

 hot water streamed over her fingers. 



She shrieked and sprang up with the sudden pain, overturning 

 the tea-table and water on the feet of Drost. A screaming duet suc- 

 ceeded. 



