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that art should give this castle the appearance of 

 real antiquity, but it was to be no useless ruin, 

 such as when newly constructed too much re- 

 sembles a mere plaything and must miss a decep- 

 tive effect because too much is left to the imagi- 

 nation. It should be merely an old castle, which, 

 in course of time, served other purposes; in short, 

 a partially reconstructed, often repaired, and con- 

 tinually used complete structure, of which there 

 are many such examples in our province. By 

 virtue of its location, it could therefore be very 

 appropriately used as the main building for farm 

 purposes and stables, since from the valley it ap- 

 pears to stand on steep heights on the border of 

 the forest, but on the other side its proximity to 

 the widest plateau makes it accessible from the 

 more level ground. The so-called inner " Burg," 

 with the solitary high watch-tower, from which 

 in these days, of course, no misshaped dwarf is 

 on the lookout for strange foes, was to serve as 

 a dwelling for the master and the tower as a fire- 

 watch, which, with the frequent forest lires of our 

 region, is only too necessary. Besides, if it were 

 thought more in keeping and more romantic, a 

 modern Seni' might employ himself with as- 

 trology in undisturbed solitude, or an alchemist, 

 for instance (as they are by no means extinct), 

 nay, even the baying of hounds, which was so 

 obligatory in all knightly tales, would not be 

 lacking, as the trainer for the hounds was lodged 

 there. 



• The name of the astrologer in Schiller's WalkHstein, 



