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The Dean's Watch, by Erckmann-Chatrian
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Title: The Dean's Watch 1897
Author: Erckmann-Chatrian
Translator: Ralph Browning Fiske
Release Date: October 17, 2007 [EBook #23054]
Language: English
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THE DEAN'S WATCH
By Erckmann-Chatrian
Translated by Ralph Browning Fiske
Copyright, 1897, by The Current Literature Publishing Company
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On the day before Christmas of the year 1832, my friend Wilfred, with his double-bass slung over his back, and I, with my violin under my arm, started to walk from the Black Forest to Heidelberg. It was unusually snowy weather; as far as we could see across the great, deserted plain, there was no trace of road nor path. The wind kept up its harsh aria with monotonous persistency, and Wilfred, with his flattened wallet at his belt, and the vizor of his cap drawn over his eyes, moved on before me, straddling the drifts with his long, heron legs, and whistling a gay tune to keep up his spirits. Now and then, he would turn around with a waggish smile, and cry: "Comrade, let's have the waltz from 'Robin,' I feel like dancing." A burst of laughter followed these words, and then the good fellow would resume his march courageously. I followed o