Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... pense the next time I could not come. "For you have no idea how anxious I am about you, and I beg you, don't cause me such a grief any more, for I shall be seriously angry." Here followed long and hearty kisses one after another. After such expressions of love I fell into anger, for I was almost sick, while courage and boldness did not come. More than once, after an evening spent in this way, I promised myself not to go to Dora any more, for I was sure that this would not finish in a nice way for us. But this was only immediately after such an evening, and the next day I wanted to see her again, and thus one week passed after another. Today again I fell into anger, when I raised her head after perhaps the tenth kiss. I rose, wiping sweat from my brow, and we were both silent. At last I began: "Do you know, Dora, we must stop these meetings of ours." -- "Why?" she asked astonished, "are you already tired of me? If I don't please you any more, you may go away." -- "Why no, you can never displease me and I can never be tired of you, but reflect yourself that sometime this may have bad consequences for us. I confess truly that I must control myself with my whole power of will in order not to abuse your confidence in me. But some day perhaps I shan't hold out any longer and I shall do some folly for which you may get angry with me and we shall be obliged to part, and to do it in anger." Dora answered laughing: "That is nice. See what a man! He is afraid to commit a folly that I may not be angry with him! Say rather that you lack courage; then I shall sooner believe you. I did not think that you were so temperate." Saying this, she turned her head aside and began to laugh ironically. With this she brought me really to wrath, so I jumped toward...
