Earth has not been the same, since then.
Europe from thee received a soul,
Whence nations moved in law, like men,
As members of a mightier whole,
Till wars were ended.... In that day,
So shall our children’s children say.
[CHARACTERS]
Rada, wife of the village doctor.
Bettine, her daughter, aged twelve.
Brander
Tarrasch
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German soldiers quartered in her
house during the occupation
of the village.
Nanko, an old, half-witted schoolmaster, living in the care of the doctor. He has a delusion that it is always Christmas Eve.