My greatest consolation, in case of failure, will be that I have neglected no business or duty for the purpose of scribbling; it has only been with me the means of beguiling some idle hours, with no pretension to any other object; the wish to give a slight sketch of German characters and life, such as I have myself, in the course of many years, been familiar with, or have heard them described by others, can scarcely be considered a more serious occupation.
I have, perhaps, seen and heard enough to furnish me with ample materials for something better. That I cannot use them for the benefit of either myself or others, is my misfortune, not my fault. With this excuse, (if it be one,) I commend myself to my publisher; and, supposing so adventurous a person to be found, through him to the public.
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Letter | [7] |
| II. | The Initials | [29] |
| III. | A. Z. | [36] |
| IV. | A Walk of no Common Description | [45] |
| V. | An Alp | [61] |
| VI. | Secularised Cloisters | [71] |
| VII. | An Excursion and Return to the Secularised Cloisters | [89] |
| VIII. | An Alpine Party | [108] |
| IX. | Salzburg | [129] |
| X. | The Return to Munich | [139] |
| XI. | The Betrothal | [143] |
| XII. | Domestic Details | [160] |
| XIII. | A Truce | [176] |
| XIV. | A New Way to Learn German | [187] |
| XV. | The October Fête, and a Lesson on Propriety of Conduct | [195] |
| XVI. | The Au Fair, and the Supper at the Brewery | [220] |
| XVII. | Lovers’ Quarrels | [235] |
| XVIII. | The Churchyard | [247] |
| XIX. | German Soup | [251] |
| XX. | The Warning | [263] |
| XXI. | The Struggle | [268] |
| XXII. | The Departure | [281] |
| XXIII. | The Long Day | [286] |
| XXIV. | The Christmas-Tree, and Midnight Mass | [292] |
| XXV. | The Garret | [310] |
| XXVI. | The Discussion | [318] |
| XXVII. | The Sledge | [323] |
| XXVIII. | A Ball at the Museum Club | [339] |
| XXIX. | A Day of Freedom | [353] |
| XXX. | The Masquerade | [362] |
| XXXI. | Where is the Bridegroom? | [374] |
| XXXII. | The Wedding au Troisième | [381] |
| XXXIII. | A Change | [388] |
| XXXIV. | The Arrangement | [395] |
| XXXV. | The Difficulty Removed | [403] |
| XXXVI. | The Iron Works | [407] |
| XXXVII. | An Unexpected Meeting and its Consequences | [414] |
| XXXVIII. | The Experiment | [423] |
| XXXIX. | The Recall | [436] |
| XL. | Hohenfels | [442] |
| XLI. | The Scheiben-Schiessen (Target Shooting Match) | [450] |
| XLII. | A Discourse | [459] |
| XLIII. | Another Kind of Discourse | [464] |
| XLIV. | The Journey Home Commences | [468] |
| XLV. | What Occurred at the Hotel d’Angleterre in Frankfort | [474] |
| XLVI. | Halt! | [481] |
| XLVII. | Conclusion | [495] |
THE INITIALS.