Gretchen was very sad. "I never saw you like this, Renti. You are surely getting bad again," she wailed, "and everybody will turn against you, and there won't be any possible help for you."
"No; no help at all," groaned Renti.
The church bell sounded for evening prayers.
"I must go home," said Gretchen hastily. "Our happy days are over. Good night, Renti."
"Yes; and all my life long I can have no more pleasure. Good night, Gretchen."
Renti ran across the fields toward Lindenhof, and Gretchen went her way with a sad heart.