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acterizat,ion01itsh,oroes,Borne localcolor,andaclever,preferably theserequirements. ofthe

IntheweekbeforeChristmasan

unexpectedthawhadsetin.Thegreen wateroftheDanubeturnedocher,thenbrown, astheriverrose,roseandrose.Bushes drifteddownstream, scatteredrabbitssittingshiveringbetween theroots.Thefloodover flowedthe banksandcarriedmudinto thecellars.Boatssplashedalong the streetsofthelittletown. A shortdistancebeyondthetown twolowhousesstoodclose toeach otherbesidetheriver.Jacobawoke atdawn.Inhisroomontheground

Hoortherewasasheetofwater.Herousedhis

wifeandtoldhertogoto herparentsin thetown.Hewould trytosavesomeimportantpapers, jewelry, andsuchlike,getsomeofthe furnitureintotheattic,andthen followher.Hewouldalsonotify

Henry,theirneighbor.

Thewomanwent,andwhen

she haddisappearedinthemisthewadedto barelystuck itsroundheadoutofthe yellowflood.

Hesatdownonthethwart,lithispipe,and

\,atchedwithindifferencethe constantriseoftheriver.

InHenry'shousenothingstirred.

Farandwidetherewasonlyfogand

water.Thedarkspotsofthetwo houseslookedlikeislands.Whenthe riverhadrisentothefirst-floorwindows,

Jacobrowedtheboatwithslow

strokes towardHenry'shouseand banged againsttheshutters.Henry, startledoutofbed,lookedoutofthewindow, sawwater,wateryellowandeddying, andJacob'sboatcometotherescue.He mustalwaysbepre paredfortheelementtoattackthem withwettongues.Afterall,hewasin suredagainstdamage,anditwaseasy toreachthetownbyboat.

Hedressedhurriedly,sworealittle

attheoutrageousriver,andreappeared atthewindow,callingouttoJacobto bringtheboatovertohimsothathe mightgetin.

Jacob,however,showed

nosignsof doingso.Hefastenedtheboattoanear-by tree,whoseleaflessbranches

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reachedtowardthesky.Thenhecrossedhis armsandsaid: "[wantyoutoadmit,Henry,that youhavebetrayedmewithmywife." oftruthinwhat yousay.You havebeenlisten ingtosillytalk.Elsaisa pattern ofvirtues.She hasneverbe trayedyoubyso muchasawordoralook."

Jacobonly

IIL1li1ed.T11t~~;;~~m~f

watercontinued toriec.AlreadyitWdlSgUIS1tiug throughtheofthefloor

110thAtl-Ion1')'hadtomovooncfloor

highf:!r..IReobtiedtheofhis bOl\ttothQtopofthGtree,which bentovercrealdngly.Henrytalked luugamiurgentlytoJacob: "Don'tbeafool,Jacob.Youknow

Elsaisfaithfultoyou.Why,I

am wll11ngtosweartoit.Ihavenever evenofsomuchastOI1('hing ber."

Hewentonandon,

tillJacobinter· l'tlptGdhimgt'I1Uly liltiqnoLH1Q,I-Ign1'Y.No,,'thnt arefacingdeath,don'tyouthinkitis timeLuLdlLruth?Youcan't escapenow.Ishallwaittillyoudrown likeacat.Ifyoutrytoswim away,I'llbityouovertheheadwith myoar." The foghungdenselyoverthe river.'I'henear-bytownwasnolonger againstthe house.Ifthewaterwentonrising "ForGod'ssake,Jacob,bereason

It'strue,Ievensecretlygave

herakiss.Butgoodheavens,surely there'snoharmin that.Thatisn'tacrime,isit?After all,everybodyhashisweakmoments. theboatnowandrowmetotown,"

Jacobsmiled

grimly.Henrybegan again: "Allright,once,but-Iswearbyall that'sholy-onlyonce,Ididbetray youwithElsa.Youknowhowwomenare,always friendIshouldhaveknownbetter,Ishouldn't havedonpit."

Jacobhadcalmlytothis

coniceaion.HetoyedwithOClrlS.

HA1'oekAdthoboat.Henrywenton:

"Yuuaremyfriend,Jacob,aren't you?I'dbetteraumitit.Itwasmore thanouce.Theyou know.Weareallonlyhuman.arE-m't we'?Butitcertainlywasn'tasoften getintheboat." "It'snouse,Henry,you'regoingto die.YoumightaswellgiveUDal1 hope.Inanhourthewaterwillbe

I1pthot'o.Inrngoingtoota;>-andoce

yougurgleanddie,"

Themanimprisonedinhisown

nolongerpaidany againstthebowoftheboat asifthatweretheonlythingthat

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interestedhim.Hehadnowstoppedlistening

Finally

theprisonerstoppedhisabuse,andthetwomen staredateachother anirrevocablesentencein fromthe windowintotheroomanddisappeared.A quarterofanhourmusthavepassed,and the pressureofthewater.

ThenHenryappearedagainatthe

window.Hewaswearingtheuniformof hadgonethrough thenhangingsilently.Hehadbeena sergeantandso frame.Notdeigningtolook athim,heactedasifJacobdidnot exist,asifhewerethinair.Hisfacewore or trembling.

Jacoblooked

athimdumfounded.The martialfigureatthewindowdid notmove.Themightyriverflowed on.ThenJacobunfastenedthechain fromthetree.Hedidnotknow forhisop gotin,satdownonthebenchinthe over thefoamingyellowwatertothetown. ';:;?t~1?i,t~~"t~#~quotesdbs_dbs18.pdfusesText_24