 Thefe words were a thunder-ftroke to Charlotte ; flie got up, and tottering, walked flowly to the wall, with a trembling hand took down the piftols, and by degrees wiped off the duft. She would have made ftill more delay, had not a look from Albert obliged...  The Sorrows of Werter: A German Story - Page 157by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1785 - 286 pages
...arrival ofWerter's fervant compleated Charlotte's diftrefs. As As foon as Albert had read the notv, he turned. coldly to his wife, and faid, "Give him...— I wifh him a good journey." Thefe words were a thunder.ftroke to Charlotte ;. fhe got up, and tottering walked ilowly to the wall, with a trembling... | |
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...« The eldest boy ran towards me... » Au fond, église et cimetière. (G.-H., BM) tress ; as soon as Albert had read the note, he turned coldly to his wife and said : Give him the pistols ; I wish him a good journey. These words were a thunder-stroke to Charlotte... | |
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