, andranmainlyupontheshortnessoflife, theuncertaintyofit, theperilswhichbesetit, andtheneedandwisdomofbeingalwayspreparedfortheworst;thisshadedoffintolow-voicedreferencestothedangersofthedeep, andkindredmatters;butasthegrayeastbegantoreddenandthemysterioussolemnityandsilenceofthedawntogiveplacetothejoy-songsofthebirds, thetalktookacheeriertone, andourspiritsbegantorisesteadily.
Germany, inthesummer, istheperfectionofthebeautiful, butnobodyhasunderstood, andrealized, ;itisgentle, andgliding, andsmooth, andnoiseless;itcalmsdownallfeverishactivities, itsoothestosleepallnervoushurryandimpatience;underitsrestfulinfluenceallthetroublesandvexationsandsorrowsthatharassthemindvanishaway, andexistencebecomesadream, acharm, , anddustyanddeafeningrailroadrush, andtediousjoltingbehindtiredhorsesoverblindingwhiteroads!
Wewentslippingsilentlyalong, betweenthegreenandfragrantbanks, withasenseofpleasureandcontentmentthatgrew, andgrew, ;sometimeswehadnoblehillsononehand, clotheddenselywithfoliagetotheirtops, andontheotherhandopenlevelsblazingwithpoppies, orclothedintherichblueofthecorn-flower;sometimeswedriftedintheshadowofforests, andsometimesalongthemarginoflongstretchesofvelvetygrass, freshandgreenandbright, !-theywereeverywhere;theysweptbackandforthacrosstheriverconstantly, andtheirjubilantmusicwasneverstilled.
