heaven, from the heights of which he will inspire me with strength to
support the trials of this life; and now I do not desire anything more
except to know you free from all anxiety in regard to me."

Instead of serving to unite the two groups of students in a common grief,
this accident, on the contrary, did but intensify their hatred of each
other. Among the first persons who ran up at the cries of Sand and his
companion was a member of the Landmannschaft who could swim, but instead
of going to Dittmar's assistance he exclaimed, "It seems that we shall
get rid of one of these dogs of Burschen; thank God!" Notwithstanding
this manifestation of hatred, which, indeed, might be that of an
individual and not of the whole body, the Burschen invited their enemies
to be present at Dittmar's funeral. A brutal refusal, and a threat to
disturb the ceremony by insults to the corpse, formed their sole reply.
The Burschen then warned the authorities, who took suitable measures, and
all Dittmar's friends followed his coffin sword in hand. Beholding this
calm but resolute demonstration, the Landmannschaft did not dare to carry
out their threat, and contented themselves with insulting the procession
by laughs and songs.

Sand wrote in his journal:

"Dittmar is a great loss to all of us, and particularly to me; he gave me
the overflow of his strength and life; he stopped, as it were, with an
embankment, the part of my character that is irresolute and undecided.
From him it is that I have learned not to dread the approaching storm,
and to know how to fight and die."

Some days after the funeral Sand had a quarrel about Dittmar with one of
his former friends, who had passed over from the Burschen to the