vain that we looked out for him on the road and during our
subsequent stay in Prague. Indeed, it was not until several weeks
later that the extraordinary fellow turned up at my mother's, not
so much to collect payment of his loan, as to inquire about the
welfare of the young friend to whom that loan had been made.

The remainder of our journey was very fatiguing, and the joy I
felt when I at last beheld Prague from the summit of a hill, at
about an hour's distance, simply beggars description. Approaching
the suburbs, we were for the second time met by a splendid
carriage, from which my sister Ottilie's two lovely friends
called out to me in astonishment. They had recognised me
immediately, in spite of my terribly sunburnt face, blue linen
blouse, and bright red cotton cap. Overwhelmed with shame, and
with my heart beating like mad, I could hardly utter a word, and
hurried away to my mother's to attend at once to the restoration
of my sunburnt complexion. To this task I devoted two whole days,
during which I swathed my face in parsley poultices; and not till
then did I seek the pleasures of society. When, on the return
journey, I looked back once more on Prague from the same hilltop,
I burst into tears, flung myself on the earth, and for a long
time could not be induced by my astonished companion to pursue
the journey. I was downcast for the rest of the way, and we
arrived home in Dresden without any further adventures.

During the same year I again gratified my fancy for long
excursions on foot by joining a numerous company of grammar
school boys, consisting of pupils of several classes and of
various ages, who had decided to spend their summer holidays in a
tour to Leipzig. This journey also stands out among the memories