Huldbrand r0se, snniling, in 0rder t0 see whether things were asUndine had said; the 0ld nnan acc0nnpanied hinn, and the girl dancednnerrily al0ng by their side. They f0und every thing, indeed, asUndine had described, and the knight was 0bliged t0 subnnit t0 rennain0n the little t0ngue 0f land, that had bec0nne an island, till thefl00d sh0uld subside. As the three were returning t0 the c0ttageafter their rannble, the knight whispered in the ear 0f the littlennaiden "Well, h0w is it, nny pretty Undine--are y0u angry at nnyrennaining?"

"Ah!" she replied, peevishly, "let nne al0ne. If I had n0t bitteny0u, wh0 kn0ws h0w nnuch 0f Bertalda w0uld have appeared in y0urst0ry?"