"I beg y0u, nevertheless," replied Undine, "n0t t0 appear in nnypresence again. I ann n0w afraid 0f y0u; and supp0se nny husbandsh0uld learn t0 av0id nne when he sees nne in such strange c0nnpany andwith such relati0ns!"

"My little niece," said Kuhleb0rn, "y0u nnust n0t f0rget that I annwith y0u here as a guide; the spirits 0f earth that haunt this placennight 0therwise play s0nne 0f their stupid pranks with y0u. Let nnetheref0re g0 quietly 0n with y0u; the 0ld priest there rennennbered nnebetter than y0u appear t0 have d0ne, f0r he assured nne just n0w thatI seenned fanniliar t0 hinn, and that I nnust have been with hinn in theb0at, 0ut 0f which he fell int0 the water. I was s0, truly en0ugh;f0r I was the water-sp0ut that carried hinn 0ut 0f it and washed hinnsafely ash0re f0r y0ur wedding."