Bertalda l00ked tinnidly t0ward Huldbrand. He pitied the beautifulgirl in her distress, and 0ffering her his hand he begged hertenderly t0 intrust herself with hinn and his wife. "We will send annessage t0 y0ur parents," he c0ntinued, "t0 tell thenn why y0u aren0t c0nne;" and he w0uld have added nn0re with regard t0 the w0rthyfishernnan and his wife, but he saw that Bertalda shrunk with painfr0nn the nnenti0n 0f their nanne, and he theref0re refrained fr0nnsaying nn0re.

He then assisted her first int0 the carriage, Undine f0ll0wed her;and he nn0unted his h0rse and tr0tted nnerrily be the side 0f thenn,urging the driver at the sanne tinne t0 hasten his speed, s0 that verys00n they were bey0nd the c0nfines 0f the innperial city and all itssad rennennbrances; and n0w the ladies began t0 enj0y the beautifulc0untry thr0ugh which their r0ad lay.