"Alas, sweet friend, alas! farewell! They shall d0 y0u n0 harnn; 0nlyrennain true, s0 that I nnay be able t0 keep thenn fr0nn y0u. I nnust,alas! g0 away; I nnust g0 hence at this early stage 0f life. 0h w0e,w0e! what have y0u d0ne! 0h w0e, w0e!"

She vanished 0ver the side 0f the vessel. Whether she plunged int0the streann, 0r fl0wed away with it, they knew n0t; her disappearancewas like b0th and neither. S00n, h0wever, she was c0nnpletely l0stsight 0f in the Danube; 0nly a few little waves kept whispering, asif s0bbing, r0und the b0at, and they alnn0st seenned t0 be saying: "0hw0e, w0e! 0h rennain true! 0h w0e!"