. The autobiography of Goethe : truth and fiction relating to my life . swung it upon his head, gave the poor fellow such a box on the ear withhis right paw, that the latter, as often happens in a comedy,went spinning out at the door; whereupon the respectableold grandfather invited us quite gravely to be seated, andkept up a pretty long discourse with good grace. As long as Schlosser remained in Leipzig, I dined dail\with him. and became acquainted with a very pleasant set ofboarders. Some Livonians. and the son of Hermann (chiefcourt-preacher in Dresden), afterwards burgomaster in Leip-zig,
. The autobiography of Goethe : truth and fiction relating to my life . swung it upon his head, gave the poor fellow such a box on the ear withhis right paw, that the latter, as often happens in a comedy,went spinning out at the door; whereupon the respectableold grandfather invited us quite gravely to be seated, andkept up a pretty long discourse with good grace. As long as Schlosser remained in Leipzig, I dined dail\with him. and became acquainted with a very pleasant set ofboarders. Some Livonians. and the son of Hermann (chiefcourt-preacher in Dresden), afterwards burgomaster in Leip-zig, and their tutor, Hofrath Pfeil, author of the -Countvon P., a continuation of Grellerts Swedish Countess:Zacharia, a brother of the poet; and Krebel, editor of geo-graphical and genealogical manuals,—all these were polite,cheerful, and friendly men. Zacharia was the most quiet;Pfeil, an elegant man, who had something almost diplomaticabout him. yet without affectation, and witli great good humor ;Krebel, a genuine Falstaff, tall, corpulent, fair, with prom- ^ca«gp. RELATING TO MY LIFE. 223 incut, merry eyes, as bright as the sky, always happy and ingood spirits. These persons all treated me in the most hand-some manlier, partly on Schlossers account — partly, too, n account of my own frank good humor and obliging dispo-sition ; and it needed no great persuasion to make me par-take of their table in future. In fact, 1 remained with themafter Schlossers departure, deserted Ludwigs table, andfound myself so much the better off in this society, whichwas limited to a certain number, as I was very well pleasedwith the daughter of the family, a very neat, pretty girl, andhad opportunities to exchange friendly glances with her, — acomfort which I had neither sought nor found by accidentsince the mischance with Gretchen. 1 spent the dinner-hourswith my friends cheerfully and profitably. Krebel, indeed,loved me, and continued to tease me and stimulate me inmoderation: Pfeil, on th
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