Ludwig Tieck

“ He could not conclude his narration without shedding a few tears, just enough that Kronenberg could not listen without being moved.
— There are indeed circumstances, the latter said, moved, which so terribly frustrate and torment a man that it would be cruel and godless when even the total stranger, without waiting to be asked, won't jump up and help. ”

“ In the end he even reprimanded himself for harbouring such suspicions; if the stranger had appeared so thoroughly repugnant at the last moment, Kronenberg set it down as a delusion brought on by the excitement of the journey. — The carriage was now repaired and Christoph was ready to depart.
— So, where did you hook this strange pike, Sir? he asked morosely. Because he mentioned your name when he clambered aboard our coach there before the city gates.
— A poor man, said Kronenberg, by helping whom one may earn a reward from God; an unfortunate family man. ”

“ However, it is also a beautiful and reassuring sensation to feel oneself under an obligation to a nobleman; and, also, the nobleman is blessed to have bestowed a benefit on one grateful enough to have deserved it.
With these words, he bowed and walked out the door. Presently, however, he returned and once again thanked Kronenberg, who was deeply moved; but there was once again something so piercing in the stranger's parting glance, so much furtive guile, so much unpleasantness in his wan countenance, that a change came over the young man's feelings ”