She rose and went out through the gloaming into the garden.
Tall and queenly, invested with mystery, she stepped between the trees,
the foliage ceased its whispering at her approach, and over her head glimmered tenderly the many stars.
I am coming to the end. Events marched quickly. War was declared. Demian, who looked strange in uniform, with a silver-grey cloak, went away.
I brought his mother home. Soon after I also said good-bye to her.
She kissed me on the lips and held me a moment on her breast, and her large eyes burned steadily close to mine.
And all men were like brothers. They had in mind their country and their honor.
But it was fate, they peeped for a moment into the unveiled face.
Young men came out of barracks, stepped into trains, and on many a face I saw a sign—not ours—a beautiful and dignified sign, signifying love and death.
I as well was embraced by people I had never seen before. I understood and responded gladly.
It was an atmosphere of intoxication in which they moved, not that of a fated will.
But the intoxication was sacred, it was due to the fact that they had all looked into the rousing eyes of destiny.
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