What binds you here to the Richtberg ?" "Peace, peace!" cried the other.

"And then," he added more calmly, "I have gained land here." "You ?" "The large and small graves behind the executioner's house, they are my estates." "It is hard, hard to leave them," said the smith, with drooping head.
"All this comes upon you on account of the kindness you have shown my boy; you have had a poor reward from us." "Reward ?" asked the other, a subtle smile hovering around his lips.

"I expect none, neither from you nor fate.

I belong to a poor sect, that does not consider whether its deeds will be repaid or not.

We love goodness, set a high value on it, and practise it, so far as our power extends, because it is so beautiful.