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The Goose Girl

CHAPTER XVII
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That hasn't been touched yet.

We'll see what sort of workman he is." He spoke to Dietrich again.

"What is Gretchen to you ?" For Hoffman knew Gretchen; many a time she had filled her basket and drawn her crowns.
"She is my sweetheart, Herr." And there was no mockery in the youth's eyes as he said this.
"Take him along, Gottlieb.

You will have no further use for this letter from her highness, so I'll keep it and frame it and hang it in the office." Which showed that Hoffman himself had had lessons in the gentle art of mockery.
Terrace ninety-eight was given over to small grapes; thus, many bunches had to be picked to fill the basket.

But Dietrich went to work with a will.


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