And every day costs you a crown to live, and more, for all I know.
You spend a crown as carelessly as if all you had to do was to pick them off the vines.

Crowns are hard to get." "When one is happy, one does not stop to bother about crowns," he said impatiently.
"But will such happiness last?
Shall we not be happier as our crowns accumulate, to ward off sickness and hunger?
Must I teach you economy ?" "I shall apply for work to-morrow and waste no more crowns, my heart." The vintner's hand again sought hers, and he sent Grumbach a look which said: "Smile if you dare!" But Grumbach did not smile.

He was too sad.

He fell into a dream, and the music faded in his ear and the lights of the pavilion grew dim.

He was a boy again, and he was carrying posies to the pretty little fraeulein in the Adlergasse.