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Page 18
"Aside from the books I have mentioned, at my father's request, I
studied history, geography, natural philosophy, and finally ancient
mythology."
"You surprise me! Your education has not been neglected; but you can
write, can you not?"
"Certainly, and I have also practised drawing a little."
"Indeed! upon my honor, Mademoiselle Nanna you frighten me!"
"Why?"
"Because I cannot comprehend how you can use all your knowledge in this
valley."
"I have often thought of that," replied Nanna, sighing deeply.
"Perhaps, it is not such a terrible matter after all," said Gottlieb, "I
must thoroughly convince myself."
Gottlieb now commenced to examine and cross-question Nanna in the
various departments of learning that she had mentioned, and was pleased
to discover by her accurate replies that she comprehended thoroughly all
that she had studied. In fact, Nanna was quite his equal in her
knowledge of Ancient Mythology, which had always been her favorite
study.
"But how is it possible that your father should be so well educated?
Yesterday, when we were walking together, you told me that he had
resided in this valley nearly half his lifetime, with scarcely
sufficient means to support himself and family."
"Alas! a sorrowful story is connected with my father's younger days;
but he never speaks of it. He had high hopes, when young, and had they
been realized, he would have been a man of consequence; but the death of
his patron crushed everything."
"I must call upon your father some pleasant evening. Do you think he
would be pleased to see me?"
"Of course, and Magde would also."
"Your sister-in-law? Well, well, I will soon visit them both; but listen
now--"
"I will."
"As the error has already been committed--"
"What error?"
"That you should have been taught more than you ought to know; but
still, it is now too late to repent as you have already learned a
little, and I do not think there will be any harm in teaching you more."
"Who will teach me?"
"I shall of course.--I have an idea."
Nanna glanced inquiringly towards her companion. "You might be able," he
continued, "to earn a little competency for yourself; would you be
willing to become a school-teacher?"
"O, yes, nothing could be better! Then I would not be obliged to think
of--of--"
"Of marriage?"
"Yes, of marriage."
"And I am of your opinion, for to speak candidly, whom could you
marry?"
"I do not know; there is the parish tailor, who has already spoken to
Magde about it--"
"The parish tailor!--Aha!"
"And Captain Larsson who owns a sloop, offered Ragnar two barrels of rye
flour if he would speak a good word to me about him."
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