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74 Hermann Sudermann
he met Magda, young, beautiful, and inexperi
enced. A love affair developed. But when Von
Keller finished his studies, he went home to the
fold of his family, and forgot his sweetheart
Magda. In due course he became an important
pillar of society, a very influential citizen, admired,
respected, and feared in the community.
When Magda returns home, Von Keller comes
to pay her his respects. But she is no longer the
insignificant little girl he had known; she is now
a celebrity. What pillar of society is averse to
basking in the glow of celebrities? Von Keller
offers flowers and admiration. But Magda dis
covers in him the man who had robbed her of her
faith and trust, the father of her child.
Magda has become purified by her bitter strug
gle. It made her finer and bigger. She does not
even reproach the man, because
Magda. I ve painted this meeting to myself a thou
sand times, and have been prepared for it for years.
Something warned me, too, when I undertook this
journey home though I must say I hardly expected
just here to Yes, how is it that, after what has
passed between us, you came into this house? It seems
to me a little ... I can see it all. The effort to
keep worthy of respect under such difficulties, with a bad
conscience, is awkward. You look down from the
height of your pure atmosphere on your sinful youth,
for you are called a pillar, my dear friend.
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