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70 BIOGRAPHY.
ceive the kind of spirit which lived in and animated the
pupil as well as the teacher!
Tn our house, Fredrika made the acquaintance of many
amiable, intelligent, and pleasant persons. They tried to
prevail upon her to go out in the little world of Christian-
stad, that is to say, “ La créme de la société” there, but all
in vain. Fredrika remained true to her determination to
live isolated in order to educate herself for the aim in life
which she had in view, nor was she tempted to recom-
mieuce a social life which had never been to her taste.
At home in our house, she liked, however, to meet with
people, and she moved with ease and cheerfulness in the
little circle which frequently met there. She was liked by
all. One lady in this circle formed a passionate friendship
for Fredrika. She was talented, witty, handsome, musical,
but passionate, frivolous, and exceedingly worldly minded.
How a woman with such a character could feel such a vio-
lent friendship for Fredrika, who was now so seriously
minded and so free from vanity, I could not understand,
and it made me a little uneasy. In the beginning, Fre-
drika felt averse to a more intimate acquaintance with her,
and was rather embarrassed by her long, daily visits.
Sometimes she came twice in the course of the day, which
interfered with Fredrika’s studies and work ; but soon Fre-
drika began to return her friendship with equal warmth.
J was aware that this lady could not exercise any good in-
fluence over Fredrika, but she hoped to be able to exercise
a good influence over her. “Nina” became, although
somewhat later, the visible result of this acquaintance,
— “Nina,” which contains so many poetically beautiful
sketches, but which does not carry the same impress of
purity as all Fredrika’s previous charming works.
Early in the summer of 1832 we had a very unexpected
visit from my youngest brother August, who had felt un-
well for some time, and, by the advice of his physician,
was now going to consult the famous Surgeon Grife in
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