Chapter 46: September

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌⁠It is even so! As nature puts on her autumn tints it becomes autumn with me and around me. My leaves are sere and yellow, and the neighbouring trees are divested of their foliage. Do you remember my writing to you about a peasant boy shortly after my arrival here? I have just made inquiries about him in Walheim. They say he has been dismissed from his service, and is now avoided by every one. I me