October 6th, 1839. Sunday
Julius arrived on the horse before I had even had breakfast, and soon after, so did Mr. Füssli, whom I had promised to accompany him to Klemzig. Whether it was the new saddle that Mr. Fiedler had bought yesterday or the horse's kicking, it was enough that I fell down on the park land.
Bertha was dressed like a bride and was about to leave for church. Kleinschmidt told me that Schlinke claimed that he could bring witnesses that Bertha
( 146 ) had promised him marriage. Since only Schlinke had been with Weimann
(155) the previous night, I suspected that he wanted to bring the matter before the community; and, of course, Krummnow and Schliefkes had spoken about it, but not Schlinke himself.
Bertha and I enjoyed a lovely long evening together, as Mr Füssli and Teichelmann had left and the rest had all gone into the evening hour. I have never seen Bertha more in love and more lovable than she was this evening. Despite all the dalliances, we didn't forget to talk seriously about our relationship. She confessed to me that Schlinke had only received a
stolen kiss from her. When I said that if she alone wanted to count the number of kisses given, I could not say that I had received even one from her; she replied with delightful naturalness, she likes to keep quiet for me. --
The good heart suffered from severe toothache again today. I spent the night in Klemzig again and went into town the following morning with Julius, who wanted to get the runaway Timoran back.
October 8th, 1839.
When I went to Klemzig towards evening, I noticed a group of natives who had come back from the north. In Klemzig I learned the important news that Schlinke, accompanied by Krummnow, was with Pastor Kavel last Saturday and tried to assert his claims against Bertha. However, the matter will now be discussed and Bertha will probably have to appear before the authorities to face her accusers.
Bertha wanted to go to the mission class that was held that evening, but since I was there the last evening before my trip, she stayed at home.