--- title: The Shoes of Fortune, part 1 — Andersen's Fairy Tales · full text with trees · page 2 description: The Shoes of Fortune, part 1, «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: I. 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so she brought him a pitcher of water, which tasted certainly pretty strong of the sea, although it had been fetched from the well. - [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/106/) — The Councillor supported his head on his hand, drew a long breath, and thought over all the wondrous things he saw around him. - [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/107/) — “Is this the Daily News of this evening?” he asked mechanically, as he saw the Hostess push aside a large sheet of paper. — checked by a teacher - [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/108/) — The meaning of this councillorship query remained, of course, a riddle to her, yet she handed him the paper without replying. - [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/109/) — It was a coarse wood-cut, representing a splendid meteor “as seen in the town of Cologne,” which was to be read below in bright letters. - [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/110/) — “That is very old!” said the Councillor, whom this piece of antiquity began to make considerably more cheerful. - [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/111/) — “Pray how did you come into possession of this rare print? - [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/112/) — It is extremely interesting, although the whole is a mere fable. - [113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/113/) — Such meteorous appearances are to be explained in this way--that they are the reflections of the Aurora Borealis, and it is highly probable they are caused principally by electricity.” - [114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/114/) — Those persons who were sitting nearest him and heard his speech, stared at him in wonderment; and one of them rose, took off his hat respectfully, and said with a serious countenance, “You are no doubt a very learned man, Monsieur.” - [115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/115/) — “Oh no,” answered the Councillor, “I can only join in conversation on this topic and on that, as indeed one must do according to the demands of the world at present.” - [116](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/116/) — “Modestia is a fine virtue,” continued the gentleman; “however, as to your speech, I must say mihi secus videtur: yet I am willing to suspend my judicium.” - [117](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/117/) — “May I ask with whom I have the pleasure of speaking?” asked the Councillor. - [118](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/118/) — “I am a Bachelor in Theologia,” answered the gentleman with a stiff reverence. - [119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/119/) — This reply fully satisfied the Councillor; the title suited the dress. - [120](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/120/) — “He is certainly,” thought he, “some village schoolmaster--some queer old fellow, such as one still often meets with in Jutland.” - [121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/121/) — “This is no locus docendi, it is true,” began the clerical gentleman; “yet I beg you earnestly to let us profit by your learning. - [122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/122/) — Your reading in the ancients is, sine dubio, of vast extent?” - [123](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/123/) — “Oh yes, I've read something, to be sure,” replied the Councillor. - [124](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/124/) — “I like reading all useful works; but I do not on that account despise the modern ones; 'tis only the unfortunate 'Tales of Every-day Life' that I cannot bear--we have enough and more than enough such in reality.” - [125](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/125/) — “'Tales of Every-day Life?'” said our Bachelor inquiringly. - [126](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/126/) — “I mean those new fangled novels, twisting and writhing themselves in the dust of commonplace, which also expect to find a reading public.” - [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/127/) — “Oh,” exclaimed the clerical gentleman smiling, “there is much wit in them; besides they are read at court. - [128](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/128/) — The King likes the history of Sir Iffven and Sir Gaudian particularly, which treats of King Arthur, and his Knights of the Round Table; he has more than once joked about it with his high vassals.” - [129](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/129/) — “I have not read that novel,” said the Councillor; “it must be quite a new one, that Heiberg has published lately.” - [130](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/130/) — “No,” answered the theologian of the time of King Hans: “that book is not written by a Heiberg, but was imprinted by Godfrey von Gehmen.” - [131](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/131/) — “Oh, is that the author's name?” said the Councillor. - [132](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/132/) — “It is a very old name, and, as well as I recollect, he was the first printer that appeared in Denmark.” - [133](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/133/) — “Yes, he is our first printer,” replied the clerical gentleman hastily. - [134](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/134/) — So far all went on well. - [135](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/135/) — Some one of the worthy burghers now spoke of the dreadful pestilence that had raged in the country a few years back, meaning that of 1484. - [136](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/136/) — The Councillor imagined it was the cholera that was meant, which people made so much fuss about; and the discourse passed off satisfactorily enough. - [137](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/137/) — The war of the buccaneers of 1490 was so recent that it could not fail being alluded to; the English pirates had, they said, most shamefully taken their ships while in the roadstead; and the Councillor, before whose eyes the Herostratic \[\*\] event of 1801 still floated vividly, agreed entirely with the others in abusing the rascally English. - [138](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/138/) — With other topics he was not so fortunate; every moment brought about some new confusion, and threatened to become a perfect Babel; for the worthy Bachelor was really too ignorant, and the simplest observations of the Councillor sounded to him too daring and phantastical. - [139](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/5/139/) — They looked at one another from the crown of the head to the soles of the feet; and when matters grew to too high a pitch, then the Bachelor talked Latin, in the hope of being better understood--but it was of no use after all. 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