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It begins: Just at this period the doctrines of the Christian faith had penetrated into the Harz; Egbert had become a convert, and had wo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/3/page/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/) / Legends and Tales., part 2 # Legends and Tales., part 2 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/3/) **2** Here she made the acquaintance of the Chevalier d'Aubert--or d'Auban--who had been in St. Petersburg.[65](../../65/ "tree and pragmatics") One day, when alone with Charlotte, he fell on his knees and confessed his recognition of her.[66](../../66/ "tree and pragmatics") The Princess took from him the most solemn promise of the strictest secrecy.[67](../../67/ "tree and pragmatics") Not long after the papers brought the news of the tragical end of Alexis, the probability of his having been beheaded.[68](../../68/ "tree and pragmatics") Charlotte, however, resolved to remain as dead.[69](../../69/ "tree and pragmatics") The death of her devoted man-servant, who had been of such service, caused her many tears, and d'Aubert devoted himself to her, became her chief prop and stay, and at length the royal widow rewarded him with her hand.[70](../../70/ "tree and pragmatics") D'Aubert finally fell ill, and they returned to his native France, where his recovery was her reward.[71](../../71/ "tree and pragmatics") They were in the habit of walking in the gardens of the Tuileries.[72](../../72/ "tree and pragmatics") One day, sitting there conversing in German, chance led the celebrated Marshal Moritz von Saxony past them.[73](../../73/ "tree and pragmatics") Surprised to hear his mother tongue so purely spoken by Americans, as he imagined, he approached them, addressed the lady, started, and instantly recognized the Princess Charlotte of Blankenburg, whom he had long years reckoned among the dead.[74](../../74/ "tree and pragmatics") Madame d'Aubert conjured him not to betray her secret, told him her story, and how it had been chiefly through his mother she had succeeded in escaping from Russia.[75](../../75/ "tree and pragmatics") Delighted at the double discovery, Moritz promised to keep the secret three months, at the expiration of which time he declared it to be his duty to communicate the fact to the King of France, Louis XV.[76](../../76/ "tree and pragmatics") D'Aubert being recovered, they sailed for l'ile Bourbon.[77](../../77/ "tree and pragmatics") At the end of three months Moritz revealed the secret to the French sovereign, and the governor of the island of Bourbon received forthwith the command to treat Madame d'Aubert with royal honours.[78](../../78/ "tree and pragmatics") The King wrote to Maria Theresa, acquainting her with the fabulous history of her cousin.[79](../../79/ "tree and pragmatics") The Empress wrote to Madame d'Aubert, beseeching her to leave her husband and repair to the Austrian Court.[80](../../80/ "tree and pragmatics") This the Princess refused to do, and remained on the island till d'Aubert's death, in 1754.[81](../../81/ "tree and pragmatics") After the death of both husband and daughter, she returned to Paris, settled the affairs of her husband, and retired to Brussels, where she received an annual pension from the Austrian Empress.[82](../../82/ "tree and pragmatics") Charlotte lived a retired life, no one but the now aged waiting-woman who had fled with her having the remotest idea of her high rank and astounding fate.[83](../../83/ "tree and pragmatics") Charlotte died in 1770.[84](../../84/ "tree and pragmatics") The portraits of the three sisters and the great Maria Theresa hang in Blankenburg Schloss.[85](../../85/ "tree and pragmatics") The Grave under the Lindens near Blankenburg.[86](../../86/ "tree and pragmatics") "Sie ruhen bei einander kühl, Waldvöglein sangen droben, Grün Laub herunter fiel."[87](../../87/ "tree and pragmatics") Many hundred years ago there lived a rich Earl in the Unterharz, who was once seized with a severe illness; he made a vow that if he should recover, he would consecrate his daughter to a convent life.[88](../../88/ "tree and pragmatics") He recovered, and the young Countess, in the first bloom of her youth, entered the convent north of and near Blankenburg, where now two large lindens stand close by the bleaching-place.[89](../../89/ "tree and pragmatics") The maiden obeyed her father's command with a heavy heart, for a young knight contested with heaven his claim on the bride; and however much the novice knelt before the altar in burning tears and hand-wringing, and besought heavenly aid in renouncing all she had hitherto held dear, still her thoughts would wander beyond the dark convent walls and lonely cell to her lover.[90](../../90/ "tree and pragmatics") \_Nobis pacem\_ only awakened a more bitter pain, and the \_Ave\_, the \_Laudamus\_, the \_Gloria\_, and all the Penitential Psalms only called up his image before her soul.[91](../../91/ "tree and pragmatics") Lindor was not less unhappy; in vain he sought to approach his \_Braut\_, wandered round and round the convent walls, climbed the trees, and watched to catch a glimpse of her, all in vain.[92](../../92/ "tree and pragmatics") The Abbess knew of the love of the young novice, and watched her with Argus eyes, not out of holy zeal, for the convent had long been ill-renowned for the impure life of its inmates, but out of hatred to the maiden whose father she had loved, but with an unrequited affection.[93](../../93/ "tree and pragmatics") She rejoiced in the deep sorrow of the daughter of the now hated Earl, whose pure, pious, unsoiled character enraged her still more, in striking contrast to her own depravity and corruption.[94](../../94/ "tree and pragmatics") One day the sorrowing novice, unhappily, by accident discovered how unworthily the Abbess filled her sacred office, and how great the immorality of the nuns had become, and the Abbess, to render Lina powerless to injure her, resolved to destroy her.[95](../../95/ "tree and pragmatics") She called together those nuns who were in her full confidence, represented to them how they had to fear betrayal from the novice Lina, and to defend themselves they must destroy her.[96](../../96/ "tree and pragmatics") This would be most easily accomplished by permitting a meeting with her lover after she had assumed the veil, surprise her, accuse her of breaking her vow, and then wall her up alive.[97](../../97/ "tree and pragmatics") The reprobates approved of this diabolical plan, and as soon as Lina's novitiate was ended, and she had taken the final vows, they embraced the first opportunity, when Lindor was seen in the convent grounds, by giving Lina permission to walk in the garden.[98](../../98/ "tree and pragmatics") It was a sultry Saturday evening, the sun had set, and had left, instead of a golden twilight, only a grey, cloudy veil, which, increased by the mountain mists, spread gradually over the entire heavens, proclaiming a coming thunder-storm.[99](../../99/ "tree and pragmatics") Lina, although she had long languished for fresh air, found no relief.[100](../../100/ "tree and pragmatics") She glanced toward heaven, but both moon and stars were hidden behind the dark clouds; the flowers hung sadly their drooping heads, as if in sympathy with the maiden doomed to a convent life.[101](../../101/ "tree and pragmatics") She sat down much shaken on a seat of turf shaded by two lindens, and the tears streamed from her eyes.[102](../../102/ "tree and pragmatics") Suddenly she felt herself embraced.[103](../../103/ "tree and pragmatics") A cry of delighted surprise escaped her, for it was Lindor, her beloved.[104](../../104/ "tree and pragmatics") All sorrow and pain were forgotten in the bliss of the meeting, and Lindor kissed the tears from her burning cheeks.[105](../../105/ "tree and pragmatics") A blissful moment the lovers embraced each other; then came a feeling of duty, of assumed vows before the soul of the bride of heaven like a fiend of darkness.[106](../../106/ "tree and pragmatics") She tore herself from his arms.[107](../../107/ "tree and pragmatics") "Lindor\![108](../../108/ "tree and pragmatics") Lindor!" she moaned, "I am lost to thee; our embrace is sin\![109](../../109/ "tree and pragmatics") O God\![110](../../110/ "tree and pragmatics") God of Love! have mercy on the sinner\![111](../../111/ "tree and pragmatics") Lindor\![112](../../112/ "tree and pragmatics") Lindor! have thou also pity\![113](../../113/ "tree and pragmatics") Leave me."[114](../../114/ "tree and pragmatics") "Leave thee\![115](../../115/ "tree and pragmatics") Nevermore!" cried passionately the youth; "now thou art mine for ever.[116](../../116/ "tree and pragmatics") Thou shalt flee with me, and no power on earth shall tear thee from me.[117](../../117/ "tree and pragmatics") Thou art mine, mine till death!"[118](../../118/ "tree and pragmatics") "And my oath," cried Lina--"the oath I have taken?"[119](../../119/ "tree and pragmatics") Lindor turned pale. "[120](../../120/ "tree and pragmatics") So thou hast already taken the vows, art no longer novice?[121](../../121/ "tree and pragmatics") Art irrevocably chained to the convent?" he cried in horror, for even love started back from the gulf that such an oath had made between them, opposing their union. "[122](../../122/ "tree and pragmatics") Then I am lost, my life-happiness is annihilated!"[123](../../123/ "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/3/) **2** - ← previous: [page 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/3/) - next →: [Legends and Tales., part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/4/) - ↑ back to [Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/)