The Opposite House: A Novel — page 242: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

The Opposite Flouse. 2277 flags on the masts fluttered, as though waving an impatient greeting, the sun laughed from the blue sky upon the green leaves, anda thundering “ Hur- rah !” thrice repeated, welcomed the handsome off- cer dashing on his fiery steed through the open gate. He paused before the steps and waved a salute with his glittering sword; but the shouts of joy drowned his words, and, forgetting rules and order, the crowd poured forward, surrounding horse and rider like the waves of the sea. Had Gerrald possessed a hundred arms, they would not have sufficed to extend to all the hands outstretched in greeting as the men pressed eagerly forward to hold the young officer’s stirrup. “Liesbeth,” cried Lohfeld, suddenly, grasping his daughter’s arm, “the master 1s wearing your baroness’s laurel wreath !” And he pointed excitedly to the green garland which hung around the officer’s neck, and whose blue ribbons twined treacherously across his breast. Liesbeth gazed at it with clasped hands. Her little face beamed brightly, and forgetting every- thing around her, she joyously exclaimed: “Hurrah! Then it was made for him!’ and with a happy expression, she offered her bouquet. “Welcome, Master Traugott !” Comicboolk<s