:03:01
nobody was there...
:03:03
and when she entered the haII
at home again...
:03:07
Effi wouId come toward her and say.:
:03:09
''Where have you been, Roswitha?
I got back ages ago.''
:03:12
It went on Iike this for weeks.
:03:18
''Forgive my sudden departure, lnnstetten.
lt all happened so quickly.
:03:23
''l shall try to spin it out.
:03:25
''lt's good to get away for a while.
:03:28
''My regards to your charming wife
and my benefactress.
:03:31
''Major Crampas.''
:03:33
A good thing, too!
:03:35
-What do you mean?
-That he's gone away.
:03:38
He's always saying the same things.
:03:41
When he comes back, at least
he'll have something new to talk about.
:03:46
l must go away as well. To Berlin.
:03:50
Perhaps l can bring back
something new, too.
:03:53
My Effi always likes to hear something new.
:03:56
She's bored in dear old Kessin.
:04:01
l'll be away for about a week...
:04:03
perhaps one day longer.
:04:07
And don't be afraid.
:04:09
lt won't come back.
:04:11
You know what l mean...
:04:13
that thing upstairs.
:04:15
Effi smiIed to herseIf...
:04:17
and in her smiIe was a hint of meIanchoIy.
:04:20
She recaIIed the day
Crampas had Iast toId her...
:04:24
Innstetten was enacting a comedy
with the ghost and her fear.
:04:28
''The born schooImaster!''
:04:30
But wasn't he right?
Wasn't the comedy justified?
:04:33
ConfIicting thoughts, good and eviI,
went through her mind.
:04:38
Three days Iater, Innstetten Ieft.
:04:40
He said nothing about
his reasons for going to BerIin.
:04:45
SHE GAVE UP HER WALKS
:04:48
TO THE BEACH AND THE PLANTATlON
:04:50
WHlLE CRAMPAS WAS lN STETTlN,
:04:53
BUT SHE RESUMED THEM ON HlS RETURN.
:04:56
NOT EVEN lNCLEMENT WEATHER
:04:59
COULD DETER HER.