Master Moritz
Schleiermacher was a constant guest at the castle, and Ebbo was much
taken up with his companionship. He was a strong, shrewd man, still
young, but with much experience, and he knew how to adapt himself to
intercourse with the proud nobility, preserving an independent
bearing, while avoiding all that haughtiness could take umbrage at;
and thus he was acquiring a greater influence over Ebbo than was
perceived by any save the watchful mother, who began to fear lest her
son was acquiring an infusion of worldly wisdom and eagerness for
gain that would indeed be a severance between him and his brother.
If she had known the real difference that unconsciously kept her sons
apart, her heart would have ached yet more.
CHAPTER XVIII: FRIEDMUND IN THE CLOUDS
The stone was quarried high on the mountain, and a direct road was
made for bringing it down to the water-side. The castle profited by
the road in accessibility, but its impregnability was so far
lessened. However, as Ebbo said, it was to be a friendly harbour,
instead of a robber crag, and in case of need the communication could
easily be destroyed.
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