There be the adept’s doctrines2 — every element
Is peopled with its separate race of spints.
The airy Sylphs on the blue ether float
Deep in the earthy cavern3 skulks4 the Gnome5 ;
The sea-green Naiad skims the ocean-billow,
And the fierce fire is yet a friendly home
To its peculiar6 sprite — the Salamander.
I told you (said Rudolph) that the Lords of Arnheim, though from father to son they were notoriously addicted8 to secret studies, were, nevertheless, like the other German nobles, followers9 of war and the chase. This was peculiarly the case with Anne’s maternal10 grandfather, Herman of Arnheim, who prided himself on possessing a splendid stud of horses, and one steed in particular, the noblest ever known in these circles of Germany. I should make wild work were I to attempt the description of such an animal, so I will content myself with saying his color was jet black, without a hair of white either on his face or feet. For this reason, and the wildness of his disposition11, his master had termed him Apollyon; a circumstance which was secretly considered as tending to sanction the evil reports which touched the house of Arnheim, being, it was said, the naming of a favorite animal after a foul12 fiend.
It chanced, one November day, that the Baron13 had been hunting in the forest, and did not reach home till nightfall. There were no guests with him, for, as I hinted to you before, the Castle of Arnheim seldom received any other than those from whom its inhabitants hoped to gain augmentation of knowledge. The Baron was seated alone in his hall, illuminated14 with cressets and torches. His one hand held a volume covered with characters unintelligible15 to all save himself. The other rested on the marble table, on which was placed a flask16 of Tokay wine. A page stood in respectful attendance near the bottom of the large and dim apartment, and no sound was heard save that of the night wind, when it sighed mournfully through the rusty17 coats of mail, and waved the tattered18 banners which were the tapestry19 of the feudal20 hall. At once the footstep of a person was heard ascending21 the stairs in haste and trepidation22; the door of the hall was thrown violently open, and, terrified to a degree of ecstasy23, Caspar, the head of the Baron’s stable, or his master of horse, stumbled up almost to the foot of the table at which his lord was seated, with the exclamation24 in his mouth.
“My lord, my lord, a fiend is in the stable!”
“What means this folly25?” said the Baron, arising, surprised and displeased26 at an interruption so unusual.
“Let me endure your displeasure,” said Caspar, “if I speak not truth! Apollyon!”
Here he paused.
“Speak out, thou frightened fool,” said the Baron; “is my horse sick, or injured?”
The master of the stalls again gasped27 forth28 the word, “Apollyon!”
“Say on,” said the Baron; “were Apollyon in presence personally, it were nothing to shake a brave man’s mind.”
“The devil,” answered the master of the horse, “is in Apollyon’s stall!”
“Fool!” exclaimed the nobleman, snatching a torch from the wall “what is it that could have turned thy brain in such silly fashion? Things like thee, that are born to serve us, should hold their brains on a firmer tenure29, for our sakes, if not for that of their worthless selves.”
As he spoke30, he descended31 to the court of the castle, to visit the stately range of stables which occupied ah the lower part of the quadrangle on one side. He entered, where fifty gallant32 steeds stood in rows, on each side of the ample hall. At the side of each stall hung the weapons of offence and defence of a man-at-arms, as bright as constant attention could make them, together with the buff-coat which formed the trooper’s undergarment. The Baron, followed by one or two of the domestics, who had assembled full of astonishment33 at the unusual alarm, hastened up to the head of the stable betwixt the rows of steeds. As he approached the stall of his favorite horse, which was the uppermost of the right-hand row, the gallant steed neither neighed, nor shook his head, nor stamped with his foot, nor gave the usual signs of joy at his lord’s approach; a faint moaning, as if he implored34 assistance, was the only acknowledgment he gave of the Baron’s presence.
Sir Herman held up the torch, and discovered that there was indeed a tall dark figure standing35 in the stall, resting his hand on the horse’s shoulder. “Who art thou,” said the Baron, “and what dost thou here?”
“I seek refuge and hospitality,” replied the stranger; “and I conjure36 thee to grant it to me, by the shoulder of thy horse, and by the edge of thy sword, and so as they may never fail thee when thy need is at the utmost?”
“Thou art, then, a brother of the Sacred Fire,” said Baron Herman of Arnheim; “and I may not refuse thee the refuge which thou requirest of me, after the ritual of the Persian Magi. From whom, and for what length of time, dost thou crave37 my protection?”
“From those,” replied the stranger, “who shall arrive in quest of me before the morning cock shall crow, and for the full space of a year and a day from this period.”
“I may not refuse thee,” said the Baron, “consistently with my oath and my honor. For a year and a day I will be thy pledge, and thou shalt share with me roof and chamber38, wine and food. But thou, too, must obey the law of Zoroaster, which, as it says, Let the Stronger protect the weaker brother, says also, let the Wiser instruct the brother who hath less knowledge. I am the stronger, and thou shalt be safe under my protection; but thou art the wiser, and must instruct me in the more secret mysteries.”
“You mock your servant,” said the stranger visitor; “but if aught is known to Dannischemend which can avail Herman, his instructions shall be as those of a father to a son.”
Come forth, then, from thy place of refuge,” said the Baron of Arnheim. “I swear to thee by the sacred fire which lives without terrestrial fuel, and by the fraternity which is be twixt us, and by the shoulder of my horse, and the edge of my good sword, I will be thy warrant for a year and a day, if so far my power shall extend.”
The stranger came forth accordingly; and those who saw the singularity of his appearance, scarce wondered at the fears of Caspar, the stall-master, when he found such a person in the stable, by what mode of entrance he was unable to conceive. When he reached the lighted hall, to which the Baron conducted him, as he would have done a welcome and honored guest, the stranger appeared to be very tall, and of a dignified39 aspect. His dress was Asiatic, being a long black caftan, or gown, like that worn by Armenians, and a lofty square cap, covered with the wool of Astracan lambs. Every article of the dress was black, which gave relief to the long white beard that flowed down over his bosom40. His gown was fastened by a sash of black silk net-work, in which, instead of a poniard or sword, was stuck a silver case, containing writing materials, and a roll of parchment. The only ornament41 of his apparel consisted in a large ruby42 of uncommon43 brilliancy, which, when he approached the light, seemed to glow with such liveliness, as if the gem44 itself had emitted the rays which it only reflected back. To the offer of refreshment45 the stranger replied, ” Bread I may not eat, water shall not moisten my lips, until the avenger46 shall have passed by the threshold.”
The Baron commanded the lamps to be trimmed, and fresh torches to be lighted, and sending his whole household to rest, remained seated in the hall along with the stranger, his suppliant47. At the dead hour of midnight, the gates of the castle were shaken as by a whirlwind, and a voice, as of a herald48, was heard to demand a herald’s lawful49 prisoner, Dannischemend, the son of Hali. The warder then heard a lower window of the hall thrown open, and could distinguish his master’s voice addressing the person who had thus summoned the castle. But the night was so dark that he might not see the speakers, and the language which they used was either entirely50 foreign, or so largely interspersed51 with strange words, that he could not understand a syllable52 which they said. Scarce five minutes had elapsed, when he who was without again elevated his voice as before, and said in German, “For a year and a day, then, I forbear my forfeiture53; — but coming for it when that time shall elapse, I come for my right, and will no longer be withstood.”
From that period, Dannischemend, the Persian, was a constant guest at the castle of Arnheim, and, indeed, never for any visible purpose crossed the drawbridge. His amusements, of studies, seemed centred in the library of the castle, and in the laboratory, where the Baron sometimes toiled54 in conjunction with him for many hours together. The inhabitants of the castle could find no fault in the Magus, or Persian, excepting his apparently55 dispensing56 with the ordinances57 of religion, since he neither went to mass nor confession58, nor attended upon other religious ceremonies. The chaplain did indeed profess59 himself satisfied with the state of the stranger’s conscience but it had been long suspected that the worthy60 ecclesiastic61 held his easy office on the very reasonable condition or approving the principles, and asserting the orthodoxy, of all guests whom the Baron invited to share his hospitality.
It was observed that Dannischemend was rigid62 in paying his devotions, by prostrating63 himself in the first rays of the rising sun, and that he constructed a silver lamp of the most beautiful proportions, which he placed on a pedestal, representing a truncated64 column of marble, having its base sculptured with hieroglyphical65 imagery. With what essences he fed his flame was unknown to all, unless perhaps to the Baron; but the flame was more steady, pure, and lustrous66, than any which was ever seen, excepting the sun of heaven itself; and it was generally believed that the Magian made it an object of worship in the absence of that blessed luminary67. Nothing else was observed of him, unless that his morals seemed severe, his gravity extreme, his general mode of life very temperate68, and his fasts and vigils of frequent recurrence69. Except on particular occasions, he spoke to no one of the castle but the Baron; but as he had money and was liberal, he was regarded by the domestics with awe70 indeed, but without fear or dislike.
Winter was succeeded by spring, summer brought her flowers, and autumn her fruits, which ripened71 and were fading, when a foot-page, who sometimes attended them in the laboratory to render manual assistance when required, heard the Persian say to the Baron of Arnheim, “You will do well, my son, to mark my words; for my lessons to you are drawing to an end, and there is no power on earth which can longer postpone72 my fate.”
“Alas, my master!” said the Baron, “and must I then lose the benefit of your direction, just when your guiding hand becomes necessary to place me on the very pinnacle73 of the temple of wisdom?”
“Be not discouraged, my son,” answered the sage75; “I will bequeath the task of perfecting you in your studies to my daughter, who will come hither on purpose. But remember, if you value the permanence of your family, look not upon her as aught else than a helpmate in your studies; for if you forget the instructress in the beauty of the maiden76, you will be buried with your sword and your shield, as the last male of your house; and farther evil, believe me, will arise; for such alliances never come to a happy issue, of which my own is an example. — But hush77, we are observed.”
The household of the Castle of Arnheim having but few things to interest them, were the more eager observers of those which came under their notice and when the termination of the period when the Persian was to receive shelter in the castle began to approach, some of the inmates78, under various pretexts79, but which resolved into very terror, absconded80, while others held themselves in expectation of some striking and terrible catastrophe81. None such, however, took place; and on the expected anniversary, long ere the witching hour of midnight, Dannischemend terminated his visit in the castle of Arnheim, by riding away from the gate in the guise82 of an ordinary traveller. The Baron had meantime taken leave of his tutor with many marks of regret, and some which amounted even to sorrow. The sage Persian comforted him by a long whisper, of which the last part only was heard, — “By the first beam of sunshine she will be with you. Be kind to her, but not over kind.” He then departed, and was never again seen or heard of in the vicinity of Arnheim.
The Baron was observed during all the day after the departure of the stranger to be particularly melancholy83. He remained, contrary to his custom, in the great hall, and neither visited the library nor the laboratory, where he could no longer enjoy the company of his departed instructor84. At dawn of the ensuing morning, Sir Herman summoned his page, and, contrary to his habits, which used to be rather careless in respect of apparel, he dressed himself with great accuracy; and, as he was in the prime of life, and of a noble figure, he had reason to be satisfied with his appearance. Having performed his toilet, and, taking from the table the key of the laboratory, which the page believed must have lain there all night, he walked thither85, following his attendant. At the door, the Baron made a pause and seemed at one time to doubt whether he should not send away he page, at another to hesitate whether he should open the door, as one might do who expected some strange sight within. He pulled up resolution, however, turned the key, threw the door open, and entered. The page followed close behind his master, and was astonished to the point of extreme terror at what he beheld86, although the sight, however extraordinary, had in it nothing save what was agreeable and lovely.
The silver lamp was extinguished, or removed from its pedestal, where stood in place of it a most beautiful female figure in the Persian costume, in which the color of pink predominated. But she wore no turban or head-dress of any kind, saving a blue ribbon drawn87 through her auburn hair, and secured by a gold clasp, the outer side of which was ornamented88 by a superb opal, which, amid the changing lights peculiar to that gem, displayed, internally a slight tinge89 of red like a spark of fire.
The figure of this young person was rather under the middle size, but perfectly90 well formed the Eastern dress, with the wide trousers gathered round the ankles, made visible the smallest and most beautiful feet which had ever been seen, while hands and arms of the most perfect symmetry were partly seen from under the folds of the robe. The little lady’s countenance91 was of a lively and expressive92 character, in which spirit and wit seemed to predominate; and the quick dark eye, with its beautifully formed eyebrow93, seemed to presage94 the arch remark, to which the rosy95 and half smiling lip appeared ready to give utterance96.
The pedestal on which she stood, or rather was perched, would have appeared unsafe had any figure heavier than her own been placed there. But, however she had been transported thither, she seemed to rest on it as lightly and safely as a linnet, when it has dropped from the sky on the tendril of a rosebud97. The first beam of the rising sun, falling through a window directly opposite to the pedestal, increased the effect of this beautiful figure, which remained as motionless as if it had been carved in marble. She only expressed her sense of the Baron of Arnheim’s presence by something of a quicker respiration98, and a deep blush, accompanied by a slight smile.
Whatever reason the Baron of Arnheim might have for expecting to see some such object as now exhibited its actual presence, the degree of beauty which it presented was so much beyond his expectation, that for an instant he stood without breath or motion. At once, however, he seemed to recollect99 that it was his duty to welcome the fair stranger to his castle, and to relieve her from her precarious100 situation. He stepped forward accordingly with the words of welcome on his tongue, and was extending his arms to lift her from the pedestal, which was nearly six feet high; but the light and active stranger merely accepted the support of his hand, and descended on the floor as light and as safe as if she had been formed of gossamer102. It was, indeed, only by the momentary103 pressure of her little hand, that the Baron of Arnheim was finally made sensible that he had to do with a being of flesh and blood.
“I am come as I have been commanded,” she said, looking around her. “You must expect a strict and diligent104 mistress, and I hope for the credit of an attentive105 pupil.”
After the arrival of this singular and interesting being in the castle of Arnheim, various alterations106 took place within the interior of the household. A lady of high rank and small fortune, the respectable widow of a Count of the empire, who was the Baron’s blood relation, received and accepted an invitation to preside over her kinsman’s domestic affairs, and remove, by her countenance, any suspicions which might arise from the presence of Hermione, as the beautiful Persian was generally called.
The Countess Waldstetten carried her complaisance108 so far, as to be present on almost all occasions, whether in the laboratory or library, when the Baron of Arnheim received lessons from, or pursued studies with, the young and lovely tutor who had been thus strangely substituted for the aged74 Magus. If this lady’s report was to be trusted, their pursuits were of a most extraordinary nature, and the results which she sometimes witnessed were such as to create fear as well as surprise. But she strongly vindicated109 them from practising unlawful arts, or overstepping the boundaries of natural science.
A better judge of such matters, the Bishop110 of Bamberg himself, made a visit to Arnheim, on purpose to witness the wisdom of which so much was reported through the whole Rhine country. He conversed111 with Hermione, and found her deeply impressed with the truths of religion, and so perfectly acquainted with its doctrines, that he compared her to a doctor of theology in the dress of an Eastern dancing-girl. When asked regarding her knowledge of languages and science, he answered, that he had been attracted to Arnheim by the most extravagant112 reports on these points, but that he must return confessing “the half thereof had not been told unto him.”
In consequence of this indisputable testimony113, the sinister114 reports which had been occasioned by the singular appearance of the fair stranger were in a great measure lulled115 to sleep, especially as her amiable116 manners won the involuntary goodwill117 of every one that approached her.
Meantime a marked alteration107 began to take place in the interviews between the lovely tutor and her pupil. These were conducted with the same caution as before, and never, so far as could be observed, took place without the presence of the Countess of Waldstetten, or some other third person of respectability. But the scenes of these meetings were no longer the scholar’s library, or the chemist’s laboratory; — the gardens the groves118, were resorted to for amusement, and parties, hunting and fishing, with evenings spent in the dance, seemed to announce that the studies of wisdom were for a time abandoned for the pursuits of pleasure. It was not difficult to guess the meaning of this; the Baron of Arnheim and his fair guest, speaking a language different from all others, could enjoy their private conversation, even amid all the tumult119 of gayety around them; and no one was surprised to hear it formally announced, after a few weeks of gayety, that the fair Persian was to be wedded120 to the Baron of Arnheim.
The manners of this fascinating young person were so pleasing, her conversation so animated121, her wit so keen, yet so well tempered with good nature and modesty122, that notwithstanding her unknown origin, her high fortune attracted less envy than might have been expected in a case so singular. Above all, her generosity123 amazed and won the hearts of all the young persons who approached her. Her wealth seemed to be measureless, for the many rich jewels which she distributed among her fair friends would otherwise have left her without ornaments124 for herself. These good qualities, her liberality above all, together with a simplicity125 of thought and character, which formed a beautiful contrast to the depth of acquired knowledge which she was well known to possess, — these, and her total want of ostentation126, made her superiority be pardoned among her companions. Still there was notice taken of some peculiarities127, exaggerated perhaps by envy, which seemed to draw a mystical distinction between the beautiful Hermione and the mere101 mortals with whom she lived and conversed.
In the merry dance she was so unrivalled in lightness and agility128, that her performance seemed that of an aerial being. She could, without suffering from her exertion129, continue the pleasure till she had tired out the most active revellers; and even the young Duke of Hochspringen, who was reckoned the most indefatigable130 at that exercise in Germany, having been her partner for half-an-hour, was compelled to break off the dance, and throw himself, totally exhausted131, on a couch, exclaiming he had been dancing not with a woman, but with an ignis fatuus.
Other whispers averred132, that while she played with her young companions in the labyrinth133 and mazes134 of the Castle gardens at hide-and-seek, or similar games of activity, she became animated with the same supernatural alertness which was supposed to inspire her in the dance. She appeared amongst her companions, and vanished from them, with a degree of rapidity which was inconceivable and hedges, treillage, or such like obstructions135, were surmounted136 by her in a manner which the most vigilant137 eye could not detect; for, after being observed on the side of the barrier at one instant, in another she was beheld close beside the spectator.
In such moments, when her eyes sparkled, her cheeks reddened, and her whole frame became animated, it was pretended that the opal clasp amid her tresses, the ornament which she never laid aside, shot forth the little spark, or tongue of flame, which it always displayed, with an increased vivacity138. In the same manner, if in the half-darkened hall the conversation of Hermione became unusually animated, it was believed that the jewel became brilliant, and even displayed a twinkling and flashing gleam which seemed to be emitted by the gem itself, and not produced in the usual manner, by the reflection of some external light. Her maidens139 were also heard to surmise140, that when their mistress was agitated141 by any hasty or brief resentment142 (the only weakness of temper which she was sometimes observed to display), they could observe dark-red sparks flash from the mystic brooch, as if it sympathized with the wearer’s emotions. The women who attended on her toilet farther reported that this gem was never removed but for a few minutes, when the Baroness143’s hair was combed out; that she was unusually pensive144 and silent during the time it was laid aside, and particularly apprehensive145 when any liquid was brought near it. Even in the use of holy water at the door of the church, she was observed to omit the sign of the cross on the forehead, for fear, it was supposed, of the water touching146 the valued jewel.
These singular reports did not prevent the marriage of the Baron of Arnheim from proceeding147 as had been arranged. It was celebrated148 in the usual form, and with the utmost splendor149, and the young couple seemed to commence a life of happiness rarely to be found on earth. In the course of twelve months, the lovely Baroness presented her husband with a daughter, which was to be christened Sybilla, after the Count’s mother. As the health of the child was excellent, the ceremony was postponed150 till the recovery of the mother from her confinement151, many were invited to be present on the occasion, and the castle was thronged152 with company.
It happened, that amongst the guests was an old lady, notorious for playing in private society the part of a malicious153 fairy in a minstrel’s tale. This was the Baroness of Steinfeldt, famous in the neighborhood for her insatiable curiosity and overweening pride. She had not been many days in the castle, ere, by the aid of a female attendant, who acted as an intelligencer, she had made herself mistress of all that was heard, said, or suspected concerning the peculiarities of the Baroness Hermione. It was on the morning of the day appointed for the christening, while the whole company were assembled in the hall, and waiting till the Baroness should appear, to pass with them to the chapel154, that there arose between the censorious and haughty155 dame156 whom we have just mentioned, and the Countess Waldstetten, a violent discussion concerning some point of disputed precedence. It was referred to the Baron von Arnheim, who decided157 in favor of the Countess. Madame de Steinfeldt instantly ordered her palfrey to be prepared, and her attendants to mount.
“I leave this place,” she said, “which a good Christian158 ought never to have entered; I leave a house of which the master is a sorcerer, the mistress a demon159 who dares not cross her brow with holy water, and their trencher companion one, who for a wretched pittance160 is willing to act as matchmaker between a wizard and an incarnate161 fiend!”
She then departed with rage in her countenance, and spite in her heart.
The Baron of Arnheim then stepped forward, and demanded of the knights162 and gentlemen around, if there were any among them who would dare to make good with his sword the infamous163 falsehoods thrown upon himself, his spouse164, and his kinswoman.
There was a general answer, utterly165 refusing to defend the Baroness of Steinfeldt’s words in so bad a cause, and universally testifying the belief of the company that she spoke in the spirit of calumny166 and falsehood.
“Then let that lie fall to the ground, which no man of courage will hold up,” said the Baron of Arnheim; “only, all who are here this morning shall be satisfied whether the Baroness Hermione doth or doth not share the rites167 of Christianity.”
The Countess of Waldstetten made anxious signs to him while he spoke thus; and when the crowd permitted her to approach near him, she was heard to whisper, “0, be not rash! try no experiment I there is something mysterious about that opal talisman168; be prudent169, and let the matter pass by.”
The Baron, who was in a more towering passion than well became the wisdom to which be made pretence170 — although it will be perhaps allowed that an affront171 so public, and in such a time and place, was enough to shake the prudence172 of the most staid, and the philosophy of the most wise-answered sternly and briefly173, “Are you, too, such a fool?” and retained his purpose.
The Baroness of Arnheim at this moment entered the hall, looking just so pale from her late confinement, as to render her lovely countenance more interesting, if less animated, than usual. Having paid her compliments to the assembled company, with the most graceful174 and condescending175 attention, she was beginning to inquire why Madame de Steinfeldt was not present, when her husband made the signal for the company to move forward to the chapel, and lent the Baroness his arm to bring up the rear. The chapel was nearly filled by the splendid company, and all eyes were bent176 on their host and hostess, as they entered the place of devotion immediately after four young ladies, who supported the infant habe in a light and beautiful litter.
As they passed the threshold, the Baron dipt his finger in the font stone, and offered holy-water to his lady, who accepted it, as usual, by touching his finger with her own. But then, as if to confute the calumnies177 of the malevolent178 lady of Steinfeldt, with an air of sportive familiarity which was rather unwarranted by the time and place, he flirted179 on her beautiful forehead a drop or two of the moisture which remained on his own hand. The opal, on which one of these drops had lighted, shot out a brilliant spark like a failing star, and became the instant afterwards lightless and colorless as a common pebble180, while the beautiful Baroness sunk on the floor of the chapel with a deep sigh of pain. All crowded around her in dismay. The unfortunate Hermione was raised from the ground, and conveyed to her chamber; and so much did her countenance and pulse alter, within the short time necessary to do this, that those who looked upon her pronounced her a dying woman. She was no sooner in her own apartment then she requested to be left alone with her husband. He remained an hour in the room, and when he came out he locked and double locked the door behind him. He then betook himself to the chapel, and remained there for an hour or more, prostrated181 before the altar.
In the mean time most of the guests bad dispersed182 in dismay; though some abode183 out of courtesy or curiosity. There was a general sense of impropriety in suffering the door of the sick lady’s apartment to remain locked; but, alarmed at the whole circumstances of her illness, it was some time ere any one dared disturb the devotions of the Baron. At length medical aid arrived, and the Countess of Waldstetten took upon her to demand the key. She spoke more than once to a man, who seemed incapable184 of hearing, at least of understanding what she said. At length he gave her the key, and added sternly, as he did so, that all aid was unavailing, and that it was his pleasure that all strangers should leave the castle. There were few who inclined to stay, when, upon opening the door of the chamber in which the Baroness had been deposited little more than two hours before, no traces of her could be discovered, unless that there was about a handful of light gray ashes, like such as might have been produced by burning fine paper, found on the bed where she had been laid. A solemn funeral was nevertheless performed, with masses, and all other spiritual rites, for the soul of the high and noble Lady Hermione of Arnheim; and it was exactly on that same day three years that the Baron himself was laid in the grave of the same chapel of Arnheim, with sword, shield, and helmet, as the last male of his family.
Here the Swiss paused, for they were approaching the bridge of the castle of Graffs-lust.
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