Thezestforthiswasnowwell-nighover。Butonawakinginthemorningandlookingupthevalleytowardsthecastle，andatthedarkgreenheightoftheKonigsstuhlalongside，hefeltthattobecomevanquishedbyapassion，driventosuffer，fast，andprayinthedullpainsandvapoursofdespisedlove，wasacontingencynottobewelcomedtooreadily。Thereuponhesethimselftolearnthesadscienceofrenunciation，whicheverybodyhastolearninhisdegree——eitherrebellingthroughoutthelesson，or，likeSomerset，takingtoitkindlybyforceofjudgment。Amoreobstinatepupilmighthavealtogetherescapedthelessoninthepresentcasebydiscoveringitsillegality。
Resolvingtopersevereintheheretoforesatisfactorypathsofartwhilelifeandfacultieswereleft，thougheveryinstinctmustproclaimthattherewouldbenolongeranycollateralattractioninthatpursuit，hewentalongunderthetreesoftheAnlageandreachedthecastlevaults，inwhosecoolshadeshespenttheafternoon，workingouthisintentionswithfairresult。Whenhehadstrolledbacktohishotelintheeveningthetimewasapproachingforthetable-d\'hote。Havingseatedhimselfratherearly，hespentthefewminutesofwaitinginlookingoverhispocket-book，andputtingafewfinishingtouchestotheafternoonperformancewhilsttheobjectswerefreshinhismemory。Thusoccupiedhewasbutdimlyconsciousofthecustomaryrustleofdressesandpullingupofchairsbythecrowdofotherdinersastheygatheredaroundhim。
Servingbegan，andheputawayhisbookandpreparedforthemeal。Hehadhardlydonethiswhenhebecameconsciousthatthepersononhislefthandwasnotthetypicalcosmopolitewithboundlesshotelknowledgeandirrelevantexperiencesthathewasaccustomedtofindnexthim，butafaceherecognizedasthatofayoungmanwhomhehadmetandtalkedtoatStancyCastlegarden-party，whosenamehehadnowforgotten。Thisyoungfellowwasconversingwithsomebodyonhislefthand——nootherpersonagethanPaulaherself。NexttoPaulahebeheldDeStancy，andDeStancy\'ssisterbeyondhim。Itwasoneofthosegratuitousencounterswhichonlyhappentodiscardedloverswhohaveshowncommendablestoicismunderdisappointment，asifonpurposetoreopenandaggravatetheirwounds。
Itseemedasiftheinterveningtravellerhadmettheotherpartybyaccidentthereandthen。InaminuteheturnedandrecognizedSomerset，andbydegreestheyoungmen\'scursoryremarkstoeachotherdevelopedintoaprettyregularconversation，interruptedonlywhenheturnedtospeaktoPaulaonhislefthand。
\'Yourarchitecturaladvisertravelsinyourparty:howveryconvenient，\'saidtheyoungtouristtoher。\'Farpleasanterthanhavingamedicalattendantinone\'strain!\'