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I still think it one of the happiest moments of my life, Fritz. Scarcely had I come up the stairs when Zeffen and Sorle were in my arms; the little ones clung to my shoulders, and I felt their lovely full lips on my cheeks; Safel held my hand, and I could not speak a word, but my eyes filled with tears.
Ah! if we had had Baruch with us, how happy we should have been!