"
Innstetten took her hand and said: "You must not speak thus, Effi.
With respect to ghosts one may take whatever attitude one likes. But
beware of 'out of the ordinary' things, or what is loosely called out
of the ordinary. That which appears to you so enticing, even a life
such as Miss Trippelli leads, is as a rule bought at the price of
happiness. I know quite well how you love Hohen-Cremmen and are
attached to it, but you often make sport of it, too, and have no
conception of how much quiet days like those in Hohen-Cremmen mean."
"Yes I have," she said. "I know very well. Only I like to hear about
something else once in a while, and then the desire comes over me to
have a similar experience. But you are quite right, and, to tell the
truth, I long for peace and quiet."
Innstetten shook his finger at her. "My dear, dear Effi, that again
you only imagine. Always fancies, first one thing, then another."
CHAPTER XI
[Innstetten and Effi stopped at the Prince Bismarck Hotel for dinner
and heard some of Golchowski's gossip. All three went out near the
tracks, when they heard a fast express coming, and as it passed in the
direction of Effi's old home, it filled her heart with longing. The
soiree musicale at Gieshuebler's was particularly enlivened by the
bubbling humor of Miss Trippelli, whose singing was excellent, but did
not overshadow her talent as a conversationalist. Effi admired her
ability to sing dramatic pieces with composure.
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