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You wanted to tell me something.
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Yes, because you spoke
of my being still very young.
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Of course l'm young.
But that makes no difference.
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ln happier days, lnnstetten
would read to me in the evening.
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He had some fine books...
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and in one of them there was the story...
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of a man being called away
from a festive table.
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On the following day, the man asked...
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what had happened after he'd left.
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He received the reply:
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''Oh, all sorts of things...
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''but you didn't really miss anything.''
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You see, Mama,
those words stuck in my mind.
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lt doesn't matter if one's called away
from the table earlier than others.
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And since l mentioned
old times and lnnstetten...
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l must tell you something else.
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You're exciting yourself, Effi.
1:09:09
No. Getting something off one's mind...
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doesn't excite one. lt's calming.
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l wanted to tell you, Mama...
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l shall die reconciled
with God and mankind...
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with him, too.
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Did you feel such bitterness
in your heart towards him?
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ln a way...
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forgive my saying this now...
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you really brought
these sorrows on yourself.
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Yes, sadly enough.
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But when misfortune befell me...
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and finally there was
that business with Annie...
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then...
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if l may use the absurd expression...
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l simply turned the tables...