'It is painful!' said he; 'then thou wilt pipe, my lad!' That was spur enough to make me desire it.

I allowed him to puncture my skin, to puncture an O and a T upon my shoulder, and did not cry,--no, not once whilst the powder burnt into it; but I was praised, and was proud to bear the initials--proud of them until three years ago, when I met Heinrich here.

I recognized him, but he did not recognize me.

I showed him my shoulder, and besought him to read the name, this O and T: but he did not say Otto Thostrup; he named a name which destroyed the happiness of my childhood, and has made me miserable forever!" "It was a fearful day!" said Rosalie.

"Thou didst demand from me an explanation, thy grandfather gave it thee, and thou wast no longer the Otto thou hadst formerly been.