August 16, 2024 • 24 mins
Heidi by Johanna Spyri - Chapter 13 - Up The Alp On A Summer Evening
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STORYTIME FRIDAY
Heidi is a story of goats and a young childs resilience and adventures in the Mountains. It was written in 1880 by Johanna Spyri who was born and lived in Switzerland. A timeless Classic enjoyed by children and adults alike. Echoes from the Mountain is a podcast by Gracious Mountain Therapies
Echoes from the Mountain YouTube Channel can be found here
Music by Chris Collins, Indie Music
Ready to climb your own personal mountain and looking for help? Loraine is an accredited BWRT practitioner, clinical Hypnotherapist and Advanced EFT practitioner. Book an initial consultation at https://www.graciousmountain.co.uk/book-online
If you would like to support my podcast and YouTube channel I do have a buy me a coffee page https://www.buymeacoffee.com/echoesfromthemountain
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Heidi by Joanna Spiy Chapter thirteen. Up the Elp. On
a summer evening, mister Siesman, going upstairs in great agitation,
knocked at the housekeeper's door. He asked her to hurry,
for preparations for a journey had to be made. Miss
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Rottenmeier obeyed the summons with the greatest indignation, for it
was only half past four in the morning. She dressed
in haste, though with great difficulty, being nervous and excited.
All the other servants were summoned likewise, and one and
all thought that the master of the house had been
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seized by the ghost, and that he was ringing for help.
When they had all come down with terrified looks, they
were most surprised to see mister Seiesman, fresh and cheerful,
giving orders. John was sent to get the horses ready,
and to Nette was told to prepare Heidi for her departure,
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while Sebastian was commissioned to fetch Heidie's aunt. Mister Seesman
instructured the housekeeper to pack a trunk in all haste
for Heidy. Miss Rottenmeyer experienced an extreme disappointment, for she
had hoped for an explanation of the great mystery, but
mister Seesman, evidently not in the mood to converse further,
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went to his daughter's room. Clara had been wakened by
the unusual noises and was listening eagerly. Her father told
her of what had happened and how the doctor had
ordered Heidi back to her home because her condition was
serious and might get worse. She might even climb the
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roof or be exposed to similar dangers if she was
not cured at once. Clara was painfully surprised and tried
to prevent her father from carrying out his plan. He
remained firm, however, promising to take her to Switzerland himself
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the following summer if she was good and sensible. Now so,
the child, resigning herself, begged to have Hidie's trunk packed
in her room. Mister Seesman encouraged her to get together
a good outfit for her little friend. Heidie's aunt had
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arrived in the meantime, being told to take her niece
home with her. She found no end of excuses, which
plainly showed that she did not want to do it.
For Dita well remembered the uncle's parting words. Mister Seiesman
dismissed her and summoned Sebastian. The butler was told to
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get ready for traveling with the child. He was to
go to Basle that day and spend the night at
a good hotel which his master named. The next day,
the child was to be brought to her home. Listen, Sebastian,
Mister Seiesman said, and do exactly as I tell you.
I know the hotel in Basil, and if you show
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my card they will give you good accommodations. Go to
the child's room and barricade the windows so that they
can only be opened by the greatest force. When Heidi
has gone to bed, lock the door from outside, for
the child walks in her sleep and might come to
harm in the strange hotel. She might get up and
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open the door. Do you understand. Oh, oh, so it was,
she exclaimed the butler. Yes it was. You are a coward,
and you can tell John he is the same. Such
foolish men to be afraid with that, Mister Siesman went
to his room to write a letter to Hidee's grandfather. Sebastian,
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feeling ashamed, said to himself that he ought to have
resisted John and found out alone. Hidie was dressed in
her Sunday frock and stood waiting for further commands. Mister
Seesman called her. Now morning, mister Seesman, Heidi said, when
she entered, What do you think about it? Little one?
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He asked her. Hidie looked up to him in amazement.
You don't seem to know anything about it, laughed mister Seiesman.
Tinetta not even told the child, for she thought it
beneath her dignity to speak to the vulgar Heidie. You
are going home to day home, Heidy repeated, in a
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low voice. She had to gasp, so great was her surprise.
Wouldn't you like to hear something about it, asked mister Seiesman, smiling. Oh, yes,
I should like to, said the blushing child. Good, good,
said the kind gentleman. Sit down and eat a big
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breakfast now, for you are going away right afterwards. The
child could not even swallow a morsel, though she tried
to eat out of obedience. It seemed to her as
if it was only a dream. Go to Clara, Hidi,
till the carriage comes, mister Seesman said, kindly. Heidi had
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been wishing to go, and now she ran to Clara's room,
where a huge trunk was standing. Heidi, look at the
things I had packed for you? Do you like them?
Clara asked. There were a great many lovely things in it,
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but Heidi jumped for when she discovered a little basket
with twelve round white rolls for the grandmother. The children
had forgotten that the moment for parting had come. When
the carriage was announced, Heidi had to get all her
own treasures from her room, yet the Grandmamma's book was
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carefully packed, and the red shawl that Miss Rottemia had
purposely left behind. Then, putting on her pretty hat, she
left her room to say good bye to Clara. There
was not much time left to do so, for mister
Seesman was waiting to put Hidie in the carriage. When
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missus Rotemia, who was standing on the stairs to bid
farewell to her pupil, saw the red bundle in Hyde's hand,
she seized it and threw it on the ground. Heidie
looked imploringly at her kind protector, and mister Seesman, seeing
how much she treasured it, gave it back to her.
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The happy child at parting, thanked him for all his goodness.
She also sent a message of thanks to the good
old doctor, whom she suspected to be the real cause
of her going. While Hidie was being lifted into the carriage,
mister Seisman assured her that Clara and he would never
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forget her. Sebastian followed with Hide's basket and a large
bag with provisions. Mister Seesman called out, happy journey, and
the carriage rolled away. Only when Hidie was sitting in
the train did she become conscious of where she was going.
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She knew now that she would really see her grandfather
and the grandmother again, also Peter and the goats. Her
only fear was that the poor blind grandmother might have
died while she was away. The thing she looked forward
to most was giving the soft white rolls to the grandmother.
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While she was musing over all these things, she fell
asleep in Basil. She was roused by Sebastian, for there
they were to spend the night. The next morning they
started off again, and it took them many hours before
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they reached Maynfeld. When Sebastian stood on the platform the station,
he wished he could have traveled further in the train
rather than have to climb a mountain. The last part
of the trip might be dangerous, for everything seemed half
wild in this country. Looking round, he discovered a small
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wagon with a lean horse. A broad shouldered man was
just loading up large bags which had come by the train. Sebastian,
approaching the man, asked some information concerning the least dangerous
ascent to the elp. After a while, it was settled
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that the man should take Heidi and her trunk to
the village and see to it that somebody would go
up with her from there. Not a word had escaped
Heide until she now said, I can go up alone
from the village. I know the road. Sebastian felt relieved, and,
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calling hide to him, presented her with a heavy roll
of bills and a letter for the grandfather. These precious
things were put at the bottom of the basket under
the rolls, so that they could not possibly get lost.
Heidi promised to be careful of them, and was lifted
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up to the cart. The two old friends shook hands
and parted, and Sebastian, with a slightly bad conscience for
having deserted the child, so soon sat down on the
station to wait for a returning train. The driver was
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no other than the village baker, who had never seen
Heidie but had heard a great deal about her. He
had known her parents and immediately guessed she was the
child who had lived with the arm uncle. Curious to
know why she came home again, he began a conversation.
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Are you Heidi, the child who lived with the arm uncle? Yes?
Why are you coming home again? Did you get on badly? Oh? No,
nobody could have got on better than I did in Frankfurt.
Then why are you coming back? Because mister Seiesman let
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me come? Oh? Why didn't you stay? Because I would
rather be with my grandfather on the alp than anywhere
on earth. You may think differently when you get there,
muted the baker. It is strange, though, for she must know,
he said to himself. They conversed no more, and Heidie
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began to tremble with excitement when she recognized all the
trees on the road and the lofty peaks of the mountains.
Sometimes she felt as if she could not sit still
any longer, but had to jump down and run with
all her might. They arrived at the village at the
stroke of five. Immediately, a large group of women and
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children surrounded the cart. For the trunk and the little
passenger had attracted everybody's notice. When Hidie had been lifted down,
she found herself held and questioned on all sides. But
when they saw how frightened she was, they let her go.
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At last, the baker had to tell of Hide's arrival
with the strange gentleman, and assured all the people that
Heidi loved her grandfather with all her heart. Let the
people say what they would about him. Hide, in the meantime,
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was running up the path. From time to time she
was obliged to stop, for her basket was heavy and
she lost her breath. Her one idea was, if only
grandmother still sits in her corner by her spinning wheel.
Oh if she should have died. When the child caught
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sight of the hut, at last, her heart began to beat.
The quicker she ran, the more it beat. But at last,
she trembling opened the door. She ran into the middle
of the room, unable to utter one tone. She was
so out of breath. Oh God, it sounded from one corner.
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Ahhi Dee used to come in like that. Oh if
I just could have her again with me before I die.
Who has come? Here I am, Grandmother, Here I am,
shouted the child, throwing herself on her knees before the
old woman. She seized her hands and arms, and, snuggling
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up to her, did not, for joy utter one more word.
The grandmother had been so surprised that she could only
silently caress the child's curly hair over and over again. Yes, yes,
she said, at last, this is Hidee's hair and her
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beloved voice. Oh my God, I thank THEE for this happiness.
Out of her blind eyes. Big tears of joy fell
down on Heide's hand. Is it really you, Heidie? Have
you really come again? Yes? Yes, grandmother, the child replied,
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You must not cry, for I have come and will
never leave you any more. Now you won't have to
eat hard black bread anymore for a little while. Look
what I've brought you, Heidie, put one roll after another
into the grandmother's lap. Ah, child, what a blessing you
bring to me, the old woman cried. But you are
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my greatest blessing yourself. Heidi. Then, caressing the child's hair
and flushed cheeks, she entreated, just say one more word
that I may hear your voice. While Heidi was talking,
Peter's mother arrived and exclaimed in her amazement, surely this
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is Heidi, But how can that be? The child rose
to shake hands with Brigida, who could not get over
Hidie's splendid frock and hat. You can have my hat.
I don't want it anymore. I have my old one still,
Heidi said, pulling out her old crush straw hat. Heidi
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had remembered her grandfather's words Todita about her feather hat.
That was why she had kept her old hat so carefully.
Brigida at last accepted the gift. After a great many remonstrances. Suddenly,
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Hidy took off her pretty dress and tied her old
shawl about her. Taking the grandmother's hand, she said, good bye.
I must go home to grandfather now, but I shall
come again to morrow. Good night, grandmother, Oh, please come
again to morrow, hide, implored the old woman, while she
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held her fast. Why did you take your pretty dress off,
asked Brigida. I'd rather go to grandfather that way, or
else he might not know me any more the way
you did. Brigida accompanied the child outside and said, mysteriously,
he would have known you in your frock. You ought
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to have kept it on. Please be careful, child, for
Peter tells us that the uncle nevis is a word
to any one and always seems so angry. But Hide, unconcerned,
and saying goodnight, climbed up the path with the basket
on her arm. The evening sun was shining down on
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the grass before her. Every few minutes, Haidi stood still
to look at the mountains behind her. Suddenly she looked
back and beheld such glory as she had not even
seen in her most vivid dream. The rocky peaks were
flaming in the brilliant light. The snowy fields glowed, and
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rosy clouds were floating overhead. The grass was like an
expanse of gold, and below her the valley swam in
golden mist. The child stood still, and in her joy
and transport, tears ran down her cheek. She folded her
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hands and, looking up to Heaven, thanked the Lord that
he had brought her home again. She thanked him for
restoring her to her beloved mountains. In her happiness, she
could hardly find words to pray. Only when the glow
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had subsided, was hide able to follow the path again.
She climbed so fast that she could soon discover first
the treetops, then the roof, finally the hut. Now she
could see her grandfather sitting on his bench smoking a pipe.
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Above the cottage. The fir trees gently swayed and rustled
in the evening breeze. At last she had reached the hut, and,
throwing herself in her grandfather's arms, she hugged him and
held him tight. She could say nothing but grandfather, grandfather, grandfather.
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In her agitation, the old man said nothing either, but
his eyes were moist and loosening Hyde's arms. At last
he sat her on his knee. When he had looked
at her for a while, he said, so you have
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come home again, hidy. Why you certainly do not look
very citified. Did they send you away? No, you must
not think that, Grandfather. They all were so good to me, Clara,
mister Seiesman, and Grandmamma. But Grandfather. Sometimes I felt as
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if I could not bear were it any longer to
be away from you, I thought I should choke. I
could not tell anyone, for that would have been ungrateful. Suddenly,
one morning mister Seizman called me very early. I think
it was the doctor's fault, but I think it is
probably written in this letter. With that, Heidi brought the
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letter and the bank roll from her basket, putting them
on her grandfather's lap. This belongs to you, he said,
laying the roll beside him. Having read the letter, he
put it in his pocket. Do you think you can
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still drink milk with me, Heidi? He asked, while he
stepped into the cottage. Take your money with you. You
can buy a bed for it and clothes for many years.
I don't need it at all, father, Hidie assured him.
I have a bed, and Clara has given me so
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many dresses that I shan't need any more all my life.
Take it and put it in the cupboard, for you
will need it someday. Heidie obeyed and danced around the
hut in her delight to see all the beloved things again.
Running up to the loft, she exclaimed in great disappointment, Oh, grandfather,
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my bed is gone. It will come again, The grandfather
called up from below. How could I know that you
were coming back? Get your milk now? Heidi, coming down,
took her old seat. She seized her bowl and emptied
it eagerly, as if it was the most wonderful thing
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she had ever tasted. Grandfather, our milk is the best
in all of the world. Suddenly, Heidi, hearing a shrill whistle,
rushed outside as Peter and all his goats came racing down.
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Heidi greeted the boy, who stopped rooted to the spot,
staring at her. Then she ran into the midst of
her beloved friends, who had not forgotten her either. Shanley
and Barley bleated for joy, and all her other favorites
pressed near to her. Heidi was beside herself with joy,
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and caressed little Snowhopper and patted thistlefinch till she felt
herself pushed to and fro among them. Peter, why don't
you come down and say good night to me? Heidi
called to the boy. Have you come again? He exclaimed
at last, Then he took Heidie's proffered hand and asked, her,
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as if she had been always there. Are you come
up with me tomorrow? No, tomorrow, I must go to grandmother,
But perhaps the day after. Peter had a hard time
with his goats that day, for they would not follow him.
Over and over again, they came back to Hidie till
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she entered the shed with barley and s fondly and
shut the door. When Heidi went up to her loft
to sleep, she found a fresh, fragrant bread waiting for her,
and she slept better that night than she had for
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many many months, for her great and burning longing had
been satisfied about ten times. That night. The grandfather rose
from his couch to listen to Heidie's quiet breathing. The
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window was filled up with hay, for from now on
the moon was not allowed to shine on Hidie any more.
But Heidie slept quietly, for she had seen the flaming
mountains and had heard the fir trees roar
Heidi by Joanna Spiy Chapter thirteen. Up the Elp. On
a summer evening, mister Siesman, going upstairs in great agitation,
knocked at the housekeeper's door. He asked her to hurry,
for preparations for a journey had to be made. Miss
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Rottenmeier obeyed the summons with the greatest indignation, for it
was only half past four in the morning. She dressed
in haste, though with great difficulty, being nervous and excited.
All the other servants were summoned likewise, and one and
all thought that the master of the house had been
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seized by the ghost, and that he was ringing for help.
When they had all come down with terrified looks, they
were most surprised to see mister Seiesman, fresh and cheerful,
giving orders. John was sent to get the horses ready,
and to Nette was told to prepare Heidi for her departure,
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while Sebastian was commissioned to fetch Heidie's aunt. Mister Seesman
instructured the housekeeper to pack a trunk in all haste
for Heidy. Miss Rottenmeyer experienced an extreme disappointment, for she
had hoped for an explanation of the great mystery, but
mister Seesman, evidently not in the mood to converse further,
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went to his daughter's room. Clara had been wakened by
the unusual noises and was listening eagerly. Her father told
her of what had happened and how the doctor had
ordered Heidi back to her home because her condition was
serious and might get worse. She might even climb the
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roof or be exposed to similar dangers if she was
not cured at once. Clara was painfully surprised and tried
to prevent her father from carrying out his plan. He
remained firm, however, promising to take her to Switzerland himself
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the following summer if she was good and sensible. Now so,
the child, resigning herself, begged to have Hidie's trunk packed
in her room. Mister Seesman encouraged her to get together
a good outfit for her little friend. Heidie's aunt had
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arrived in the meantime, being told to take her niece
home with her. She found no end of excuses, which
plainly showed that she did not want to do it.
For Dita well remembered the uncle's parting words. Mister Seiesman
dismissed her and summoned Sebastian. The butler was told to
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get ready for traveling with the child. He was to
go to Basle that day and spend the night at
a good hotel which his master named. The next day,
the child was to be brought to her home. Listen, Sebastian,
Mister Seiesman said, and do exactly as I tell you.
I know the hotel in Basil, and if you show
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my card they will give you good accommodations. Go to
the child's room and barricade the windows so that they
can only be opened by the greatest force. When Heidi
has gone to bed, lock the door from outside, for
the child walks in her sleep and might come to
harm in the strange hotel. She might get up and
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open the door. Do you understand. Oh, oh, so it was,
she exclaimed the butler. Yes it was. You are a coward,
and you can tell John he is the same. Such
foolish men to be afraid with that, Mister Siesman went
to his room to write a letter to Hidee's grandfather. Sebastian,
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feeling ashamed, said to himself that he ought to have
resisted John and found out alone. Hidie was dressed in
her Sunday frock and stood waiting for further commands. Mister
Seesman called her. Now morning, mister Seesman, Heidi said, when
she entered, What do you think about it? Little one?
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He asked her. Hidie looked up to him in amazement.
You don't seem to know anything about it, laughed mister Seiesman.
Tinetta not even told the child, for she thought it
beneath her dignity to speak to the vulgar Heidie. You
are going home to day home, Heidy repeated, in a
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low voice. She had to gasp, so great was her surprise.
Wouldn't you like to hear something about it, asked mister Seiesman, smiling. Oh, yes,
I should like to, said the blushing child. Good, good,
said the kind gentleman. Sit down and eat a big
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breakfast now, for you are going away right afterwards. The
child could not even swallow a morsel, though she tried
to eat out of obedience. It seemed to her as
if it was only a dream. Go to Clara, Hidi,
till the carriage comes, mister Seesman said, kindly. Heidi had
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been wishing to go, and now she ran to Clara's room,
where a huge trunk was standing. Heidi, look at the
things I had packed for you? Do you like them?
Clara asked. There were a great many lovely things in it,
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but Heidi jumped for when she discovered a little basket
with twelve round white rolls for the grandmother. The children
had forgotten that the moment for parting had come. When
the carriage was announced, Heidi had to get all her
own treasures from her room, yet the Grandmamma's book was
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carefully packed, and the red shawl that Miss Rottemia had
purposely left behind. Then, putting on her pretty hat, she
left her room to say good bye to Clara. There
was not much time left to do so, for mister
Seesman was waiting to put Hidie in the carriage. When
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missus Rotemia, who was standing on the stairs to bid
farewell to her pupil, saw the red bundle in Hyde's hand,
she seized it and threw it on the ground. Heidie
looked imploringly at her kind protector, and mister Seesman, seeing
how much she treasured it, gave it back to her.
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The happy child at parting, thanked him for all his goodness.
She also sent a message of thanks to the good
old doctor, whom she suspected to be the real cause
of her going. While Hidie was being lifted into the carriage,
mister Seisman assured her that Clara and he would never
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forget her. Sebastian followed with Hide's basket and a large
bag with provisions. Mister Seesman called out, happy journey, and
the carriage rolled away. Only when Hidie was sitting in
the train did she become conscious of where she was going.
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She knew now that she would really see her grandfather
and the grandmother again, also Peter and the goats. Her
only fear was that the poor blind grandmother might have
died while she was away. The thing she looked forward
to most was giving the soft white rolls to the grandmother.
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While she was musing over all these things, she fell
asleep in Basil. She was roused by Sebastian, for there
they were to spend the night. The next morning they
started off again, and it took them many hours before
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they reached Maynfeld. When Sebastian stood on the platform the station,
he wished he could have traveled further in the train
rather than have to climb a mountain. The last part
of the trip might be dangerous, for everything seemed half
wild in this country. Looking round, he discovered a small
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wagon with a lean horse. A broad shouldered man was
just loading up large bags which had come by the train. Sebastian,
approaching the man, asked some information concerning the least dangerous
ascent to the elp. After a while, it was settled
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that the man should take Heidi and her trunk to
the village and see to it that somebody would go
up with her from there. Not a word had escaped
Heide until she now said, I can go up alone
from the village. I know the road. Sebastian felt relieved, and,
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calling hide to him, presented her with a heavy roll
of bills and a letter for the grandfather. These precious
things were put at the bottom of the basket under
the rolls, so that they could not possibly get lost.
Heidi promised to be careful of them, and was lifted
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up to the cart. The two old friends shook hands
and parted, and Sebastian, with a slightly bad conscience for
having deserted the child, so soon sat down on the
station to wait for a returning train. The driver was
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no other than the village baker, who had never seen
Heidie but had heard a great deal about her. He
had known her parents and immediately guessed she was the
child who had lived with the arm uncle. Curious to
know why she came home again, he began a conversation.
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Are you Heidi, the child who lived with the arm uncle? Yes?
Why are you coming home again? Did you get on badly? Oh? No,
nobody could have got on better than I did in Frankfurt.
Then why are you coming back? Because mister Seiesman let
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me come? Oh? Why didn't you stay? Because I would
rather be with my grandfather on the alp than anywhere
on earth. You may think differently when you get there,
muted the baker. It is strange, though, for she must know,
he said to himself. They conversed no more, and Heidie
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began to tremble with excitement when she recognized all the
trees on the road and the lofty peaks of the mountains.
Sometimes she felt as if she could not sit still
any longer, but had to jump down and run with
all her might. They arrived at the village at the
stroke of five. Immediately, a large group of women and
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children surrounded the cart. For the trunk and the little
passenger had attracted everybody's notice. When Hidie had been lifted down,
she found herself held and questioned on all sides. But
when they saw how frightened she was, they let her go.
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At last, the baker had to tell of Hide's arrival
with the strange gentleman, and assured all the people that
Heidi loved her grandfather with all her heart. Let the
people say what they would about him. Hide, in the meantime,
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was running up the path. From time to time she
was obliged to stop, for her basket was heavy and
she lost her breath. Her one idea was, if only
grandmother still sits in her corner by her spinning wheel.
Oh if she should have died. When the child caught
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sight of the hut, at last, her heart began to beat.
The quicker she ran, the more it beat. But at last,
she trembling opened the door. She ran into the middle
of the room, unable to utter one tone. She was
so out of breath. Oh God, it sounded from one corner.
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Ahhi Dee used to come in like that. Oh if
I just could have her again with me before I die.
Who has come? Here I am, Grandmother, Here I am,
shouted the child, throwing herself on her knees before the
old woman. She seized her hands and arms, and, snuggling
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up to her, did not, for joy utter one more word.
The grandmother had been so surprised that she could only
silently caress the child's curly hair over and over again. Yes, yes,
she said, at last, this is Hidee's hair and her
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beloved voice. Oh my God, I thank THEE for this happiness.
Out of her blind eyes. Big tears of joy fell
down on Heide's hand. Is it really you, Heidie? Have
you really come again? Yes? Yes, grandmother, the child replied,
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You must not cry, for I have come and will
never leave you any more. Now you won't have to
eat hard black bread anymore for a little while. Look
what I've brought you, Heidie, put one roll after another
into the grandmother's lap. Ah, child, what a blessing you
bring to me, the old woman cried. But you are
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my greatest blessing yourself. Heidi. Then, caressing the child's hair
and flushed cheeks, she entreated, just say one more word
that I may hear your voice. While Heidi was talking,
Peter's mother arrived and exclaimed in her amazement, surely this
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is Heidi, But how can that be? The child rose
to shake hands with Brigida, who could not get over
Hidie's splendid frock and hat. You can have my hat.
I don't want it anymore. I have my old one still,
Heidi said, pulling out her old crush straw hat. Heidi
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had remembered her grandfather's words Todita about her feather hat.
That was why she had kept her old hat so carefully.
Brigida at last accepted the gift. After a great many remonstrances. Suddenly,
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Hidy took off her pretty dress and tied her old
shawl about her. Taking the grandmother's hand, she said, good bye.
I must go home to grandfather now, but I shall
come again to morrow. Good night, grandmother, Oh, please come
again to morrow, hide, implored the old woman, while she
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held her fast. Why did you take your pretty dress off,
asked Brigida. I'd rather go to grandfather that way, or
else he might not know me any more the way
you did. Brigida accompanied the child outside and said, mysteriously,
he would have known you in your frock. You ought
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to have kept it on. Please be careful, child, for
Peter tells us that the uncle nevis is a word
to any one and always seems so angry. But Hide, unconcerned,
and saying goodnight, climbed up the path with the basket
on her arm. The evening sun was shining down on
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the grass before her. Every few minutes, Haidi stood still
to look at the mountains behind her. Suddenly she looked
back and beheld such glory as she had not even
seen in her most vivid dream. The rocky peaks were
flaming in the brilliant light. The snowy fields glowed, and
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rosy clouds were floating overhead. The grass was like an
expanse of gold, and below her the valley swam in
golden mist. The child stood still, and in her joy
and transport, tears ran down her cheek. She folded her
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hands and, looking up to Heaven, thanked the Lord that
he had brought her home again. She thanked him for
restoring her to her beloved mountains. In her happiness, she
could hardly find words to pray. Only when the glow
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had subsided, was hide able to follow the path again.
She climbed so fast that she could soon discover first
the treetops, then the roof, finally the hut. Now she
could see her grandfather sitting on his bench smoking a pipe.
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Above the cottage. The fir trees gently swayed and rustled
in the evening breeze. At last she had reached the hut, and,
throwing herself in her grandfather's arms, she hugged him and
held him tight. She could say nothing but grandfather, grandfather, grandfather.
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In her agitation, the old man said nothing either, but
his eyes were moist and loosening Hyde's arms. At last
he sat her on his knee. When he had looked
at her for a while, he said, so you have
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come home again, hidy. Why you certainly do not look
very citified. Did they send you away? No, you must
not think that, Grandfather. They all were so good to me, Clara,
mister Seiesman, and Grandmamma. But Grandfather. Sometimes I felt as
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if I could not bear were it any longer to
be away from you, I thought I should choke. I
could not tell anyone, for that would have been ungrateful. Suddenly,
one morning mister Seizman called me very early. I think
it was the doctor's fault, but I think it is
probably written in this letter. With that, Heidi brought the
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letter and the bank roll from her basket, putting them
on her grandfather's lap. This belongs to you, he said,
laying the roll beside him. Having read the letter, he
put it in his pocket. Do you think you can
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still drink milk with me, Heidi? He asked, while he
stepped into the cottage. Take your money with you. You
can buy a bed for it and clothes for many years.
I don't need it at all, father, Hidie assured him.
I have a bed, and Clara has given me so
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many dresses that I shan't need any more all my life.
Take it and put it in the cupboard, for you
will need it someday. Heidie obeyed and danced around the
hut in her delight to see all the beloved things again.
Running up to the loft, she exclaimed in great disappointment, Oh, grandfather,
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my bed is gone. It will come again, The grandfather
called up from below. How could I know that you
were coming back? Get your milk now? Heidi, coming down,
took her old seat. She seized her bowl and emptied
it eagerly, as if it was the most wonderful thing
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she had ever tasted. Grandfather, our milk is the best
in all of the world. Suddenly, Heidi, hearing a shrill whistle,
rushed outside as Peter and all his goats came racing down.
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Heidi greeted the boy, who stopped rooted to the spot,
staring at her. Then she ran into the midst of
her beloved friends, who had not forgotten her either. Shanley
and Barley bleated for joy, and all her other favorites
pressed near to her. Heidi was beside herself with joy,
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and caressed little Snowhopper and patted thistlefinch till she felt
herself pushed to and fro among them. Peter, why don't
you come down and say good night to me? Heidi
called to the boy. Have you come again? He exclaimed
at last, Then he took Heidie's proffered hand and asked, her,
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as if she had been always there. Are you come
up with me tomorrow? No, tomorrow, I must go to grandmother,
But perhaps the day after. Peter had a hard time
with his goats that day, for they would not follow him.
Over and over again, they came back to Hidie till
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she entered the shed with barley and s fondly and
shut the door. When Heidi went up to her loft
to sleep, she found a fresh, fragrant bread waiting for her,
and she slept better that night than she had for
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many many months, for her great and burning longing had
been satisfied about ten times. That night. The grandfather rose
from his couch to listen to Heidie's quiet breathing. The
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window was filled up with hay, for from now on
the moon was not allowed to shine on Hidie any more.
But Heidie slept quietly, for she had seen the flaming
mountains and had heard the fir trees roar
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