human
Has not Fels been to see you while I have been away?
gpt
No. I gave express orders that he should not be sent for. I am taking the drops that he prescribed for my nervous attacks, and he can do nothing more for me. Don’t be concerned, Rudolph, I shall be better soon. You have had a sad time at Thalleben?
human
Yes, he answered, but his eyes still rested anxiously upon his sister’s altered features.
gpt
Poor Hartwig died before I arrived; he suffered fearfully. He was buried yesterday afternoon. You would scarcely know his unfortunate wife, Helene; this blow has added twenty years to her life!