Renni the Rescuer
“Bettina and Vladimir followed them through the huge crowd which filled the great building to bursting.
Crying of women, screaming of children, shouts of the soldiers, singing, echoes rolling madly down from the roof of iron and glass, whistling of locomotives, clanging of iron wheels, clashing of cars one against the other—the confusion bewildered, the gigantic noise deafened. A thick haze lay over the excited, frightened crowd. The evil smell of gasoline, of coal smoke, of clothing, of food, o...f beer, of bad tobacco, had a sort of stupefying effect. Every individual here was, in a way of speaking, extinguished. The soul was cramped and crushed. It seemed to shrivel, to creep into itself, no longer capable of effort.
After the first few minutes George felt the brunt of this. Vladimir’s cheerful words fell on his ears without effect, slipped off his mind as if they had no meaning. Only Bettina’s glance caused a little twitching at his heart. Mechanically he kept hold on Renni, who crowded anxiously against him.MoreLess
Crying of women, screaming of children, shouts of the soldiers, singing, echoes rolling madly down from the roof of iron and glass, whistling of locomotives, clanging of iron wheels, clashing of cars one against the other—the confusion bewildered, the gigantic noise deafened. A thick haze lay over the excited, frightened crowd. The evil smell of gasoline, of coal smoke, of clothing, of food, o...f beer, of bad tobacco, had a sort of stupefying effect. Every individual here was, in a way of speaking, extinguished. The soul was cramped and crushed. It seemed to shrivel, to creep into itself, no longer capable of effort.
After the first few minutes George felt the brunt of this. Vladimir’s cheerful words fell on his ears without effect, slipped off his mind as if they had no meaning. Only Bettina’s glance caused a little twitching at his heart. Mechanically he kept hold on Renni, who crowded anxiously against him.MoreLess
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