Chapter 24

Three days later Innstetten arrived in Berlin, fairly late, around nine. They were all at the station: Effi, her Mama, her cousin. He was warmly received, warmest of all by Effi, and a whole host of matters had already been discussed by the time the...

Chapter 20

The next morning Innstetten, who had given Effi a sharp look as he lifted her out of the sleigh but avoided any reference to the strange ride the two had had together, was up early and tried as far as possible to get over his...

Chapter 17

It was two when they got back. Crampas took his leave and rode off into the town, to his home on the market square. Effi, for her part, changed her clothes and tried to get some sleep, but without success; her bad mood was worse...

Chapter 12

It was late when they set off home. Already at ten o’clock Effi had said to Gieshübler that it must be time, Fräulein Trippelli had a train she mustn’t miss and would have to leave Kessin at six. However, Marietta, who was standing beside them...

Chapter 7

It was already broad daylight when Effi woke the next morning. She had difficulty finding her bearings. Where was she? Of course, in Kessin, in the house of the Landrat, von Innstetten, and she was his wife, Baroness Innstetten. Sitting up, she looked round, full...

Chapter 6

In the middle of November—they had got as far as Capri and Sorrento—Innstetten’s leave ran out, and it was in his character and habits to be back on time to the day and the hour. So on the morning of the 14th he arrived in...

Chapter 2

They continued talking for a while, recalling with outrage and pleasure their classes together and a whole series of Holzapfel’s unsuitable topics. They couldn’t stop until Hulda suddenly said, ‘It’s high time, Effi; you look, well, how can I put it, you look as if...

Chapter 31

Minutes passed. When Effi had recovered, she sat down on a chair by the window and looked out at the quiet street. If only there’d been some noise and arguing; but there was just the sunshine on the macadamized surface of the road and the...

Chapter 21

Innstetten had been away four days when Crampas returned from Stettin with the news that the powers that be had decided to abandon for good the idea of stationing two companies of cavalry in Kessin; there were so many small towns that would be keen...

Chapter 16

The weather was fine, and remained so well into October. One result of this was that the tent-like veranda came into its own, so much so that they regularly spent the mornings there. Towards eleven the Major would usually turn up, first to ask how...