\"ThereisastrangerfromBerlin，\"hesaid，\"whobeggedmeurgentlytoadmithinttoDr。Haydn，Mr。Schmid，themanagerofthetheatre，iswithhim，andrequestsyoutoseethestranger，who，hesays，isacelebratedpoet。\"
\"IfSchmidiswithhim，letthemcomein，\"saidHaydn，mildly;\"itwilldoubtlessbethelasttimeIshallseemydearold—friendonearth。\"
Conradthrewopenthedoor，andbeckonedthegentlemen，whowerestandingoutside，tocomein。Thetwocrossedthethresholdsoftlyontiptoe，andwithfacesexpressiveofprofoundreverence;asifseizedwithcompassionorpiousawe，theystoodstillatthedoor，andgazedwitheyesfulloftendernessuponHaydn，who，atthismoment，overcomeperhapsbythespringair，hadclosedhiseyes，andnotheardtheentranceofthevisitors。
\"Thatishe，\"whisperedoneofthetwo，amanofatall，erectform，withafaceradiantwithunderstandingandsagacity。\"Thatishe！\"
herepeated，fixinghisardenteyesonthecomposer。