The Secret Momoirs of Bertha Krupp: From the Papers and Diaries of Chief Gouvernante Baroness D'Alteville
Fiction & Literature, Historical, Literary
| Author: | Henry W. Fischer | ISBN: | 1230000220907 |
| Publisher: | T. M. Digital Publishing | Publication: | February 25, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Henry W. Fischer |
| ISBN: | 1230000220907 |
| Publisher: | T. M. Digital Publishing |
| Publication: | February 25, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
He asked the Baroness to be seated, while he patted Bertha's shoulder and hair. "God-daughter," he said softly, "be a brave girl and listen." And, with the child's eyes showing increasing bewilderment every moment, he burst into a panegyric of himself and his sublime mission on earth, such as even his dramatic collaborators, von Wildenbruch and Captain Lauff, had never conceived in their most toadying moments.
He was on the most elaborately intimate terms with God, and every act of his was approved by "his" God beforehand. "His" God had appointed him vicar on earth, instrument of His benevolence and of His wrath.
He asked the Baroness to be seated, while he patted Bertha's shoulder and hair. "God-daughter," he said softly, "be a brave girl and listen." And, with the child's eyes showing increasing bewilderment every moment, he burst into a panegyric of himself and his sublime mission on earth, such as even his dramatic collaborators, von Wildenbruch and Captain Lauff, had never conceived in their most toadying moments.
He was on the most elaborately intimate terms with God, and every act of his was approved by "his" God beforehand. "His" God had appointed him vicar on earth, instrument of His benevolence and of His wrath.
