[{"id": 135707, "created": "2020-03-25T19:12:00.644952", "project_id": 379, "task_id": 74781, "user_id": 138, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-03-25T19:53:59.588778", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"other": "", "translation": "had happened.\r\n\r\nHe listened to her quietly. \"It is a way out,\" he said then, \"which the child's soul has found unconsciously. Should we not accept it gratefully?\"\r\n\r\nThe young woman did not respond to this, but only said: \"This way, the child will never become close to me.\"\r\n\r\nHe wanted to take her hand again, but she withdrew it from him.\r\n\r\n\"Ines,\" he said, \"do not demand anything, which nature denies; not of Nesi that she be your child, and not from you, that you be her mother.\"\r\n\r\nThe tears erupted from her eyes, \"But, I should be her mother,\" she said almost violently.\r\n\r\n\"Her mother? No, Ines, you should not be that.\"\r\n\r\n\"What should I then, Rudolf?\"\r\n\r\nCould she have understood the obvious answer to this question, she would have given it herself. He felt this and glanced thoughtfully into her eyes, as if he would have to find the helping words there.\r\n\r\n\"Only confess it,\" she said, misinterpreting his silence, \"you do not have an answer for this.\"\r\n\r\n\"Oh Ines,\" he exclaimed, \"when once a child from your own blood will lie in your lap.\"\r\n\r\nShe made a defensive gesture, but he said: \"The time will come, and you will feel, how thedelight breaking forth from your eyes will awake the first smile of your child, and how its tiny soul is drawn to yours. - Also above Nesi once two soulful eyes shone; then she wrapped her small arm around a neck, which bent down to her, and said: 'Mother.' - \r\nDon't be angry with her, if she cannot say it to another one in this world.\"\r\n\r\nInes had barely heard his words, her thoughts only pursued the one point. \"If you can say: But she is not your child, why don't you also say: But you are not my wife.\"\r\n\r\nAnd thus it remained. What business where his reasons to her.\r\n\r\nHe pulled her towards himself; he tried to calm her; she kissed him and looked at him smiling through the tears; but it did not help her. -\r\n\r\nWhen Rudolf had left her, she went outside into the large garden. Upon her entry, she saw Nesi, a school book in hand, walking around the broad lawn, but she avoided her and took a side path, which led in between the bushes along the garden wall.\r\n\r\nThe child, looking up briefly, had not missed the expression of sadness in the beautiful eyes of the stepmother, and as if magnetically drawn, always learning and reciting her lessons under her breath, she drifted onto this same path.\r\n\r\nInes stood above in front of a gate in the high wall, which was almost completely covered by vines with purple flowers.With passing glances her gaze rested on it, and she was about to continue her silent walk, when she saw the child coming towards her.\r\n\r\nNow she remained standing and asked: \"What gate is this, Nesi?\"\r\n\r\n\"To grandmother's garden.\"\r\n\"To grandmother's garden? - But your grandparents have been dead for a long time.\"\r\n\"Yes, for long, long already.\"\r\n\"And who now owns this garden?\"\r\n\"We do,\" said the child, as if that was obvious.\r\n\r\nInes bent her head under the brush and started to rattle the iron doorhandle; Nesi stood by silently, as if she wanted to await the success of this effort.\r\n\r\n\"But it is locked,\" called the young woman, while she let go and started wiping the rust from her fingers with her handkerchief. \"Is it the desolate garden one can see from your father's chamber?\"\r\n\r\nThe child nodded.\r\n\r\n\"Just listen, how the birds sing over there.\"\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, the old maid had stepped into the garden. When she heard the two voices sound from the direction of the wall, she hurried to get close. \"There is a visitor inside,\" she reported.\r\n\r\nInes laid her hand on Nesi's cheek in a friendly manner. \"Father is a bad gardener,\" she said while moving away; \"so we both will gave to go in there and tidy up.\"\r\n\r\nFrom the house, Rudolf came towards her."}}, {"id": 161457, "created": "2022-06-06T13:26:54.556072", "project_id": 379, "task_id": 74781, "user_id": 427, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2022-06-06T13:53:40.886791", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"other": "", "translation": "[...] had happened.\r\nHe listened to her calmly. \"It is a way out\", he then said, \"which the child's soul has found here unknowingly. Don't we want to accept it gracefully?\"\r\nThe young woman did not respond to this, she only said: \"Like this, the child will never be close to me.\"\r\nHe wanted to take her hand again, but she pulled it back from him. \r\n\"Ines\", he said, \"just don't ask for anything nature refuses; not from Nesi that she be your child, and not from yourself, that you be her mother.\"\r\nTears sprang from her eyes. \"But, I am supposed to be her mother\", she said, almost fiercely.\r\n\"Her mother? No, Ines, you are not.\"\r\n\"So what am I supposed to do, Rudolf?\"\r\nIf she could have understood the obvious answer to this question now, she would have given it herself. He felt it and looked into her eyes complatetively as if he had to find the helping words there.\r\n\"Just admit it\", she said, misunderstanding his silence, \"you don't have an answer to this.\"\r\n\"O Ines\", he cried out, \"when only a child of your own's blood lies in your lap.\"\r\nShe made a defensive movement; but he said: \"The time will come, and you will feel how the delight breaking from your eye will wake your child's first smile and how it will draw its little soul to you. - Above Nesi as well, two such eyes have once shone blissfully; she then wrapped her little arm around a nape that bowed down to her, and said: \"Mother.\" - Don't be angry with her, that she cannot say it again to anyone else in the world anymore.\"\r\nInes had barely heard his words, her thoughts just chased the one point. \"If you can say: She is not my child, then why don't you also say: You are not my wife.\"\r\nAnd that was that. What should she care about his reasons.\r\nHe pulled her to him; he tried to calm her; she kissed him and looked at him smiling through her tears; but he had not helped her with it. - \r\nWhen Rudolf had left her, she went outside into the big garden. When she entered it, she saw Nesi with a schoolbook in one hand walking around the broad lawn, but she avoided her and took a side path that led between the bushes at the garden wall. \r\nThe child , looking up fleetingly, had not escaped the expression of grieve in the beautiful eyes of her step-mother, and as if drawn magnetically, still learning and mumbling her lecture to herself, she also had gradually taken this path.\r\nInes stood above in front of a gate within the high wall which was almost hidden draped by a climbing plant with purple blossoms. Her eyes were set on it avertingly, and she was ready to begin again her silent walk when she saw the child coming towards her.\r\nNow she stopped and asked: \"What gate is that, Nesi?\"\r\n\"To grandmother's garden.\"\r\n\"To grandmother's garden? - But your grandparents are long dead.\"\r\n\"Yes, so long, long.\"\r\n\"And who does the garden belong to now?\"\r\n\"To us\", the child said, as if this was clear in itself.\r\nInes bowed her beautiful head under the bush and started shaking the iron handle of the gate; Nesi stood silently as if she wanted to await the success of this endeavor.\r\n\"But it is locked\", the young woman cried, stopping and wiping rust from her fingers with the handkerchief. \"Is this the desert garden that can be seen from father's study window?\"\r\nThe child nodded.\r\n\"Just listen how the birds sing over there.\"\r\nIn the meantime, the old servant woman had entered the garden. When she heard their voices from at the wall, she hurried to walk close to them. \"There is visitors inside\", she announced.\r\nInes kindly placed her hand on Nesi's cheek. \"Father is a bad gardener\", she said, walking away; \"the both of us have to get inside and set this in order.\"\r\nInside the house, Rudolf approached her."}}]