Aber er fürchtete sich davor, daß ihn dies nur noch trübseliger stimmte, und so ging er auf dem kürzesten Wege nach Hause.
He felt dreary as an empty house; and tender memories mingling with the sad thoughts in his brain, addled by the fumes of the feast, he felt inclined for a moment to take a turn towards the church. As he was afraid, however, that this sight would make him yet more sad, he went right away home.