In der Tiefe seines Herzens wußte er, daß er sie heute hier wiedersehen werde; aber um imstande zu sein, auch an anderes zu denken, hatte er versucht, sich einzureden, daß er es nicht wisse.
In the depths of his soul he had felt sure that he should meet her that evening, but to maintain his freedom of thought he had tried to assure himself that he did not know it.