Und wiederum wechselten in ihrem gequälten, entsetzlich zuckenden Herzen Hoffnung und Verzweiflung, und die alten, schmerzhaften Wunden wurden immer von neuem gereizt.
And again hope and despair, alternately chafing the old sores, lacerated the wounds of her tortured and violently fluttering heart. Sitting on the star-shaped couch, waiting for her train, she looked with repulsion at those who passed in and out.