Kaum war das geschehen, fühlte er zum erstenmal an diesem Morgen ein körperliches Wohlbehagen; die Beinchen hatten festen Boden unter sich; sie gehorchten vollkommen, wie er zu seiner Freude merkte; strebten sogar darnach, ihn fortzutragen, wohin er wollte; und schon glaubte er, die endgültige Besserung alles Leidens stehe unmittelbar bevor.
Hardly had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at an end.