Her
heart felt very warmly toward him, and she would have felt
dreadfully confused had not Wilhelm, with characteristic good
feeling, declined the invitation to be present.
Frau Brohl arranged for the wedding to take place after Whitsuntide.
At the Zwolf-Apostelkirche she wore her heavy silk dress and all the
family ornaments, as on the Sundays at church at Stettin. Her bent
figure was straighter than usual, and a smile of proud satisfaction
lighted up her pale, melancholy face. Several rich friends from
Stettin had come over to Berlin for the wedding. She leaned on the
arm of the bridegroom's father, Herr Haber, a dignified old
gentleman with a long beard. Paul wore his uniform and a Japanese
order, which had been conferred on him by a Japanese pupil at his
lectures on agricultural chemistry. Several officers in uniform were
in the church, and a large number of professors, councilors, etc.
Paul's round face beamed with happiness, his blond mustache looked
triumphant, his hair was mathematically cut, and a field-marshal
might have sworn that he was a regular officer. The bride was rosy,
and looked happy. Her veil and wreath were made by the family, and
her satin dress covered with their embroidery. Wilhelm was one of
Paul's witnesses.
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