famulus

1 Torralva obeyed the request of the famulus, and when after a space the spirit told him to open his eyes once more, he found himself in Rome, standing on a high tower.

2 He falls back upon himself almost despairing, when the famulus Wagner enters.

3 The famulus at the entrance, having examined their passports, brought them to the director.

4 Boy," said he, as we retraced our steps to Tavistock Street, "you are my thing, my chattel, my famulus.

5 Then to the famulus: "Quick! a block, charcoal!.."

6 Scarcely has the Earth-spirit vanished when, with a timid knock, there enters Faust's famulus, or assistant, Wagner.

7 This duty performed, he cheerfully followed the famulus to his room.

8 In this embarrassing position the Baroness Freimann, a young widow appears, disguised in the suit of a student, and accompanied by her chambermaid Nanette, who is dressed as her famulus or valet.

9 The fact is, the Tarasconese hero was something worth painting,—squat, round-shouldered, head bent forward, the muffler round his chin like a strap, and his flaming little eye taking aim at the terrified famulus.

10 Like the magician's famulus, who rashly undertook to play the part of master, and who could evoke powers that he could not control, he was swamped in his own supplies.

11 At half-past five in the morning a bell rang, which brought in the famulus, who lighted the lantern hanging from the roof and summoned them all to prayers.

12 In the Urfaust, also, we have, with a few verbal alterations, the Scene in which Faust communicates to his famulus Wagner his cynical view of the value of human knowledge.

13 "My famulus will come down and open to you, messieurs," he said with respectful intonations.

14 But my ill luck still followed me, for my father once more caused me to go about with him as his famulus, and would never allow me on any pretext to escape this task.

15 The principal looked steadily into her face: she returned his look so calmly and naturally that his suspicions, if he had any, were disarmed; and he directed the famulus to conduct her to Ivo.

16 Luther tells of a demon who served as famulus in a monastery, fetching beer for the monks, and always insisting on honest measure for his money.

17 I know it—'tis my famulus— My fairest fortune now escapes!

18 That is right, Harry," he said; "faithful little famuli, see all and say nothing.

1 助理

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2 助手

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3 侍从

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4 随从

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