once　touched　upon　between　us。　　If　through　the　high；　silent；　meditative　Transcendentalism　of　our　Friend　we　detected　any　practical　tendency　whatever；　it　was　at　most　Political；　and　towards　a　certain　prospective；　and　for　the　present　quite　speculative；　Radicalism；　as　indeed　some　correspondence；　on　his　part；　with　Herr　Oken　of　Jena　was　now　and　then　suspected；　though　his　special　contributions　to　the　_Isis_　could　never　be　more　than　surmised　at。　　But；　at　all　events；　nothing　Moral；　still　less　anything　Didactico…Religious；　was　looked　for　from　him。
  Well　do　we　recollect　the　last　words　he　spoke　in　our　hearing；　which　indeed；　with　the　Night　they　were　uttered　in；　are　to　be　forever　remembered。　　Lifting　his　huge　tumbler　of　_Gukguk_；*　and　for　a　moment　lowering　his　tobacco…pipe；　he　stood　up　in　full　Coffee…house　（it　was　_Zur　Grunen　Gans_；　the　largest　in　Weissnichtwo；　where　all　the　Virtuosity；　and　nearly　all　the　Intellect　of　the　place　assembled　of　an　evening）；　and　there；　with　low；　soul…stirring　tone；　and　the　look　truly　of　an　angel；　though　whether　of　a　white　or　of　a　black　one　might　be　dubious；　proposed　this　toast：　　_Die　Sache　der　Armen　in　Gottes　und　Teufels　Namen_　（The　Cause　of　the　Poor；　in　Heaven's　name　and　's）！　　One　full　shout；　breaking　the　leaden　silence；　then　a　gurgle　of　innumerable　emptying　bumpers；　again　followed　by　universal　cheering；　returned　him　loud　acclaim。　　It　was　the　finale　of　the　night：　　resuming　their　pipes；　in　the　highest　enthusiasm；　amid　volumes　of　tobacco…smoke；　triumphant；　cloud…capt　without　and　within；　the　assembly　broke　up；　each　to　his　thoughtful　pillow。　_Bleibt　doch　ein　echter　Spass_…　_und　Galgen…vogel_；　said　several；　meaning　thereby　that；　one　day；　he　would　probably　be　hanged　for　his　democratic　sentiments。　　_Wo　steckt　doch　der　Schalk_？　added　they；　looking　round：　　but　Teufelsdrockh　had　retired　by　private　alleys；　and　the　Compiler　of　these　pages　beheld　him　no　more。
  *Gukguk　is　unhappily　only　an　academical…beer。
  In　such　scenes　has　it　been　our　lot　to　live　with　this　Philosopher；　such　estimate　to　form　of　his　purposes　and　powers。　　And　yet；　thou　brave　Teufelsdrockh；　who　could　tell　what　lurked　in　thee？　　Under　those　thick　locks　of　thine；　so　long　and　lank；　overlapping　roof…wise　the　gravest　face　we　ever　in　this　world　saw；　there　dwelt　a　most　busy　brain。　　In　thy　eyes　too；　deep　under　their　shaggy　brows；　and　looking　out　so　still　and　dreamy；　have　we　not　noticed　gleams　of　an　ethereal　or　else　a　diabolic　fire；　and　half　fancied　that　their　stillness　was　but　the　rest　of　infinite　motion；　the　_sleep_　of　a　spinning…top？　　Thy　little　figure；　there　as；　in　loose　ill…brushed　threadbare　habiliments；　thou　sattest；　amid　litter　and　lumber；　whole　days；　to　〃think　and　smoke　tobacco；〃　held　in　it　a　mighty　heart。　　The　secrets　of　man's　Life　were　laid　open　to　thee；　thou　sawest　into　the　mystery　of　the　Universe；　farther　than　another；　thou　hadst　_in　petto_　thy　remarkable　Volume　on　Clothes。　　Nay；　was　there　not　in　that　clear　logically　founded　Transcendentalism　of　thine；　still　more；　in　thy　meek；　silent；　deep…seated　Sansculottism；　combined　with　a　true　princely　Courtesy　of　inward　nature；　the　visible　rudiments　of　such　speculation？　　But　great　men　are　too　often　unknown；　or　what　is　worse；　misknown。　　Already；　when　we　dreamed　not　of　it；　the　warp　of　thy　remarkable　Volume　lay　on　the　loom；　and　silently；　mysterious　shuttles　were　putting　in　the　woof。
  How　the　Hofrath　Heuschrecke　is　to　furnish　biographical　data；　in　this　case；　may　be　a　curious　question；　the　answer　of　which；　however；　is　happily　not　our　concern；　but　his。　　To　us　it　appeared；　after　repeated　trial；　that　in　Weissnichtwo；　from　the　archives　or　memories　of　the　best…informed　classes；　no　Biography　of　Teufelsdrockh　was　to　be　gathered；　not　so　much　as　a　false　one。　　He　was　a　stranger　there；　wafted　thither　by　what　is　called　the　course　of　circumstances；　concerning　whose　parentage；　birthplace；　prospects；　or　pursuits；　curiosity　had　indeed　made　inquiries；　but　satisfied　herself　with　the　most　indistinct　replies。　　For　himself；　he　was　a　man　so　still　and　altogether　unparticipating；　that　to　question　him　even　afar　off　on　such　particulars　was　a　thing　of　more　than　usual　delicacy：　　besides；　in　his　sly　way；　he　had　ever　some　quaint　turn；　not　without　its　satirical　edge；　wherewith　to　divert　such　intrusions；　and　deter　you　from　the　like。　　Wits　spoke　of　him　secretly　as　if　he　were　a　kind　of　Melchizedek；　without　father　or　mother　of　any　kind；　sometimes；　with　reference　to　his　great　historic　and　statistic　knowledge；　and　the　vivid　way　he　had　of　expressing　himself　like　an　eye…witness　of　distant　transactions　and　scenes；　they　called　him　the　_Ewige　Jude_；　Everlasting；　or　as　we　say；　Wandering　Jew。
  To　the　most；　indeed；　he　had　become　not　so　much　a　Man　as　a　Thing；　which　Thing　doubtless　they　were　accustomed　to　see；　and　with　satisfaction；　but　no　more　thought　of　accounting　for　than　for　the　fabrication　of　their　daily　_Allgemeine　Zeitung_；　or　the　domestic　habits　of　the　Sun。　　Both　were　there　and　welcome；　the　world　enjoyed　what　good　was　in　them；　and　thought　no　more　of　the　matter。　　The　man　Teufelsdrockh　passed　and　repassed；　in　his　little　circle；　as　one　of　those　originals　and　nondescripts；　more　frequent　in　German　Universities　than　elsewhere；　of　whom；　though　you　see　them　alive；　and　feel　certain　enough　that　they　must　have　a　History；　no　History　seems　to　be　discoverable；　or　only　such　as　men　give　of　mountain　rocks　and　antediluvian　ruins：　　That　they　have　been　created　by　unknown　agencies；　are　in　a　state　of　gradual　decay；　and　for　the　present　reflect　light　and　resist　pressure；　that　is；　are　visible　and　tangible　objects　in　this　phantasm　world；　where　so　much　other　mystery　is。
  It　was　to　be　remarked　that　though；　by　title　and　diploma；　_Professor　der　Allerley…Wissenschaft_；　or　as　we　should　say　in　English；　〃Professor　of　Things　in　General；〃　he　had　never　delivered　any　Course；　perhaps　never　been　incited　thereto　by　any　public　furtherance　or　requisition。　　To　all　appearance；　the　enlightened　Government　of　Weissnichtwo；　in　founding　their　New　University；　imagined　they　had　done　enough；　if　〃in　times　like　ours；〃　as　the　half…official　Program　expressed　it；　〃when　all　things　are；　rapidly　or　slowly；　resolving　themselves　into　Chaos；　a　Professorship　of　this　kind　had　been　established；　whereby；　as　occasion　called；　the　task　of　bodying　somewhat　forth　again　from　such　Chaos　might　be；　even　slightly；　facilitated。〃　　That　actual　Lectures　should　be　held；　and　Public　Classes　for　the　〃Science　of　Things　in　General；〃　they　doubtless　considered　premature；　on　which　ground　too　they　had　only　established　the　Professorship；　nowise　endowed　it；　so　that　Teufelsdrockh；　〃recommended　by　the　highest　Names；〃　had　been　promoted　thereby　to　a　Name　merely。
  Great；　among　the　more　enlightened　classes；　was　the　admiration　of　this　new　Professorship：　　how　an　enlightened　Government　had　seen　into　the　Want　of　the　Age　（_Zeitbedurfniss_）；　how　at　length；　instead　of　Denial　and　Destruction；　we　were　to　have　a　science　of　Affirmation　and　Reconstruction；　and　Germany　and　Weissnichtwo　were　where　they　should　be；　in　the　vanguard　of　the　world。　Considerable　also　was　the　wonder　at　the　new　Professor；　dropt　opportunely　enough　into　the　nascent　University；　so　able　to　lecture；　should　occasion　call；　so　ready　to　hold　his　peace　for　indefinite　periods；　should　an　enlightened　Government　consider　that　occasion　did　not　call。　　But　such　admiration　and　such　wonder；　being　followed　by　no　act　to　keep　them　living；　could　last　only　nine　days；　and；　long　before　our　visit　to　that　scene；　had　quite　died　away。　　The　more　cunning　heads　thought　it　was　all　an　expiring　clutch　at　popularity；　on　the　part　of　a　Minister；　whom　domestic　embarrassments；　court　intrigues；　old　age；　and　dropsy　soon　afterwards　finally　drove　from　the　helm。
  As　for　Teufelsdrockh；　except　by　his　nightly　appearances　at　the　_Grune　Gans_；　Weissnichtwo　saw　little　of　him；　felt　little　of　him。　　Here；　over　his　tumbler　of　Gukguk；　he　sat　reading　Journals；　sometimes　contemplatively　looking　into　the　clouds　of　his　tobacco…pipe；　without　other　visible　employment：　　always；　from　his　mild　ways；　an　agreeable　phenomenon　there；　more　especially　when　he　opened　his　lips　for　speech；　on　which　occasions　the　whole　Coffee…house　would　hush　itself　into　silence；　as　if　sure　to　hear　something　noteworthy。　　Nay；　perhaps　to　hear　a　whole　series　and　river　of　the　most　memorable　utterances；　such　as；　when　once　thawed；　he　would　for　hours　indulge　in；　with　fit　audience：　　and　the　more　memorable；　as　issuing　from　a　head　apparently　not　more　interested　in　them；　not　more　conscious　of　them；　than　is　the　sculptured　stone　head　of　some　public　fountain；　which　through　its　brass　mouth…tube　emits　water　to　the　worthy　and　the　unworthy；　careless　whether　it　be　for　cooking　victuals　or　quenching　conflagrations；　indeed；　maintains　the　same　earnest　assiduous　look；　whether　any　water　be　flowing　or　not。
  To　the　Editor　of　these　sheets；　as　to　a　young　enthusiastic　Englishman；　however　unworthy；　Teufelsdrockh　opened　himself　perhaps　more　than　to　the　most。　Pity　only　that　we　could　not　then　half　guess　his　importance；　and　scrutinize　him　with　due　power　of　vision！　　We　enjoyed；　what　not　three　men　Weissnichtwo　could　boast　of；　a　certain　degree　of　access　to　the　Professor's　private　domicile。　　It　was　the　attic　floor　of　the　highest　house　in　the　Wahngasse；　and　might　truly　be　called　the　pinnacle　of　Weissnichtwo；　for　it　rose