Twilight Story by Stefan Zweig. Short summary

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At night, Bob meets a girl, but he can’t see her face. He thinks it is Margot’s cousin, but Bob meets another sister.

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Bob is visiting relatives in the castle. One night he goes for a walk in the garden.

Here the young man meets a girl who begins to embrace and kiss him passionately. Bob, who is so amazed, does not have time to see her face.

The next night, the girl comes out to him again. Again he fails to see her face, but notices a coin on her bracelet.

In the morning, Bob looks at all the girls in the castle. He notices the coin on his cousin Margot’s bracelet. The young man falls in love with the girl.

That same night she comes to him in the garden again. They indulge in passion, but when Bob utters his lover’s name, the girl runs away.

He tries to reach her window, falls down and breaks his leg. Bob is carried to the castle.

The young man is visited by relatives. He notices a coin on the bracelet of another cousin, Elizabeth.

Bob understands from her embarrassment that it was she who came to the garden. But he cannot respond to Elizabeth’s passion, for he is already in love with Margot.