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In Chapter 2, Paul Flemming visits Andernach, recoils from a crude crucifix, and hears an old woman’s legend about its figure secretly helping people in need. The story deepens his distress and makes him feel the strength of popular superstition, before he resumes his journey toward Coblentz.
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- Paul Flemming follows the Rhine to Andernach and visits a tower, where the keeper’s daughter’s death disappoints him.
- A wooden crucifix disturbs him with its harsh depiction of physical suffering, and he mentions it at the hotel.
- An old woman describes a mysterious nighttime visitor who repairs roofs, barrels, a windmill, a gate, and a ferryboat.
- Her legend identifies the helper with the crucified Savior, who feeds a homeless mother and kisses her baby.
- Flemming feels the power of superstition and leaves for Coblentz, hearing an explanation of a local greeting along the way.
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The helper avoids recognition, making his identity a mystery. His secrecy links the repeated acts of charity to the legend’s final revelation.
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What does the ferryman find after carrying the mysterious stranger across the river?
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