Hyperion, Chapter 10: samenvatting

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1. Flemming and the Baron visit the ruined castle before their separate journeys to Berlin and to the Tyrol and Switzerland.
2. On the garden terrace, Flemming admires the statue of Louis, while the Baron questions his attachment to the past.
3. Flemming claims greater happiness and self-control with age, but the Baron describes his calm as temporary.
4. They debate nature, inward peace, and whether city life encourages greater tolerance than solitary country living.
5. After midnight, Flemming returns to his room and lies awake until dawn, troubled by leaving familiar people and places.
6. Embracing the Baron, Flemming describes friendship as vulnerable to restless travel and uncontrollable events.

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