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verb
Der Pastor bat Nägeli auf eine Tasse Tee in die gut beheizte Pfarrei und stellte ihm dort den neuen, aus Hamburg stammenden jungen Kantor vor, der eine Flasche Branntwein zum Tee beisteuerte, wohl auch, um dem Tremolieren seiner Hand Herr zu werden.
The clergyman then invited Emil into the well-heated parsonage for a cup of tea and introduced him there to the new young cantor from Hamburg who contributed a bottle of brandy for their tea, likely also in order to bring the quavering of his hand under control.
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