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War Nachtigaller endlich in den Klassenraum gewackelt (er verspätete sich regelmäßig) und hatte seine fünf Doktorhüte (die er einerseits aus Eitelkeit, andererseits zur Wärmung seiner Außengehirne trug) abgelegt, begann er umgehend den Unterricht.
When he finally tottered into the classroom (he was nearly always late) and removed his four mortarboards (which he wore partly out of vanity and partly to keep his external brains warm), he got down to it right away. He also, at that moment, lost his tremulous movements and frail appearance.
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