Story-telling like a river streaming
The dwarf Fillipo is a great story-teller and he is spending his time entertaining his mistress Margherita with his story-telling. Prior to telling a story he falls into deep thought that makes his mistress a bit anxious. But, once he starts telling his story, it flows smoothly like a river streaming down a mountain.
Smile like a ray of the sun
Poet Floribert is one of Lady Agnes's lovers from the story "Shadow Play". He loved meeting the beautiful and famous Lady Agnes with a face of a thin girl. She would greet him with a smile on her face like a ray of the sun. It is clear that the poet is head over heels over the famous lady.
Three linden trees like an enormous roof over the cemetery
The story "Three Linden Trees" begins with a description of those three trees standing over a cemetery next to the Hospital of the Holly Spirit in Berlin. The trees were so huge that they looked like a roof over the cemetery. The story and the meaning of the trees is just as amazing and beautiful as their appearance.
Music like moonlight through a crack in the clouds
The music coming from Mr. Binsswanger's home provides comfort for Elizabeth in her difficult times, like moonlight through a crack in the clouds. The same music provides comfort to her son Augustus in his innocent childhood and in the last moments of his life.
