“ ‘Look at her well,’ ” Hans Castorp heard Herr Settembrini say, as though from a distance, following her with his glance as she presently left the room. “ ‘The fair one, see! ’Tis Lilith!’ ” “Who?” asked Hans Castorp. Herr Settembrini’s literary soul was pleased. He answered: “ ‘Adam’s first wife is she.’ ”
