ENG 510 Chapter Full Text: 9. Metzergenstein
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Berlifitzing family: less ancient and less wealthy; . Wilhelm, count berlifitzing: an old man, lover of horses and racing. Frederick, baron metzergenstein: a young man (15), not yet of age; leader of the family, having many vast possessions; known for debaucheries and. Two families in hungary, the berlifitzings and the metzergensteins, begin a long feud based upon a prophesy that says one will triumph over the other. Four days after frederick metzergenstein becomes baron, the berlifitzing stable is set on fire and most people attribute it to frederick. Frederick himself, as this happens, sits in a room in a tall tower and is drawn to look at the figure of a horse in a tapestry. The horse in the tapestry belonged to the berlifitzings, and further back, its owner was being killed by a metzergenstein. He looks away for an instant, and upon looking back, the horse has moved and its eyes glow red.
