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Title: Der Rubin

Author: Gustav Sack

Release Date: December 19, 2010 [EBook #34694]

Language: German

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Transcriber's Note:
Die Entfaltung, Max Krell (Ed.), Ernst Rowohlt Verlag, Berlin, 1921,
pp. 188-192.



Gustav Sack

Der Rubin



Um die Zeit, in der an der Kste die Linden blhen, sa der
Einjhrig-Freiwillige Wiekannmannur rittlings auf der Mauer, die das
Kasernement umschlo. Denn auer dem dreitgigen Arrest und der
Degradierung zum Gefreiten bestand seine Strafe, die er sich wegen einer
handgreiflichen uerung moralischer Dekadenz zugezogen hatte, in der
Einkasernierung: Darum mute er sich allnchtlich aus der Stube, in der er
mit den Leuten seiner Korporalschaft schlief, herausstehlen, mute sich
sachte ber die Flur und die hallenden Treppen und durch die lauernden
Schatten des Kasernenhofes schleichen und dann sich ber die Mauer ins
Freie schwingen. Dort erwartete ihn die blonde Madelon, mit der er eilig in
seiner Wohnung verschwand. --

Knarrend zog die alte Uhr Luft in ihre rostigen Lungen und rief zwlf
rasselnde Schlge in die Nacht und hart und dumpf tapsten die
ngelbeschlagenen Stiefel der patrouillierenden Posten auf dem Pflaster
oder glitten langsam und tckisch ber den knirschenden Kies. Ringsum aber
breitete sich in weien Lachen und Seen der Nebel, aus dem gleich wulstigen
Echsenkpfen die Wipfel der Ulmen und Linden ragten und die Lichter einer
Bahn wie rote Kakerlakenaugen glotzten; und mitten aus der sternleeren
Nacht hing der Mond wie eine blankgescheuerte Messingampel herab. Eine
Handvoll verlorener Klnge kam durch die Luft und flatterte trumerisch
zwischen den rotbraunen Gebuden und versank gerade wimmernd in den
traurigen Nebeln --

Halt!

Mit einem brutalen Griff packte ihn eine rote haarige Faust am Fu und zog
ihn herab. Aber fluchend ri er sich hoch, trat dem Kerl mit Wut ins
Gesicht, da er zurcktaumelte und Helm und Gewehr auf die Erde kollerten,
und schwang sich herab.

O Madelon!

In dichten Wolken quoll aus den Lindenblten der Duft in das Zimmer, von
dessen Decke braune Schattenfransen in das rote Licht herabhingen, das da
zwischen den vier Wnden lag wie ein riesiger Rubin. Und willst du den
Rubin gelten lassen, so wirst du die zitternd graue Rauchwolke, die aus
einer blulichen Aschenschale hochstieg, sich schirmartig verbreitete, und
in phantastischen Akanthuskapitlen und krausen Arabesken sich auflste,
als einen vertikalen Ri oder eine Trbung des Steines ansprechen drfen.
Und nicht mehr als Trbung, sondern als das innerste Geheimnis, als das
Herz des Edelsteines wirst du die Karaffe ligen Weins bezeichnen mssen,
in der es zuweilen in einem tiefen Purpur aufleuchtete, als sei es eben das
pulsierende Herz des roten Rubins. Aber eine hohe weie Flamme, den
brennenden sehnschtigen Geist des Steins, mu ich Madelon nennen, als sie
in unbekmmerter Nacktheit an das Lager trat, auf das sich ihr Geliebter
hingeworfen hatte. --

Willst du dich nicht ausziehen?

Nein, denn du siehst weier und seidener aus neben dem stumpfen Blau und
dem knalligen Rot und den grellblanken Knpfen dieses -- ach, dieses
Ehrenrockes! O Madelon!

Dann zog er sie an sich und bat sie, sich rittlings auf seine Brust zu
setzen. Darauf fate er ihre Hnde und suchte ihre Augen und, versenkte
sich in ihrer strahlenden Blue wie in ein immer grundloseres Meer.

Hast du gesehen, wie drauen der Mond in der sternleeren Nacht hing, wie
eine einsam leuchtende Ampel, wie ein vergessenes Licht? So hnge auch ich
in meiner Welt, ratlos und einsam in ihrer unbeschreiblichen Sinnlosigkeit
und ihrer ewigen Brutalitt. -- Ich habe dieser Welt nicht fluchen knnen,
ich bin viel zu klug zum Fluch; denn ich wei, mein Fluch wre bedingt und
bejahte irgendein Gespenst, ein fernes irrlichterndes Ideal. -- Ich baue
mir auch nicht auf diesem Fundament und trotz diesem Fundament von
Sinnlosigkeit und Brutalitt ein hohes helles Haus; ich bin viel zu schwach
zu diesem Trotz und mein Wille zergeht in dem Licht meiner Augen. -- Ich
gehe abseits und vergesse die Welt im Rausch, in dem rigorosen Wegsehen von
Allem und dem inbrnstigen Untertauchen in deiner roten Liebe und deinem
seidenen Leib.

Du schne gischtende Welle, die der Sturm da drauen ins Leben rief und
brausend weiter treibt und sie nicht ruhen heit, bis sie den Felsen, den
sie umschumt und umstrudelt und umkost Tag und Nacht, in ihre weichen Arme
sinken sieht. --

Ist es nicht wie in einer Kirche, in deren dmmernden Bgen und Nischen
sich Weihrauchwolken und Orgeltne verfangen? -- Willst du nicht trinken?
Sieh, der Wein ist so rot, rot wie die Knufe deiner stolzen Brste.

O Madelon, in deiner Liebe liegt fr mich die Mglichkeit, die Welt
anzuschauen als ein Gemlde, an dessen Buntheit und Farbenreichtum ich mich
erfreue, ohne nach dem Zweck, dem Schpfer und der Zusammensetzung der
Farben zu fragen. Du se Aster, du roter Wein und seidener Leib, o du
gischtende Welle, du letztes verlorenes Glck und veilchenblaues Lcheln im
Winkel, du -- mein -- Gott!

Da rieselte es ber ihren Leib und sie sank ber ihn so, da sein Kopf
zwischen ihren Brsten zu liegen kam. -- --

Als der Einjhrig-Freiwillige Wiekannmannur am nchsten Tage vom Feldwebel
aus dem Bett geholt wurde und erfuhr, da er mit zehntgigem Arrest und
Verlust der Schnre bestraft werden wrde, nahm ihn einer seiner Kameraden
beiseite: Ich verstehe Sie nicht -- ein Mdchen, das Sie notorisch betrgt!
Ich habe noch heute morgen gesehen, wie sie von Ihnen drei Huser weiter zu
einem andern auf die Bude stieg. Und da Sie auch des Nachts erst um zwlf
zu Ihnen kommt, nicht wahr? und Sie nicht wissen knnen, -- --

Da ging der Einjhrig-Freiwillige Wiekannmannur auf seine Wohnung,
entkleidete sich gemchlich und legte sich in die Kissen, die noch die
Wrme ihres Krpers trugen.

Dort wartete er, bis die Patrouille kam, die ihn abholen wollte, und in dem
Augenblick, da sie die Tr aufrissen, scho er sich die Kugel in den Mund.
-- -- --

Wirst du nun zugeben, da du mit ihm verkehrt hast? Wirst du?

Und da sie schwieg und sich nur wimmernd vor ihm krmmte, fuhr wiederum die
Peitsche klatschend ber ihren Rcken.

Es ist ein Skandal! Sich wegen so einer Dirne zu erschieen! Gib es
wenigstens zu! Hrst du?

Und da sie immer noch schwieg und sich nur wimmernd vor ihm krmmte, fuhr
wiederum die Hundepeitsche klatschend ein-, zwei-, dreimal ber ihren
entblten Rcken. Dann lie er ihre Hand los, da die vor ihm Kniende
zusammenbrach und mit der Stirn auf die Stuhlkante schlug; und so blieb sie
liegen.

Er aber lief schnaufend in dem Zimmer umher, in dem eine saure Bier- und
Tabaksatmosphre brtete, fuchtelte mit der Peitsche und warf sie
schlielich mit einem Du Aas! auf den striemenbedeckten Rcken der
blonden Madelon. Dann trat er an das Fenster, ffnete es und wischte sich
den Schwei von der Stirn.

Da flog zitternd die Nachtluft herein und streichelte Madelons zerwhltes
Haar und hielt vor ihre schluchzenden Augen das Bild von dem dunklen Rubin
und seinem purpurnen Herzen. --

Als aber dieser Musensohn ihren Hauch auf seiner zerhauenen Stirn fhlte,
ri er einen Mensursbel von der Wand und warf sich in Fechterpositur und
begann mit drhnenden Quarten das Ofenrohr zu bearbeiten.

Da verlor Madelon den roten Rubin und verga zu weinen und fing an, leise
in sich zu lcheln, und als der Unermdliche den Sbel polternd in die Ecke
warf, einen Kasten Flaschenbier an das Sofa zog und zu trinken begann, lie
sie ihre Augen leuchten und wartete nur auf das Na, Kind, wir wollen uns
wieder vertragen. Und wie es endlich kam, rutschte sie auf den Knien zu
ihm und umfate mit ihren Armen seinen trunkenen Leib.

Dann zog sie ihm Stiefel und Strmpfe aus und drckte ihre Lippen auf
seinen Fu --

Am nchsten Morgen um neun lag die Sonnenglut auf der Strae wie ein bses
weies Tier, das mit seinen glsernen Tatzen und seinem stickenden Atem
jeden ansprang, der aus der nchtigen Khle der Wohnungen trat; dann prete
es ihm die Lungen zurck, griff beiend und brennend in seine Augen und
hngte sich ihm schwer wie Blei an die Fe. Und je hher die Sonne stieg,
desto grer wurde das Tier und desto weier seine glserne Haut; desto
hher kletterte es an den Husermauern hoch und stieg durch die Fenster und
wlzte sich in die Zimmer, faul und schwer und schwl. Am wohlsten aber
fhlte es sich und blhte sich vor Vergngen in dem Zimmer, in dem neben
dem zerbeulten Ofenrohr und den geleerten Bierflaschen der schartige Sbel
an der Erde lag. Da sog es in tiefen Zgen den Schwei- und Bierdunst ein,
erwrmte ihn glhend in seiner Brust und hauchte ihn mit einem teuflischen
Grinsen ber die beiden Schlafenden wieder aus.

Davon erwachte Madelon. Und da sie den hellen Tag und das weie Sonnentier
sah, wandte sie sich um und weckte ihren Geliebten und lie ber sein
rotgedunsenes Gesicht, seinen halbgeffneten Mund, aus dem der sauerse
Alkoholschwaden stieg, und seine verschleimten Augen die ihren in ihrer
blauesten Zrtlichkeit streifen. Dann prete sie sich an seinen
warmfeuchten Leib und fhlte, wie pltzlich ein klebriger Schwei aus allen
seinen Poren quoll --

Oh Liebling, nun bist du nicht mehr bse --,

Da hallten ein, zwei, drei Salven durch den Morgen -- --

Nun haben sie ihn begraben --

Aber sie schttelte mit lchelndem Unwillen ihr Haar, ein Sturm ser
Zrtlichkeit flog ber ihr feines Gesicht, und whrend sie den behaglich
Grunzenden fiebernd umklammerte, flsterte sie in seine roten Eselsohren:
Warum habe ich dich nur so lieb?







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