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And when they took it all off again and came to the bare bricks the writing was burning upon them as brightly as before . Gottschalk uttered loud complaints , and begged Wolfframb to sing something which should constrain Nasias to remove the horrible writing himself . Wolfframb said , laughing , that this might not be in his power , but that Gottschalk should wait patiently , and see if the writing might perhaps disappear when he had gone away . '' ` It was high noon when Wolfframb of Eschinbach left Eisenach in the happiest possible frame of mind , and the highest spirits , like one who sees the brightest and most hopeful of prospects dawning before him . Not far from the town there came , meeting him , Count Meinhard of Muehlberg , and Walther of Bargel , the cupbearer , dressed in the richest attire , on gaily caparisoned horses , attended by a numerous retinue . Wolfframb saluted them , and learned that Landgrave Hermann had despatched them to Eisenach to escort the renowned Master Klingsohr to the Wartburg . On the previous night Klingsohr had repaired to a high window of Helgrefe 's house , and consulted the stars with great care .