Nun las Reinhard auch den Brief seiner Mutter, und als er beide Briefe gelesen und langsam wieder zusammengefaltet und weggelegt hatte, überfiel ihn unerbittliches Heimweh.
Now Reinhard read also the letter of his mother, and when he had read both letters and getting folded up and put away, relentless homesick attacked him.
Now Reinhard also read his mother's letter, and when he had read them both and slowly folded them up again and put away, relentless nostalgia came over him.