"That Eduard wanders through the apartment at an unchristian time, waving his sword in his hand: grotesque. Is grandpa crazy or did he dream badly? And did he perhaps serve as an officer in the great war of 1870/71? That he was Graspopo affectionately and soothingly calls it: unusual, but understandable in view of the murderous instrument with which he stands in front of you. You have to at least try to take the weapon out of his hand. Unsure whether it succeeds: It says there that he is on the pommel "Supports", but because of the accompanying rhyme "falls" Eduard remains unpredictable. What is he thinking about it? And what is going on? " Norbert Lange in Signatures