Unless her face betrayed her, she had evidently planned, at some past time, to possess herself of Fritz as a son-in-law, and she had not resigned the hope of securing him yet.

Madame Fontaine might be a deceitful and dangerous woman.

But what sort of witness against her was this abusive old lady, the unscrupulous writer of an anonymous letter?
"You prophesy very confidently about what is to come in the future," I ventured to say.
Frau Meyer's red face turned a shade redder.

"Does that mean that you don't believe me ?" she asked.
"Certainly not, madam.

It only means that you speak severely of Doctor Fontaine's widow--without mentioning any facts that justify you." "Oh! you want facts, do you?
I'll soon show you whether I know what I am talking about or not.