Besides this her air of superiority, and her divine beauty turn the heads of our poor household officers.

It is fine and noble, of course, to be so zealous in the cause of a servant; but it can do no good, for the evidence against her stammering favorite is overwhelming, and when her last plea is demolished the matter is ended.
She says that she showed a necklace to the child, and to you, charming Katharina." "Showed it ?" cried the young girl.

"She took it away from us--did not she, Mary ?" "Well, we had taken it without her leave," replied the child.
"And she wants our children to appear in a court of justice to bear witness for her highness ?" asked Neforis indignantly.
"Certainly," replied Orion.

"But Mary's evidence is of no value in law." "And even if it were," replied his mother, "the child should not be mixed up with this disgraceful business under any circumstances." "Because I should speak for Paula!" cried Mary, springing up in great excitement.
"You will just hold your tongue," her grandmother exclaimed.
"And as for Katharina," said the widow, "I do not at all like the notion of her offering herself to be stared at by all those gentlemen." "Gentlemen!" observed the girl.

"Men--household officials and such like.
They may wait long enough for me!" "You must nevertheless do their bidding, haughty rosebud," said Orion laughing.