"Nobody sows it, yet who can uproot it when it is once here ?" "Neither you nor I," replied the priest.

"The young lady must be brought into this room at once; but it looked neglected, so I've just set it to rights.

It will do the invalid good, and the exercise can't hurt me." With these words Father Damianus rose, and seeing Maria, said: "You have brought a new nurse?
That's right.

I need not praise Sister Gonzaga, for you know her; but I assure you Fraulein Henrica won't allow her to remain with her long, and I shall leave this house as soon as the funeral is over." "You have done your duty; but what does this news about the Sister mean ?" cried the physician angrily.

"I'd rather have your old Gonzaga with her burnt fingers than--what has happened ?" The priest approached and, hastily casting a side glance at the burgomaster's wife, exclaimed: "She speaks through her nose, and Fraulein Henrica said just now it made her ache to hear her talk; I must keep her away." Doctor Bontius reflected a moment, and then said: "There are eyes that cannot endure a glare of light, and perhaps certain tones may seem unbearable to irritated ears.