"He shall have a Jutland maiden! There are pretty young ladies enough here in the country-seats," added she, and laid the best piece of meat upon his plate.
"Do the royal company give pretty operas ?" asked Maren, and gave another direction to the conversation.
Otto named several, among others Der Freischuetz.
"That must be horrible!" said the lieutenant.

"They say the wolf-glen is so natural, with a waterfall, and an owl which flutters its wings.
Burgomaster Mimi has had a letter from a young lady in Aarhuus, who has been in Copenhagen, and has seen this piece.

It was so horrible that she held her hand before her face, and almost fainted.

They have a splendid theatre!" "Yes, but our little theatre was very pretty!" said the lady of the house.

"It was quite stupid that the dramatic company should have been unlucky.