"Am I to come in with you, aunt Sophie ?" said Nina.

"Yes child," said the aunt; "come and hear what I have to say to your father." So Nina followed her aunt, and Lotta and Souchey were left in the sitting-room.
"And how are you, Souchey ?" said Lotta, with unusual kindness of tone.
"I suppose you are not so busy but you can stay with me a few minutes while she is in there ?" "There is not so much to do that I cannot spare the time," said Souchey.
"Nothing to do, I suppose, and less to get ?" said Lotta.
"That's about it, Lotta; but you wouldn't have had me leave them ?" "A man has to look after himself in the world; but you were always easy-minded, Souchey." "I don't know about being so easy-minded.

I know what would make me easy-minded enough." "You'll have to be servant to a Jew now." "No; I'll never be that." "I suppose he gives you something at odd times ?" "Who?
Trendellsohn?
I never saw the colour of his money yet, and do not wish to see it." "But he comes here--sometimes ?" "Never, Lotta.

I haven't seen Anton Trendellsohn within the doors these six months." "But she goes to him ?" "Yes; she goes to him." "That's worse--a deal worse." "I told her how it was when I saw her trotting off so often to the Jews' quarter.

'You see too much of Anton Trendellsohn,' I said to her; but it didn't do any good." "You should have come to us, and have told us." "What, Madame there?
I could never have brought myself to that; she is so upsetting, Lotta." "She is upsetting, no doubt; but she don't upset me.