So he felt more indignant than before and had immediately interpreted Apollonie's hint.

"I want to tell you, Apollonie, that it was not Loneli's fault in the least.

Those rascals enjoy sticking out their feet and seeing people tumble over them." "The child can't possibly have behaved properly, Kurt, or the district attorney's sons would not have teased her." "I'll fetch Bruno right away and he'll prove to you that Loneli did nothing whatever.

He saw it," Kurt cried eagerly with the intention of fetching his brother, who had already started up the hill.

But his mother detained him.