I am as certain of that as of my relation with you," the brother concluded.
Mrs.Maxa was filled with great excitement.
Could one of the children for whom she had vainly longed and inquired for such long years be really so near her?
Would she be able to see her?
Who were the ladies to whom she belonged?
To all her various questions the brother could only answer that the ladies with whom Leonore was living came from the neighborhood of Hannover.

They had taken a little villa in Sils on the mountain, which they had seen advertised for the summer months.

He had shown the ladies his estate in Sils and had offered to serve them in whatever way they wished.

Then they had taken leave.
Leonore's name had wakened so many happy memories of her beautiful childhood and youth in Mrs.Maxa that she began to revive those times with her brother and tirelessly talked of the days they had spent there together with her unforgettable friend Leonore and her two cousins.

The brother seemed just as ready to indulge in those delightful memories as she was, and whenever she ceased, he began again to talk of all the unusual happenings and exploits that had taken place with their dear friends.
"Do you know, Maxa, I think we had much better playmates than your children have," he said finally.