She smiled up into his face, and bending before him stood on tiptoe to bring the top of her head under his inspection.
"You may see the white hairs if you look carefully," she said.
Max laughed and stooped to examine the great bush of fluffy dark hair.
"I see not one white hair," he said.
"Look closely," she insisted.
He looked closely, and startled us all, including Yolanda, by putting his lips to the fragrant, silky mass.
"Ah!" exclaimed Yolanda, stepping back from him and placing her hand to the top of her head on the spot that he had kissed.

She looked up to him with a fluttering little laugh:-- "I--I did not know you were going to do that." "Neither did I," said Max.
Castleman and his wife looked displeased and Twonette's face wore an expression of amused surprise.
After a constrained pause Frau Katherine said:-- "Our guests are not in the habit of kissing us." "No one has kissed you, tante," retorted Yolanda, "nor do they intend to do so.

Do not fear.

I--I brought it on myself, and if I do not complain, you may bear up under it." "It certainly is unusual to--" began the frau.
"Tante," cried Yolanda, flushing angrily and stamping her foot.

Tante was silent.
"Your words night before last brought marvellous comfort to us, Fraeulein," said Max.