The merchant advanced to meet Anton, and kindly apologized for having summoned him so late, adding that he had not expected him to be still up.
When Anton replied that he was far too excited to sleep, such a ray of gratitude for his sympathy shone from Sabine's eyes that our hero was mightily moved, and did not trust himself to speak.
The principal, however, smiled.

"You are still young," he said; "composure will come by-and-by.

It will be necessary that I go and look after our merchandise to-morrow.

I hear that the Poles show special consideration to our countrymen; possibly they imagine that our government is not disaffected toward them.

This illusion can not last long; but there will be no harm in our trying to turn it to advantage for the safety of our goods.