23/33 However, I have spent a good deal upon it; and so, though not large, it is thoroughly comfortable." "Yes," rejoined Anton, "except for a certain class of restless men who like freedom to move about. You can have no visitors here but those who are content to sit down the moment they enter." "To sit quiet is one of the first rules of good society," rejoined Specht. "Unfortunately, men are often heartless and worthless. Do you not find, Wohlfart, that in our counting-house there are many very unfeeling ?" "Often a little blunt," replied Anton, "but kind-hearted at bottom." "That is not my experience," sighed Specht. "I am now quite alone, and must seek my comfort out of doors. |