But I could not view the affair seriously enough to hold out against Mr.Engelman in the matter of the nosegay.

He started when I mentioned the widow's name.
"Not the mother of the girl whom Fritz wants to marry ?" he exclaimed.
"Yes, the same.

Don't you admire Fritz's taste?
Isn't Miss Minna a charming girl ?" "I can't say, David.

I was bewitched--I had no eyes for anybody but her mother.

Do you think Madame Fontaine noticed me ?" "Oh, yes.