I am quite convinced that that would be a sure way of keeping ourselves young forever." Schrotter smiled at this proposal.

All he wanted was to have Wilhelm near him once more.

In the meantime, Bhani, his patients, his poor, recalled him to Berlin, and he left in hope that Wilhelm might be able to follow him ere long.
Schrotter lost no time.

He did his utmost to persuade influential people to exert themselves on Wilhelm's behalf, but the difficulties were greater than he had imagined.

Wilhelm was in very bad odor with the police authorities, who would not believe that he was not a Socialist, and that he did not afford that party valuable support in the shape of money.
Some three weeks after Schrotter's visit to Hamburg another letter came from Auguste.