You will be able to come to a determination more easily, as it concerns your own happiness equally with Paul's.

Paul is a good fellow, and worthy of the woman who will bear his name." He bent over her hand and pressed his lips to it.

Malvine sobbed aloud, and putting her arms on his shoulders kissed his hair, then sprang away and flew to her room.

Wilhelm hurried away in great confusion, thankful that he had been spared meeting either Frau Brohl or Frau Marker.

He only breathed freely when he found himself in the street.
Paul was informed the same afternoon of the conversation which had taken place, Wilhelm delicately passing over Malvine's outburst of feeling, and he hurried at once to the Lutzowstrasse to take by storm the fortress in which his friend had already made a breach.