It was a dignified scene, tender, and, as befitted an honorable family, without any over display of feeling; if all the wealthy people of Stettin had been assembled there, they could have expressed nothing but admiration.
On the next day Frau Brohl spoke to her grand-daughter.

She made her understand that there were no real objections to be made, that she was silly and was acting against her own happiness.

Paul was much the better match of the two, was more chic and practical than Wilhelm, had better prospects in life, and was really better-looking than his friend.

Above all she liked Paul, and did not like Wilhelm, and that ought to be taken into account.

Malvine was not inaccessible to such arguments, as Paul was really sympathetic to her.