He took him about, showed and explained everything to him, and finally brought out his pet scheme--that he should sell the house in Berlin, and buy instead some marshland near by, which was to be had for a moderate sum; he would give him a helping hand at first, and as property of that kind could very well afford a steward, he could easily get him a first-rate one.

They would be neighbors, Wilhelm would have a larger income and fewer wants, and live in peace and comfort.

Wilhelm was profoundly touched by the affection which was manifest in Paul's every word and thought, but the prospects he opened up before him offered him no attractions.
In July, when the harvest was ripening for the sickle, and man had nothing to do but leave the sun to its work of brooding on the fields, Paul went one day to a committee meeting in the town.

When he came home he remarked to Wilhelm at supper: "What do you think?
They have discovered that I am harboring a dangerous Social Democrat.

The Landrath actually remonstrated with me on the subject in a discreet and well-meaning way.