It was already quite clear to Madame Voss, to the cook, and to Peter, that George had not come over from Colmar simply to express his joyous satisfaction at his cousin's good fortune.
He soon walked through into the little sitting-room, and his step-mother followed him.

'George,' she said, 'you will displease your father very much if you say anything unkind about Marie.' 'I know very well,' said he, 'that my father cares more for Marie than he does for me.' 'That is not so, George.' 'I do not blame him for it.

She lives in the house with him, while I live elsewhere.

It was natural that she should be more to him than I am, after he had sent me away.

But he has no right to suppose that I can have the same feeling that he has about this marriage.