CHAPTER XXIV.
Peter had promised Henrica, to request the council to give her permission to leave the city.
It was hard for her to part from the burgomaster's household.

Maria's frank nature exerted a beneficial influence; it seemed as if her respect for her own sex increased in her society.

The day before she had heard her sing.

The young wife's voice was like her character.

Every note flawless and clear as a bell, and Henrica grieved that she should be forbidden to mingle her own voice with her hostess's.