She informed her master that the guest rooms were ready and that she supposed the ladies wanted to retire before the coming meal.
Mrs.Halm and her daughter gladly followed her, but Cornelli said: "Oh, Papa, can I run over to Martha?
I'll be back very soon." Dino also begged to go, for he longed to see old Martha again.

As the permission had readily been given, the two children started off.

They had meant to run down the path, but Cornelli could not go fast.

The meadow was so full of daisies, buttercups and especially of blue forget-me-nots, her favorite flowers, that she felt as if she had to gather them all, and Dino had to remind her that their time was short and that the flowers would still be there to-morrow.
Martha had heard that Cornelli and her guests were expected that day, so she had several times glanced towards the garden to see if she could discover trace of her or of Dino.

Now both came flying up the steps, and Martha ran out to meet them.