She had told them not to show any surprise if Cornelli wore her hair in a rather strange fashion and not to notice it further; that was the way the mother wished it to be.
Little Mux was very much pleased at having a new companion.

He looked upon her as an old acquaintance, for Dino had talked so much about her.

First he took her to see the kitchen.
"But I am sure Dino does not sleep here," said Cornelli, surprised.
"No, this is the kitchen; there are no beds here," Mux asserted.

"But I shall show you first why Agnes cried one whole hour to-day, or perhaps it was two." And Mux led his new friend to a whole pile of apple peels which lay in a bucket.

"Isn't Agnes stupid to cry when we get good apple tarts afterwards." "But why did she cry ?" asked Cornelli, full of sympathy.