Kurt followed.

It had not escaped him that an expression of sorrow had spread over his mother's face after his words.

He hated to see his mother worried.
"Oh, mother," he said confidently, "there is no reason for you to be upset.

If Bruno does anything to them, they are sure to give it back to him in double measure.

They'll do it in a sneaky way, because they are afraid of him in the open field." "Do you really think that this reassures me, Kurt ?" she asked turning towards him.