There would be nothing to mourn over." Mea, however, fought passionately for her friend and never gave way till Kurt had promised not to go on with his ditty.

But her mother wanted to know now what had given Mea such red eyes.

So she told them that she had followed Loneli in order to comfort her, for she was still crying.
Loneli had told her then about being caught at chattering.

Elvira, who was Loneli's neighbor, had asked her if she would be allowed to go to Sils on dedication day, next Sunday, and Loneli had answered no.

Then Elvira wanted to know why not, to which Loneli had promised to give her an answer after school, as they were not allowed to talk in school.