My father instructed the two sons and acted as helper and adviser to the Baroness in many things.
He went up to her every morning, holding me by one hand and Philip by the other.

My brother had lessons together with the boys, who were one year apart in age, while Philip was just between them.

Bruno, the elder--" "I was named after him, mother, wasn't I ?" Bruno interrupted here.
"Salo was a year younger--" "I was called after him," Mea said quickly.

"You wanted a Salo so much and, as I was a girl, you called me Malomea, didn't you ?" The mother nodded.
"And I was called after father," Kurt cried out, in order to prove that his name also had a worthy origin.
"I went up to the castle because my godmother wished it.

She would have loved to have a little daughter herself, therefore she occupied herself with me as if I belonged to her.