Salo had not recovered as quickly as she had hoped, and Leonore, instead of getting more robust in our vigorous mountain-air, only became thinner and frailer.

Only once Bruno sent his mother some news.

In extremely few words he let her know that he was going to Spain, and that she need not trouble more about him.

But the news of his brother's survival reached him, nevertheless.

Now all those I had loved so passionately had gone away, and I felt it very deeply.