Baron Bruno, never once sending word, had arrived in the castle after an absence of eight years and had brought with him a companion by the name of Mr.Demetrius.The Baron had naturally expected to find his mother, his brother and his erstwhile playmates gathered there as before.

When he heard from Apollonie everything that had happened in his absence, he broke into a violent passion, because he believed that the news had been purposely kept from him.

Apollonie was able to show him his late mother's letters where she had given her exact orders in case of his return.

He could also see from them that she wrote to him frequently and had tried to reach him in vain.
Baron Bruno had lived an extremely unsettled existence and all the letters had miscarried, despite the orders he had left in big cities to have them forwarded.

Full of anger and bitterness the Baron immediately left, and till the present hour he has not been heard of.