With a great deal of noise, but in a quick and pretty orderly fashion they now formed a procession, which began to move in the direction of Apollonie's little house.

Here a halt was made.

Kurt, climbing to the top of a heap of logs, which lay in the pathway, stood upright, while the others grouped themselves about him.

Apollonie opened the window a little, but hid behind it, for she was wondering what was going on.

Loneli stood close behind her.