I think that she is an unusually nice and sympathetic child." "Oh, Kurt," the observant little Maezli exclaimed, "do you have to talk so much all at once because you talked so little yesterday, the day before yesterday and the day before that ?" "Yes, that is the exact reason, Maezli," Kurt said with a laugh.

His soup was soon eaten, for his spirits had fully come back now, and in the shortest time he had emptied his plate.
Kurt was only able to get his mother to himself after school.

The elder children were busy at that time and the two little ones had taken a walk to Apollonie.

His mother, having clearly understood his wish to have a thorough talk with her, had reserved this quiet hour for him.

Kurt made an honest confession of his disobedience without once excusing himself by saying that he had only done it to destroy all foolish superstition and by this means to become her helper.