40/44 Do you intend to undertake that, too ?" the brother exclaimed in perturbation. Please have nothing to do with it, otherwise you'll be sorry." "You can be perfectly reassured, for unfortunately nothing whatever can be done," Mrs.Maxa replied. "If I had known a way to do something for him, I should have done it. My great wish is to let a little sunshine into the closed up, sombre rooms, and may be even a little deeper. I had great hopes of doing something through Apollonie, who knows so much about the castle, but she has explained the state of affairs to me. |