She had received the news from Kathy that they were to have omelette apple-souffle, ham-pudding, sour milk and sweet biscuits for supper in honour of a charming guest and Uncle Philip, who had come back.

So Maezli looked out at them, and as soon as they were near enough, studied Salo very carefully.
He must have pleased her, for she quickly ran towards him and, reaching out her hand, said, "Won't you stay with us for a while ?" Salo laughed: "Yes, I should love to." Taking him by the hand, Maezli led him into the house and to the room where the inviting table was already set.

Kathy had been so many years in the house that she knew exactly how things ought to be.

Everyone sat down now and Uncle Philip was amusingly talking.

Everything he had ordered for the meal tasted so delightfully that it seemed like a feast to them and Salo said, "I should never have been able to conceive such a wonderful end of my holidays, if I had imagined the most marvellous thing in the world." "If Salo could only stay here a few days, if only _one_ day more," Bruno urged.