As soon as you are well, you can walk to Apollonie's cottage and then you will see what a tiny place it is.

The great obstacle of Salo's studies would not be put aside in that way, either, for he could not join you there for years." "Oh, I was thinking all the time how lovely it would be to live with Apollonie! It would be so wonderful--I could live with her there and Salo could come to us in the holidays till he is through with his studies.
Then we could both settle here in the neighborhood." Leonore had been counting on this new scheme and she looked up at Mrs.
Maxa as if she longed for her consent.

As Mrs.Maxa did not have the heart to shatter the child's hopes completely, she decided to let the matter rest for the present.

As soon as they could visit Apollonie, Leonore could judge for herself how impossible the plan was.
Leonore's eyes were usually very sad, but occasionally she would look quite merry, and it was so that she appeared that evening when the children were surrounding her on all sides.

When each had to tell her so much and tried to be nearest her, she experienced the feeling that she had come to a family to which she really belonged.