But you need to get strong, and I hope that you may find the needed recreation and change here." Then she accompanied the two girls up to their room at the top of the house.

As Mea was to be Leonore's sole nurse from now on, Mrs.Maxa wanted to reassure herself that nothing was missing.

It was in Mea's nature to endow every new friend with marvellous qualities.

Her imagination was always as active as her heart, which she gave unreservedly on such occasions.
Unfortunately Mea suffered many disappointments in that way, because on nearer acquaintance her friends very seldom came up to her expectations.
She always tried hard to hold on to the original image, even if it did not in the least coincide with what her friends proved to be in reality and this brought on numberless fights with Kurt, who, with his usual shrewdness, could not help revealing to her the real state of affairs.
This always disillusioned her finally, for it was hard to deny his proofs.

Whenever another girl woke a passionate love in her, she was bound to expect something unusual from her.
A week had passed since Leonore had spent her first day as convalescent among the family.