Oh, I am so sorry if I have offended you." "No, indeed.

Maezli meant well when she wanted me to meet her friend," the gentleman said in quite a friendly voice.

"What is the name of Maezli's friend ?" "Leonore von Wallerstaetten," the girl answered, and noticing the large books on the gentleman's knees, she added, "May I take the books away?
They might be too heavy." "Yes, you might, but it was very good of Maezli to bring them all the way up to me," he said.

"I'll look at them a little later." "May I fix your pillow for you?
It does not do you much good that way," said Leonore, pulling it up.

It had long ago slipped out of position.
"Oh, this is better, this is lovely," the sick man replied, comfortably leaning back in the chair.
"What a shame! It won't stay, I am afraid.