Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SICKART. (Angrily.) Mother! (Turning to the others.) It is Mrs. Von Olderode. (To Mrs. Sickart.) Why do you not bring her in? j Mrs. Sickart. She will not come on account of the guests. Sickart. Really. Well, I will fetch her. (To the others.) You will permit me? (Goes quickly through door in background, followed by his mother, clumsily.) SCENE VI. Mr. Eckbaum, Mrs. Eckbaum, Voir Ewes. Mrs. Eckbaum. (Raising her hands in mock horror,) Oh! that woman! Eckbaum. (Smiling.) She is from the country, that is all. Mrs. Eckbaum. A little too much from the country. Almost, one would say, from the colonies, from Cameroon, or somewhere near. chapter{Section 4Von Ewes. I don't know, but somehow this old-fashioned person pleases me. And then she is so touching as a mother. Mrs. Eckbaum. That may be, but when I look at the woman I cannot get rid of the idea SCENE VII. The Same, Mrs. Vox Olderode, Sickart, Mrs. Sickart. Mrs. Von Olderode. (In dining-room.) Do let me take off my mantle at least. (Comes in. Mrs. Sickart and her son follow her. She remains standing, embarrassed, and bows. Mrs. Sickart bustles eagerly and fussily, pulls up an armchair, tries to take off her bonnet. Mrs. Von Olderode motions her off.) Sickart. (Presenting.) Mrs. Eckbanm, Mr. Von Ewes, Mrs. Von Olderode. Mr. Eckbaum you know already. Mrs. Von Oldbrodb. Pardon the disturbance—I did not wish to come in. Sickart. Here you are always welcome. Mrs. Von Olderode. But when you have welcome guests Mrs. Sickart. Dear madam, you are surely not going to say "Sie" to the boy! Mrs. Von Olderode. (Cautioning Jier laughingly.) Sh, sh. (To Eck'baum.) I am so thankful to you for all yon did in my lawsuit. Eckbaum. Oh, do not mention it,... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.