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But the professor coolly acknowledged his faults, and the lawyer answered his most bitter reproaches by jokes. "Why should I alter my play, when I win by playing badly, and you lose by following your correct rules?" he said to the doctor. They played until ten o'clock. Then Kajsa made the tea in a magnificent "samovar," and served it with pretty gracefulness; then she discreetly disappeared.
Malarius, and was agreeably surprised to see Dame Hersebom, and Vanda, who had come to bid him farewell. They were modestly intending to go to a hotel in the town, but the doctor insisted that they should come and stay with him, to the great displeasure of Kajsa, who did not think that they were sufficiently distinguished. Vanda was now a tall girl, whose beauty fulfilled its early promise.
Now they furnished food for the gossiping of Kajsa and Dame Greta, and even occupied the thoughts of Erik himself; and his reflections were often very melancholy. Not to know whether his parents were still living, to reflect that he might never be able to discover the secret of his birth, was in itself a sad thought to him; but it was still more sad to be ignorant of the land of his birth.
Laureate of the Geographical Society, author of the first circumpolar periplus, and afflicted with the modest income of two hundred thousand dollars. There are not many such husbands to be met with in Stockholm. What do you say Kajsa?" The young girl blushed painfully at being thus addressed, but her uncle had no suspicion that he had made a cruel speech.
The only person who treated him with coldness was Kajsa. Whether the little fairy thought that her hitherto undisputed sovereignty in the house was in danger, or whether she bore Erik a grudge, because of the sarcasms which her aristocratic air toward him inspired in the doctor, nobody knew.
"Do you doubt it?" answered Kajsa, as she turned toward her uncle, to show that her adieu to him was finished. The time of departure had indeed come. The warning bell rang imperiously. The crowd of visitors descended the stairs to the boats which were waiting for them.
Kajsa had felt that she had not acted wisely in treating Erik as she had done, and she resolved for the future to show him more attention. But it was a singular fact that Erik no longer cared for her, since he felt himself elevated above her unjust disdain.
The girls had fair hair and large blue eyes, and were strong enough to be victorious in a wrestling contest with big boys. The sons helped their father on the farm. The names of the girls were: Engla Matilda, Serlotta Maria, and Kajsa Maria; the mother Lovisa Kristina; the father Carl; the sons were Nils and Erik. The big room was strange-looking. In one corner was the large open fireplace.
We are just as happy as if we were in a beautiful room like this." "This is not the best room," said Kajsa proudly. "I must show you the grand drawing-room, it is worth seeing!" "But there are so many books in this one," said Erik, "are there as many in the drawing-room?" There are velvet armchairs, and sofas, lace curtains, a splendid French clock, and carpets from Turkey!"
Therefore the doctor had to repeat his invitation several times before the boy took his seat at the table, and the awkwardness of his movements caused "Froken," or Miss Kajsa, to cast upon him more than one ironical glance during the repast. However, his journey had sharpened his appetite, and this was of great assistance to him.
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