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"How happy they look the sweet creatures," said Elsbeth. Paul gave them a little sermon. They scarcely heeded him, but looked over his shoulders, giggling. And when he turned round he saw the two Erdmanns, who had hidden behind the musicians' platform and were making clandestine signs to them. The twins by this time had escaped him, and the Erdmanns disappeared as well.
Paul looked after her as she got into the carriage and drove away. This time the old lady was not waiting for her. It was her governess, he had heard. Yes; she was of such high rank that she even had a governess of her own. "The Erdmanns will get a good licking yet;" with that he ended his reflections. The next week passed without his speaking to Elsbeth.
She has plenty of people to console her; there is merry Leo, with whom she is said to have a secret love-affair; let him show all his wiles now!" He laughed aloud and scornfully, and as soon as he had made sure that the Erdmanns could not escape him if he waited for them at the road-side, he left the room.
They sought protection against their own brother. "Come here!" he called out to them. Then they left their lovers and flew to one another for mutual protection. The two Erdmanns receded farther still. "You stay here!" he cried. "What do you want with us?" said the elder one, who was the first to recover his impudence. "You shall answer to me for your conduct."
The Erdmanns must have understood that on this subject he would not stand any joking, and made no further attempts to tease him about Elsbeth. The confirmation took place on the last Sunday before Whitsuntide.
Do not be angry." "Take me back to the table," she said. He did so. Neither spoke a word. Five minutes later he came upon his sisters, who, arm in arm with the Erdmanns, were trying to slip off to the wood. "Where are you going?" he asked, stepping between them. They lowered their eyes in embarrassment, and Katie stammered, "We wanted to go for a little walk."
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