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But the bashful ones, or those that thought the pastor would have cause to say something to them, would come right back to the inn, and only the lads would go for the certificate. After Freneli had declined to go along and had bidden Uli to let his master know and send word to have his master and mistress come, he set out.
She had commissioned her cousin to worm Uli's secrets out of him, and it was true that Uli had praised Freneli to the skies, so that her cousin had told her that Uli would take Freneli any time the sooner the better; but that Uli was afraid to say anything to Freneli for fear she'd hold up Elsie against him.
"Isn't that the friendliest gentleman?" said Freneli as they went away; "he takes things seriously and still he is so kind; I could listen to him all day long and never get tired of it." When they reached the inn the guests had not arrived, only the message that Johannes would come soon, but that his wife could not very well get away.
If I was in his place I'd turn my back on you and tell you to whistle for me if you wanted me." "He's free to do it, Auntie, and you don't know but I wish he would," said Freneli. "No you don't," retorted her aunt; "I can hear that in your voice. And Uli, if you're not a stupid, you'll put your arms around her this minute; she won't shove you out into the room now, trust me."
Uli is deeply wounded, and shows it; but neither Freneli nor her aunt knows the reason, and Joggeli is silent. As time goes on, this becomes more and more noticeable, and Uli him self is not a little put out by it. Elsie proposes to visit her brother, and Uli is to drive her.
With Freneli tears had been contending with smiles, anger with jest; finally she gained the mastery over herself, so as not to make a scene before strangers, and replied, "I've always heard that if there was to be a marriage, two people had to want it; but in this case nobody wants it, and so I don't see how anything is to come of it."
Freneli, who had been standing at the window, vexed at Uli's slow eating, turned swiftly about and opened eyes and ears to see what would happen. "Yes, look at me all you want," said the mistress to Uli; "I mean it seriously; if you won't stay as servant would you stay as leaseholder?" "Mistress," said Uli at last, "how should I be able to become your tenant?
"Don't be so silly; many a girl would be tickled to be taken for a bride." "That doesn't tickle me," said Freneli, "and if I'm not let alone, I'll go home this minute." "Why, you can't tie up people's mouths, and you ought to be glad that they haven't anything worse to say about you," answered her aunt. "It's bad enough, if folks marry me off to a man that I don't want and that doesn't want me."
Why do you take so much useless pains to bring two people together that don't want each other? Uli cares for me just as much as I do for him, and the sooner we part company the gladder I'll be." But now Uli's tongue was loosened and he said, "Freneli, don't be so angry with me; I can't help this.
"Yes, Uli, that's fine," said the pastor, "and I think He has not forgotten you either. You have a good farm and I think you're getting a good wife." Here the maid came in with the plates to set the table. Freneli noticed it and stood up to go, although the hostess told them not to hurry, or, better still, to have supper with them.
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