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I have magnificent fishing on my estate at Oestanvik. Big fellows of bream! I catch them myself." "Who is that great fish there?" asked Jacobi from Henrik, with an impatient sneer, "and what matters it to him whether your sister Louise likes bream or not?"
"Oh, yes, particularly of fieldfares," answered Louise. "Nay, that's capital!" said the Landed-proprietor. "There are innumerable fieldfares on my estate of Oestanvik. I often go out myself with my gun and shoot them for my dinner; piff-paff! with two shots I have killed a whole dishful!"
After a few years we shall see as yet she is only a child. But don't you think we might speak with Jacobi, whether he could not read with her and talk with her apropos! how is it with Jacobi? I fancy he begins to think about Louise." "Yes, yes, you are not wrong," said Elise; "and our Cousin Thure of Oestanvik have you remarked nothing there?" "Yes, I did remark something," replied he.
No, let us talk of something else; that is too gloomy. I have had my peas covered with straw. Cousin Louise, are you fond of playing Patience? I am very fond of it myself; it is so composing. At Oestanvik I have got very small cards for Patience; I am quite sure you would like them, Cousin Louise. The Landed Proprietor seats himself on the other side of Louise.
Tell me now from the cards that I shall have a pretty little wife; a wife beautiful and amiable as Cousin Louise. Louise Blue? It is a pretty color; but I almost like green better. Landed Proprietor Well, that's very droll; it suits exceedingly well. At Oestanvik my drawing-room furniture is blue; beautiful light-blue satin. But in my bedroom I have green moreen. Cousin Louise, I believe really
She had been unusually joyous and lively during the first days of her stay at Axelholm; but she now became silent and thoughtful, often absent; and some people thought that she seemed less friendly than formerly towards the Candidate, but somewhat more attentive to the Landed Proprietor, although she constantly declined his invitation "to take a tour to Oestanvik."
"And in the mean time," said the mother, "your parents sent another wooer to their daughter, in order for him to receive from her a yes or no. Poor Cousin Thure! He seemed to have such certain hope. But I trust he may soon console himself! But do you know, Louise, of late I have fancied that Oestanvik and all its splendour might be a little captivating to you!
Landed-proprietor.. Nay, that is good! that is excellent! At Oestanvik my dressing-room furniture is blue, beautiful light blue silk damask; but in my sleeping-room I have green moreen. I fancy really, Cousin Louise, that The Candidate coughs, and then rushes out of the room.
He has worked himself so completely into the good graces of our gracious oldest, that depend upon it, my brother, we must endure him all our lives long. And what think you? I almost fancy our Cousin of Oestanvik likes him!" "Nay," said Jacobi, "one can very well see that that creature has a wretched taste a true Hottentot taste!" "And is that the reason," remarked Henrik, "that he likes Louise?"
Don't you think that we ought to speak to Jacobi, in order to get him to read and converse with her? Apropos, how is it with Jacobi? I imagine that he begins to be too attentive to Louise." "Well, well! you are not so far wrong; and even our cousin Thure of Oestanvik, have you perceived anything there?"
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