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Updated: May 12, 2025
Her white caps were now plaited with almost coquettish skill and care, and the firm, contented manner in which she ruled Trautchen and the two under maid-servants showed that everything was going on well in Peter's house and business. It was worth while to do a great deal for the guests upstairs.
The boy rushed down-stairs, meeting in the entry the man-servant and Trautchen, who had jumped hastily out of bed, throwing on an under-petticoat, and was now trying, with trembling hands, to unlock the door. The man pushed her aside, and as soon as the door creaked on its hinges, Adrian darted out and ran, as if in a race, down the street to the commissioner's.
Trautchen brought in the lamp, and at last Peter's step was heard on the stairs. It must be he, and yet it was not, for he never came up with such slow and dragging feet. Then the study door opened. It was he! What could have happened, what had the citizens determined? With an anxious heart, she told Trautchen to stay with the child, and then went to her husband.
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