about Monday," he went on. "But if this dratted
Bank Holiday goes on, there won't be much work done
in Witanbury on Monday! Hush! Here she comes."

There had come a ring at the back door. Polly
went out, and a moment later brought back the old
German woman.

Anna was surprised to find the husband and wife
alone. She had thought that the Frohlings at least
would be there.

"Well, Mrs. Bauer" -- her host spoke in German -- "a
friend or two who were coming have failed, and
you will have to put up with me, for my wife has to
go up to the Deanery to see her sister. But you and I
will have plenty to talk about at such a time as this.
And I have got some papers from Berlin for you. I
do not know how much longer they will be coming
to England."

The old woman's face lighted up. Yes, it would
be very nice to see one or two of the grand German
picture papers which had been lately started in the
Fatherland in imitation of those which were so popular
in England.

"Do not trouble to look at them now," he added
hastily. "You can take them home with you. Mrs.
Otway, she is too broad-minded a lady to mind, is she
not?"

"Ach! Yes indeed," said Anna. "Mrs. Otway, she
loves the Fatherland. This foolish trouble makes
not the slightest difference to her."

Polly had been standing by rather impatiently.
"Sometimes I'm quite sorry I haven't taken the trouble
to learn German," she said.

Her husband chucked her under the chin. "How

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