to her side, as he does only when he is very
much excited. Then the mother takes a little picture in her hand, the
picture of a red rose. Suddenly the flower opens, and a little verse in
golden letters appears. Every time this opens, it elicits a cry of joy
from the children, and they are never tired of seeing the wonder repeated.
And Veronica is never tired of repeating it; for the rose and the verse
are so interwoven with her life that they recall many memories of joy and
sorrow; and she often says to the children, "Some time when you are old
enough, I will explain this golden motto to you, and you shall learn it by
heart."

When Blasi and Judith are alone together, he likes to talk over old times,
and he often reminds her that he had fully made up his mind to marry
Veronica himself; and he always winds up with,

"I want you to understand that I would never have given her up to any one
else; but an old friend like Dietrich, you know;--of course it's a very
different thing with Dietrich."

And Judith, laughing, answers,

"Yes, yes, Blasi, you're quite right; it's a very different thing with
Dietrich."

THE END.

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