s to articles of food and drink.

"One feels one's self comfortable here at the hall! Miss Louise cares
for the body, and Miss Sophie for the soul!"

"And mamma bestows a good cup of coffee," said the mother; "you must
also praise me a little!"

"I give music after dinner!" cried Wilhelm; "and thus the whole family
will have shown their activity!"

"But no voluntaries!" said the Kammerjunker; "no voluntaries, dear
friend! No, a brisk song, so that one can hear what it is! but none
of your artificial things!" A right proper blow on the shoulders was
intended to soften his expression.

CHAPTER IX

"She sees if the cloth is clean and white
--If the bed has pillows and sheets;
If the candle fits in the candlestick....

"Modest she is, although you know
She makes the whole of the place;
And in she slips in the evening glow,
To light the room with her merry face "--OEHLENSCHLAeGER

A quiet, busy house-fairy was Louise; the beautiful, fragrant flowers
were her favorites. Good-humoredly she smiled at the raillery of her
sister, quietly listened to each thoughtless jest; but if any one, in
joke, touched upon what was holy to her soul, she was aroused from her
calmness and attained a certain eloquence.

We will now become more nearly acquainted with the sisters, and on this
account pass over to one of the following days.

An abode together of a week, at a country-seat, will often bring about
a greater intimacy than if, throughout a whole winter, people had met
in large companies in cities. Otto soon felt himself at home; he was
treated as a near relative. Wilhelm related all he knew of the beautiful
Eva, and Sophie discovered that she was a romantic character. Mamma
pitied the poor child, and Louise wished she had her on the estate: an
inn was, after all, no proper place for a respectable girl. They then
spoke of the winter enjoyments in Copenhagen, of art, and the theatre.
Louise could not speak much with them upon these subjects, although
she had seen one play, "Dyveke:" the amiable nature of the actress had
spoken deeply to her heart.

Several days had passed; the sky was gray; the young people assembled
round the table; they were at no loss for a subject of conversation. All
those who have brothers or sons who study well, have remarked how much
they are especially fascinated by the lectures on natural philosophy and
astronomy; the world, as it were, expands itself befo