Perhaps he was expecting some one.
For a few moments Nanna stood undecidedly upon the threshold of the
door. Her inclinations drew her towards the spring; but her modesty
cautioned her to remain.
Why had she so long postponed her usual walk on this particular
occasion? She had not expected any one. Certainly not!
At length, however, she seized her bonnet and hastened from the room.
CHAPTER V.
THE FIRST DISAPPOINTMENT.
Nanna had arrived at the bottom step of the flight of stairs, when she
encountered Magde who was returning from a visit at a neighbor's house.
She had walked fast, and her face was crimson with heat and vexation.
When Magde first saw the young girl, she drew her bonnet close around
her face, intending to enter the house as quickly as Nanna wished to
depart; but when Nanna had reached the threshold she exclaimed:
"Where are you going?"
"To take a little walk," replied Nanna.
"Be careful, Nanna," said Magde seriously, "you will soon be a young
woman."
"And why should that affect you so?" replied Nanna, astonished at
Magde's caution.
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