"
"Then Gottlieb is acquainted with--" She blushingly withdrew herself
from his embrace. She had not thought that her greeting had been
contrary to customary usage.
"Yes, I know your sorrow; and you may rest assured that I will give
myself no rest, during the few days that I remain here, until I see your
father at liberty and safely in his own house again."
"O, if that were but possible!" she clasped her hands and lifted her
eyes, confidingly, to the face of her youthful friend.
"It shall be possible, Nanna. You have my word for it. If I had been
here it would not have happened."
"I thought so. An inner voice told me that if _he_ would only come to us
all would be well again."
"I am grateful for your confidence and shall always remember it with
pleasure."
"Remember it!" exclaimed Nanna, "are you going to leave us again?"
Nanna again clasped her hands, and this action and the mournful
expression of her countenance spoke more than words could have
expressed.
"Will you miss me, Nanna?"
"Always.
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