A brief silence._
MRS. FIELITZ
I wonder if Rauchhaupt will be comin' in to-day?
LEONTINE
I don't see, mother, why you're so frightened all the time. Rauchhaupt
ain't nothin' but an old fool. Let him come all he pleases an' jabber
away! Let him, mother. Nobody don't pay no attention to his nonsense!
MRS. FIELITZ
They says as he's been talkin' around a lot.
LEONTINE
Well, let him! I got letters too. Here's one of 'em again, mother. [_She
throws down a letter in its envelope._] But I don't worry about that. An'
anyhow it's only that assistant at the railroad.
MRS. FIELITZ
It might ha' been Constable Schulze, too.
LEONTINE
Or that assistant teacher Lehnert--if you want to go on guessin'!
MRS. FIELITZ
Well, let 'em! Them fellers is jealous--an' envious o' Schmarowski an'
his new house! They'd like to go an' lay somethin' at our door. But no!
'Tain't so simple as that!
LEONTINE
[_Who has been sewing at her machine for a moment._] Look, mama, I found
this here!
MRS. FIELITZ
Hurry now, hurry! Don't go an' lose time now. That dress has got to be
ready by two. Adelaide has been sendin' over again!--The one thing you
ought to do is to go down to the cellar an' get that couple o' bottles o'
wine, so's we can drink their health when they come up! You c'n see,
they'll soon be through.
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