"I was in there a few times during the first week," said Anna. "I don't like it."
"No, indeed!"
"Have you done any work this morning?" she then asked.
"What an idea, Anna!"
She shook her head quite gently. "And recently you have been getting on so well with it."
He smiled.
She remained serious. "You were in town yesterday?" she asked.
"You know I was."
"Did you find any letters? I mean important ones."
"You should really not talk so much, Anna. I'll tell you everything right enough. Well then, I found no letters of any importance. There was nothing from Detmold either. Anyway, I'll go and see Professor Viebiger one of these days. But we can talk about these things another time, don't you think? And so far as work goes ... I've been having another look at Tristan this morning. I even know it down to the smallest detail. I could trust myself to conduct it to-day, if it came to the point."