"No, I had enough of marriage with one trial," was the dry answer, which roused the Forester still more. He shrugged his shoulders sarcastically.
"Why, I shouldn't think that you could possibly complain of the late Eschenhagen. He and all his Burgsdorf danced entirely after your piping. Of course, you would not have gotten the upper hand of me so easily."
"But I should have had it in a month," remarked Frau Regine with perfect composure, "and I should have taken you under my command first of all, Moritz."
"What! you tell me this to my face? Shall we try it, then?" shouted Schonan in a passion.
"Thank you, I shall not marry a second time. Do not trouble yourself."
"I have not the slightest idea of it. I had enough of it with that one jilting; you do not need to do it a second time"; with which the Chief Forester pushed back his chair angrily and left.
Frau von Eschenhagen remained quietly seated. After awhile she called in a quite friendly manner: "Moritz!"
"What is it?" sounded crossly from the other side of the terrace.
"When is Herbert to come with his young wife?"
"At twelve o'clock," came the curt reply.