"Then I am coming too. What has the wind been doing to your hair? See, I knew you were running about bare-headed, and have brought you a scarf. Come, let me tie it over all these excited little curls, and turn you into a sober and circumspect young woman."
Anna bent her head and let the princess do as she pleased. "Herr Dellwig is afraid the fire will spread to the house," she said breathlessly. "Our engine has only just gone——"
"I heard it."
"It is such a lumbering thing, it will be hours getting there——"
"Oh, not hours. Half a one, perhaps."
"Are they insured?"
"The buildings? They are sure to be. But there is always a loss that cannot be covered—ach, Frau Dellwig, good-evening—you see we have taken possession of your house. To have no stables and probably no horses just when the busy time is beginning is terrible. Poor Axel. There—now you are tidy. Wait, let me fasten your cloak and cover up your pretty dress. Is Letty to come too?"
"Oh—if she likes. Why doesn't the carriage come?"
"It will be much better if Letty goes to bed," said the princess.
"Oh!" said Letty.