"Yes, you can come in to-morrow, if you long so much to see your friend."
"And you?" asked Trudi, in a tone of astonishment.
"And I? I am up to my ears now in work. Last week was the first week for four months that we could plough. Now we have lost these three days at Easter. I cannot spare a single hour."
"But, my dear Axel, Bibi is of far greater importance for the future of Lohm than any amount of ploughing."
"I confess I do not see how."
"I don't understand you."
"Why didn't you bring the little boys?"
"What have you asked me to come here for?"
"Come, Trudi, you've not been near me for eight months. Isn't it natural that you should pay me a little visit?"
"No, it isn't natural at all to come to such a place in winter, and leave all the fun at home. I came because of Bibi."