"You've heard that old Joachim left Kleinwalde to his English niece?"
"You have only seen Bibi once, and she grows on one tremendously."
"I want to talk about old Joachim."
"And I want to talk about Bibi."
"Well, Bibi can wait. She is the younger. You know about the old man's will?"
"I should think I did. One of his unfortunate sons has just joined our regiment. You should hear him on the subject."
"A most disagreeable, grasping lot," said Lohm decidedly. "They received every bit of their dues, and are all well off. Surely the old man could do as he liked with the one place that was not entailed?"
"It isn't the usual thing to leave one's land to a foreigner. Is she coming to live in it?"
"She came last week."
"Oh?" This in a tone of sudden interest.