"Joseph, lieber Joseph mein,
Hilf mir weig'n mein Kindlein.
Eia!"
"Joseph, dear Joseph mine,
Help me rock my little child,
Eia!"
she sang. The Germans say that it is the song the Virgin Mary sang when she rocked the little Jesus in Bethlehem, and so Bettina loved it.
"My sister sings that," said a voice from the bed, a weak voice like a child's.
Bettina gave a great start and then smiled when she saw it was the soldier.
"My dolly is named Anna," she said, and she ran to the bed to show him.
