“Oh, yes! I understand. Your mother is at Prague, and as she doesn’t get her pension on account of the war, I am afraid she must be rather in difficulties.”
“I know it, but I do not forget my filial duties. I have sent her some money.”
“That’s right. Where are you going to stay at Augsburg?”
“I shall take a house, and if you like you shall be the mistress and do the honours.”
“That would be delightful! We will give little suppers, and play cards all night.”
“Your programme is an excellent one.”
“I will see that you get a good cook; all the Bavarian cooks are good. We shall cut a fine figure, and people will say we love each other madly.”
“You must know, dearest, that I do not understand jokes at the expense of fidelity.”
“You may trust me for that. You know how I lived at Dresden.”
“I will trust you, but not blindly, I promise you. And now let us address each other in the same way; you must call me tu. You must remember we are lovers.”