"But I am not working here any more," said Gretchen.
"No?"
"She has had a fortune left her," said Fräu Bauer.
"Well, well!" The mountaineer seemed vastly pleased. "And how much is this fortune?"
"Two thousand crowns." Gretchen was not sure, but to her there always seemed to be a secret laughter behind those clear eyes.
"Handsome! And what will you do now?"
"She is to study for the opera."
"Did I not prophesy it?" he cried jubilantly.
"Did I not say that some impresario would discover you and make your fortune?"
"There is plenty of work ahead," said Gretchen sagely.