Mrs. Holt.
Just fancy her dreaming of such a thing! Bernick—a polished young man-of-the-world—a perfect gentleman—the darling of all the ladies——
Mrs. Rummel.
——and so high-principled, too, Mrs. Holt—so moral.
Mrs. Lynge.
Then what has become of this Miss Hessel in America?
Mrs. Rummel.
Well—over that, as Rummel once expressed it, there rests a veil which should scarcely be lifted.
Mrs. Lynge.
What does that mean?