MAX.
No, no, I forgot to tell you. Councillor von Keller asked me to bring him here to-day.
MARIE.
What does he want?
MAX.
He wants to interest himself in the missions--no, it's in our home work particularly, I think. I don't know-- Well, at any rate he wants to come to the committee meeting tomorrow.
MARIE.
I'll call father and mother. [Enter Theresa with a card.] Show him in. [Exit Theresa.] Entertain him until I come back. [Gives him her hand.] And we'll talk again about the pastor some other time?
MAX.
In spite of the proprieties?