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?