"Yes, that's so. Old connections, you see: the Van Naghels and so on. She wants to go to Court."
"Oh, but the Van Naghels will take good care that she doesn't."
"At least, they will if they're wise."
"What an example for the girls, that aunt of theirs!"
"You know, De Staffelaer found her in Van der Welcke's arms."
The two old ladies whispered:
"No!"
"Yes, really!..."
"He's a low fellow, too."
"Yes, there's a woman in Brussels."