"Glad to see you, Cateau. Sit down, Van Lowe. So, Constance is back, I hear."
"Ye-es," drawled Cateau, "it's ve-ry unpleas-ant for us."
"And how is Constance?"
"Oh, she's all right," said Karel, casually.
"You see, me-vrouw," droned Cateau, "she's Karel's sis-ter, isn't she?"
"So you're all receiving her?"
"Yes, because of Mamma, you know."
"And Bertha too?"
"Ye-e-es, Berth-a, too."
"And will she go to Court again, do you think?"