"Nonsense!"
"Yes, Adolph-ine said so ... and so did Mrs. van Frie-sesteijn."
"How mad of Mrs. van der Welcke, with that past of hers!"
"Perhaps it's her husband who wants to go."
"Oh, no doubt it's her husband."
"And how does she look?"
"Oh, so-so! Of course, she's Ka-rel's sis-ter, but I think her not so ve-ry distin-guished."
"Oh, well, I think her rather smart!" growled Karel, a little crossly.
"Oh, Ka-rel!... Well, smart, if you like, but not what I call good ta-aste."
"Rather foreign, I suppose?" asked Anna IJkstra.