“Does Mamma know?”
“We don’t talk about it. But I think so.”
“Does everybody know?”
“No, no, not everybody!”
“Does Marianne never talk about it?”
“No, never.”
“Is there nothing to be done? Aunt Adolphine and Aunt Cateau were speaking of it the other day. Everybody knows about it.”
“No, no, not everybody, surely?”
“Yes, everybody. And everybody knows too that Eduard beats me.... Louise!”
“Ssh! I hear voices.”