"What she-devil? Why, the Baroness, of course. Max's wife."
"No trace of Hilda? She-devil? What are you talking about?"
"Do you mean to say that you don't know about Maximilian's death?"
"I know he shot himself."
"And you don't know why?"
"I had not heard from Max for six months before he died. I did not know of his death until several months after it occurred!"
"That was strange! Your man of business did not write you?"
"It was my fault. I hadn't sent him my address for a long time. When I did there was a reason for his not writing at once."
"Who is he?"
"Stapfer."