"I know something, Fräulein Eva, but even I can keep my secrets to myself."
"Then you--"
"Redeem it, as one does in playing at forfeits!"
"I am not inclined to play."
"I believe it! The sun is setting so beautifully, it makes one think--
'The maid stood by the ocean,
And long and deep sighed she,
With heartfelt sad emotion
The setting sun to see.'"[[1]]
"But, my dear Salomon," said Eva, "we know our Heine by heart."