"Professor Raschke."
Ilse extended both her hands to him.
"Welcome, welcome, dear Professor Raschke!" and led him to her husband's study.
"Here I am again," said Raschke cheerfully, "after wandering as in a fairy tale. What has brought me back were two animals, who showed me the right way,—a roast fowl and an embittered dog."
Felix sprang up; the men greeted one another warmly, shaking hands, and after all misadventures, spent a happy evening.
When Raschke had gone home late, Gabriel said sadly to his mistress, "This was the new coat; the fowl and the dog have put it in a horrible plight."