COLONEL.
H'm! Why, he, of course. He is led astray in great part by his evil companions. There are some men, journalists on his paper, and especially there is a certain Bolz.
ADELAIDE (aside).
What's this I hear?
COLONEL.
But probably you know him yourself. Why, he comes from your neighborhood.
ADELAIDE.
He is a Rosenau boy.
COLONEL.
I remember. Your father, the good old general, could not endure him.