Mrs. Schnaase. And we, with our five!
Laskowski (touched). Do you see, dearie! What am I always tellin' you! An agriculturalist without children ...
Kunze. Abraham scored one hundred when the Lord bestowed his son Isaac upon him.
Laskowski. But a fellow like me can't wait that long—stuff and nonsense. What if I die and ...
Paul. You will take care not to do that.
Laskowski. Don't say that, brother! I'm going to die young! I'm sure of it. An old woman once told my fortune, and she said I wouldn't see more than fifty. But, do you know what, dearie?
Mrs. von Tiedemann (to Antoinette). I suppose you frequently came to Ellernhof in the old days, Madam von Laskowski?
Antoinette. Why, the departed was my guardian, you know, Mrs. Von Tiedemann.
Mrs. von Tiedemann. Oh yes. I had forgotten that.
von Tiedemann. Do you ride horseback as much as ever, madam?