"Amen!" answered Lutz. "Richard, however, considers happiness in matrimony possible. So we may hope that he will not always remain a bachelor. How is the Angel of Salingen? Have you seen her since that encounter with the steer?"
"The angel is well," said Richard, avoiding the glance of his friend.
"What do you mean by the 'Angel of Salingen'?" said the father.
"Thereby I understand the unmarried daughter of Herr Siegwart, of Salingen, named Angela, who richly deserves to be called the 'Angel of Salingen.'"
Frank knit his brows darkly and drummed on his knees.
"And the encounter with the steer?" continued he.
The professor related the occurrence.
"Ah! you did not tell me anything of that," said the father, turning to Frank. "An act of such great courage deserves to be mentioned."
The carriage passed into the court of a stately mansion. The servant sprang from his seat and opened the carriage-door. The professor looked at his watch.