Thea laughed and edged away from him.
“You’ve got something up your sleeve, haven’t you? Anything you like; only don’t marry and settle down here without giving yourself a chance, will you?”
“Not much. See, there’s another rabbit!”
“That’s all right about the rabbits, but I don’t want you to get tied up. Remember that.”
Thea nodded. “Be nice to Wunsch, then. I don’t know what I’d do if he went away.”
“You’ve got older friends than Wunsch here, Thea.”
“I know.” Thea spoke seriously and looked up at the moon, propping her chin on her hand. “But Wunsch is the only one that can teach me what I want to know. I’ve got to learn to do something well, and that’s the thing I can do best.”
“Do you want to be a music-teacher?”
“Maybe, but I want to be a good one. I’d like to go to Germany to study, some day. Wunsch says that’s the best place,—the only place you can really learn.” Thea hesitated and then went on nervously, “I’ve got a book that says so, too. It’s called ‘My Musical Memories.’ It made me want to go to Germany even before Wunsch said anything. Of course it’s a secret. You’re the first one I’ve told.”
Dr. Archie smiled indulgently. “That’s a long way off. Is that what you’ve got in your hard noddle?” He put his hand on her hair, but this time she shook him off.