I won't let you be lonely for I shall often go to see
you, dear child, and it is not even quite certain that you have to go
there."
"Oh, yes, they are going to take me there this morning, maybe quite
soon," said Leonore. Listening anxiously, she again grasped Mrs. Maxa's
hand as if it were her safety anchor.
Mrs. Maxa did not gainsay her, because she did not yet know what the
doctor might decide. All she could do to calm Leonore was to tell her
that she was not dangerously ill. She might recover very quickly if she
only stayed quiet for a while. In that case she could soon see her
brother again, for the ladies had promised to take her home as soon as
she was well.
Mrs. Maxa had hardly said that when Leonore's eyes again began to fill
with tears.
"But I don't feel at home there. We really have no home anywhere," she
said with suppressed sobs.
"Yes, it is true; we have no home anywhere," Salo exclaimed passionately.
"But, Leonore, you must have faith in me!" Fighting against his rising
agitation, he quickly wiped away a tear from his eyes, which were usually
so bright. "It won't be so long till I have finished my studies and then
I can do what I please. Then I shall try to find a little house for us
both, which will be our home. I am going to get that if I have to work
for twenty years in the fields till it is paid for."
Salo's eyes had become sunny again during this speech. He looked as if
he would not have minded seizing a hoe that very moment.
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