without his help, and you know that she is capable of anything when she's
angry."

"Well, this was the one drop wanting!" said Judith, and shouldering her
jug she went off, snorting with anger, in such a rage that Blasi stood
looking after her in stupid amazement, and muttered,

"I wonder if she wants to get him, too!"

Judith walked along, talking aloud to herself,

"Yes, she is! she is! she is capable of anything when she is angry!"

Now Judith had looked upon her neighbor's boy from his childhood up, as if
he belonged to her. He was her prime, favorite and she meant to do well by
him. She liked Veronica because she was such a steady girl at her needle,
and because she would have nothing to say to any one but Dietrich. This
very reserve however, was rather distasteful to Judith as regarded
herself, but she liked it towards others. She had planned it all out that
Dietrich should marry Veronica soon after the confirmation, that they
should set up a pretty little establishment, and be her beloved neighbors.
She meant to be their intimate friend and helper, to go freely in and out
of their house, and to stand god-mother now and then. She would leave her
property to the little ones. Now all this fine air-castle was overthrown
and all her plans spoiled. Judith bounced violently into the kitchen and
set her jug down with such a bang that the water spurted up into the air.

"And no one can get a word out of her, either; it is exactly as if all the
oil had been burned out." This last remark referred to Gertrude, who had
greatly altered during the last few months. She had no longer the cheerful