I do confess my life is vary dignified. So moch is expected
of a Blitzenberg. Oh, ja, zere is moch state and
ceremony."

"And you seem to thrive on it."

"Vell, it does not destroy ze appetite," the Baron
admitted; "and it is my duty so to live at Fogelschloss,
and I alvays vish to do my duty. But, ach, sometimes I
do vant to kick ze trace!"

"You mean you would want to if it were not for the
Baroness?"

Bunker smiled whimsically; but his friend continued
as simply serious as ever.

"Alicia is ze most divine woman in ze world--I respect
her, Bonker, I love her, I gonsider her my better
angel; but even in Heaven, I suppose, peoples sometimes
vould enjoy a stroll in Piccadeelly, or in some vay to
exercise ze legs and shout mit excitement. No doubt
you zink it unaccountable and strange--pairhaps ungrateful
of me, eh?"

"On the contrary, I feel as I should if I feared this
cigar had gone out and then found it alight after all."

"You say so! Ah, zen I will have more boldness to
confess my heart! Bonker, ven I did land in England ze