principles, notwithstanding her confidence in his silence, to
convey to him the knowledge that it was Miss Brandt who played
fairy.

She said to him, "You must have your letter, your obligation, your
marriage promise back."

"Yes," he answered with a sigh of discouragement: "it is true
enough I ought; but where shall I turn? That is just the
immeasurable difficulty."

"Write by the same mail as before."

"Which?"

"Let the whirlwind, that brought the first letter to its
destination, also take care of this, in which you demand your word
back."

"Oh, that you do not mean! Or, if you mean it, then I may honestly
confess that I am not young any more or have not received another
youth. I have not courage to write anything, for fear it should
come to others than to you."

"So I see that, after all, I may act as witch to-day. Write, and I
will take care of the letter: do you hesitate?"

"No: only it took me a moment to comprehend the promise involved
in this that you will take care of my letter. I obey you blindly;
but what shall I write?"