"I never was ill-tempered in my life, and you are the first person that ever said so. Ask any one; and indeed you had pretty good proofs this very day what people think of me." "Yes, yes! it is surely no use our quarrelling on such a subject." "I am not quarrelling; and I am sure I don't care what the sum is--if it were only three farthings, it is all the same to me; but I don't choose to be snubbed every word I say." "Now do be less hasty, Franzl will really think we are quarrelling." "She may think just what she pleases; and it is just as well to tell you at once, that Franzl can't possibly stay in this house." "You don't mean, I suppose, that she is to go tonight?" "Not tonight, but either tomorrow or very soon." "We will talk about it tomorrow; I am tired, and you said you were tired also." "Yes; but when people are unjust to me, and attack me, I no longer feel tired. I have no idea of giving in." "I neither attacked you nor wished to attack you. Remember what our Pastor said:--our honour is the same." "You need not repeat to me what our Pastor said; and I don't think it was at all pleasant on his part, to preach as if he were reconciling two people who had already been at strife." "God forbid he should ever have cause to do that for us. We shall, I trust, bear with each other, and live together in faithful love, both in joy and sorrow, so long as we live, as my mother used to say." "Yes; let us show the world that we know how to keep house." "Shall I set the musical timepiece going?" "No; we have had enough of turmoil today." END OF VOL. II. LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET, AND CHARING CROSS.