When the widow had talked herself out, Mrs.
Birkenfeld asked if she could speak to the lady, and to the little girl
who had been hurt.
Mrs. Kurd carried the message to Mrs. Ehrenreich, who came directly,
followed by Dora, who wore a thick bandage upon her arm, and looked very
pale and delicate. After the first greetings, Mrs. Birkenfeld took Dora's
hand tenderly in her own, and inquired with sympathy about the wound. She
then turned to Aunt Ninette and told her how deeply she regretted the
accident, and inquired in a friendly way after her health and that of Mr.
Ehrenreich. Aunt Ninette lost no time in giving her full particulars of
her husband's illness; how he had sadly needed fresh country air, and how
she had made inquiries for a quiet secluded spot, and had at last chosen
this very place; how he had to keep the windows shut tight, because he
could not bear the least sound when he was writing, and therefore he never
got any fresh air after all; and how anxious she was all the time, lest
the vertigo instead of being cured by his being here, should come on worse
than ever.
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