human
That scatter-brain completes our misery,
gpt
Who is she?
human
Oh, she is said to be a friend of Fräulein von Walde,—a lady from court at L——. She is to assist in the ordering of the fête. Heaven help us all, for she turns everything upside down.
gpt
Ah, it must be Fräulein von Quittelsdorf, cried Miss Mertens, still laughing.
human
Yes, indeed, there is quicksilver in her veins. She is terribly frivolous, but she is not really bad at heart.