but with nothing insipid about her. She was seated in an arm-chair with her handkerchief pressed to her eyes, but the instant she perceived that we were strangers she sprang up, electrified with indignation.
\"What is the meaning of this intrusion?\" she cried with a stamp of her foot. \"Leave the room!...Madame von Hofstetter, who are these persons?\"
But the lady-in-waiting had dissolved in tears, and was unable to explain.
but with nothing insipid about her. She was seated in an arm-chair with her handkerchief pressed to her eyes, but the instant she perceived that we were strangers she sprang up, electrified with indignation.
\"What is the meaning of this intrusion?\" she cried with a stamp of her foot. \"Leave the room!...Madame von Hofstetter, who are these persons?\"
But the lady-in-waiting had dissolved in tears, and was unable to explain.
