"I am fairly sorry indeed that you have had to put me off to-day, butluckily I am not leaving Vienna yet. Do please write to me at once,dearest, and tell me whether you can spare a little time for me to-morrowor the next day.

"A thousand kisses from your

"BERTHA."

"P.S.--It is most uncertain when I shall be coming to Vienna again,and I should be somewhat sorry in any case to go away without seeing youonce more."

She read the letter over. Then she added a further postscript:

"I must look at you again!"