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"Yes, father, I am late; but not very late. I have been with Anton
Trendellsohn."
"And what have you been there for now?"
"Anton Trendellsohn has been talking to me about the papers which uncle
Karil has. He wants to have them himself. He says they are his."
"I suppose he means that we are to be turned out of the old house."
"No, father; he does not mean that. He is not a cruel man. But he says
that--that he cannot settle anything about the property without having
the papers. I suppose that is true."
"He has the rent of the other houses," said Balatka.
"Yes; but if the papers are his, he ought to have them."
"Did he send for them?"
"No, father; he did not send."
"And what made you go?"
"I am so of often going there. He had spoken to me before about this.
He thinks you do not like him to come here, and you never go there
yourself."
After this there was a pause for a few minutes, and Nina was settling
herself to her work. Then the old man spoke again.
"Nina, I fear you see too much of Anton Trendellsohn.


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