But until that time, ten hours will elapse and there may much happen
meanwhile.
Wulf went home to his boarding-house. The Kahrings had not yet
returned from the wedding, but Theodora and Ingeborg did not wait for
them. The former lay awake a long while thinking of her family. A
strange sorrow withheld its blow far from her. Ingeborg was weary,
but her heart was happy and her lips murmured softly: "God's angels
keep my beloved from trouble, harm, or danger for evermore!"