“I can only thank you again,” Tilda said, “I don’t believe that anyone in the world could be as kind as you have been to me and to my husband.”
“It’s been a real pleasure,” Frau Sturdel declared, “and to tell the truth it has brought a bit of excitement into my life. I shall often laugh to think how my grandmother’s quilt hid you from Herr Oberpolizei-Inspektor! I shall also remember this carriage ride. It has been such a treat, it has really!”
“It seems a long way for you to come just to turn about and go back again,” Tilda said.
“Don’t worry about me,” Frau Sturdel insisted. “I’ll sit back and pretend I’m a Lady of Quality driving in my own carriage to a Reception with the Mayor!”
Tilda laughed and, as the horses came to a standstill, she bent to kiss Frau Sturdel’s cheek.
“As soon
