Escape From Kyburg Castle by Christmas Carol Kauffman

Author:Christmas Carol Kauffman [Kauffman, Christmas Carol]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8024-9196-1
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: 1954-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

19

Friedrich and Melka were sitting at the breakfast table talking when Regina walked in without knocking.

“Don’t be frightened,” she said quickly. “I knew I would surprise you, but”—she put an arm across her mother’s shoulder—“don’t be alarmed. I haven’t been dismissed, and nothing bad has happened to me.”

She kissed her mother, then her father. “You’re eating rather late, aren’t you? Is there any warm milk left?”

“No, dear, but I’ll warm some. You must be cold. Take off your wraps. You’ll be with us all day, I hope. Do tell us how this happened.”

“I can’t stay quite all day,” Regina pulled off her woolen gloves and head scarf. “I broke Catri’s best and cherished soup bowl. She doesn’t know it, but I want to go back by way of Zurich and get one to replace it.”

“Back by way of Zurich? You can’t do it, Regina.”

“Why not, Father? The pastor borrowed one of the lord’s horses from the castle barn for me.”

“That’s different. Here, let me hang up your coat. I thought you walked. But even so, you can’t stay long and get back to Kyburg before dark. Did you put the horse inside?”

“Yes.”

“Strange neither Mother nor I heard you coming. We were so busy talking.”

Regina sat down and drew the chair up to the table “I came early because I want to leave by noon or before.” She looked at the clock. “I ought to get back then before dark. My, it’s good to be home!”

“I’m very glad you came. Regina. Mother, don’t wash the dishes. Let’s talk while Regina’s here.”

“Here’s the milk, dear, and I brought you some bread, too. Regina, you look thin. Are you working too hard at Hofmeier’s?”

“No, Mother, I don’t have to work any harder than I expected to. I’d much rather be busy than not.”

“And they’re good to you?” asked Father.

“Good!” answered Regina. “I really don’t know how they could be kinder to me. I’m all right. And I’m not much thinner than I was.”

“Do you get enough to eat?” asked Mother.

“I get all I care for. It’s you and Father who look thin. Are you getting enough to eat? Father, you seem tired and troubled.”

“Mother and I have lost our appetites and hours of sleep in the past weeks, Regina, mostly over Hans, I guess.”

“Over Hans?” Regina set the cup on the saucer. “Have you heard from him?”

“Nothing. Not one word. But Michel has been telling us how things are going over in the Emmental.”

“Michel came to see me.”

“He told us he did. He told us how he warned you, Regina. He says it is terrible for the Anabaptists to oppose the government. The more I think over all he’s been telling us, the more I’m convinced he’s right. And, Regina, Michel is in a position to know.”

“What do you mean, Father?”

“I mean what I said, Regina. Michel must be right. He says the Anabaptists simply cannot be taking the right attitude. When I think how Uncle Rudolf allowed himself to be influenced, I—I just can’t sleep, to think Hans is over there! We’ve both lost sleep over all this.

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