the boys occupy their minds with such things.
Georg—He couldn't possibly have known. He's not a member of the family.
Beatrice—You Robespierre! Out of my sight! [Utter silence.] Now I'll tell you the surprise. My brother Karl—that is—Father Hyacinth is here.
Georg—Uncle Karl!
Arsen—Oh, I'm so glad! [Both are wild with joy; Arsen embraces Agi.]
Beatrice—Wild Indians!
Alexandra—They're very fond of him, mother. I am glad he has come, too.
Arsen—Glad! Professor, Uncle Karl is the nicest man in the world.
Georg—He used to be a prince, and now he is in Holy Orders. A monk. Wears a cowl and a hood. And a scapulary.
Beatrice—Those are mere externals. The essential thing is that he has a heart of gold and a brain of steel.
Georg—So he has.
Arsen—He renounced the world to enter an educational order.
Agi—Yes, your highness, I heard about it.
Georg—But you never met him.
Agi—I have never had the honor.
