The Drones Must Die

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Excerpt from The Drones Must Die: A Novel "Just look what I've brought home for you, Kathe! Really, one finds everything in this Paris!" exclaimed Koppel, pushing his companion into the room before him. "Even such things as long-lost friends"! added the latter, bowing and smiling. Frau Kathe, who had risen from her chair, looked at the visitor doubtfully for a moment, then exclaimed in a tone of surprise: "I declare it's Dr. Henneberg! Well, I am surprised! And you re very little altered!" You're not altered a bit, dear lady!" "Oh! so you say. But we have gone through a great deal, haven't we, Hugo?" "And I haven't been wrapped up in cotton-wool all these years." "Come, tell us all about yourself. And do sit down, Doctor. How nice of you to find us out! We have so few visitors from Germany. Its such a treat for us. How did you get our address?" "Well... I ..." began Henneberg, hesitating slightly. "It was by the merest chance we ran against each other, " interrupted Koppel, "Henneberg hadn't the least idea we were living here. I went into the Franco-Oriental Bank, to fetch the securities here they are!" and he pulled out from a bulging pocket a bulky packet wrapped in newspaper, and handed it to his wife. "I will put them away presently, " said Frau Kathe, laying the packet on the table before her, and turning a smiling face to Henneberg. "As I was leaving the place, who should I stumble against but Henneberg, coming down the stairs? I recognized him at once, though he didnt know me." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.