Liesl awoke to the sunlight pouring into her bedroom. She got up and put on
a nice dress, combed her hair, quickly that is, and got on a nice pair of
shoes. She knew that she had to look good, but she had to meet Rolf within
15 minutes, so she didn't have a lot of time to get really dressed up. Then
again, they weren't going out to dinner or anything, just meeting in front
of the Ballhausplatz!
Quickly she walked out of the room, with long swift steps. She went down the long corridor and was on the stairs when she heard a pair of clicking shoes come to the main hall. Liesl froze immediately in place as she peered from her perch on the stair. It was only Frau Schmidt.
"Will you be at breakfast today Liesl?"
"No, Frau Schmidt."
Frau Schmidt continued to walk down the main hall. "Thank goodness she isn't too nosy," Liesl whispered quietly.
Continuing down the stairs and out the door Liesl didn't encounter anybody else. She quickly opened the door, to not make noise, and was now in the oversized driveway.
"Freedom!" Liesl almost ran down the long driveway, holding up her skirt, and reached the gate. She opened it and walked swiftly. She wouldn't be caught now; she was out of the vicinity of her house. Liesl would see Rolf today, no matter who disagreed with the fact that she loved him! "I'm free now, and nobody who will get me in trouble has caught me."
Or so she thought. She never happened to notice that Captain von Trapp was watching her run down the driveway from his room.
"Maria, do you know that Liesl just ran down the driveway. I bet she's going to go see that Rolf boy."
Maria let out a deep sigh as she made their bed. She knew that Liesl loved Rolf, and that she was a very determined person and would go against her father's orders, especially since she legally could move out of the house. At the same time she knew that Captain von Trapp highly disapproved of this.
"Well, I don't doubt that she is, but she really wants to see him." Maria came over and placed her hand on his shoulder.
"But I don't want her to see him. I don't want to see her hurt again, and if something happens once than it is likely to be repeated." He didn't want to come across as rude, but he only wanted to protect his first child. She was such a character! Always ready for an adventure but also had a deep caring side. He knew that if Rolf hurt her again she would be quite depressed about it. She could be to trusting. He also didn't want Maria to think that he was over-protective. In a way it bothered him to know that his children were now growing up.
Maria pondered on these words. She could see both sides of the story. Liesl wanted to be her self and love whom she wanted to love. Georg wanted to protect his daughter like any good father would and keep her safe from a world all to harsh.
"Georg, please let her be. She knows what to do, she is no longer a young child. She never will be again, no matter how much you don't want to believe that. But look at all the other children you have, they are still young and they need you more."
Captain von Trapp saw that this battle would never end. He sighed and held Maria's hands. "You're right, now let's both go help them by getting breakfast, no?" He gave a smile to show that he wasn't angry anymore. Maria gave a slight laugh and they went to join the other children at breakfast.
Quickly she walked out of the room, with long swift steps. She went down the long corridor and was on the stairs when she heard a pair of clicking shoes come to the main hall. Liesl froze immediately in place as she peered from her perch on the stair. It was only Frau Schmidt.
"Will you be at breakfast today Liesl?"
"No, Frau Schmidt."
Frau Schmidt continued to walk down the main hall. "Thank goodness she isn't too nosy," Liesl whispered quietly.
Continuing down the stairs and out the door Liesl didn't encounter anybody else. She quickly opened the door, to not make noise, and was now in the oversized driveway.
"Freedom!" Liesl almost ran down the long driveway, holding up her skirt, and reached the gate. She opened it and walked swiftly. She wouldn't be caught now; she was out of the vicinity of her house. Liesl would see Rolf today, no matter who disagreed with the fact that she loved him! "I'm free now, and nobody who will get me in trouble has caught me."
Or so she thought. She never happened to notice that Captain von Trapp was watching her run down the driveway from his room.
"Maria, do you know that Liesl just ran down the driveway. I bet she's going to go see that Rolf boy."
Maria let out a deep sigh as she made their bed. She knew that Liesl loved Rolf, and that she was a very determined person and would go against her father's orders, especially since she legally could move out of the house. At the same time she knew that Captain von Trapp highly disapproved of this.
"Well, I don't doubt that she is, but she really wants to see him." Maria came over and placed her hand on his shoulder.
"But I don't want her to see him. I don't want to see her hurt again, and if something happens once than it is likely to be repeated." He didn't want to come across as rude, but he only wanted to protect his first child. She was such a character! Always ready for an adventure but also had a deep caring side. He knew that if Rolf hurt her again she would be quite depressed about it. She could be to trusting. He also didn't want Maria to think that he was over-protective. In a way it bothered him to know that his children were now growing up.
Maria pondered on these words. She could see both sides of the story. Liesl wanted to be her self and love whom she wanted to love. Georg wanted to protect his daughter like any good father would and keep her safe from a world all to harsh.
"Georg, please let her be. She knows what to do, she is no longer a young child. She never will be again, no matter how much you don't want to believe that. But look at all the other children you have, they are still young and they need you more."
Captain von Trapp saw that this battle would never end. He sighed and held Maria's hands. "You're right, now let's both go help them by getting breakfast, no?" He gave a smile to show that he wasn't angry anymore. Maria gave a slight laugh and they went to join the other children at breakfast.