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As I lay tossing and thinking, my most serious doubt was occasioned by the reflection that people of such exalted morals would not deceive me by declaring that this singer's name was Avis if it were not true. But then I thought further that the doctor had given Mona the name by which we knew her, and that Fronda would have just as much right to give her a new name.
After breakfast, when Proctor had gone to the observatory and Fronda and her daughters were showing Zenith about the house, the doctor begged Thorwald to resume the talk begun on board the ship, which had been interrupted by the discovery of land.
After looking eagerly around and seeing only those whom I had previously met, I inquired, with as little apparent concern as possible: "Hasn't Avis appeared? I thought she was an early riser." To which Fronda quickly replied: "Oh, Avis was up half an hour ago, and asked me to excuse her to the company, saying she was going to spend the morning with a friend she met yesterday."
I had been so carried away by the topics which I had feared were going to be uninteresting that I had lost some of the restlessness of the morning, but as our sitting broke up and I noticed it was drawing near noon my anxious thoughts returned. Finding Fronda and learning from her from what direction Avis might be expected to come, I determined to go out alone and see if I could meet her.
Occasionally an electric carriage would pass me, but the first pedestrian I met was a woman of noble bearing and about the age of Fronda, I should judge. After all I had heard of the physical and mental perfections of the inhabitants of Mars, I did not expect to see any but good-looking people. In this we were never disappointed, though still there were gradations of beauty even there.
"Null' altra pianta che facesse fronda O che 'n durasse, vi puote aver vita."* * "Purgatorio," i. 108, 109.
Let me complete my proof by saying that you are visiting, with Zenith and Thorwald, at the house of Fronda, and have heard me sing two nights in succession." "Then," I exclaimed, with sorrow and despair in my voice, "I have indeed found Avis, but, alas! I have once more lost Mona." "How so?" "Why, don't you see? I expected to find Mona and lose Avis.
A general smile passed around the table at this question, while Fronda looked at me and said pleasantly, "It must have been Avis. She is very fond of singing and considers all hours her own. I hope it did not disturb your slumbers." "It was no disturbance, I assure you. But is Avis present? I should like to thank her for the great pleasure she gave me."
"And then we came forth to behold again the Stars;" and who came from his ascent through purifying Purgatory with Rifatto si, come piante novelle Rinnovellate di novella fronda, Puro e disposto a salire alle stelle "So made anew, like young plants in spring with fresh foliage, I was pure and disposed to come forth among the Stars;" and who must end his Paradiso and his life-work announcing
But on going to find him I discovered that he had left his room, and so it happened that we did not meet till the family came together in the morning reception room, in preparation for breakfast. Here Proctor presented us to his wife, Fronda, and his daughters, two stately girls, whom he did not name.
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