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Updated: May 10, 2025
The curtain went up, and Nino stood there, looking like a real monk, with a book in his hand and his eyes cast down, as he began to walk slowly along. I saw Hedwig von Lira's gaze rest on his square, pale face at least one whole minute.
And now," her voice rose more shrill and uncontrollable at every word, as she saw Lira's face turn white, and her anger gave desperate utterance to the lie, "and now he has the effrontery to come to me to me to me of all women and to confess his abominable passion for that pure angel, imploring me to assist him in bringing destruction upon her and you.
If there was one thing she dreaded, it was a meeting with her father. All the old doubt as to whether she had done right seemed to come back to her face in a moment. But Nino turned and looked at her, and his face was so triumphant that she got back her courage, and, clasping his hand, bravely awaited what was to come. I went myself to the door, and heard Lira's slow tread on the stairs.
"And pray, Signor Cardegna," put in the baroness, "what are a few paltry lessons compared with the pleasure you ought to have experienced in satisfying the Contessina di Lira's curiosity. Really, you have little courtesy." Nino shrank into himself, as though he were hurt, and he gave the baroness a look which said worlds.
He gave no sign of intelligence, and I felt sure that Nino had not questioned him. "I know them very well," he said, presently, "but I thought they were here." "No, they left suddenly for Paris a month ago." "I can very easily find out for you," said Benoni, his Bright eyes turning on me with a searching look. "I can find out from Lira's banker, who is probably also mine.
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