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He has received a letter and he must go; he has stopped too long in Valedolmo. To-morrow morning early, he and I togever, we sail away to Austria. His eyes went back to the trail of smoke left by the little steamer. 'And Costantina, Tony. You are leaving her behind? It took some courage to put this question, but she did not flinch; she put it with a laugh which contained nothing but raillery.
Constance followed, and they held a colloquy with a bowing host. He was vague as to the finding of carriage or donkeys, but if they would accommodate themselves until after supper there would be a diligence along which would take them back to Valedolmo. 'How soon will the diligence arrive? asked Constance. The man spread out his hands.
"Gustavo," he say, "I am all alone; I wish to be 'mused. Come and talk Angleesh." Yes, it is true; I have no time to finish my work; I spend whole day talking wif dis yong American gentleman. He is just a little He touched his head significantly. 'Really? She raised her eyes with an air of awakened interest. 'And how did he happen to come to Valedolmo?
'I'm an American one of your own countrymen; if you had a grain of charity in your nature you would let the cake go. She shook her head relentlessly. 'Five days at Valedolmo! You would not believe the straits I've been driven to in search of amusement. 'Yes? There was a touch of curiosity in her tone. 'What for example? 'I am teaching Gustavo how to play tennis. 'Oh! she said.
He shifted his weight. 'I am an American too, he observed. 'Really? The girl leaned forward and examined him more closely, an innocent, candid, wholly detached look in her eyes. 'From your appearance I should have said you were German most of the foreigners who visit Valedolmo are German. 'Well, I'm not, he said shortly. 'I'm American.
An idea suddenly assailed Lieutenant di Ferara. He scrambled up the bank and skirted the wall, almost on a run, until he reached the place where his horse was tied. Two minutes later he was off at a gallop, headed for the house of the prefect of police of Valedolmo. Tony jumped over the wall. He might have landed in the midst of a family party; but in so much luck was with him.
But when I found we were coming to Valedolmo, I said to myself, now this is my opportunity; I will have him marry Connie Wilder. 'You might have asked my permission. 'Oh, well, Jerry's a dear; next to Harry you couldn't find any one nicer. But I knew the only way was not to let him suspect.
'You can imagine the exhausted state Aunt Kate and I are in after travelling five weeks with him. We simply struck in Switzerland and sent him on to Italy alone. I had hoped he would meet us in Valedolmo, but we have been detained here longer than we expected, and now he's rushed off again where to, goodness only knows; we don't.
The easiest way to get home now would be straight down the mountain to Grotta del Monte he pointed out the brown-tiled roofs of a village far below them there they could find donkeys or an ox-cart to take them back. It was nine kilometres to Valedolmo.
He was bareheaded and dressed in white flannels; they were very becoming, she noted critically, and yet they needed just a touch of colour; a red sash, for example, and earrings. 'The guests of the Hotel du Lac, she remarked, 'have a beautiful garden of their own. Just the mere pleasure of strolling about in it ought to keep them contented with Valedolmo. 'Not necessarily, he objected.
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