Alpha Book

"And she said she would come to see me. As a stranger I could not do
less than insist upon making the first visit, and I named the day--or
rather she did. I am going to-morrow."
"To-morrow? Tuesday is her day. You will meet all her friends."
"Do you mean to say that people still have days in Rome?" Maria Consuelo
did not look pleased.
"Some people do--very few. Most people prefer to be at home one evening
in the week."
"What sort of people are Madame Del Ferice's friends?"
"Excellent people."
"Why are you so cautious?"
"Because you are about to be one of them, Madame."
"Am I? No, I will not begin another catechism! You are too clever--I
shall never get a direct answer from you."
"Not in that way," answered Orsino with a frankness that made his
companion smile.
"How then?"
"I think you would know how," he replied gravely, and he fixed his young
black eyes on her with an expression that made her half close her own.
"I should think you would make a good actor," she said softly.


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