I only know Italian." "Well, then, look through two or three treatises on numismatics, the 'Thesaurus Morellianus', or the 'Praestantiora Numismata', of Valliant, or Banduri, or Pembrock, or Pellerin.

You may chance upon a scent." "Thank you, thank you, sir!" He saw me to the door.
As I turned to go I noticed that his daughter was standing motionless still, with the face of an angry Diana.

She held between her fingers the recovered spiral.
I found myself in the street.
I could not have been more clumsy, more ill-bred, or more unfortunate.

I had come to make an apology and had given further offence.

Just like my luck! And the daughter, too--I had hurt her feelings.