4/20 The ceremony was cordially renewed. Luciano unlinked his arm from Carlo and left him. 'We hear on positive authority that she will not appear at La Scala to-night. It's a disappointment; though, from what you did me the honour to hint to me, I cannot allow myself to regret it.' Carlo had a passionate inward prompting to trust this Englishman with the secret. It was a weakness that he checked. |