I called aloud, again and again, all to no purpose.

And what on earth has become of her I cannot imagine." "And why you need trouble your head about it, I don't see.

I wished the devil might fly away with her just now! And if the devil has taken the hint and done so, I confess it seems to me about the best thing that could happen! Why on earth you, of all people in the world, Signor Ludovico, should be so anxious to recover the lady, I confess I cannot understand.

Would it not be the best thing in the world for you if she were never heard of again ?" "Oh, per amore di Dio, Signor Giovacchino, don't talk in that way.

Never heard of again! I shall be really uneasy if I don't hear of her again in a very few minutes.