But a sort of shiver passed over Lorenzi's frame.

Automatically but insistently he silently indicated his rejection of any offers at intervention.

Then, with a polite inclination of the head, he quietly left the room.
Casanova, who had meanwhile wrapped up the money in a silken kerchief, instantly followed.

Without looking at the others' faces, he could feel that they were convinced it was his instant intention to do what they had all the while been expecting, namely, to place his winnings at Lorenzi's disposal..