He spoke for the first time.

"I cannot recall that anything was said about this in our agreement." Turning on his heel he left the room.

"Do we stand so strictly upon the letter, my friend ?" thought Casanova.

"It behooves me all the more to see to it that I am not duped in the end." In truth, he had given no serious thought to this possibility.

He knew from personal experience that such men as Lorenzi have their own peculiar code of honor, a code which cannot be written in formal propositions, but which they can be relied upon to observe.
He packed Lorenzi's cloak in the top of the valise.