She went out for a quarter of an hour, and came back bringing fresh eggs, bread, and wine, which she had bought herself.
"It is poor fare, Excellency," she said, as she boiled the eggs in the tea-urn, "but it is safe.

If you are strong enough this afternoon, we will go away.

This is not a good house.

I do not understand what was done; but it was done to kill you and not to hurt them." "I think it was," said Veronica.

"I am not frightened, but I do not think that I am safe here." After she had eaten a little and drunk some wine, she felt stronger and wrote a line to the Princess Corleone, asking the latter to receive her for a few days, as she was in trouble.