13/30 "Perhaps it is better not to think too much of the matter until the exact circumstances are known. Some one is sure to tell the story one of these days." "How coldly you speak of it! One would think it had happened in Peru, instead of here, this very morning." Saracinesca was at his wits' end. He wanted to smooth the matter over, or at least to soften the unfavourable impression against Giovanni. He had not the remotest idea how to do it. He was not a very diplomatic man. |