He won races in Paris last year, and they say he will enter one of his hunters for the steeplechases here at Easter." "That is a great inducement to go to the meet, to see this Englishman," said the Duchessa rather wearily, as she leaned back in her chair.
Giovanni was silent, but showed no intention of going.

Del Ferice, with an equal determination to stay, chattered vivaciously.
"Don Giovanni is quite right," he continued.

"Every one is going.

There will be two or three drags.

Madame Mayer has induced Valdarno to have out his four-in-hand, and to take her and a large party." The Duchessa did not hear the remainder of Del Ferice's speech, for at the mention of Donna Tullia--now commonly called Madame Mayer--she instinctively turned and looked at Giovanni.