But in an instant her colour returned, and she broke into a low laugh.
"You are certainly insane," she said, eyeing Madame Mayer suspiciously.
It was not an easy matter to shake her faith in the man she loved.

Donna Tullia was disappointed at the effect she had produced.

She was a clever woman in her way, but she did not understand how to make the best of the situation.

She saw that she was simply an object of curiosity, and that Corona seriously believed her mind deranged.

She was frightened, and, in order to help herself, she plunged deeper.
"You may call me mad, if you please," she replied, angrily.