She looked again over her shoulder at Rosario and her face clouded.

She replied in the same tongue.

Arnold would have moved away, but she detained him.
"You must not mind," she said softly, "that my brother and I talk sometimes in our native language.

You do not, by chance, know Portuguese, Mr.Chetwode ?" "Not a word," he replied.
"I am going to leave all these people to amuse themselves," she continued, dropping her voice slightly.

"I want you to come with me for a moment, Mr.Chetwode.You must take care that you do not slip.
These wooden floors are almost dangerous.