2/21 'Is he a son of the late general of that name ?' 'I do not know, Sister. He is a friend of the Princess Chiaromonte. Is it all right? 'It is all right.' She hung up the receiver and went to give the necessary orders, rather whiter about the lips than usual. The fact that the injured officer was a friend of her aunt's seemed to make it certain that he was one of the brothers of whom Giovanni had often spoken, and the mere thought that she was to see him in an hour or two was disturbing. |