He had never before seen her in black, and she was paler than usual; he looked anxiously into her face as he took her hand, and she, meeting his eyes expectantly, saw a change in them.

Neither Angela nor Severi spoke at first, and in the silence Madame Bernard passed them and went into the next room, shutting the door after her.
'Have you heard ?' Angela asked, still standing and still holding Giovanni's hand.
'Yes.

It is in all the papers to-day.

There is an outcry.

If your aunt shows herself in the streets she will be hissed.