He's engaged for to-morrow, but after that I dare say he'll be free.

Gustavo can tell you about him.' She nodded and smiled and turned down the arbour.
The young man stood where she left him, with folded arms, watching her pink gown as it receded down the long sun-flecked alley hung with purple and green.

He waited until it had been swallowed up in the yellow doorway; then he fetched a deep breath and strolled to the water-wall.
After a few moments' prophetic contemplation of the mountain across the lake, he threw back his head with a quick amused laugh, and got out a cigarette and lighted it..