What was he going to do there?
She lamented him for two days without ceasing, until Valentine was tired of her many conjectures.

He was missed in the brilliant salons of Florence, but by none so much as by Valentine Charteris.
What the pretty, coquettish countess had said was true.

After making many plans and forming many resolutions, Ronald met Mr.Standon, who was on the point of joining an exploring expedition in South Africa.
He gladly consented to accompany him.

There was but little preparation needed.

Four days after the never-to-be-forgotten garden scene, Ronald Earle left Italy and became a wanderer upon the face of the earth..