On her head she wore a black silk veil called a _mezzaro_, which the Genoese introduced into Corsica, and which is so becoming to women.

Long braids of chestnut hair formed a sort of turban round her head.

Her dress was neat, but simple in the extreme.
Miss Nevil had plenty of time to observe her, for the lady in the _mezzaro_ had halted in the street, and was questioning somebody on a subject which, to judge from the expression of her eyes, must have interested her exceedingly.

Then, as soon as she received an answer, she touched her mount with her riding-switch, and, breaking into a quick trot, never halted till she reached the door of the hotel in which Sir Thomas Nevil and Orso were staying.

There, after exchanging a few words with the host, the girl sprang nimbly from her saddle and seated herself on a stone bench beside the entrance door, while her groom led the horses away to the stable.