Отель с привидениями

Chapter XX

           Notriflingeventwillbringustogether.IsaidImightbethepersonwhotoldherwhathadbecomeofFerrari,ifsheforcedmetoit.ShallIfeelsomeotherinfluencethanhers?Willheforcemetoit?Whensheseeshim,shallIseehimtoo?’

           Herheadsankalittle;herheavyeyelidsdroppedslowly;sheheavedalonglowwearysigh.Francisputherarminhis,andmadeanattempttorouseher.

           ’Come,Countess,youarewearyandover-wrought.Wehavehadenoughtalkingto-night.Letmeseeyousafebacktoyourhotel.Isitfarfromhere?’

           Shestartedwhenhemoved,andobligedhertomovewithhim,asifhehadsuddenlyawakenedheroutofadeepsleep.

           ’Notfar,’shesaidfaintly.’Theoldhotelonthequay.Mymind’sinastrangestate;Ihaveforgottenthename.’

           ’Danieli’s?’

           ’Yes!’

           Heledheronslowly.SheaccompaniedhiminsilenceasfarastheendofthePiazzetta.There,whenthefullviewofthemoonlitLagoonrevealeditself,shestoppedhimasheturnedtowardstheRivadegliSchiavoni.’Ihavesomethingtoaskyou.Iwanttowaitandthink.’

           Sherecoveredherlostidea,afteralongpause.

           ’Areyougoingtosleepintheroomto-night?’sheasked.

           Hetoldherthatanothertravellerwasinpossessionoftheroomthatnight.’Butthemanagerhasreserveditformeto-morrow,’headded,’ifIwishtohaveit.’

           ’No,’shesaid.’Youmustgiveitup.’

           ’Towhom?’

           ’Tome!’

           Hestarted.’AfterwhatIhavetoldyou,doyoureallywishtosleepinthatroomto-morrownight?’

           ’Imustsleepinit.’

           ’Areyounotafraid?’

           ’Iamhorriblyafraid.

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