"But when you
do, you must trust the person to whom it is told. Now the person in
this case will be the Baroness Volterra. I shall have to go and see
her in the morning, and tell her what has happened. Then, if she
believes me, she must come here in a cab and take you back. That will
be absolutely necessary. You need say nothing that I have not said,
and I shall say nothing that is not true."
"That is the best way," said Sabina, who liked the simplicity of the
plan.
Her voice sounded sleepy, and she suppressed a little yawn.
"But suppose that she refuses to believe me," Malipieri continued,
without noticing her weariness, "what then?"
"What else can she believe?" asked Sabina indifferently.
Malipieri did not answer for a long time, and looked away, while he
thought over the very difficult situation. When he turned to her
again, he saw that she was resting her head in her hand and that her
eyes were closed.
"You are sleepy," he said.
She looked up, and smiled, hardly able to keep her eyes open.
"So sleepy!" she answered slowly. "I cannot keep awake a moment
longer."
"You must go to bed," he said, rising.
"Yes--anywhere! Only let me sleep."
"You will have to sleep in my room. Do you mind very much?"
"Anywhere!" She hardly knew what she said, she hardly saw his face any
longer.
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