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It really was absurd of Emilio to think of cutting him out with a girl
--Emilio, an old man, all beard and brains! As if any living woman
really cared for brains! Impertinence, gayety, agility, muscle--that
was what women loved in men. And he had all they wanted.
He filled his case with cigarettes, slipped on a very smart fawn-
colored coat, cocked a small-brimmed black bowler hat over his left
ear, picked up a pair of white gloves and a cane surmounted by a bunch
of golden grapes, and hurried down-stairs, humming "Lili Kangy," the
"canzonetta birichina" that was then the rage in Naples.
The dinner was to be at the Hotel des Etrangers. On consideration,
Artois had decided against the Galleria. He had thought of those who
wander there, of Peppina's aunt, of certain others. And then he had
thought of Vere. And his decision was quickly taken. When the
Marchesino arrived, Artois was alone in his sitting-room. The two men
looked into each other's eyes as they met, and Artois saw at once that
Doro was in a state of suppressed excitement and not in a gentle mood.


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