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As they passed San Francesco Vere glanced at him, and Hermione saw a
faint flush of red go over her face. Directly the boat touched the
rock she stepped ashore, and without waiting for her mother ran up the
steps and disappeared towards the house. Gaspare looked after her,
then stared at his Padrona.
"Is the Signorina ill?" he asked.
"No, Gaspare. But I think she is tired to-day and a little upset. We
had better take no notice of it."
"Va bene, Signora."
He busied himself in making fast the boat, while Hermione followed
Vere.
In the afternoon about five, when Hermione was sitting alone in her
room writing some letters, Gaspare appeared with an angry and
suspicious face.
"Signora," he said, "that Signore is here."
"What Signore? The Marchese!"
"Si, Signora."
Gaspare was watching his Padrona's face, and suddenly his own face
changed, lightened, as he saw the look that had come into her eyes.
"I did not know whether you wished to see him--"
"Yes, Gaspare, I will see him.


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