"I am sure I do not know how to thank you enough for all your
kindness, Signor Marchese. I do not know what we should have done
without it," said the Signora Orsola.
"For all your kindness!" repeated Paolina, with a look and an
emphasis which, while it expressed her gratitude, left him at no
loss to understand what part of all he had done for them had chiefly
seemed to the pretty Paolina to merit her special thanks.
And these were the facts and the circumstances that had brought
about a state of matters which left the Marchese Lamberto and the
gossips of the Circolo in no doubt where the young Marchese Ludovico
had gone to pass his evening, when his uncle sent for him to the
club for the purpose which the reader wots of, and failed to find
him there.
CHAPTER VI
The Beginning of Trouble
Nearly eight months had elapsed between that day when the Signora
Orsola and the Signorina Paolina were installed in their new lodging
and the day when the Marchese Ludovico was sitting in the more than
modest little room over a miserable morsel of fire, with the two
Venetians, when his uncle sent for him to give him the hint about
any inconvenient gossip that might be whispered concerning the
Signora Bianca Lalli, in accordance with the suggestion of the
impresario.
The Marchese Lamberto had made the personal acquaintance of the
young artist, who had been recommended to his protection very
shortly after the day on which he had deputed his nephew to find a
lodging for her; and he had instantly become aware that he had made
a mistake in so doing;--that he would certainly have deemed it
better to take that care upon himself rather than have confided it
to the young Marchese, if he had had the least idea what sort of
person the Venetian artist was.
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