“Ah, my dear sir, you are most welcome; I was expecting you.”
“Indeed,” said the Italian, “was your excellency then aware of my visit?”
“Yes; I had been told that I should see you today at seven o’clock.”
“Then you have received full information concerning my arrival?”
“Of course.”
“Ah, so much the better, I feared this little precaution might have been forgotten.”
“What precaution?”
“That of informing you beforehand of my coming.”
“Oh, no, it has not.”