“A certain proof that she is desirous of pleasing some one.”
“I should have no objection to be the person she is desirous of pleasing,” said Hamilton; “she is perfectly amiable with her father; should she bestow one of the looks intended for him upon me, I confess I should be——”
“And has she really never tried to make you say civil things to her?” asked Madame Berger, quickly.
“On the contrary, she has provoked me to say very uncivil things sometimes.”
“And so you have been obliged to amuse yourself with poor simple Crescenz?”
“Who,” said Hamilton, “is the most innocent being in the world—a pretty child——”
“A pretty fool!” cried Madame Berger, “but let us talk of our masquerade—you will go at all events?”
“Certainly.”
“And dressed in black—and masked?”
“Agreed.”