"Managed what?"
"To persuade the American that Miss can't stop here any longer." And he laughed again.
"But you know what the Grand Duke said."
"How about my broken head?"
"Oh--that was my fault, Father----"
"No--no." His voice was deprecating now. "This American man will persuade her. He is the picture of American determination. Look at his chin."
"I haven't noticed his chin. But I have noticed your lack of gratitude. I'm ashamed of you after the way Minnie nurses you."
"I'm not ungrateful; but I've been watching her and Ian rather closely the last few days."
"You've been in bed!"
Father Constantine coughed.