“No, not by any.”
“I am very glad to hear it, little Drusa.”
As he spoke she recollected the disorderly party who had followed her carriage from the city; and thought that truth required her to mention the circumstance, so she added:
“Oh, Alick, yes. I didn’t write to you about it, because I knew it would only make you anxious to no good purpose, and besides I only wished to write you good news——”
“What now, Drusa? What is it? What have you been keeping from me, it is very wrong for you to keep any secret from me, let me tell you,” anxiously exclaimed Alexander, looking searchingly in her face.
“Oh, Alick, it was no secret at all. It was only a little rudeness I was made to bear.”
“Rudeness! From whom?”
“From people who were scarcely responsible for their actions, Alick.”
“Who were they? What rudeness did they offer you?”
“You remember those officers that came into our box at the opera?”