“I expect he always enjoys himself when you are there.”
“Yes, of course,” the girl answered serenely. “He doesn’t say much, but I talk.”
Teresa was silent. Presently her sister began again.
“Teresa, Mary says that people who marry are sometimes very unhappy. She says you were unhappy.”
“Mary!” exclaimed Teresa angrily. “Mary says a great deal!”
“But were you?” Sylvia persisted. “Yes.”
The marchesa kept her face turned away.
“Why, I wonder? Did you love him?”
“Yes, at first.”
“Did he love you?”