'Almost all—Giulia Moceto, Barbarella Viti, the Princess of Micigliano, Laura Miano, the Marchesa Massa d'Alba, the Countess Lucoli——'
'I saw her just now from the window, driving. And I saw your cousin too with Barbarella Viti.'
'My cousin is only here till to-morrow, then she goes back to Frascati. On Wednesday, she gives a kind of garden party at the villa in the style of the Princess of Sagan. Costume is not absolutely de rigueur, but the ladies will all wear Louis xv. or Directoire hats. We are going.'
'You are not leaving Rome again so soon, I hope?' Grimiti asked of Sperelli.
'I shall stay till the beginning of November. Then I am going to France for a fortnight to see about some horses. I shall be back in Rome about the end of the month.'
'Talking of horses,' said Ludovico, 'Leonetto Lanza wants to sell Campomorto. You know it—a magnificent animal, a first-rate jumper. That would be something for you.'
'How much does he want for it?'
'Fifteen thousand lire, I think.'
'Well, we might see——'
'Leonetto is going to be married directly. He got engaged this summer at Aix-les-Bains.'