“I'm in no humor for joking, Dickey.”
“It won't be a joke, my boy. Now, tell me just what you wrote to her. Gad, I never knew what trouble meant until I struck Brussels. The hot water here is scalding me to a creamy consistency.”
“I simply said that she had no right to treat me as she did to-day and that she shall listen to me. I ended the note by saying I would come to her to-night, and that I would not be driven away until I had seen her.”
“You can't see her if she refuses to receive you.”
“But she will see me. She's fair enough to give me a chance.”
“Do you want me to accompany you?”
“I intend to go alone.”
“You will find Ugo there, you know. It is bound to be rather trying, Phil. Besides, you are not sure that Turk can deliver the note.”
“I'd like to have Ravorelli hear everything I have to say to her, and if he's there he'll hear a few things he will not relish.”
“And he'll laugh at you, too.”